celebrating the news & events of the Village of aspen lake
Volume 6, Issue 4
April 2015
Contact Us:
The Village of Aspen Lake
9855 McHugh Street,
Windsor, ON N6P 0A6
(519) 946-2055
Inside this issue:
Notes from the
General Manager’s Desk
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Changing the Culture
of Aging
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The Story of… Frank
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The Story of… Margaret
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Recreation Review
10
Dates to Remember
11
Volunteer View
Helping Hands
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15
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Research Matters
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Village Directory
21
A Thousand Words...
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Chapel News & Events
Green Thumbs
Town Crier
April Birthdays
While many people enjoyed a trip
to somewhere warmer during
March Break, the Recreation
Team brought the feel of a
tropical vacation to the Village!
Residents enjoyed playing our
version of ‘Beach Volleyball”,
learned about tropical
destinations at Armchair Travel
events and sipped on umbrella
drinks at the Fun in the Sun
Social on Main Street!
Notes from the
General Manager’s Desk
With the beginning of Spring, we are seeing more Residents out and about in the warmer weather
(when there are days with warmer weather). The buds are blooming and we start planning what to
grow this summer in the garden.
There are many things being planned in the Village, as well. On April 1st, our Quality Improvement
Plan that the Operational Team has been working on will go live on the Health Quality Ontario site.
This plan incorporates quality projects the Village team has developed and planning to improve the
lives of the residents. This plan is also aligned with our Operational Plan for 2015 which incorporates
the 7 Domains of Well-being.
On March 27th, we celebrated our
team members at our annual Team
Appreciation Night. The theme
was Casino Royale and Team
Members were able to participate
in fun activities and dance the
night away. We recognized all
Team Members and gave special
recognition to those with Perfect
Attendance this past year. In
addition, the winners of our 2014
Success Awards were announced.
Congratulations to everyone!
(Please see the back page for more
pictures from this great event.)
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“Casino Royale”
April is Cancer Awareness month and as a great way for the Village to support this cause and the
community, we are having a Dress Down Day on Friday, April 17th with proceeds going to the Cancer
Society. Coming up in July, The Village of Aspen Lake has entered a team in to the International
Dragon Boat Races. Stay tuned for opportunities to support the team. (Please see the “Helping Hands”
article on page 18 for more information.)
The building of community remains strong with The Village of Aspen Lake through the many events,
projects and activities for residents, families and team members is imperative to our success. Thank
you to everyone for your continued support.
General Manager
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Changing the Culture of Aging Working Together to Put Living First
Cross Functional Recognition Program
This month at the Village Advisory Team Meeting, the random winner of a Tim's Card was....
Karen! Congratulations, everyone - keep up the great work!
Here are some of the kind comments from last month:
Karen Post (from Sandwich Towne) was recognized “Karen purchased a fish for a neighbour (Resident) who has to spend most of her day
in her room. Karen takes care of the fish by cleaning the tank on her own time while
visiting with the neighbour.”
Zoya Khan (from Tecumseh) was recognized “Thank you for doing snack cart!”
Sara Adlington (from ) was recognized “Thank you for taking the time to learn all the little things that make our floor
(neighbourhood) run smoothly. You are so dedicated!”
Michelle Lucier (from Housekeeping) was recognized “Michelle helped assist Residents in the Dining Room today without being asked.”
The Village Advisory Team would like to encourage ALL VILLAGE MEMBERS (Residents, Family
Members and Team Members) to participate in the Cross-Functional Recognition Program. You can get
a postcard from the Front/Back Porch on every neighbourhood or stop into the Village Office. When
completed the cards are tacked to a bulletin board on Main Street. Look for the big map because as our
Resident & friend, Paul Hawkins points out… “The journey is the destination!” Let’s get there together!
(Another winner will be drawn randomly at the next Village Advisory Meeting in April.)
Village Advisory Meeting
April 15th at 2:30pm
If you are interested in becoming a part of our Village Advisory Team,
please contact the Team’s Co-Chairs: Sara Cowan & Sally Cartier.
