MAY 2015
NEWS FROM THE RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION
As cold April gives way to (we hope) warmer May, we see lawns
getting greener each day, trees budding and longer hours of day light
to enjoy. We have survived another enteric out break!
Residents appreciate the efforts of the management and staff to control
the spread of infection as much as possible. This helped to shorten the
duration of the outbreak. Special thanks to the dietary staff for
trucking meals to our rooms! And thanks to the Activity Director for
providing some reading and puzzle material to relieve the tedium.
The Saturday Walking Club has revived in spite of chilly weather.
We look forward to greater participation as the weather becomes
milder. The blue heron has been seen at the Perley-Rideau pond and
at our pond.
The Discussion Group continues apace. We continue to hear from
speakers on a variety of subjects: Ken Lund described the activities of
the Barbary Pirates; Jean Cloutier told us about his job as a City
Councillor and Rua Grinbergs dealt with Healing of Mind, Body and
Soul. We will miss Walter Terentiuk on the evening of May 6, as he
will be receiving an award from the Champlain Community Care
Access Centre (CCAC) for his volunteer work. Thanks to Walter and
John for arranging for speakers each week.
Bingo is ever popular, occurring 4 days a week at a cost of $2.50 per
day – even if you don’t win. With a dozen or more players, the odds
are that you will win sooner or later. Eight games are played at 25
cents for two cards and 50 cents for a full card. We look for new
members.
Ambassadors have been appointed for each of four floors and John
Hope has been added to represent the third floor. Ambassadors are to
welcome new residents and help them to become integrated into the
life of the Alta Vista Retirement Community. We look forward to
welcoming new residents.
John Jerome
Walter Terentiuk
Jean Thompson
Alta Vista Retirement Community, owned
and operated by Regal Lifestyle Communities, will be celebrating Regal Recognition during the
week of Monday, May 11th to Sunday, May 17th.
This initiative has been founded to celebrate the amazing staff we have on hand and make
them feel appreciated and recognized. There will be several different activities taking place
which require the participation of Residents in order to show appreciation of the
hardworking, dedicated employees in all different departments. This appreciation week will
coincide with Nursing Week, which is fitting as all of our team do their very best to help others
in some way or another. This provides the perfect opportunity to give back and express your
gratitude. Thank you in advance for your participation with this important initiative!
Monday, May 11th
MONDAY MADNESS
Tuesday, May 12th
TOONIE TUESDAY
Wednesday, May 13th
WILD WEDNESDAY
Thursday, May 14th
THIRSTY THURSDAY
Start the day with Timmies
for all departments and a
brand-new Tasimo machine
to put in the Staff Room!
Pay $2.00 and wear jeans to
work all day on Tuesday!
Proceeds will be entered into
a 50/50 raffle.
Residents and staff will be
given WILD costumes and
props for a fun and silly
photo shoot!
All staff members are invited
to visit the 2nd Floor Lounge
for a free pop during Happy
Hour with the Residents!
Friday, May 15th
FABULOUS FRIDAY
Saturday, May 16th
SWEET SATURDAY
Sunday, May 17th
SUNDAY FUNDAY
Let’s celebrate Fabulous Friday and the
end of the week with pizza for all of the
staff!
Candy and Sweet Treats will be
given to Residents to give to staff
to celebrate the Weekend!
Have fun on Sunday with games set up
throughout the building for staff and
Residents to enjoy!
We will be going for a drive to enjoy the
beautiful Ottawa Tulip Festival on
Thursday, May 14th
at 9:30am
Alta Vista Retirement Community would like
to recognize our hard working employees.
We ask that Residents and their family
members participate in the nominations.
Should you wish to nominate an employee,
please fill out a ballot
which is located at Reception.
You may see the Winner’s plaques under the
Regal Values in the Basement on the wall.
Shuttle Bus Days
Monday 9:30AM to 3:00PM
Wednesday 9:30AM to 3:00PM
Friday 9:30AM to 3:00PM
Cost
$4.00 one way
$8.00 round trip
Please sign up at reception!
Meal Times 1st Sitting
8:45AM Eglise Catholique Ste-Genevieve
9:15AM Thomas Anglican Church Service
9:45AM Emmanuel United Church service
10:00AM Perley Rideau Catholic
We feature a Sunday
Drive excursion to areas
around the City of Ottawa.
Please feel free to join us
in the fun! The sign up
sheet is located at
Reception; please indicate
if you use a wheelchair.
The Shuttle Bus leaves
promptly at 2:30PM.
Meal Times 2nd Sitting
Breakfast Sitting
7:30AM-8:15AM
Breakfast 2nd Sitting 8:30AM-9:30AM
Lunch 1st Sitting
12:00PM-1:00PM
Lunch 2nd Sitting
1:15pm-2:15PM
Dinner 1st Sitting
5:00PM-6:00PM
Dinner 2nd Sitting
6:15PM-7:00PM
If you wish to invite a guest a minimum 24 hours notice is required. Thank You!
