Growing Together with Care!

FEBRUARY 2012 A Voice of Riverview Park VOL.4 NO.1 Have you seen the signs? Sophie Laflèche & Rogue have adopted Coronation Avenue. by Carole Moult ith treats on one side of his saddlebag and a water bottle plus clean-up materials in the Wother, Rogue, a two-year old Doberman Pinscher, joined his owner Sophie Laflèche in the Fall of 2011 as Riverview Park’s first volunteer participants in the City of Ot- tawa’s Adopt a Roadway program. Their names can be seen on signs at both ends of Coronation Avenue, the roadway that Sophie Laflèche chose to adopt. Now in its thirteenth year as a citywide program, this initiative seemed perfect for Sophie, who wanted to find something compatible with her busy lifestyle. And wanted to be able to include Rogue in Tribute on Coronation Ave. to Sophie and Rogue. Sophie Laflèche and Rogue- Fall clean up 2011 6 Photo Credit:Bill Fairbairn Photo Credit: Lucas Whyte Continued on page Together improving the well being of people served Seniors’ village expanding at the Perley Rideau by Bill Fairbairn residences and nursing homes. improving assisted services to ings in January 2013 that are go- ssisted living residences The combination is occasionally homes and expanding a village for ing up on what was a ballpark for seniors assessed as be- known as a continuing care re- seniors in the community. that was no longer in use. ing in need are often con- tirement community. So, at the Residents may begin living in nectedA with independent living Perley Rideau, work is on base one of two projected new build- Continued on page 2 Building B facing Russell Road. Building A facing the parking lot. Renderings by Edward J. Cuhaci and Associates Architects Inc. GROWING TOGETHER WITH CARE! 751 Peter Morand Cres. in Alta Vista FULL SERVICE RETIREMENT LIVING 613-739-0909 At Alta Vista Manor, we understand that your care needs may change. PETER MORAND CR. Alta Vista Ottawa Manor Care packages can be tailored to meet your R. C General N O Hospital D N I growing needs, allowing you to remain for U Franco- G R Citè E G School as long as you choose. O R BILINGUAL SERVICES AVAILABLE Locally Owned & Operated SMYTH ROAD Page 2 Riverview Park Review FEBRUARY 2012 vere and caused her left side to minders, light meal preparation with frequent falls, three or more Continued from page 1 be weak and impaired and that and light housekeeping. She had medications, poor health, high resulted in an unsteady gait and a lifeline system installed and her use of health care resources, in- The first three-storey building extreme unbalance while walk- Assisted Living Services provider continence, cognitive impair- now under construction will have ing and performing daily living was set up as first responder. If ment and mood problems. The 41 one-bedroom apartments and activities. She was designated for Mrs. Jane were to require urgent Seniors Village planners at the four two-bedroom apartments. In alternate level of care in an acute assistance a member of her As- Perley Rideau deem themselves August 2013, a second residence care hospital while waiting for sisted Living Services team would as being together to improve the will open with an additional 94 long term care. respond within 20 minutes. well being of people like Mrs. Jane apartments with a combination Mrs. Jane had improved while Mrs. Jane is back in her own whom they serve. They should be of bachelor suites, one-bedroom in hospital and she and her health home now and her family notice able to do so by broadening the and two-bedroom seniors’ apart- team decided that she could re- a big difference in her personality spectrum of care and adapting ments. Seventy of 90 assisted liv- turn home with help from Assist- and well-being. to a changing veteran population ing service spaces will be moved ed Living Services for High Risk Eligibility criteria for Assisted within an established centre of into the residences as they open. Seniors, a policy of the Ontario Living Services include being in- excellence in dementia care in The remainder will continue to Ministry of Health and Long- sured under OHIP, requiring per- the next 10 to 15 years. serve seniors in their own homes Term Care providing services to sonal support and homemaking A rental office will be set up by Perley Rideau Veterans’ Health Centre - Seniors’ Village Renderings by Edward J. Cuhaci and Associates Architects Inc. within a 15-minute radius of the seniors whose needs cannot be