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REVIEW
Vol. 15, Issue 4
It Takes A Village To Care
pg 2
Welcome New Residents
pg 3
Chaplain’s Corner
pg 4
April 2013
Village Events
pg 6
Volunteer Appreciation Week (Apr 21st)
Dedicated hearts like yours
Are not so easy to find.
It takes a special person to be
So generous and kind.
Alzheimer Society
Pg 5
Keep fit with your Kin
Pg 7
Volunteer Department
To care so much for your fellow man
Is a quality all too rare.
Yet you give of your time and talents,
Pg 8/9
Mission Statement
Our Mission is to
provide holistic health
care in a home
environment located
within an internal
neighbourhood design
that promotes a caring
community, with
emphasis on optimal
health and life purpose
for each resident..
60 Woodlawn Road East, Guelph, Ontario, N1H8M8
For all in need to share.
So thank you for being a volunteer,
We're privileged to work with you.
We want you to know how appreciated you are,
Not just today, but the whole year through.
Phone: 519-822-5272
Fax: 519-822-5520
www.schlegelvillages.com
A Message from
Heather VanCauwenberghe
It takes a Village to Care…
The spirit of Easter is all about
hope, love and joyful living. Happy
Easter.
The March Break “Round the World in a Week” was a big success. Our
residents in both Retirement and Long Term Care enjoyed travelling to
fascinating cities and countries around the world. Thanks again
Conestoga Recreation Students and Riverside’s Recreation Team for
making this possible for our residents.
Jeff Gall has been hired as our Memory Care Co-ordinator in Retirement.
Jeff has been with Riverside Glen since 2011 as a Recreation Therapist in
Long Term Care. Please introduce yourself the next time you are in. He
can also be reached at ext. 807. Welcome Jeff!
Riverside Glen is having its first Masters Golf Tournament on April 24 th
at 10:30. Please come out to see which resident golfer gets to wear the
Riverside Green Sweater.
The week of April 20th to 27th is Volunteer Appreciation week. Please
help me in recognizing our many volunteers. Thank you to residents,
family members, team members and our outside community volunteers
for all that you do. Your generous support and time that you contribute to
Riverside Glen is greatly appreciated.
I hope everyone has a Happy Easter!
Heather
Heather VanCauwenberghe
General Manager
Riverside Glen
welcomes new residents
to our community
E Komo Mai
Bienvenue
Welcome
Witajcie
Retirement
Muriel Milson
Mary Stott
Jack MacGregor
Karibuni
Bem-Vindo
Benvenuto
Long Term Care
Murray Hattin
Edeltraud Krans
James Artuso
Mary Ferguson
John Marrett
Reta Brandford
Chaplain’s Corner
A Happy Easter Season to you!
Easter is a time of joy, hope and new life; especially as it coincides with the
beginning of spring and anticipation of new life springing forth. So I am including in
this column an interesting history of “The Easter Tradition.”
May the blessings of this Holy Season be with you!
Rev. Brenda Woodall (Chaplain)
The Easter Tradition
In ancient times, Easter was known as the “Feast of the Spring Equinox.” As Christianity spread, pagan
festivals became “Christianized.” Early Christians called the festival Paschal, which is Hebrew for the Jewish
Passover celebration at the Spring equinox. The word Easter derives from “Eostre,” who was the Anglo Saxon
goddess of Spring.
The egg has long been the symbol of Easter because it represents creation. The Christian Church adopted the
egg as the symbol of the resurrection. Saint Augustine said it represented the rolling away of the stone from the
sepulchre.
From the fourth century AD, the Church would not allow eggs to be eaten during the 40-day fast of Lent.
Consequently, a large number of eggs was accumulated by Easter. The contests and games using eggs at Easter
probably resulted as a means of using up the oversupply of eggs.
Until the 17th century, only natural eggs were decorated to be given as gifts at Easter. Then, royal households
began to exchange elaborately painted eggs made of china, porcelain and precious stones.
The Easter Bunny has long been a European Easter Tradition. In Germany, the night before Easter Sunday,
children leave a hat or basket hidden in their gardens or houses. If they are lucky, the rabbit fills it with brightly
coloured eggs.