(A message can be left with Jenny Brown at x8007 for Sara & Sally.)
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Changing the Culture of Aging Working Together to Put Living First
Aspen Lake’s Quest to Go Alarm-Free
It has become common practice for years in long-term care homes to utilize personal alarms as the main
tool in preventing resident falls, particularly for those who are categorized as a high risk for falling. It has
been only up until recently that the mentality and justification for these personal alarms has been
changing as more research shows that these devices intended to prevent falls may actually be contributing
to them. Similar to the mitigation of restraints, more long-term care homes are realizing the detriments
of using alarms. In fact, by eliminating resident alarms, many facilities have seen their fall rates decrease
dramatically.
One of the main reasons why more homes should attempt to eliminate the
use of alarms is because they are simply counterintuitive. Most of us can
probably remember practicing fire alarm evacuations as children in
school. We were taught that when you heard this alarm, it was a stimulus
to get us up off our chairs, onto our feet, and get to safety. When you hear
your oven/stove’s timer going off, you run to shut it off and take out your
meal. When you are sound asleep in your bed and all of a sudden your
burglar alarm lets off its piercing pitch, it warns you of potential danger
and elicits your fight or flight response. Now think about this – Visualize
having some form of cognitive impairment or dementia and having to go
to the bathroom in the middle of the night. You attempt to stand up, but
set off pressure sensor in your bed alarm. You already have unsteady
balance… and then all of a sudden, the ear-splitting sound from the device
rings throughout your room and down the hall. You are so startled that
you fall down, having difficulty getting up alone and the alarm continues
This is an example of a personal
to sound, only growing louder and louder. You feel like there is no escape
chair alarm.
from the noise, until your nurse eventually comes into your room, turns
on the light and finally enables silence. Another scenario I want you to imagine is sitting in a wheelchair
around your neighbours in a common area watching TV for about an hour or two before you have the
extreme urge to reposition yourself. When you went to perform this task, you pulled the magnetic clip
off your personal alarm that was attached to your shirt and once again, set off the alarm around all of
your friends. They begin to tell you to “Shut it off!” having no way of doing so, making you the source of
agitation in the lounge. After this awful experience, you now feel the need to refrain from moving like
that again in your chair, even though you could be developing pressure sores.
Are alarms a cognitive restraint? I can for certain tell you that alarms are a false sense of security and not
the answer in falls prevention. In fact, they rarely do “prevent” falls from occurring anyway, as most
caregivers will find their loved one already on the floor by the time they hear the alarm and reach them.
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Everyone can contribute to a falls prevention program. Team members and families should be
questioning “Why is my mother or father falling?” “What made him/her want to get up from his/her
bed or chair?” “Did they have to go to the bathroom?” “Did they need to grab the remote off the table
from the other side of the room?” These questions allow us as caregivers to formulate care plans to
ensure that we can meet the needs of our residents. Can we start a routine toileting schedule? Can we
ensure that the remote or frequently used items are in reach? Yes we can! Our home can also provide
direct falls interventions such as hip protectors and falls mats that help attenuate certain forces sustained
during a fall.
It is through Team Member, Resident and Family education that we, as a Village, can work towards an
alarm free home and move away from the hospital/institutional way of practice. Most of us do not have
alarms going off in the middle of the night in our own homes and as a result, we wake up energized and
strengthened. Residents whose alarms are faulty or consistently go off impede on proper sleep and
therefore put those of which at an increased risk for falls due to fatigue. We recognize that this is an
endeavour that will not occur overnight. In fact, our Village has already begun mitigating the use of
alarms for almost two full months now without a significant increase in resident falls. We are excited to
continue towards changing the culture of aging and improving the lives of our residents… one less alarm
at a time. If you have any questions regarding this topic, I encourage you to reach out to me via
telephone (ext. 8008). I will be more than happy to discuss this topic further with you!
Kinesiologist
We enjoyed some fun
together on St. Paddy’s Day!
Everyone had great fun at
the St. Patrick’s Day events
which included a Coffee
Hour with Ryan St. Denis
and Irish Dancing by the
Emerald Isle Dance School!