any time in a 24-hour period, the summer, however, if nearby Perley Rideau. solely met on a scheduled basis. not being on a waiting list for a residents wish to put their name Take for example an anonym- This meant that Mrs. Jane re- long term care home and meet- on a list of interested future ten- ous but representative Mrs. Jane, ceived three visits and five secur- ing the definition of a high risk ants they may call Judy Wood- a 92-year-old who lives alone. She ity checks by phone each day. She senior. High risk seniors gener- stock, Executive Assistant, at 613 had a stroke and was admitted received assistance with personal ally speaking are those deemed 526-7170, extension 2001, or by e- to hospital. The stroke was se- hygiene, dressing, medication re- unmanageable by their caregiver mail at [email protected]. Sunday, February 5th 2 to 4 P.M. Balena Park 1640 Devon Street Refreshments • Skating • Games Riverview Park Community Association Donations welcomed FEBRUARY 2012 Riverview Park Review Page 3 Re-think your Drink. Stop the Pop. Sugar Shocker. These are just a few of the slogans that are good for your health. by Dr. Jin Soo Song drink, but be wary. flower or pumpkin here are many good rea- Sugar is one of the main causes seeds, vegetables, sons to take a closer look of dental problems, thus it should hard fruits like apples, at the slogans in the title. follow that a person limit how hard cheese or nuts, AccordingT to the 2004 Canadian much and how often foods and or chew sugar-free Community Health Survey (CCHS)- beverages that contain sugar are gum. Limit snacks, Nutrition, where responses were consumed. Also limiting one’s plus look to Canada’s recorded for a total of 35,107 consumption of foods and bever- Food Guide for other people who completed a “24-hour ages high in acid helps avoid the suggestions. And re- dietary recall”, beverages such as dental erosion that acid plays in member that food milk, fruit juice, fruit drinks, and tooth decay. choices do affect your regular soft drinks represented Tooth decay depends on sev- overall health as well 44 % of the sugar consumed by eral factors: a susceptible tooth as the health of your children and adolescents, and 35 surface, the presence of decay- mouth. % of that consumed by adults. causing bacteria, lack of oral hy- Brush your teeth In their work for Statistics giene, plus the presence of sugars twice a day, using a Canada, from Health Reports, and starches. Sugary foods are fluoride toothpaste Vol.22. no 3, September 2011, au- frequently left on your teeth. The to strengthen and thors Kellie Langlois and Didier plaque or bacteria already in your ing in ose such as sucrose, glucose, protect them, and floss at least Garriguet note that Canadians mouth feed on this sugar. Plaque maltose, and fructose, all indicate once a day to help remove the consumed 110 grams of sugar a plus sugar equals acid. The re- that sugar has been added, with plaque from between the teeth day- or the equivalent of 26 tea- peated acid attacks will eventu- energy drinks not recommended and under the gum line where spoons. And while over 30 % of ally cause cavities. for children at all. tooth decay often starts. this sugar came from vegetables But tooth decay and gum dis- Rinse your mouth out with Healthy choices equal a healthy and fruit, 35 % came from the ease are preventable. Try to satis- water or eat a fibrous fruit should mouth. Visit your oral health care “other” food category, which con- fy your thirst with water. Carbon- you drink a sugary beverage. team regularly to check just how sists of items such as soft drinks, ated beverages (pop), sports and Carrying a travel-size toothbrush well you have been doing with salad dressings and candy. energy drinks, and fruit drinks all can help as well. And reduce the looking after your gums and A person’s oral health with re- have added sugar, thus it is im- sugar added to any coffee and tea teeth. A professional cleaning, a gard to overall health is very important to carefully read labels. or add a sweetener instead. dental examination, and neces- portant. In Oral Health-Good for Unfortunately the word sugar Choose nutritious snacks be- sary treatment are all important Life ™ 2012, the Canadian Den- doesn’t always appear on labels, tween meals rather than sugary in preventing dental problems, or tal Association suggests 5 Steps thus it is important to check for beverages. 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