The first chocolate Easter eggs were made in France in the 19th century.
Material taken from “The Little Egg Book”, Jenny Ridgewell, London, 1987.
In Memoriam
The Board of Directors, Management, Team
Members and Residents were saddened by the
passing of:
Pamela Myers
Cyril Smith
Dan Norton
Jackie Boss
Orval Stanger
Marilyn McDonald
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Dorothy Pickard
Bill Clarke
Mary Moore
Bill Ludlow
Keith Hamilton
Wilma Campagnaro
April 2013
Alzheimer Society of Guelph-Wellington and
St. Joseph’s Health Centre Outreach Programs
Presents
TIME: 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM
WHERE: St. Joseph’s Health Centre - 100 Westmount Rd., Guelph
LOCATION: NEW Auditorium – turn right on entering and stay on the main floor
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
THE OTHER SERVICES IN OUR COMMUNITY
Learn about all the resources available to support the journey. This session will consider other community agencies
that can help and how to tell it is time to call them.
- St. Joseph’s Staff
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
U-FIRST FOR FAMILIES
This session is about understanding and diminishing behaviours, using the question wheel. Based
on the P.I.E.C.E.S. model it is a plan for holistic care. This interactive session will provide practice
using the wheel based on case studies. There will be time for questions.
- Robin Smart, MA, Alzheimer Society Guelph-Wellington and St. Joseph’s Staff
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
DRIVING AND DEMENTIA
This week looks at the complicated issues of “retiring from driving”. There will be a film and a discussion period.
- Robin Smart, MA, Alzheimer Society Guelph-Wellington
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
WALK WITH ME – Family member panel
Topics such as: guilt issues, role changes, family dynamics, long-term care placement, coping strategies and the role
of humour will be discussed by family members who are living the dementia journey.
- St. Joseph’s Staff
Registration is requested. Please call: 519-836-7672
Please note: St. Joseph’s Health Centre is a SCENT FREE organization
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April 2013
Wednesday, April 3rd at 7:00pm
Malton, Kostyk & Walter Ostanek
Entertain in the Retirement Café
Saturday, April 6th at 2:00pm
April Tea in LTC Café
Sunday, April 7th
2:00pm Sing Along with Krishanthi-LTC
3:00pm Tea Social in Retirement
Tuesday, April 9th from 10:30 to 3:00pm
JBS Clothing Sale in LTC
www.facebook.com/RiversideGlen
Tuesday, April 9th at 1:30pm on ACF
Sharon VanManen Entertains
Friday, April 12th from 11:00 to 3:00pm
Suzanne M Jewelry Sale in Retirement
Sunday, April 14th at 10:00am
Salvation Army Band
Riverside
Masters
Thursday, April 18th at 2:00pm
Handmade Card Sale in Retirement
Saturday, April 20th
Volunteer Appreciation Brunch
Wednesday, April 24th at 10:30am
Riverside Masters Golf Tournament
Wednesday, April 24th at 6:30pm
Pub Night in LTC with Boris Grmek
Sunday, April 28th at 2:30pm
Paul Husiak Entertains in Retirement
Tuesday, April 30th at 1:45pm
Aidan Purnell Entertains in LTC
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April 2013
Keep Fit with your
Kinesiologists
Hello Everyone,
I hope everyone is enjoying April so far as we transition into the Spring season.
Spring is filled with changes as the snow melts and we anticipate the warmth of the
months ahead. Here at the Village of Riverside Glen there are some changes happening
too. We would like to take some time to explain the changes that have, and will soon be
occurring within the PAL (Program for Active Living) team.
We have recently started working with a new physiotherapy company called Arvon.
The Retirement Home now has its own Physiotherapist, Sreejith, and Physiotherapy
Assistant, Girish. Long Term Care has a Physiotherapist, Donna , and three physiotherapy
assistants: Raj, Sam, and Ria. There is also a part time occupational therapist, Shelley. We
would like to welcome the physiotherapy teams to our PAL team and to Riverside Glen.