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The Village of Aspen Lake
Success Awards 2014
The Village of Aspen Lake would like to thank everyone who submitted nominations for the Success
Awards! We had 65 different team members nominated and 170 different nominations towards the
four awards. All nominees received a recognition card letting them know about their nomination.
Please join us in congratulating the 2014 winners of the Schlegel Village Success Awards at the Village
of Aspen Lake!
Stacey MacDonald-Price Make Their Day
Award
Courtney Peifer Play with Your Customer
Award
Sara Snyder Always Do Your Best
Award
Nasiba Kougan Choose Your Attitude
Award
- Herman Cain
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Frank Vanden Amstel is a member of the Sandwich Towne
neighbourhood and has worked as the housekeeper there for over 3
1/2 years. He also supports the Village by serving on the Infection
Control Committee and was completing hand-washing audits for the
“Just Clean Your Hands” program on the day we met. Frank has an
obvious passion for cleaning which he laughingly attributes to his
Dutch heritage and his mother. As a young boy, Frank agreed to clean
his room so that his mom would stop cleaning his room and stop
breaking his stuff!
Frank came to Aspen Lake as part of the Task Force which helped
prepare the building for the arrival of our first Residents back in the
fall of 2010. Originally hired as a PSW Team Member on the Belle
River neighbourhood, Frank joined the Environmental Team which
meant that he was able to work day shifts. He found it was a role he
enjoyed even more! “I find that I’m closer to everyone. I get to help
everyone.”, Frank says. It allows him to build relationships with all
the people who live and work on the neighbourhood.
The health care field is a second career for Frank who has held many different jobs. He has worked at
both Chrysler and Ford and was a Construction Estimator (specializing in wood work) for 25 years
before being laid off due to lack of work and returning to school. He admits that he wasn’t sure about
taking the PSW training since it was so different from his previous work but has found that the change
has been great!
Outside of work time, Frank’s number one passions is golf! It is something that he started as a young
boy. He caddied at the Essex Golf and Country Club starting at age 11 and remembers using the first
money from that job to buy a set of irons at Kmart. “Caddies were permitted to golf for free on
Mondays and half a day on Thursdays”, Frank recounts, “so we played a lot.” Now his favourite courses
are located in Michigan, places like Dunham Hills Golf & Country Club and Cattails Golf Club. He
also participates in a golf league which will start up in the beginning of May.
Frank also enjoys working in his vegetable garden which provides fresh veggies for his
cooking hobby. He cares for his parents and helps look after their home and yard which
means that they can stay in their own home.
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I was born in Hungary and came to Canada with my
mother and sister when I was three. My father had
come a year or so earlier in order to find a home and a
stable career. It was the normal thing to do back then.
My mother, sister and I made our way by boat across
the Atlantic and then hoped on a train towards the
City of Windsor to begin our new life with my father.
My mother stayed at home to raise my sister and I along
with our new little brother. Overall I think I led a very
decent life. My family would go on vacations twice a
year and my parents always saved up enough money so
they could go back and see our family in Hungary.
Even though I was young I found it hard adjusting to
my new surroundings. I had some friends at school but
I always felt like an outcast since I was from Hungary.
I only felt “normal” when I was at home and my sister
and I would play Hungarian games around the yard or
in the house.
I think my father was addicted to moving. Almost every
two years, we would move between the city and the
countryside. He would try farming and then he would
Margaret enjoys a visit with the Easter Bunny!
change his mind and head back into town. When I was
in my late teens my father wanted to move back out to
the country but I refused, which was the only time I disagreed with my father. My mother told him that
if her children were not going then she was not going either. As a result, my family stayed in the city.
When I was eighteen I sent in an application to work at the new addition at Hiram Walkers.
I received notice a few days later that I was hired. I worked in the labelling department for most of my
years there. My hands often hurt throughout the day because of the repeated motions I
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did each day for thirty three years. For my last four years, I worked in the
packaging and shipping department where I inspected each bottle before it was sent out of
the factory. I loved working there and I often laugh when I remember seeing women
wearing their winter coats to the factory during the summer so they would have some
place to hide the stolen liquor bottles. A few workers had their homes raided looking for
stolen items.
