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March 2020

Celebrating March

Art Shine Tuesday March 3rd @ 10am in

Preston Dining Room

Country Rhythm and Blues Wednesday March 11th

@3:00pm on Grand River

St. Pats Day with Timothy Cook Tuesday March 17th @ 6:30pm

in the Blair Dining Room

Welcome Tea Friday March 20th @ 3:00pm in

the Preston Dining Room

Casino Afternoon Tuesday March 24th @ 2pm on

Preston Home Area

Resident Council Wednesday March 25th @

10:00 in the Speed River Dining Room

Butterfly Conservatory

Thursday March 26th@ 1:30pm

Let Spring Begin!

Welcome Home

Marina, Isabelle, Don and Dan

Happy Birthday

To All those born in March! NAME DATE

DOROTHY S 5th BRAZILINA P 5th

HAROLD F 5th MARIA B 7th

GRACE O 7th

JOAN D 11th MARY W 11th

BEV T 13th JOYCE D 16th

CANI P 17th MARILYN S 19th

AIDREY T 22nd

GREG M 22nd FRANCES M 25th

SHIRLEY Y 31st Flower: Daffodil Birthstone: Aquamarine March Birthdays

In astrology, those born between March 1–20 are the Fish of Pisces. Fish feel things deeply, as in under-the-sea deep. These intuitive, creative, and intelligent people have strong feelings of right and wrong and love to help others. Those born between March 21–31 are the Rams of Aries. As the first sign of the zodiac, Aries like to be number one. Bold, courageous, passionate, and somewhat impulsive, Rams dive headfirst into even the most challenging situations.

Tax Clinic

Gateway Financial Service will be here March 25, 2020 starting at 2:00pm to support any residents

with the 2019 tax return.

Please bring with you:

• Tax Information Slips

• Disability Tax Forms

• Receipts

• Social Insurance Number

• And Identification

Please sign up with Peter at pete.mielke@outlook.com or by calling him at extension 232 to make an appointment.

March 2020

In Memory Of Muriel Fred Jean

Our deepest thoughts and sympathies go out

to the family and friends

He spoke well who said that graves are the

footprints of angels.”

~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Message from the Executive Director:

Dear Residents, Families and Loved Ones, True to tradition, March has come in like a lion; hopefully it only gets warmer from here!

February was a quieter month at Hilltop as we recover from a very busy end to 2019. We are looking forward to seeing you on March 17th for our St. Patrick’s Day party this month! Further details can be found on the program calendar. A friendly reminder to all that if you are bringing new clothing to Hilltop that it needs to first go to laundry to be labeled. Once an unlabeled item of clothing ends up in our laundry system, it can be very difficult to find it’s owner. On that note, we will be doing a lost and found display during the week of March break. Please visit the Lincoln Room to view unclaimed clothing items. We are excited to share that the recreation department has recently purchased a new interactive activity system known as It’s Never Too Late (IN2L). This system is loaded with activities for residents with a large touch screen display and camera and has special modules for residents with dementia and visual or hearing impairments. It has already been a huge hit with our residents, and please keep an eye out for it on your next visit. Sincerely, Mike Dickin

News and Notes:

March 2020

Lost clothing and other items

will be on display on the lower

level in the Lincoln Room from

March 14th-22nd.

All items there are not labeled

and must belong to

someone… Please take a peak

and ensure you label your

missing items.

All items not claimed by

Monday March 23rd will be

donated to our local donation

center.

Thank you!

Lost & Found

February Meeting Follow-up – Wednesday, February 12, 2020

Meeting – Started at 6:00 pm

Tonight’s Discussion – Follow up from January meeting- Meeting minutes also in Family Council

binder from hallway

Mike Dicken – Executive Director explained to us the various procedures and process regarding the on-going staffing concerns. The leadership team is putting forward for approval an addition of a full-time front-line receptionist as well as removing 4-parttime lines for PSW’s to 2 fulltime lines. This will hopefully help with attendance issues. Further discussions took place regarding communication with family members and staff on Grand River and in the home overall. How to make this easier for families and staff. Options discussed: communication binder, text to phone option, roto call option. Family Council is hoping to have the home install a communication board in the library. This will allow for the Leadership team to post a staffing chart for face recognition. This room is also being used to share various means of information with families. We are also hoping for a TV to be placed in the main lobby for families to be able to see the ongoing activities and information from the home through this type of medium.

Upcoming EDUCATION Session- NEXT Steps for the Family Home – Real Estate Question &

Answer. Christina Howell-McLellan from RE/MAX Twin City Realty will be joining us on

Saturday, February 29th from 3:00 – 4:30 pm- Preston Lounge- She will be sharing all aspects of

the Next Steps of the Family Home- When to sell? Value? Today’s Market, Sell vs. Rent, All of

your questions answered here today. JOIN US for this no obligation workshop.

NEXT Family Council Meeting- March 11, 2020 – Topics – Policies and Ministry Guidelines – 6:00 pm Location: Library or Preston Lounge WATCH FOR- these Upcoming EDUCATION Series- last weekend of each month- Sat or Sun March – Elder Abuse and Fraud with Melanie Schmidt- March 28th at 3pm April – Lawyer – POA’s, Will’s, Legal question and answer period May – Mike Dicken – Funding in LTC and how it affects Hilltop Manor June – BSO Virtual Reality/Alzheimer’s Society /Stroke – Aphasia For other education suggestions or ideas please connect with Tina, the Chair of Family Council

at familycouncilhilltopmanor@gmail.com

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Congratulations to our January Draw Winners!

Name of Giver: Bertha

Name of Receiver: Kim C “Thank you, Kim for always helping us”

They have received a $25 gift card for displaying

the peopleCare Values!

Thank you for all you do!

Internal Phone Directory

peopleCare Is here for You

peopleCare recognizes that we cannot thrive without the hard work and

dedication our employees make every day in our Homes. Please remember all of the

programs that peopleCare has to assist you in your personal lives, educational pursuits

and Employee Recognition! If you are unfamiliar with any of the following, please

speak to your manager:

• Employee Assistance Program

• Education Assistance Program

• HEARTbeats rewards and recognition Program

Reception Desk 100

Executive Director – Mike Dickin 103

Business Office Manager – Vimla Hare 112

Nursing Staff Manager – Jacklyn Appleby 104

Exc. Dir of Nursing – Deborah Beckman 222

Director of Resident Care – Raj Kaur 117

Director of Resident Care – Jenny Wang 204

Director of Resident Care – Vickie Cook 303

Director of Nutrition – Brent Morrison 105

Asst.Director of Nutrition – Harpreet Batth 106

Dietician – Meghan Scott 134

Director of Recreation- Kristen Leenders 114

Social Work – Peter /Chaplain- Daria 232

Physio- ARVAN Group 107

Director of Environmental Services – Carl Lindo 116

Hair Salon – Lorrie 136

March 2020

Living the peopleCare Values

GROWTH Embrace Change, maximize

Opportunity

Are you the best you can be?

Knowledge=Growth

Learn something new today!