Sexy Senior Contest
Attention all Residents!
Regal Lifestyle Communities will be hosting a contest in
May amongst the seven Ottawa homes. Residents will
nominate and vote for the “sexiest” senior by donating
money which will go directly to the charitable organization:
The Pancreatic Cancer Canada.
More information on specifics to come...
Every Friday at 11:00AM the Knitter’s Club
at Alta Vista Retirement Community meets in
the Activity Room in the basement.
We have an abundance of needles and wool in
all sorts of beautiful colours, but would like
more knitters!
Whether you have experience or have never held
a needle in your life, you are welcome! The
more the merrier and we are happy to teach.
Come
say hello
to the
local
Alta
Vista
Blue
Heron…
Join us in walking to the
pond every Tuesday morning
at 10:30AM!
We will meet in the Main Lobby
beforehand.
Walking
Club
Why not get out and
enjoy the good weather?
Join resident Jean Thompson
on Saturdays at 10:30AM
in the Main Lounge and get some
exercise with
Alta Vista Retirement Community’s
Walking Club.
Scientific evidence shows that cognitive stimulation like the Fit Minds
programs promotes brain health in both healthy people
and people with dementia.
The Fit Minds programs were designed with you in mind.
They are science-based, fully supported, practical programs.
The core of the Fit Minds approach is a set of engaging activities
refreshed on a weekly basis to create positive and enriching interactions.
Please join us every Monday & Friday afternoon at 2:15PM in the Activity
Room - The Fit Minds Stay Sharp Session will run about 30 -45 minutes.
We have a wonderful Chair Yoga instructor whose name
is Michael. We will be offering Chair Yoga
every second Saturday in the Activity Room.
We would like to send
all residents a friendly reminder
that should you have any dishes in your room,
please do not hesitate in calling Reception
and we will arrange for a server to come
We now offer exercise on the weekends. Join us in the Activity
Room every second Saturday at 9:30AM.
The exercise instructors name is Anne. Please come down and
meet her and start your day off with some morning stretches!
and collect them from your suite.
Women’s Gathering Circle
Every first Tuesday of the month
Alta Vista Retirement Community
will be hosting a
Woman's Gathering Circle
in the Chapel at 10:00AM.
We are looking for Poker Players!
Please sign up at reception
should you be interested
May 1st: Mrs Doubtfire (1993) - After a bitter divorce, an actor disguises himself as a
female housekeeper to spend time with his children held in custody by his
former wife.
May 3rd: Mrs Miniver (1942) - A British family struggles to survive the first months of
World War II.
May 4th: Princess Bride (1987) - While home sick in bed, a young boy's grandfather
reads him a story called The Princess Bride.
May 8th: Heavan Can Wait (1978) - A Los Angeles Rams quarterback, accidentally
taken away from his body by an overanxious angel before he was meant to
die, returns to life in the body of a recently murdered millionaire.
May 10th: Sleepless in Seattle (1993) - A recently widowed man's son calls a radio
talk-show in an attempt to find his father a partner. .
May 11th: Meet The Parents (2000) - Male nurse Greg Focker meets his girlfriend's
parents before proposing, but her suspicious father is every date's worst
nightmare.
May 22nd: Pay it Forward (2000) - A young boy attempts to make the world a better
place after his teacher gives him that chance.
May 24th: Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (1997) - A chronicle of Nelson
Mandela's life journey from his childhood in a rural village through to his
inauguration as the first democratically elected president of South Africa.
May 25th: The Kings Speech (2010) - The story of King George VI of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, his impromptu ascension to
the throne and the speech therapist who helped the unsure monarch become
worthy of it. .
May 29th: Another Life (2001) - A woman is wrongly accused of murdering her
husband in Edwardian London.
On June 2nd at 3:30pm
Centrum Travel will be coming
in to talk to us about what it
is like to travel with
Cunard Cruise Line and to
experience the golden age of travel.
Please meet in the 2nd Floor Lounge
Cake and Tea will be served.
Montreal’s Original
Depuis / Since
1927
Join us for a special outing to
Dunn’s Restaurant
on Thursday, May 7th
Please sign up at Reception
Don’t forget to bring your appetite!
Please join us on May 24th at 7:30PM for
Arm Chair Travel
When Earth was Mars. The journey to the
American Southwest
Looking for some healthy
competition? Why not
come and
participate in our
Games Hour?!
We have an exciting
selection of board games to choose from that
are all located in the white cabinet in the
Activity Room.
Games Hour is featured
every Friday at 11:00AM,
and Saturdays and Sundays at 10:00AM.