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The Story of Margaret Gyurcsik (Continued)
I moved out of my parent’s home after buying a house
owned by Hiram Walkers. I never married nor had any
children. I came close once but decided he wasn’t the
man I wanted to spend the rest of my life with. My
favorite companion was my cat who lived with me for
over twelve years. I have always loved cats because they
are always there waiting for you when you get home.
I always loved to garden probably because my mother
always had one of the best gardens around. One of my
favorite things to do is bake. I always enjoyed baking
cookies and then bringing them in to work and sharing
them with all my co-workers. Everyone was excited
when they saw me coming in with my cookie trays.
Enjoy life while it’s
happening because once
the moment is gone it
never comes back!
- Margaret Gyurcsik
My favorite memories came from my time at Hiram
Walkers. I had a lot of fun working there. I often
travelled with friends across the United States and
Europe. I loved the States because there is always
something to see no matter which State you travel to.
Unfortunately, on one of my vacations my mother
passed away and I did not get home in time for the
funeral. I still wear the necklace my mother gave me
which is my most cherished possession.
Even though I am in my nineties, I still view life as if I
were twenty-three again. My words of advice are to
enjoy all the things you can while they’re happening
because once that moment is gone it never comes back.
Enjoy life while it’s happening!
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Margaret enjoys some time in the Greenhouse with the
flowers and sunshine!
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RECREATION
review
Bus Trips around
town
April 9th - Wal-Mart Shopping
April 13th - Tim Horton’s Trip
to Tecumseh Mall
April 29th - Casino Windsor
DINER’S
CLUB
April 15th
at 5pm
All Residents are invited to attend:
RESIDENT COUNCIL &
FOOD COMMITTEE
MEETING
April 21st at 2pm
in the Chapel
Please ensure that you place
your order with any Recreation
Team Member by April 10th.
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Dates to remember
We are raising money to support the
Canadian Cancer Society!
Please join us for a party to
celebrate our efforts on
April 17th at 2pm
with entertainment by Crystal Gage.
Everyone is encouraged to wear yellow to
show your support!
Shaymus,
the Storyteller
Join us on April 14th at 2pm
in the Riverside Family Room
as Shaymus shares stories of a
by-gone era from our
country’s past!
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Karen has been a Windsorite since birth,
and has two grown children, a son and a
daughter. Karen worked full-time for 28
years as a clerk for Enwin Utilities. She
enjoys reading, especially Christian books
written by pastors, and going for walks with
her little 5-year-old dog, a Yorkie named
Tanner.
Karen volunteers regularly at her church
teaching Sunday school, greeting people at
the door, and cleaning. She also volunteered
weekly with the Downtown Mission working
in the kitchen and helping to serve food,
which she enjoyed very much. But Karen’s
Karen Kelly, a voluntee
r at Aspen Lake, visits
goodwill doesn’t stop there. For the past
with
Walkerville Resident,
Connie North.
four years she has also sponsored a child in
Kenya, Africa. They communicate by letter several times
per year. Karen said it has been a wonderful experience,
and that once the young woman whom she helps turns
18, and no longer requires a sponsor, she would not
hesitate to sponsor another child in need.
When asked why she chose to volunteer at The Village of
Aspen Lake, Karen said that it was important for her to
volunteer somewhere that kept seniors involved, and a
place where they felt loved and that they still mattered to
the world. She said that Aspen Lake is a wonderful place
that accomplishes all that and more.
Karen started volunteering with Aspen Lake, on a weekly
basis, in September of 2014. She has helped with various
activities such as church service, karaoke, and one-on-one
visits. While she said she enjoys all of the events/activities
that she assists with, her favourite volunteer activity is
definitely the one-on-one visits. We are very fortunate to
have Karen as one of our Aspen Lake
volunteers, and would like to say,
“Thank you, Karen, for everything you do!
WE APPRECIATE YOU!”
