December 2017

HURON LODGE

NEWS

Our Tradition is Caring

Upcoming Events!!!!

Musical Entertainment In The Auditorium Monday Dec. 11 at 6:30 pm Students’ Holiday Concert with vocals and violin

Tuesday Dec. 12 at 2:15 pm The South Windsor Fun Band Christmas Show Wednesday Dec. 13 at 10:30 am Massey High School Students vocal and guitar concert Wednesday Dec. 13 at 2:15 pm LaSalle Community Choir Christmas Entertainment Friday Dec. 15 at 10:00 am Bellewood School Children’s Choir

Saturday Dec. 16 at 2:15 “Crazy Raisey’s” Holiday Show Tuesday Dec. 19 at 2:15 Birthday Party with Ted Bachmeirer

Friday Dec. 22 at 2:15 p.m.

Rockin’ around the Christmas Tree with Lee Amlin plus an appearance by our very own Chime Choir!

Friday Dec. 29 at 2:15 pm New Year’s Eve Party with the unstoppable Showtime Band

Lee’s Looney Tunes

Wed. Dec. 20 Wed. Dec. 27 6:30 p.m. in the Aud.

Upcoming Bus Trip: Tuesday, Dec. 19 at 6:30 pm Christmas Lights Tour for the Poplar Home Area

Church Services

Sundays

- Rotating schedule – check your calendar.

- 2:00 pm in the Auditorium

Mondays Parkwood Gospel 10:30 am in the Auditorium

Tuesday Dec. 12 Anglican Communion-Chapel Thursdays

Rosary - 6:30 pm in the Auditorium

Thursday Dec.21 10:30 am Hank & Ernie’s Christmas Carol Service in the Chapel

Saturdays

Roman Catholic Mass 10:00 am in the Auditorium

For more information about your home area, please contact

Resident Services Staff Members:

- Poplar – Mary F. ext. 8235 - Willow – Jordynn ext. 8236

- Maple – Mark ext. 8223 - Magnolia – Lisa ext. 8236 - Hickory – Mark ext 8223 - Dogwood – Mary F ext 8235 - Sycamore – Mary C ext 8276

Cultural Observances Dec. 12 Eid Milad Un Nabi Islamic Holiday Dec. 12-20 Hanukkah Jewish Holiday Dec. 26-Jan 1 Kwanzaa, African- American holiday

Huron Lodge

News

Holiday Dinners!

Our annual Resident Holiday

Dinners are off to a wonderful

start. Thank you to all the family

members and friends who have

joined us in this annual

celebration.

Goodbye and Welcome!!

On November 30th we said

goodbye to our Manager of

Program Services Mary Bateman

who started her career with the

City of Windsor in 1983. Mary has

been a part of the Huron Lodge

team for 24 years!!

Congratulations to Mary on a

wonderful career and all the best

in enjoying your retirement.

Welcome to Tanya Shreve our

new Manager of Corporate and

Resident Services. Tanya has

worked in long-term care for 14

years and was previously an

Administrator at Copper Terrace in

Chatham before joining the Huron

Lodge team. Feel free to come

and introduce yourself to Tanya.

Her office is in the administration

hallway.

Satisfaction Surveys

The last of the Satisfaction

Surveys were mailed out in late

November. Kindly return the

surveys to the home by December

31. Thank you for your feedback!

Labelling of Clothing

If you would like a Christmas gift

labelled prior to giving it to your

loved one please bring the items

in as early as possible. This will

assist the staff in getting the items

returned to you in a timely manner

and will help ease the volume that

we receive in the days prior to

Christmas.

Reminder to Families!!!

Just a reminder not to reset the

alarm at the front door. The alarm

lets the Registered staff know

which resident is at the front door.

A registered staff member will

reset the alarm after ensuring the

resident’s whereabouts. Thank

you for helping us keep our

residents safe.

Giving Tree Success!!!

Thank you to everyone who

supported this years Giving Tree.

In an effort to give back to our

community, Huron Lodge supports

local families in need by making

their Christmas wish lists come

true. The generosity of all was

astounding as all the gift tags were

removed from the tree before the

end of November!! The gifts will be

delivered to the school on

Wednesday Dec.20th.

Montessori Presentations

In 2018 the home will be offering a

Montessori Programming

education session to those

families and friends that are

interested in utilizing this resource

when visiting with their loved one.

Montessori Programming are

activities designed to support the

abilities of those with dementia by

offering them activities of interest

that allow them choice, creativity

and opportunities for success. If

you are interested in learning

about Montessori please contact

Amanda (ext. 8244) to sign up.

Family Council

If you are interested in developing

a family council for the home

please contact Larry Laliberte at

either lalaliberte@live.com or at

519-981-0822.

Chaplain Services

In October we said goodbye to our

Chaplain the Reverend Sue

Paulton. Sue has graciously

decided to stay on as a volunteer

and will continue with our Chime

Choir. Until the home acquires

another Chaplain please direct all

requests of a spiritual nature to the

social work department.

The Last Laugh....

From the Reader’s Digest

As we were putting out cookies for Santa on Christmas Eve, I accidentally dropped one.

"No problem," I said, picking it up and dusting it off before placing it back on the plate.

"You can’t do that," argued my four-year-old.

"Don’t worry. Santa will never know."

He shot me a look. "So he knows if I’ve been bad or good, but he doesn’t know the cookie fell on the floor?