RESIDENT AND FAMILY

TRILLIUM MANOR | ISSUE 1 | 2020

What’s New in your Home?

Trillium Manor’s wall of distinction is growing thanks to many generous donations. Thank you to The Ladies Orange Benevolent Association (LOBA) for their donation of $5,250 towards the Give-a-Lift Bus Fundraising Campaign. Left to right Crystal Rosewell, Millie Readman, and a representative from the LOBA.

DISTINCTION WALL IS GROWING!

Trillium Manor held a 50th Anniversary Celebration! County of Simcoe Warden Cornell and General Manager Jane Sinclair were at the celebration. Resident and honorary member of the Ladies Orange Benevolent Association (LOBA), Millie Readman along with member Linda Coutts and Warden Cornell opened the time capsule from 1969.

Orillia Quilter’s Guild will be hosting their bi-annual event on

May 2 and 3.

Raffle tickets for a home-made quilt are on sale at the

main office.

$2 per ticket or $5 for 3 tickets.

50TH ANNIVERSARY ORILLIA QUILTER’S GUILD

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT Proceeds from the upcoming events

will go towards this fundraiser as well.

Residents Lynn and Ruth (left) started a unique fundraiser. They have a swear jar in their room, and collected funds will go towards the Give-a-Lift Bus Fundraising Campaign. To-date, they have collected over $30!

$49,664

The Nursing Department is actively recruiting PSW’s, RPN’s, and RN’s.

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NURSING UPDATES

ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS and GREEN TEAM UPDATES

Carpets in the main hallways will be removed and new hard surface flooring is being installed.

The Severn dining room is getting a fresh new look. Updated window coverings, lighting, and wall murals will finish off the scene to encourage a more calm and relaxing dining experience. – The picture there is from Simcoe Manor – please remove it. I don’t have one to replace it as the project is not quite finished.

WELLNESS COMMITTEEThe Wellness Committee hosted the The Bell Let’s Talk day on January 29, to help end the sigma around mental illness. Make your mental health a priority. Over the coming months, there will be monthly events to increase wellness awareness.

ORILLIA MUSEUM OF ARTRon, Shirley, Riley and volunteer Sarah at the Orillia Museum of Art and history for Seniors in the Studio program.

REMINDER TO FAMILIESRATE REDUCTION TIME IS HERE! PLEASE SUBMIT NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT FOR YOUR RESIDENT TO THE MAIN OFFICE BY JUNE 15.

LIFE WITH A BABYLife with a Baby parenting group with be meeting monthly for fun interactive activities with our Residents. If you know of a parent with children at home, contact Crystal Rosewell at Ext. 4080. All ages welcome!

After 12 years of service to Trillium Manor our Administrator JANICE MCCUAIG has decided to retire. Janice has overseen the development of the Behavioural Support Team run by the County of Simcoe, served as a board member of the Alzheimer’s Society, and spearheaded multiple projects at the Manor. She is looking forward to spending more time with her grandchildren and gardening. All the best!

LIFE WITH A BABY MEETINGS:MARCH 5 AND APRIL 2 AT 10 AM

CONGRATULATIONS TO TANYA DEVRIS-PORTER WHO HAS BEEN APPOINTED THE NEW ADMINISTRATOR AT TRILLIUM MANOR. Tanya has over 20 years of experience at the county of Simcoe in various roles and we are pleased to have

her as our new administrator.

CONGRATS TO ANN HENDERSON FOR TAKING ON THE ROLE OF ACTING DIRECTOR OF CARE. A special thank-you goes out to Ann for her support and dedication during this time.

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OUR COMMITMENT TO YOU

NEW TRAIN SET Tanya, Jack and Neil assembling

the new train set.SO MUCH FUN!

A Message from Jane Sinclair, GM, Health & Emergency Services

We hope everyone is keeping warm and enjoying this beautiful winter season. We are excited to bring you recent updates about what’s happening in your home and residence.

We are preparing for our next Quality based Accreditation and surveyor visits in November 2020. Accreditation is an ongoing process of assessing health and social services organizations against standards of excellence to identify our strengths and areas that we can continue to

improve. It involves all members of our organization, from management to frontline staff, residents and families as well as community partners. This process allows us to ensure we are fully utilizing our resources, increasing efficiency, enhancing quality and safety, and reducing risk. As in previous accreditation years, we look forward to maintaining Exemplary Standing. Stay tuned for more updates.

For several years now, Simcoe Manor has had agreements in place to provide Peritoneal Dialysis to our residents. Trillium Manor has successfully entered into this same partnership more recently. This service has

been provided in partnership with Orillia Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital, the Ontario Renal Network, Cancer Care Ontario and now with Ontario Health with regards to the recent changes within the provincial health care system. These partnerships have been very successful in allowing the residents living in long-term care homes to receive treatment within their home rather than experiencing the disruption and costs associated with receiving hemodialysis treatments at the regional dialysis centre.

Please enjoy this edition of the Resident and Family Newsletter and we look forward to bringing you more updates soon!

Charlotte, Lelia, Ann Marie, and Loran with a smile on Christmas morning.

CHRISTMAS TIME AT THE MANOR!

Caitlin, Mikayla, Jessie-lee, and Taylor around the Christmas tree with gifts for the Residents.

Caitlin and Taylor sorting presents.

Residents opening their gifts on

Christmas morning.

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Tanya deVries-PorterAdministratorExt. 4200

Sam GenoveseEnvironmentalServices SupervisorExt. 4100

Ann HendersonActing Director of Resident CareExt. 4010

Barb DevolinDietary SupervisorExt. 4180

Crystal RosewellProgram & Support Service SupervisorExt. 4080

MANAGEMENT TEAM call 705-325-1504 for more information

George CornellWarden

Mark AitkenCAO

Jane SinclairGeneral Manager

COUNTY ADMINISTRATION TEAM

OUR VOLUNTEERSWelcome new volunteersPeter Rea, Mary Anderson, and Axel Azzam. RNs

Caroline Cannon

RPNsAlby John

Elyssa NickOkkar Thaw

PSS Alix Coutts

PT Susan Barker

PTA Rosie Kelly

PSWsCory IrvineAmanda Lambert

Vanessa BrownKam Sandhu

Andrea Balicki

HERE WE

GROW AGAIN! FAMILY COUNCIL EDUCATION SERIES

Congratulations to Annette Howard and Marilyn Mark on their retirements.

“I would tell anyone, and do tell people, that I learn and grow from volunteering at Trillium. It’s a rewarding experience when one of the residents, who seems preoccupied or can’t hear, looks up at me and smiles. How can you not feel blessed by that? Each time I leave for Trillium my husband says to me to go and change someone’s life today. If I can do that just a little bit, it makes me happy.”- A Happy Volunteer

VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION DAY

April 8ORILLIA QUILT SHOW

May 2 and 3LIFE WITH A BABY

March 5 and April 2

Volunteer Peter Rea is running a bible study Sunday afternoons once a month.

We are currently working with our public health to keep informed of the Coronavirus as cases appear in Ontario. We ask that anyone who may have travelled or has been in contact with someone who travelled to the affected areas please speak with the registered nurse on duty before visiting. For general infection control, we encourage you not to visit if you are experiencing a new or worsening cough, runny or congested nose, fever, chills and malaise or diarrhea and vomiting. Hand washing is key in preventing the spread of infection.

Associate Director of Resident CareExt. 4010

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