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October/Octobre 2020 LODGER to be the leader in personalized care and services être le chef de file des soins et des services personnalisés Glen Stor Dun Lodge - Cornwall respect - compassion - communication - collaboration - team building respect - compassion - communication - collaboration - renforcement d’équipe Friendly Reminders Departmental Supervisors Glen Stor Dun Lodge Have questions? Comments? Committee of Management We are just a phone call away 2019-2022 613-933-3384 Lyle Warden - Chair Administration Ext. 4223 Deputy Mayor of South Glengarry Director of Care Ext. 4222 613-551-0057 Nutrition Care Ext. 4228 Steven Byvelds Resident Services - Recreational Mayor of South Dundas (Activities, therapy, spiritual care, 613-791-4378 volunteer, hairdressing, Lodger) Glen Grant Ext. 4243 Councillor - 343-370-6249 Support Services Elaine MacDonald (Housekeeping, laundry, maintenance) Ext. 4224 Councillor - 613-362-5688 Claude E. McIntosh Resident Services Supervisor - Nursing Councillor - 613-362-4786 Ext. 4229 Executives Members of the Staff Development / Health & Safety Glen Stor Dun Lodge Infection Prevention Control Officer Resident Council Ext. 4235 2020 Outreach Services Ext. 4234 Patricia Irwin, President Dorothy Wallace, Vice-President Family Council Meeting Resident Council Meeting Second Wednesday of each month Fourth Tuesday of each month 1:30 p.m. - Library 10:30 a.m. - Chapel except July, August, December except July, August, December 2 Locations to Serve You 822 Pitt Street, Cornwall 218 Montreal Road, Cornwall 613-938-3888 Allan Wilson Ontario Licensed Local People You Know And Trust Proudly Canadian Funeral Director The Lodger October 2020 Tracey Delage Editor 2 Lodge News - Safe Outings for Long Term Care Matt Jans Residents Co-Editor 5 Life at the Lodge - Outdoor Resident & Family Visits Shareen McNaughton 6 Hot Topics - Staff Appreciation BBQ Assitant to the Editor 7 Rions/Charades/Quiz Request Inc. 8 Joyeux Copains - Voir a Travers les Lunettes de Notre Printing Personnalité Lodge Volunteers Assembly 9 Page Pastorale /Pastoral Page 10 Musings - Golf Side Games Part 2 12 Outreach & Expansion Group Registered Charity # 86887 6798 RR0001 13 Throw Back - Most Popular Halloween Costumes 14 Predictions Glen Stor Dun Lodge 1900 Montreal Road 15 Extras - Animal Collectives Cornwall, Ontario 16 Best Wishes/Bonne Fête K6H 7L1 17 Art Expressions - Dutch Master’s Art Drive-In Tel: (613) 933-3384 Fax: (613) 933-7214 18 Solutions 19 Sports Review ©2020 Glen Stor Dun Lodge 20 Mental Aerobics www.glenstordunlodge.ca Subscriptions to The Lodger If you wish to subscribe to The Lodger, send your n a m e , a d d r e s s a n d Residents and staff would like payment to: The Lodger, to welcome the following New Comers Glen Stor Dun Lodge, 1900 Montreal Road, Cornwall, Ontario K6H 7L1. The rate Stefan Stefik is $35/year to Canada and Gladys Roy $45 to the US, and $50 to Riekje Brandsma other foreign countries. Lambeertha “Betty” De Haan (Cheques payable to the Kenneth James Glen Stor Dun Lodge, please.) 2 LODGER LODGE NEWS Family update: Safe Outings for questions and your temperature will Long Term Care Residents be recorded. On Friday August 28th, the Ministry of Long 3. You will be asked to wait in the front Term Care announced that long term care door alcove or in your vehicle in the residents can once again leave the long term roundabout. If the front door area is care home for short stay and temporary busy, please wait outside or in your absences. vehicle while the screener calls the nursing unit in order to direct a staff to For short stay absences – (those that do bring your loved one to the front not include an overnight stay) entrance. 4. We will provide a surgical mask to the Glen Stor Dun Lodge staff will provide the resident. Please ensure that the mask residents with a medical mask to be worn at is worn at all times when outside the all times when outside of the home, if Lodge, if tolerated. tolerated, and remind them and the family 5. You will be provided with a two page member of the importance of public health l e a f l e t c o n t a i n i n g i n f e c t i o n , measures, including physical distancing. prevention and control practices that When the resident returns to the Lodge, they will help to keep you and the resident must be actively screened at the main stay healthy. entrance by the screener (series or questions 6. Upon your return to the Lodge, both to be asked and temperature taken) but they you and the resident will be screened will NOT be required to be tested or to self- and your temperatures recorded. isolate for 