“Comforts of Home”
135 William St., Meaford ON N4L 1T4
519-538-1010 *Fax 519-538-5699
www.meafordlongtermcare.com
Our Planet Earth
Earth Day is an annual event, celebrated on April 22, where worldwide
events are held to demonstrate support for environmental protection. It was
first celebrated in 1970, and is now coordinated globally by the Earth Day
Network, and celebrated in more than 192 countries each year. Throughout
the Month of April we will talk about how the sun, moon and stars affect our
planet and on April 22nd we would invite you to dress in Earth colours to
celebrate the Earth.
What in the World is going on this
month….
Crafts
April 2 – “You are out of this World”
April 9 – Planet Earth Centerpieces
April 10 – Planet Earth Sun Catchers
Let’s Get Cook’in
April 6 – “Meteorite Muffins”
April 27 – Space Monkey “Banana Bread”
Movies
April 20 – Apollo 13
April 27 – The Martian
Story Reading
April 8 – What’s all the fuss about recycling?
April 11 – Sun, Moon and Stars
Trivia
April 22 – Our Planet Earth
Fine Dining
“Planet Earth”
April 25@5pm
Special Guests The Retired
Teachers Group
Menu
Swiss "Moon" Burgers
Cosmic Spinach Salad
Mars Bar Cheesecake
April 2016
April 1
April Fools' Day
Sometimes called All Fools' Day, is celebrated every year on 1st of April by playing practical jokes
and spreading hoaxes. The jokes and their victims are called April fools. People playing April fool
jokes expose their prank by shouting April fool. Real or Fake April Fool Day News Stories @10:00,
Unit 1.
April 2
Peanut Butter and Jam Sandwich Day
Did you ever wonder who came up with the idea of combining peanut butter and jelly? The story goes
that soldiers in World War II first added jelly to their peanut butter sandwiches to make them tastier.
Bonnie’s Peanut Butter Sandwiches will be served as a celebration that evening for supper…jam it
up
April 11
Parkinson’s Awareness Month
April is Parkinson’s Awareness Month and on Monday April 11, we would like to ask residents, staff
and family members to wear the colour purple in supporting those who are suffering from this
disease.
April 13
Volunteer Appreciation Day
Our volunteers are so valued and appreciated by staff, family and residents and we would like to take this day
to express how much we love having our volunteers make our days more pleasurable. The residents are
hosting a “No One is Sweeter than a Volunteer” luncheon to say Thank You!!
April 18-April 22
Staff Appreciation Week
The residents of Meaford Long Term Care Center would like to thank the staff for all their dedication to their
home. During this week on one of the days, the residents are presenting the staff on their break with yummy
muffins and fresh coffee as a small token of their appreciation.
April 19
Resident Council
Resident Council welcomes guest speaker an independent lawyer from Meaford, Jane Patterson to talk about
Wills and Power of Attorney. Please join us @ 2:30 pm in Unit 2.
April 27
BBQ Time
Now that the nice weather is here the BBQ is heating up!! There will be a BBQ lunch served on Wednesdays
for a selected group of residents each week for a change in atmosphere, social and hot food right off the BBQ.
Families are always welcomed.
April 28
Blue Berry Pie Day
It’s National Blueberry Pie Day! Canadians have been filling their pies with delicious, fresh-picked
berries since the colonial era. Today, blueberry pie is one of the most popular pie flavors in Ontario.
Blueberry season begins late in April and ends in the late summer.
April 2016
Living Memories
Presents
Staff
Lyla S. April 2
Nicole W. April 6
Marianne P. April 6
Jenny D. April 7
Leah B. April 10
Stephanie M. April 11
Randy T. April 12
Sonya H. April 22
Emma G. April 27
Paige C. April 28
Marc G. April 29
Residents
Jim Ford April 16
Joan Brewster April 25
Our Birthday Party this month will be
celebrated with “Amanda Dorey” .Come
celebrate on Tuesday April 26
@ 2pm Unit 2 Recreation Room 
We would like to congratulate Heather P.
for her 3 years of service on April 4 and
to Randy T. for his 25 years of service
on April 15.
We would like to welcome
Elric Fries to our home.
Baycrest Health Sciences and Canada
National Ballet School of Music and
Dance
April 6
@ 10:00 am on Unit 2.
Baycrest Health Sciences is partnering
with Canada’s National Ballet School
(NBS) to create a dance program for
older adults with dementia. While
Baycrest has a long tradition of
integrating arts-based programming into
its care environment with seniors, the
partnership with NBS is the first research
project it has initiated with a specific
focus on dance. The project is also a first
for NBS – the organization has never
worked with seniors with dementia or
implemented programming in a longterm care setting before now.
There will be a family council meeting
Wednesday April 27, 2 pm in THE FRONT
ACTIVITY ROOM. We will be discussing
updates on the sale of the home by
Peoplecare. All family members and
friends are invited to attend.
April 2016
The Canadian Institute for Health Information
(CIHI) website has post detailed information on
nine performance indicators for 2014-2015.
The nine indicators are the following:
Our Deepest Sympathy
Mervin Varley
August 22, 1934 – February 28, 2016
Mervin moved into our home on December 3,
2009. Mervin will be remembered by his
mischievous smile and his love of being a farmer
all his life. Our condolences to his family and
friends.
DID YOU KNOW……….Meaford Long Term
Care is first and foremost our residents'
HOME!!! And as such, we want everyone to
receive 'The Comforts of Home' here. The
Residents' Bill of Rights is posted in our
hallways to remind everyone Long-Term Care
Homes are truly homes for the people who live
in them.
Each month we will be highlighting one of the
27 ‘Residents’ Rights’.
This month we wanted to draw attention to this
right:
"Every resident has the right to give or refuse
consent to any treatment, care or services for
which his or her consent is required by law and
to be informed of the consequences of giving or
refusing consent."
In other words...
If the doctor suggests a way to help, residents
can decide to:
* do what the doctor recommends,
* not take the doctor's advice, or
* talk to another doctor or qualified person to get
a second opinion.
No one else can make decisions about their
treatment if they are mentally capable. They can
have someone help make decisions, but that
too is their choice!
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Daily Restraint Use
Potentially Inappropriate Antipsychotic Use
Falls in the Last 30 days
Worsened Pressure Ulcer
Worsened Depressive Mood
Improved Physical Functioning
Worsened Physical Functioning
Experience Pain
Experience Worsened Pain
This is the second time that these indicators have
been released. The previous year data 20132014 was made public on June 10th, 2015.
Comparing our performance between the years is
going to help us look at where we are doing well,
where we have already made improvements and
where we can continue to improve so that we are
able to provide the best possible care for our
residents.
The home-specific data comes from each
resident’s assessment that is completed quarterly
by the home and submitted to CIHI.
We are very proud of our results and are pleased
to see that Meaford Long Term Care's results in
the areas of antipsychotics, falls, pressure ulcers,
improved functioning, experiencing of pain and
worsened pain were all in line with National and
Provincial averages.
We continue to be above average for restraints.
We continue to look at our results for worsened
physical functioning and worsened depressive
moods to try and determine why these results are
below average as there are many related
factors. There is always room for improvement
and this data continues to help us to target these
areas.
For more information, please see the service wing
hallway board or speak to Megan Garland,
Administrator