They have been working hard to get to know the building and the residents.
Another important component of our PAL team is the student Kinesiologist. Every
four months a new student comes to Riverside Glen to learn about the PAL and facilitate
its goals to keep residents active, healthy, and strong. Currently our student is Kaitlynn
Barns, a kinesiology student from the University of Waterloo. She will be leaving us at the
end of April. Kaitlynn has done a wonderful job assisting with one to one programs and
leading group exercise classes. She has formed many great relationships with residents
and has been an excellent asset to the PAL team. At the same time we would like to
welcome back Megan Laycock who has worked as part of the PAL team before as both a
volunteer and as a co-op student. Megan is excited to return to the Village at the end of
April and pick up where she left off.
The PAL team is always changing but our goals remain the same. We will continue
to provide individual and group exercise programming to improve strength,
cardiovascular function, and balance for residents. We strive to assist residents to achieve
health through active living. We provide a variety of classes, walking groups and exercise
equipment to keep residents moving. There is something for everyone!! Come visit your
Kinesiologist in the gym and we can direct you to an exercise that you will find enjoyable
and challenging.
Laura Cybulski and Christine Hames
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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
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Cards— Mon 1:30—4:00 p.m. in Retirement
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Chapel Hymn Sing—Sunday evenings 6:30—8:00
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Church Service Support—
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Sundays from 10:15—11:30 a.m.
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Wednesdays from 2:00—3:30 p.m.
Friendly Visitors— visit one to one weekly with a
matched resident. Have a coffee, a chat, even a
chuckle! Both men and women are welcome to apply.
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Monthly Mall Shopping Support—carry packages,
escort and porter residents throughout shopping
excursion. Shopping trips are held throughout the
month to various malls and shuttle to Walmart.
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Recreation Programs—
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Monday, Wednesday or Saturday evenings
from 6—8 p.m.
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Special Events and Outings— various opportunities
each month from entertainment to social and more!
Welcome!
Riverside is pleased to
welcome the following
volunteers to the village:
Tracy Shewchuk
Shalina Amlani
Vaarika MacDonald
Thank you for your support to
Riverside Glen!
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Opportunity Spotlight
‘Neighbourhood Volunteer’
Building friendships and good relationships
among neighbours is an important part of
creating a healthy community.
The Village of Riverside Glen is pleased to offer
a Neighbourhood Volunteer opportunity.
Volunteers are matched with a neighbourhood
to engage residents in games and activities, visit
with residents, offer manicures, enjoy baking or
a puzzle for example.
This opportunity spans throughout the nine
neighbourhoods of the village and is flexible in
day and time.
Spend some time on a morning, an afternoon or
an evening; join in the programs, events and
outings in the Neighbourhood.
"The best way to find yourself, is to lose
yourself in the service of others."Ghandi
INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERING?
Contact Kim at (519) 822-5272 ext. 863 or email
[email protected]
Apply online at: http://www.schlegelvillages.com/
guelph1/volunteer-application-form
It is with much appreciation that we thank the more than 200 volunteers who have
shared their gift of time and caring to Riverside Glen in 2012. In more than 45 volunteer
roles, a combined total of more than 8,700 hours were shared with the residents. These
gifts of caring and compassion make an impact on life at the Village. From helping
residents to and from programs, to friendly visiting, dining assistance, pastoral programs,
recreation programs, special events and outings to name a few, volunteers are integral to
offering supports to the residents and staff at Riverside.
VOLUNTEER VIEW
Thank You Volunteers!
To show our gratitude, Riverside is honoured to host appreciation events during
National Volunteer Week and will be excited to offer a highlight of our events in the May
newsletter.
“The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.”
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
Interested in volunteering?