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The next Volunteer
Orientation session is
scheduled as follows:
Saturday, April 4th
10am - 12 noon
If you are interested
in attending,
please call the
village to register.
Volunteer Coordinator
(519) 946-2062 x8014
VOLUNTEER VIEW
Profiles of our
VolunteerS
UPCOMING
Chapel events
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Roman Catholic Services:
With sadness, we remember our
friends who are no longer with us:
April 7th - Rosary
April 28th - Roman Catholic Mass
Donald Benoit
Mass & Rosary services will take place
in the Chapel at 2pm.
Jeanette Gerard
James Guiney
Chapel Services with Bruce
Clarence Lesperance
Every Friday at 10:30am
Mildred McPhee
More Services:
April 3rd - Good Friday Service
April 12th - St Mark’s Anglican Service
April 19th - Banwell Community
Church
April 26th - Salvation Army Service
Residents, Family Members, Team
Members and friends are invited to come
together on April 23rd at 2pm
in the Chapel for a Celebration of Life
Service to remember these individuals.
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Finding Hope...
Recently I raised my hand, my right hand, and took an oath—the oath I try to live by: “The truth,
the whole truth, helping in truth...” It is a good reminder to try to be the best, give it my all,
deliberately plan, and pray for the results of my labour. Hope. We don’t always know the results of
our labour. Either we don’t/can’t see it, realize it, or don’t receive the word to know how effective it
has been. Hope.
The Village has mapped out our charity events for the year. These are our acts of love to support
efforts and people in need. In each, we know that people struggle to Find Hope in the difficulties
they face. Whether the difficulty be living with cancer or living with heart and stroke disease or
those that are living to die, most of us know of someone that is searching for HOPE amidst their
daily challenge.
We need to know and we yearn for the truth in difficulties to find the HOPE we seek. Here is an
honest answer to a BIG question. Why is there suffering? Why do we need to worry about cancer,
heart & stroke disease and dying?
Choice is a gift and a powerful thing. The consequences of one choice can be frightening. Few
admire protective parents, at least the ones so protective of their children that the children’s every
move is controlled or they are locked in the house all their life. With good guidance, a child is given
freedom by their parents to make mistakes. The only way to grow up and become a person with
dignity is to be self-determining. On a larger scale, the majority of Canadian citizens prefer to face
the consequences of breaking the law rather than be controlled by a government/dictator through
force and intimidation. Freedom is better than control even with risks. If God were to eliminate
evil from the world, He would eliminate meaningful freedom.
The argument that a good God could not allow suffering assumes that to be good eliminates all
suffering but, as we know, this is not the case. We have to consider nature; what is it that makes a
person good; what is the purpose of human life? In the parenthood example mentioned, the parent
does not leave the child totally without guidance or consequences. There is always a risk that a child
will make choices that are destructive. Love in this case is a risk for both the parent and the child.
The child experiences the consequences of bad choices, but so does the parent who loves that child
deeply. No Surprise that God provided for His children by sending Jesus to the cross for each one of
us. We celebrate the opportunity of choice to accept Him and live a life of love for Him.
We find HOPE in Jesus who gives us life upon the asking! Happy Holy Week & Easter Season!
A Pleasure Serving Alongside You,
(Please see the “Helping Hands” article on
page 18 for a list of the upcoming
charitable works and how you can help.)
Chaplain/Counselor (x8043)
[email protected]
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Green Thumbs
Spring Cleaning!
Even though it does not seem like spring outside, inside the
greenhouse and in the Green Thumbs program, the feeling of
spring is all around.
For our Easter mantle decoration, we grew grass to grow behind
the picket fence. Watching the grass grow gave the Residents
hope that truly spring was around the corner. Some of us have
been peering into the front bed hoping to see signs of garlic we
planted last fall. Hopefully, it survived our very long winter.
But what really signals spring to many of us is the sun valiantly
trying to shine through windows dirtied by the harsh winter
winds.
Green Thumbs Cleaning Crew to the rescue!
