May 2023 Communication
Department Recognition
Nurse’s Week – May 8 – 12, 2023
Our Nurses. Our Future.
In 1971, May 12, the birthday of nursing pioneer Florence Nightingale, was designated as International Nurses Day. In 1985, a resolution was passed to begin negotiations with the federal government to have the week containing May 12 proclaimed as National Nurses Week annually. Soon after, the federal minister of health proclaimed the second week of May as National Nurses Week. In 1993, the name was changed to National Nursing Week to emphasize the profession's accomplishments as a discipline.
Fairvern will be celebrating our Nursing team May 8-12.
Our RN’s and RPN’s will be recognized for their hard work and dedication to the care and support of our Residents.
There are various events planned throughout the week to acknowledge these team members.
Thank you for all of us to all of our Nurses!
Friends of Fairvern Pop Tab Fundraising
The Friends of Fairvern need your help. They have been collecting aluminum can tabs over the past few years. They are then taken to a local metal recycler for cash. Please consider saving your aluminum tabs and dropping them off at Fairvern
The Friends of Fairvern use these funds to help purchase resident comfort items and other items needed for the home.
We greatly appreciate the continued support from this wonderful group of volunteers that have been with us since the opening of Fairvern.
Fairvern Family Council
The Fairvern Family Council will be holding a hybrid meeting on Tuesday May 30th at 6pm. All are welcome to attend in person or by Zoom. For the Zoom link and further information, please contact the council at fairvernfamilycouncil@gmail.com.
Resident Clothing Seasonal Change
With the arrival of spring weather, we are encouraging our families to start looking at your loved one’s clothing to make the change over to Spring and Summer attire. Please ensure that the Fall and Winter clothing is taken home. If new clothing is brought in, please ensure that the items are labelled by our laundry department. New clothing can be left at the nurse’s station to have the labelling completed.
Hairdresser
As the Home is still actively looking for a replacement to fill the hairdresser role, please consider booking an outside hairdresser to come in and look after your resident’s hair cut.
Families can arrange for an outside hairdresser to come in and use the Fairvern hair salon. Once your hair appointment is booked, please call Mary Woodruff at 705-789-6011 extension 4339 or by email at mary.woodruff@muskoka.ca so the hair salon can be reserved.
We ask that a family member be in attendance to bring their resident to and from the appointment.
2022 Notice of Assessment
Please remember, for those residents who are eligible for a “rate reduction” for basic accommodation fees, to forward a copy of the 2022 Notice of Assessment to Debbie Biliko. These can be dropped off to the Business Office or sent by email to debbie.biliko@muskoka.on.ca.
