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Celebrating August

Read a Romance

Novel Month

International Clown Week

August 1–7

Elvis Week

August 11–17

Chef’s Appreciation Day

August 21

International Dog Day

August 26

This newsletter brought to you by the

Activity Department

August 2021

Friendship At Craiglee Nursing Home we offer the highest quality of care, delivered in the best and most natural way. The gentle approach to care is an internationally rec-ognized model that provides relationship-based, per-son-centered that care makes a tremendous difference in creating meaningful, fulfilling days for our residents. We invite our staff to become our residents’ friends, learning who they are at the deepest level, designing activities, conversation and all aspects of care to match each individual’s interests and passions. Our care at Craiglee is embedded with the qualities that matter most in friendship: support, empathy, trust, re-spect and humour. We understand that relationships grow by learning a person’s life story, so we listen intently to our residents and take an interest in who they are. We learn the de-tails that make up their lives, such as their occupa-tions, family members, travels, hobbies and mile-stones that filled their years and remain in their memo-ries. Building strong relationships allow us to provide the best individualized and resident center care to our residents, ensuring they enjoy meaningful, life-affirming days. The Gentle approach is particularly important to our Memory Care residents. With the help of the residents’ family we learn their life story, before and since their memory loss, and use this knowledge to deliver per-sonalized care. When they struggle to find their voice, we are there for them. We aim to know their stories by heart.

CRAIGLEE NEWS

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August Birthdays

In astrology, those born between August 1–22

are Lions of Leo. Leos are natural leaders: in-

telligent, courageous, and bold. Leos’ social

natures also make them excellent friends.

Those born between August 23–31 are Virgo’s

Virgins. Virgos love paying attention to de-

tails—not to be picky, but to help others.

Their industrious efficiency makes them smart

problem-solvers and fact-finders.

Happy Birthday!

Charles B. August 1 Marvin K. August 2 Mangalawathany R. August 2 Hilda F. August 3 Elain B August 5 George M. August 6 George K August 8 Leonides S August 10 Barbara L August 14 Ging G August 15 Gloria A August 15 Michael W. August 19 Mary Anne S. August 22 James Mc. August 23 Linton C August 23 Kong C August 23 Meschach R August 26

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Happenings at Craiglee

The lavender plant belongs to the mint family, a flowering plant

with a sweet floral fragrance. Did you know that the lavender

name was derived from the Latin word 'lavare,' which means

'wash'? Lavender was also used as a holy herb in ancient times!

There's nothing more relaxing than harvesting lavender.

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Happenings at Craiglee

Keeping busy on rainy days

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Happenings at Craiglee Happenings at Craiglee

So lovely to have residents from different

floors together in the gazebo area !

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Welcome to the centenary club, dear Eloisa! It's VIP, and

you're at the top of the list! You have been an inspira-

tion to all of us! What an honour it is to celebrate a

century of life with you. Happy 100th birthday!

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Happenings at Craiglee

Gardeners work hard to plant and successfully grow just what they want but the sur-

prises from a garden are often the best part.

Happenings at Craiglee

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Our first harvest from the garden at Craiglee , zucchi-

ni and green beans. The residents enjoyed a well-

deserved stir fry.

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fresh Ontario strawberry fresh Ontario strawberry

shortcake! Yummy!shortcake! Yummy!

Look for the recipe on page 13

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Happenings at Craiglee

Our friend, the monarch but-

terfly, made its way into the

world on July 19 and we rec-

orded on video to show all

the residents. Welcome to

this world, Lili.

Craiglee science class: the metamorphosis of the Monarch

Butterfly. The first picture was taken at 8:30 am, the second at

noon. Our residents were amazed by nature’s miracle!

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Happenings at Craiglee

Spending time with

Lili before she

takes off. She al-

ready found a flow-

er in our garden”

Monarchs carry out one of the most incredible cross-continental journeys in the animal king-dom, travelling upwards of 3000 miles from Canada and the northern United States to the oyamel fir forests in the mountains of Mexico. The monarch migration occurs twice every year. Nectar from flowers provides the fuel mon-archs need to fly. If there are no blooming plants to collect nectar from when the monarchs stop, they will not have any energy to continue. Planting monarch flowers that bloom when they will be passing will help the monarchs reach their destination. Creating more monarch habitat will help work to reverse their decline. Monarch caterpillars need milkweeds to grow and develop. We have a milkweed plant in our gazebo to welcome more butterfly friends.

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Thank you, Box Tapestry Orchestra, for the beautiful live concert in the gazebo. The residents

and staff were dancing, laughing and crying-touched by the excellent performance done by

tenor Asitha Tennekoon, "one of Canada's most impressive and versatile singing artists. He

drew critical acclaim as Paul in Tapestry Opera/Scottish Opera's Rocking Horse Winner, re-

ceiving the 2016 Dora Award for Best Male Performance". Tapestry box orchestra provides

free concerts in the Long Term Care homes across the GTA. We can't wait for the next perfor-

mance on Aug 20th

Happenings at Craiglee

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Kazumi

Chopped

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SPIRITUAL PAGE

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What’s the Difference? What’s the difference be-

tween annual, perennial, and biennial flowers? The

entire life cycle of an annual, from seed to flower to

death, lasts just one year. Perennials grow and bloom

year after year, thanks to hardy bulbs and root systems that preserve cells over the winter. Bien-

nials require two growing seasons to fully flower. The first season they produce roots, stems,

and leaves, which live through the winter. Then, during the second season, they flower and

form seeds, which fall to repeat the cycle.