Please join us for
High Tea
on
Wednesday, May 13th
at
11:00AM
in the
2nd Floor Lounge
MAY 2015 ACTIVITY CALENDAR
SUN
MON
TUE
WED
THU
Bingo
Movies on the (2nd FL)
LEGEND
ML - Main Lounge
AR - Activity Room
2nd FL - 2nd Floor Lounge
3
CHURCH SHUTTLE
4
SHUTTLE DAY
5
SHOPPING DAY
6
FRI
Monday 2:30pm / 7:30pm
Friday 2:30pm / 7:30pm
Saturday 7:30pm
Sundays 7:30pm
Monday, Wednesday,
Friday & Sunday
3:15PM in the Activity Room
List of movies are located
in the newsletter
Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday
3:00pm in the 2ND Floor Lounge
SHUTTLE DAY
Happy Hour
7
EXCURSION
1
SAT
SHUTTLE DAY
2
CHAIR YOGA
9:30AM Exercise Class 1 (AR)
10:15AM Exercise Class 2 (AR)
11:00AM Gardening Meeting (AR)
11:00AM Games Hour (AR)
11:00AM Knitting Club (AR)
*NEW 2:15PM Sharp Minds (AR)
3:15PM Bingo (AR)
2:00PM/7:30PM Movie (2nd FL)
9:30AM Chair Yoga (AR)
10:30AM Jean’s Walking Club
Please meet at reception 10:25AM
2:00PM Entertainment
Anastassia on Piano (ML)
2:30PM Euchre (AR)
3:00PM Happy Hour (2nd FL)
7:30PM Movie (2nd FL)
8
9
SHUTTLE DAY
EXERCISE
8:30AM Church Shuttle Begins
12:00PM Church Shuttle Ends
11:00AM Games Hour (AR)
2:20PM Sunday Drive with Robie
3:15PM Bingo (AR)
7:30PM Movie (2nd FL)
9:30AM Exercise Class 1 (AR)
10:15AM Exercise Class 2 (AR)
9:45AM Catholic Mass (Chapel)
11:00AM Tea Social & Sing Along
*NEW 2:15PM Sharp Minds (AR)
3:15PM Bingo (AR)
4:00PM Crafts Painting Mugs (AR)
7:00PM Entertainment
“Joanie” (ML)
9:30AM Shopping Walmart
10:00AM Woman’s Gathering Circle
(Chapel)
10:30AM Morning Walk
11:00AM Tea Social (ML)
12:15PM Lunch Social (2nd FL)
2:30PM Bridge (Library)
3:00PM Happy Hour (2nd FL)
9:30AM Exercise Class 1 (AR)
10:15AM Exercise Class 2 (AR)
11:00AM Tea Social & Sing Along
2:00PM Bean Bag Toss (Outside)
3:15PM Bingo (AR)
7:30PM Discussion group (2nd FL)
11:15AM Dunn’s Restaurant
(sign up at reception)
2:00PM Entertainment
“Stanley Frank” (ML)
2:30PM Bridge (Library)
3:00PM Happy Hour (2nd FL)
9:30AM Exercise Class 1 (AR)
10:15AM Exercise Class 2 (AR)
10:50AM ACTIVITY MEETING (AR)
11:00AM Games Hour (AR)
11:00AM Knitting Club (AR)
*NEW 2:15PM Sharp Minds (AR)
3:15PM Bingo (AR)
2:00PM/7:30PM Movie (2nd FL)
9:30AM Exercise (AR)
10:00AM Sheila’s Accessories (ML)
10:30AM Jean’s Walking Club
Please meet at reception 10:25AM
2:30PM Euchre (AR)
3:00PM Happy Hour (2nd FL)
7:30PM Movie (2nd FL)
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
Mother’s Day
SHUTTLE DAY
SHOPPING DAY
SHUTTLE DAY
EXCURSION
SHUTTLE DAY
CHAIR YOGA
8:30AM Church Shuttle Begins
12:00PM Church Shuttle Ends
11:00AM Games Hour (AR)
2:00pm Entertainment
“Alan Sandman” (ML)
3:15PM Bingo (AR)
7:30PM Movie (2nd FL)
9:30AM Exercise Class 1 (AR)
10:15AM Exercise Class 2 (AR)
9:45AM Catholic Mass (Chapel)
11:00AM Tea Social & Sing Along
*NEW 2:15PM Sharp Minds (AR)
3:15PM Bingo (AR)
4:00PM Crafts Painting Mugs (AR)
7:30PM Movie (2nd FL)
9:30AM Shopping St Laurent
10:30AM Morning Walk
11:00AM Tea Social (ML)
2:00PM Bean Bag Toss (Outside)
2:30PM Bridge (Library)
3:00PM Happy Hour (2nd FL)
9:30AM Exercise Class 1 (AR)
10:15AM Exercise Class 2 (AR)
11:00AM High Tea (2nd FL)
2:00PM Bean Bag Toss (Outside)