With our brooms, rags and water, we went through the
greenhouse with a frenzy! Vases were cleaned and arranged,
windows washed and haggard looking plants were given short
shrift. The music records accompanied our work, along with
chats about bygone spring-cleaning days. Each week, a section
was tackled, and those who helped are
quite pleased with the results. The windows are quite sparkly, and we can now
sit down (for a bit) and enjoy our hard
work... Until planting time comes next
month!
Horticultural Therapist
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“Our house is clean
enough to be healthy, and
dirty enough to be
happy.”
~ Author Unknown
Are you interested in
joining the Green
Thumbs Club?
Talk to Jenny Brown
or any Recreation
Team Member!
The Town Crier
WELCOME TO Our
New Residents!
WELCOME TO Our
New Team Members!
The Village of Aspen Lake is pleased to
welcome our newest residents who arrived
in March! We all hope you will be
comfortable and happy in your new home!
The Village of Aspen Lake is pleased to
welcome our newest team members
who started in March!
Welcome to our team!
SANDWICH TOWNE
Mary Fyffe
BELLE RIVER
Loren Ruby - PCA
RIVERSIDE
Keisha McGrayne - PCA
These new members to our
community (along with our
newest volunteers) will be invited
to a Welcome Reception
on April 23rd.
WALKERVILLE
Shelby Seward - PCA
SANDWICH TOWNE
Simone Roberts - PCA
Family Council News:
THANK YOU! Special thanks to Larry and Pam Breault for all their dedicated support
to the Residents, Aspen Families and Team Members here at the Village of Aspen Lake.
We wish them all the best in their journeys at The Village at St. Clair.
To All Family Members: We need your experiences - we need your gifts, talents and
abilities to enhance your Aspen Lake Family Council. All are always welcome to attend
our meetings - this is YOUR Family Council. We are currently looking for family
representatives from Lasalle, Sandwich Towne, Belle River, Riverside and Walkerville
neighbourhoods. If you are interested in more information,
contact Bruce Jackson, Ext. 8043 or [email protected]
Next Meeting: Monday, April 20th 6:30-8:00pm
Walkerville Country Kitchen
Upcoming Events:
Team Member Appreciation - planned for May. Please watch for more information.
Family Council Expo - Wed., June 10th 6pm-8pm - Agencies and services for Resident and
Family support will be in attendance. Also, door prizes, refreshments & entertainment.
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April BIRTHDAYS
TO OUR RESIDENTS!
BELLE RIVER
Tecumseh
April 4th - Tim Parent
April 11th - Lawrence Tazzman
April 18th - Santina Del Bianco
April 27th - Arla Tousignant
April 28th - George Ponic
RIVERSIDE
April 3rd - Minnie Spurdza
April 12th - Ina Whitson
April 14th - Sheila Tessier
April 21st - Diane Lloyd
April 16th - Richard Thompson
Sandwich towne
WALKERVILLE
April 11th - Marie Lachapelle
April 3rd - Milena Novini
April 7th - Peter Suhan
April 23rd - Mary Schneider
Lasalle
TO OUR Team Members!
Belle River TEAM
VILLAGE TEAM
April 2nd - Ernestina Danso, RN
April 14th - Jennifer Balteiro, RPN
April 20th - Helena Unger, PCA
April 22nd - Nina Grbevska, RN
April 25th - Joy Atkins, HSK
April 28th - Shelley Bell, RPN
April 28th - Heather Faccenda, RN
April 2nd - Mark Levasseur, MAIN
Riverside TEAM
April 2nd - Amanda Pitre, PCA
April 7th - Jody Polachok, PCA
April 11th - Nikolina Marunic, RPN
April 20th - Eduardo Calito, RPN
April 22nd - Ashleigh Clarke, PCA
Sandwich towne TEAM
April 4th - Shantelle Walters, PCA
April 17th - Peter Grillo, PCA
April 20th - Steve Garbutt, PCA
Tecumseh TEAM
April 13th - Ruth Anne Raymer, PCA
April 15th - Tammy Yaholnitsky, PCA
April 23rd - Erin Murphy, REC
April 26th - Kyle Davies, PCA
Lasalle TEAM
April 2nd - Lori Spicer, RPN
April 12th - Ester Bahanyi, PCA
April 22nd - Lucia Piasentin, PCA
April 23rd - Sunset Achneepineskum, PCA
WALKERVILLE TEAM
April 2nd - Victoria Ross, PCA
April 17th - Troy Hedrick, PCA
April 20th - Zdravka Ostojic, RPN
April 23rd - Kristen Goulet, PCA
April 24th - Melissa Bensette, PCA
April 30th - Tari-Lynne Leclair, RPN
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Helping Hands in the Village:
Joining the Fight Against Cancer & Heart Disease
APRIL IS DAFFODIL MONTH!