14 days. 7. The screener will call the nursing unit advising them of the resident return The Lodge Leadership team has developed and ask a staff member to come to the the following plan when enjoying a short ground floor and transport the stay absence with your loved one: resident back to their unit. 1. Call the nursing unit beforehand For temporary absences – (those that are overnight stays) (preferably the day before) so that staff can have your loved one ready Glen Stor Dun Lodge will grant these for the outing (without doing so, you requests on a case-by-case basis based on may have to be prepared to wait). safety factors like the risk associated with a. 2nd Fl Nursing Office: extension 4249 the absence (e.g., for a family weekend vs. a b. 3rd Fl Nursing Office: extension 4245 large gathering) and ability of the residents c. 4th Fl Nursing Office: extension 4230 to self-isolate upon return without 2. Once you arrive at the Lodge, you will requiring 1:1 staffing for 14 days. be asked the COVID-19 screening LODGE NEWS LODGER 3 For the protection of the staff and other time. Please ensure you have proof of residents in the home, residents who leave confirmation on hand that the on a temporary absence WILL BE overnight stay has been granted to REQUIRED to be tested and self-isolate avoid delays. for 14 days when they return to the Lodge. If we feel that we are unable to grant a leave, 2. Once you arrive at the Lodge, you will be Sally Munroe, Director of Care, will asked the COVID-19 screening questions communicate our rationale in writing. and your temperature will be recorded. The Lodge Leadership team has 3. You will be asked to wait in the front door developed the following plan when alcove or in your vehicle in the enjoying a temporary absence with roundabout. If the front door area is your loved one: busy, please wait outside or in your 1. Contact Sally Munroe at least 3 business vehicle while the screener calls the days in advance by email at: nursing unit in order to direct a staff to [email protected] cc bring your loved one to the front entrance. Tracey Delage ([email protected]) and Brittany Goulding 4. You will be provided with the resident's ([email protected]) to your clothing, medication (to be signed out), request. incontinence products (if needed), a.Your request should contain the surgical masks for the duration of their following: (Person picking up travels, and any other necessary items resident, Pick up date & Time, requested by the family). Please ensure expected length of travel and return that the mask is worn at all times when date, reason for request (e.g. outside the Lodge, if tolerated. w e d d i n g / f u n e r a l o u t o f town/province (with location), 5. You will be provided with a two page weekend overnight stay at POA house leaflet containing infection, prevention with/without planned activities, and and control practices that will help to any other important information that keep you and the resident stay healthy. can increase the risk of exposure of the resident to COVID). 6. Upon your return to the Lodge, both you and the resident will be screened and b. Mrs. Munroe will acknowledge your temperatures recorded. receipt of your request and respond. continued on page 4... c. If approval is granted, notification will be given to the unit nurse and scheduler with the date and pick up 4 LODGER LIFE AT THE LODGE 7. The screener will call the nursing unit advising them of the resident return and GIFT POLICY REMINDER ask a staff member to come to the ground floor and transport the resident back to We appreciate that you may wish to their unit. thank and/or recognize staff for the 8. The resident will be tested for COVID and care they provide to your loved one placed in isolation for 14 days. but please be reminded that the 9. All items being returned will be GSDL has a “no individual” gift thoroughly cleaned and disinfected. policy. If you wish to provide a token of thanks we ask that you do NOTE: If a resident is in self-isolation, they so to a staffing unit. A fruit basket, are not able to leave the premises until they a box of chocolates or doughnuts have completed their 14 days isolation. (For are some good suggestions as they example, family brings resident home for can be shared among team the long weekend (Sept 5-7, 2020) and then members. would like to take resident to the dentist on Sept 10th, 2020). We thank you for your continued support in the efforts to keeping our residents and staff safe and healthy. If you have any additional questions, please reach out to Sally Munroe by phone at 613- 933-3384, ext: 4222 or by email at Ruth Wood [email protected].