For more information on how you can become involved, please contact:
Kim Cusimano, Volunteer Coordinator
519.822.5272 x 863
[email protected]
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April Tea Socials
Saturday, April 6th at 2pm
Long Term Care Café
Sunday, April
7th at 3:00pm
Retirement
Cafe
EARTH
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Join us at the Village for
Music @ Home
Wednesday, April 3rd
7:00pm
Retirement Café
General Store
Hours of Operation
Monday 2-4pm
Tuesday 9:30-11am, 2-4pm
Wednesday 9:30-11am, 2-4pm
Malton & Kostyk
with Special Guest
Grammy Winner
Walter Ostanek
Thursday 9:30-11am, 2-4pm
Friday 9:30-11am, 2-4pm
Saturday 9:30-11am, 2-4pm
Sunday 2-4pm
Wishing you a
Happy Birthday!
VILLAGE VOICE
NEWSLETTER
Neighbourhood time sets schedules
and routines aside - Mar 28
LIVING in My Today: A new
understanding of dementia care
unfolding - Mar 26
Discovering the power of a story Mar 21
Team tackles memory care through
new program - Mar 19
Work with elders ‘might just
change your life’ - Mar 14
Read these articles and
more on the Villages
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Sunday, April 21st at 2:00pm
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APRIL 2013
Activity & Health:
Transitioning from Community
to Retirement Living
Physical and social activity is associated with physical
and mental health for all ages, including older adults.
Unfortunately, these activities often decrease among
older adults living in the community due to things such
as isolation, fear of falling, etc. As a result, older adults
living in the community may experience decline in
physical and mental health that may lead to loss of
independence, hospitalization or admission to long-term
care. Dr. Laura Middleton (Department of Kinesiology,
University of Waterloo) believes that we may be able to
prevent this. The transition from community living to
retirement living may improve physical health, memory
and overall well-being in some people by offering
increased opportunities for older adults to engage in
meaningful physical and social activities.
Dr. Middleton and her research team are in the process
of recruiting residents at the Villages of Winston Park,
Taunton Mills, Tansley Woods, Riverside Glen and
Humber Heights. Participating residents will report on
their current activity levels (both physical and social),
and also provide estimates of their activity levels prior
to moving into
the Village. In addition,
residents will wear a physical
activity monitor (a small
device worn at the waist) for
five days to track daily
movements. The team is also
recruiting older adults who
currently live in the
community, but who will soon
be moving into one of the
Villages to measure activity
changes throughout their
transition. Subsequent studies
will use the results from this
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The Schlegel-UW Research Institute for Aging is enhancing care and quality of life for older adults by
developing and implementing innovative research and training programs. Eleven Schlegel Villages
provide “living research environments” and “living classrooms” in which innovations are developed and tested.
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initial work to inform older adults’ residential choices and will provide information to optimize
care and services offered in retirement living.
If you are interested in participating in this research, or would like more information, please
contact Kaylen Pfisterer (Assistant Research Coordinator) at 519.571.1873 ext 109 or
kpfisterer@uwaterloo.
Researcher Profile: Dr. Laura Middleton
Dr. Laura Middleton is an Assistant Professor in the Department of
Kinesiology at the University Waterloo and is a researcher with the
RIA. She received a Bachelor of Human Kinetics from the University
of British Columbia, a Masters degree from the University of Victoria,
and did her doctoral work at Dalhousie University.
Her research aims to identify ways to optimize brain health and
thinking abilities across the life course and to help prevent loss as we
age. Thinking abilities and memory contribute to educational and
occupational achievement, motor performance, and daily function.
Some thinking abilities like processing speed and memory may
deteriorate slightly as part of normal aging. However, dementia is not
part of normal aging and may be preventable. Dr. Middleton uses
techniques from several disciplines including neuroscience, exercise
physiology and epidemiology to investigate how physical activity can
improve brain health and thinking abilities, especially in later life.
Innovative agri-food and nutrition strategies for healthy aging
April 4, 2013
Village of Humber Heights
April 10, 2013
Village of Winston Park
RIA’s Agri-food for Healthy Aging (A-HA) program is hosting two
events to share A-HA research to date. The agenda will feature
presentations from all 4 of the A-HA researchers: Heather Keller, Lisa
Duizer, Alison Duncan, and Ken Stark. Registration is free, and lunch
will be provided featuring local agri-foods!
For more information, contact A-HA’s Program Manager Hilary Dunn
at [email protected] or 519-571-1873 ext 126.
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