Daffodil Month is a national fundraising campaign of the
Canadian Cancer Society. Money raised during Daffodil
Month helps local patients living with cancer and their families.
Donations fund life-saving research, support services and other
important work that means fewer Canadians will be touched by
the disease.
At Aspen Lake, we will be “Painting Main Street Yellow” to
show our support. You can help by buying a daffodil pin or
making a donation! Tables will be set up on Main Street on
Wednesday, April 8th and Wednesday, April 15th or just stop
into the General Store when it is open.
Team Members will also have a chance to Dress Down for a
Cause on April 17th and all community members (Residents, Family Members and Team Members) are
invited to attend the “Country for a Cause” Social with Crystal Gage that afternoon, April 17th at 2pm.
Other Upcoming Events:
In the month of May, we will celebrate Palliative Care Week (May 4-8th)
We are recruiting people to fund-raise for the
Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada. Join the “Aspen
Bravehearts” Team on the BIG BIKE RIDE on June 5th.
On July 19th, a team is coming together to take on the challenge of raising funds
for cancer research, as well as entering into a physical competition to be the best
at the International Dragon Boat Races for a Cure on the Detroit River.
Would you like to help?
Please contact Bruce Jackson or Jenny Brown to assist with the fund-raising efforts,
join a team, volunteer your time or make a donation!
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Village Directory
The Village of Aspen Lake (519) 946-2055
Dana Houle,
General Manager
8003
Belle River Neighbourhood
8031
Milena Todorovski,
Director of Nursing Care
8005
Riverside Neighbourhood
8033
Katie Green,
Assistant Director of Nursing Care
8037
Belle River & Riverside Support
Wendy Balenzano,
Neighbourhood Coordinator
8012
Kristin Beaudoin, RAI-QI Nurse
8023
Tecumseh Neighbourhood
8025
Lasalle Neighbourhood
8027
Tecumseh & Lasalle Support
Brooke Nelson,
Neighbourhood Coordinator
8020
Christa Roseborsky,
Director of Food Services
Brenda Laporte,
Assistant Director of Food Services
8004
Mike Lowden,
Director of Environmental Services
8006
Jenny Brown,
Director of Recreation Services
8007
Jake Corrent,
Exercise Therapist
8008
Olivia Neilipovitz, RAI-QI Nurse
8019
Julie Akel,
Administrative Coordinator
8002
Walkerville Neighbourhood
8035
Ashley D’Alessandro
Administrative Assistant
8001
Sandwich Towne
Neighbourhood
8029
Bruce Jackson,
Chaplain/Counselor
8043
Walkerville & Sandwich Support
Melissa Cantarutti
Neighbourhood Coordinator
8021
Hair Salon
8042
Erica Hooker, RAI-QI Nurse
8024
AUTOMATED ANSWER LINE (519) 946-2062
Please use the automated answer line to dial directly to a resident’s room phone. It’s easy!
Just dial the number listed above. The call will be automatically answered by a machine.
You can enter the residents’ extension (their room number) at any time during the recording.
You can also reach members of the Village team using this number by entering their extension number.
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A Thousand Words…
Because a Picture is worth a Thousand Words!
Here are a few pictures from the Team Member Appreciation Event which was held on
March 27th. The theme this year was “Casino Royale”. We are so glad that so many of
our Team Members were able to attend and hear first hand how much we truly
appreciate the work that they do each and every day! Plus, we sure had a great time!
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