3:15PM Bingo (AR)
7:30PM Discussion group (2nd FL)
9:30AM Tulip Festival Drive
10:30AM Anglican Church Chapel
2:00PM Entertainment
“Jean Guy Benard” (ML)
2:30PM Bridge (Library)
3:00PM Happy Hour (2nd FL)
9:30AM Exercise Class 1 (AR)
10:15AM Exercise Class 2 (AR)
11:00AM Games Hour (AR)
11:00AM Knitting Club (AR)
*NEW 2:15PM Sharp Minds (AR)
3:15PM Bingo (AR)
2:00PM/7:30PM Movie (2nd FL)
9:30AM Chair Yoga AR
10:30AM Jean’s Walking Club
Please meet at reception 10:25AM
2:00PM Entertainment
Anastassia on Piano (ML)
2:30PM Euchre (AR)
7:30PM Movie (2nd FL)
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18
19
20
21
22
23
CHURCH SHUTTLE
Victoria Day
SHOPPING DAY
SHUTTLE DAY
EXCURSION
SHUTTLE DAY
8:30AM Church Shuttle Begins
12:00PM Church Shuttle Ends
11:00AM Games Hour (AR)
2:00pm Entertainment
“Keith Sing a long” (ML)
3:15PM Bingo (AR)
7:30PM Movie (2nd FL)
9:45AM Catholic Mass (Chapel)
2:00pm Entertainment
“Roxy Swan” ML
3:15PM Bingo (AR)
7:30PM Movie (2nd FL)
9:30AM Shopping Carlingwood
10:30AM Morning Walk
11:00AM Tea Social (ML)
12:15PM Lunch Social (2nd FL)
2:30PM Bridge (Library)
3:00PM Happy Hour (2nd FL)
9:30AM Exercise Class 1 (AR)
10:15AM Exercise Class 2 (AR)
10:00am Carda Creations Clothing (ML)
11:00AM Tea Social & Sing Along
2:00PM Ring Toss (Outside)
3:15PM Bingo (AR)
7:30PM Discussion group (2nd FL)
10:30AM United Church
11:30AM Scores Restaurant
(please sign up at reception)
2:30PM Bridge (Library)
3:00PM Happy Hour (2nd FL)
9:30AM Exercise Class 1 (AR)
10:15AM Exercise Class 2 (AR)
11:00AM Gardening Meeting (AR)
11:00AM Games Hour (AR)
11:00AM Knitting Club (AR)
*NEW 2:15PM Sharp Minds (AR)
3:15PM Bingo (AR)
2:00PM/7:30PM Movie (2nd FL)
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25
26
27
28
29
CHURCH SHUTTLE
8:30AM Church Shuttle Begins
12:00PM Church Shuttle Ends
11:00AM Games Hour (AR)
3:15PM Bingo (AR)
7:30PM Movie (2nd FL)
SHUTTLE DAY
9:30AM Exercise Class 1 (AR)
10:15AM Exercise Class 2 (AR)
9:45AM Catholic Mass (Chapel)
11:00AM Tea Social & Sing Along
*NEW 2:15PM Sharp Minds (AR)
3:15PM Bingo (AR)
7:30PM Movie (2nd FL)
SHOPPING DAY
9:30AM Shopping Billings Bridge
2:00PM Bean Bag Toss (Outside)
2:30PM Bridge (Library)
3:00PM Happy Hour (2nd FL)
SHUTTLE DAY
9:30AM Exercise Class 1 (AR)
10:15AM Exercise Class 2 (AR)
11:00AM Food For Thought (2nd FL)
12:00PM Resident Birthday Lunch
3:15PM Bingo (AR)
7:30PM Discussion group (2nd FL)
EXCURSION
9:30AM Tim Hortons Rockland
(Sign up at Reception)
2:00PM Entertainment
“Old Time Country”
2:30PM Bridge Library
3:00PM Happy Hour (2nd FL)
SHUTTLE DAY
9:30AM Exercise Class 1 (AR)
10:15AM Exercise Class 2 (AR)
11:00AM Games Hour (AR)
11:00AM Knitting Club (AR)
*NEW 2:15PM Sharp Minds (AR)
3:15PM Bingo (AR)
2:00PM/7:30PM Movie (2nd FL)
EXERCISE
9:30AM Exercise AR
10:30AM Jean’s Walking Club
Please meet at reception 10:25AM
2:30PM Euchre (AR)
3:00PM Happy Hour (2nd FL)
7:30PM Movie (2nd FL)
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CHAIR YOGA
9:30AM Chair Yoga AR
10:30AM Jean ‘s Walking Club
Please meet at reception 10:25am
2:00PM Entertainment
“Musical Memories” ML
3:00PM Happy Hour (2nd FL)
7:30PM Movie (2nd FL)