The Pines Resident & Family Portal

This week, we celebrated Activity Professionals Week and recognized the incredible work of our activity staff! Their creativity, dedication, and passion bring life, joy, and connection to our residents every single day.

From planning engaging programs to making meaningful one-on-one connections, our activity professionals play a vital role in enhancing the quality of life for our residents.

Please join me in expressing heartfelt gratitude to our activity team for the difference they make in so many lives. Let’s take a moment this week to say thank you, share a kind word, or simply acknowledge their efforts.

Activity staff, thank you for everything you do.

Christina Rochette

Activities Manager

Thank you to those that were able to attend the meeting. If you would like to review the recording, please click the link below. Moving forward, the records will be the minutes for this Council. Below are the guest speakers who participated in the meeting and information about how to get in touch with a family council member to get more information.

Family Council Agenda January 15, 2025(External link)

Family Council Draft Terms of Reference, January 2025(External link)

Family Council Minutes (Recording) January 15, 2025(External link)

Passcode: D.A0U8R*

January Guest Speakers: Achieva Physiotherapy Services & Restorative Care Leads, Christina Rochette and Natasha Thompson

Resident and Family Engagement Survey Results and Action Plan, Jennifer Ridgley

Family Councils Ontario(External link)

If you have questions and want to learn more about Family Council. Please reach out to Christina Rochette(External link), Family Council liaison, to connect you with a member.

As we are in the midst of the winter weather, we have noted that winter footwear in the home is creating a slipping hazard for residents, staff, and visitors, due to snow melting off the boots.

We encourage you to bring a change of footwear or you can apply the boot covers provided in the front entrance of the home. We have added a bench and an area for you to place your boots when visiting. Please see the picture above.

Thank you for helping to keep everyone safe in the home.

Reducing the risk of serious illness for residents and the risk of outbreaks is important to quality care. One of the biggest ways to keep the residents healthy is to wash our hands. Please ensure you use the hand sanitizer coming into the home, when leaving, and when entering and exiting each home area at a minimum. It is also recommended to sanitize your hands before and after a meal with your loved one, and after you cough or sneeze.

We have added an automatic hand sanitizer with information to help support this processing when entering the home. This is the most important thing you can do to prevent the spread of infections in the home.

We have been through several outbreaks in the past few months and want to ensure that we are doing everything possible to prevent the residents from getting sick.

Please be diligent with your hand hygiene when in the home.

If you have any questions related to this or other infection control practices in the home, please connect with Stephanie Albert, IPAC Lead at ext. 4752 or stephanie.albert@muskoka.on.ca(External link)

Updated versions are now available on the Resident and Family Portal. On the right-hand sidebar under Emergency Preparedness Plans, you can request to see a printed copy at the home.

Family Council Meeting

When: Wednesday, January 15, 2025 6:30 p.m.

Where: Virtual

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82942296115?pwd=Rks4eDY3UVFSM1ZTeXFYOXAvTDhhZz09(External link)

Meeting ID: 829 4229 6115

Passcode: 656014

We look forward to seeing you there!

Family Councils Ontario(External link)

If you have questions and want to learn more about Family Council. Please reach out to Christina Rochette(External link), Activities Manager, and Family Council Liasion to connect you with a member of family council.

In collaboration with Public Health, the Spruce Home Area Outbreak has been declared over. General visitors are now welcome in the home area. Please ensure that you screen yourself before your visit and if your feeeling unwell, please postpone your visit. Please also ensure that you are diligent with hand hygiene when in the home. Thank you for your patience as we worked through the outbreak.

Lost & Found: If your loved one is missing any items, we have a lost and found to the right of the laundry room. See the picture above. The next time you visit your loved one, we encourage you to check the lost and found.

Labeling Items: If you have purchased new items for your loved one, please take them to the laundry department for labeling before leaving them with your loved one. If they are not labeled first, there is a potential that the items will be lost. This includes items like bedspreads and pillowcases that you might bring in. If you are unsure if it needs to be labeled or not, please check with our experts in the laundry department.