August was named in honor of

Augustus Caesar. It has 31

days because Augustus wanted

as many days as Julius Caesar's

month of July had*. Previously

name Sextilis in Latin, it was

the sixth month of the Roman

calendar.

*They took that extra day from

February.

Sweet Trivia The first chocolate bar was produced in England in 1847 by the Fry & Son company, which later became part of Cadbury

Name Three Can you name three dog breeds that start with the letter D?

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Be Summer Ready: Healthy Diet Tips For Summer

Restore and replenish your skin and physical health as we suggest

some amazing healthy diet tips to survive the sweltering summer this

year.

1. Grab seasonal fruits and vegetables

These days most vegetables and fruits are available all-year round;

however, consuming seasonal foods have their own charm and health

benefits. Always pick freshly harvested foods to extract the best bene-

fits they have to offer. Load up on mangoes, plums, tomatoes, berries,

watermelon, oranges, celery, et al.

2. Keep yourself hydrated

Drinking water is extremely important as it helps rehydrate your body

and helps it function better. Make sure you gulp down 8-10 glasses of

water to ensure a well hydrated body. Do not drink extremely chilled

water as it will only wreak havoc on your health.

3. Downsize your meal

It takes longer for the stomach to digest food plus the hot weather

does not allow you to load up on too many foods. It is good to have

lighter meals rather than having heavy ones, especially at night.

4. Eat more cooling foods

Load up on more body cooling foods and more hydrating foods that will help you keep going

in this heat. Eat more watermelon, sesame, coconut water, cucumber, mint, fennel seeds, et al.

5. Choose fresh juices over cold drinks

Summers make you thirsty more often, which makes us resort to cold drinks and energy drinks

that prove to be hazardous in the long run. Whenever you feel like quenching your thirst, prefer

drinking orange juice or melon juice.

6. Binge on lighter snacks

Move over fried snacks that you enjoyed during winters; it is time to load up on lighter snack

options like nuts, trail mixes, seeds, fruits, et al..

Name Three Can you name three dog breeds that start with the letter D?

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Craiglee supports the positive impact pets have on the quality of life of our residents in the Home. Please keep in mind that according to the LTCHA 2007, nursing homes must keep a record of all pets living in the home or visiting as part of a pet visitation program. See regulation/policy below for your reference:

O.Reg. 79/10, s 229 (12) The licensee shall ensure that any pet living in the home or visiting as part of a pet visitation program has up-to-date immunizations.

Therefore, if you are planning to bring your pet(s) to the facility, please en-sure that you submit an updated immunization record to Viviana or alter-nately via the reception.

If you have any questions please contact Viviana, Resident Programs Manager, vszabo@southbridgecare.ca or ext. 347.

Name Three Can you name three dog breeds that start with the letter D?

POSSIBLE ANSWERS: Doberman, dachshund, Dalmatian, Dandie Dinmont terrier

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HOME UPDATES

We welcome Christine Vincente, as the new Assistant Director of Care for

IPAC (Infection Prevention and Control). Christine works with Sue and

Shaista in the nursing department and will be primarily focusing on enhancing

IPAC practices and measures at Craiglee.

Christine worked as an RPN at Craiglee before moving into the ADOC leader-

ship role.

COVID-19 guidance document for long-term care homes in Ontario

Cohorting

Cohorting is an important IPAC measure. Cohorting helps limit the potential transmis-

sion of infection throughout the home in the event of an introduction of the virus.

Cohorting residents

Cohorting groups of residents is done based on their COVID-19covid 19 status or risk

of COVID-19covid 19 (for example, due to close contact exposure), especially during

an outbreak. To the maximum extent possible, residents should be grouped within a sin-

gle floor or unit and with the same cohort for dining and social activities as much as

possible to limit transmission across groups in the event of a case of COVID-19covid

19. Cohorting should be in place even when a home is not in outbreak. Different co-

horts should not be mixing when indoors. When indoors, at Craiglee, our residents are

cohorted by floor.

When outdoors, cohorting requirements amongst residents are able to be relaxed to en-

able for greater ability for socializing. When residents are not cohorted, it is important

that masking (where tolerated) and physical distancing requirements are followed.

https://www.ontario.ca/page/covid-19-guidance-document-long-term-care-homes-

ontario

Residents at Craiglee are also looking forward to many exciting festive activities prepared by the Programs Department. With everything we have planned, August promises to be a real masterpiece! With the new directives updates, we can have programs with residents from all floors in the gazebo area. We already booked two entertainers, Tony on Aug 11th and Tapestry Or-chestra on Aug 20th. Please check your Activity calendars for more exciting programs!

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