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 30^th 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.

Ministry of Long Term Care Inspections and Reports

All LTC homes in the province are subject to unannounced inspections by Ministry of Long Term Care inspectors. The inspections could be related to concerns, critical incidents or a Proactive inspection could be completed. To date in 2023, Fairvern has had 2 inspections completed, one, a Proactive Inspection and, two, an inspection related to a concern.

The reports generated from these inspections are public. They are posted in the home on a bulletin board on the Main Floor by the lounge. They are also available on this website, http://publicreporting.ltchomes.net/en-ca/default.aspx.

The results of the inspections are shared with Residents Council, Family Council and staff as well as the plans for improvement based on the findings.

Should you have any questions, please contact Carrie at ext. 4308 or stop by.

Updated Visitor Policy

The visitor policy has been updated with the changes of COVID measures for Long Term Care. Attached please find the updated policy.

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@fairvern.ca.

Hairdresser

The Home is still actively looking for a replacement to fill the hairdresser role.

For the time being, we have developed a plan to help assist families have their loved ones hair looked after. Families can arrange for an outside hairdresser to come in and use the hair salon. To book the hair salon please call Mary Woodruff at 705-789-6011 extension 4339 or by email at mary.woodruff@fairvern.ca. We ask that a family member be in attendance to bring their resident to and from the appointment. The screener will assist in opening the hair salon. We ask that the family and or hairdresser sweep up the hair. We will look after sanitizing the room after each use.

Department Recognition

This month Fairvern is recognizing the individuals on our Administrative and Human Resources teams.

Mary Woodruff – Administrative Team Clerk

Mary facilitates our admission processes, including tours and requests for information; supply ordering and management; organizing Resident care conferences; administrative tasks to support the Admin team and too many other tasks to list.

Debbie Biliko – Business Services Coordinator

Debbie looks after our financial reporting, accounts payable and receivables, payroll and anything and everything to do with finances.

Melony Reid – Scheduling and Human Resources Coordinator

Melony is responsible for creating our staff schedules, no small feat. She also assists with on boarding of new staff and completing payroll and reporting associated with this.

Natalie Brake – Human Resources Generalist

Natalie supports both Fairvern and the Pines with staff recruitment and onboarding processes. She assists with labour relations for the home and is a support to the Leadership team for HR processes.

Fairvern is very thankful for the ongoing support and contributions of each and every one of you!

Spring and Summer Menu

The new Spring and Summer menu is scheduled to start on Monday, April 24, 2023. This new menu will bring more choice for residents, new recipes, and old favorites from past menus, including a resident choice lunch option during Week 3.

Upcoming Family Council Meeting on Tuesday April 25th at 6pm. The following is the Zoom link.

Topic: Family Council

Time: Apr 25, 2023 06:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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Full news release: https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/1002855/ontario-updating-covid-19-measures-in-long-term-care-homes

How does this impact the District of Muskoka Long-Term Care Homes?

Important Resident Tax Information

(Correction)

Enclosed in your February 1st invoice, you would have received a letter indicating the total accommodation fees paid in 2022 for income tax purposes. Please ensure that you file this IMPORTANT DOCUMENT in a safe place in order to successfully complete the income tax submission for your loved one who resides at Fairvern.

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@fairvern.ca.

Hairdresser

We have been without a hairdresser since the end of December 2022. The Home has been actively looking for a replacement to fill this role.

In the mean time we have developed a plan to help assist families have their loved ones hair looked after. Families can arrange for an outside hairdresser to come in and use the hair salon. To book the hair salon please call Mary Woodruff at 705-789-6011 extension 4339 or by email at mary.woodruff@fairvern.ca. We ask that a family member be in attendance to bring their resident to and from the appointment. The screener will assist in opening the hair salon. We ask that the family and or hairdresser sweep up the hair. We will look after sanitizing the room after each use.

Department Recognition for March

In March we recognize and thank our Maintenance team. Glen Bayne – Maintenance Manager and Chris Wolfe – Maintenance Assistant - work tirelessly to ensure that our home is in good repair and meets our needs. This is not a small feat! Thanks to them for their dedication and hard work.

Director of Resident Care

It is with mixed emotions that Fairvern shares that Patti Gilchrist has announced she will leaving the Fairvern team at the end of June of this year. Patti has been a valued member of the home for many years and she will be greatly missed. We will be starting the recruitment process for a replacement for the Director of Care position in the coming weeks.

With this news, we also wish to share that Dallas Miller, RN, joined our team this month as a Co Director of Care. Dallas comes to us with extensive experience in geriatric nursing and leadership. Please join us in welcoming her.

Good morning everyone,

Below please find updated information for the Fairvern Family Council Meeting happening today.

Topic: Fairvern Family Council

Time: Jan 31, 2023 06:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting

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Meeting ID: 899 3790 8654

Passcode: 915689

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Thank you.

Dear Fairvern Stakeholder, Family Members, Staff, and Volunteers:

Please be advised that Fairvern’s outbreak has been declared complete today, January 9, 2023, by Public Health.

Residents will return to the dining rooms today and group activities will resume. General visitors are permitted to visit our Residents at this time and there are no limits on the number of visitors.

We thank you all for your patience, understanding and cooperation throughout this outbreak especially over the Holiday Season.

Please reach out should you have any questions.

Sincerely,

Carrie Acton, Administrator

Karen Jeffries, Resident Care Coordinator/Infection Control Nurse

Good Afternoon Everyone,

The Fairvern team is thrilled to announce that Cara Glenn-Sanders will be joining our team as Co-Director of Care in the Nursing department.

Cara is an RN with 17 years experience in both acute care and long term care. Her long term care experience includes holding the following positions Interim Director of Care, Co-Director of Care and IPAC Coordinator. Her skills and abilities will be an asset to our team as we continue with the redevelopment of our home.

Cara begins her new role on Monday, January 9^th, 2023.

Please join us in congratulating and welcoming Cara!

Dear Fairvern Stakeholder, Family Members, Staff and Volunteers:

Please be advised that Fairvern remains in a whole home outbreak.

There is one (1) positive Resident and nine (9) Residents who have been resolved on 1st floor and five (5) positive Residents and eight (8) Residents who have been resolved on 2nd floor.

Cohorting continues on both floors and staff are completing twice daily monitoring of all residents for signs and symptoms. Residents are being encouraged to stay in their rooms and meal service is being delivered to them. Resident masking is also being encouraged for those who can tolerate the mask.

Power of Attorneys for Residents who are positive have been notified. We are working with Public Health and should there be changes you will be notified.

Public Health has advised Fairvern that Residents are discouraged from leaving the Home during the outbreak. Should you choose to take your loved one out, we strongly recommend that a mask be worn by the Resident and yourself. At this time, only Essential Caregivers may visit Residents and only visit your loved one. If your Resident is in a COVID positive room, only one (1) Essential Caregiver is allowed to visit per Resident at one time. For other rooms there can be two (2) Essential Caregivers visiting at one time per Resident. Eye protection and a facemask is required for both floors and will be provided by the Home. Please ensure Infection Protocols are followed and hand hygiene is completed. If your loved one is positive, you will be required to wear additional Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Please see staff should you have any questions.

Please remember that the virus is highly transmissible. We are providing this message so that those wishing to visit our Home can make their own determination regarding entering the Home to visit their loved one.

In the meantime, we will continue to do our very best to keep everyone in our Home safe. Thank you for your understanding and patience.

Sincerely,

Carrie Acton, Administrator

Karen Jeffries, Resident Care Coordinator/Infection Control Nurse