December, 2015 - Windermere Care Centre

WINDERMERE CARE CENTRE
900 WEST 12TH AVE
VANCOUVER BC
V5Z 1N3
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December Birthdays
Join us to
Celebrate
December Birthdays
Friday December 18th
2:00 pm
Main Floor
Music by the
Revellers
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Nurse’s Corner
Christmas Season is here!
Some gift ideas for residents:
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Fleece vests or jacket or lap blankets to keep warm. Choose
clothing that is easily washed and cared for!
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New tooth brush or denture brush
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2016 large print calendar
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Large print clock for room
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Night light for bathroom
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New hip protectors- - ask Josie to order
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Non slip socks – available in Tuck Shop
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Velcro slippers
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New lamp for night stand – touch to go on and off
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Three-ply Kleenex
Please give any clothing gifts to the care aid or the receptionist for labeling .
Outings:
If you are taking your resident to family gatherings or church please fill
out the form at Reception Desk. We want to have time to get your lovedone dressed nicely and we will prepare medications (if necessary) for the
outing.
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Cooking Corner
GINGERBREAD MUFFINS
125g softened butter
1/2 cup dark brown sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
2 eggs
1 tablespoon mixed spice
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
pinch of salt
1/4 cup milk
1 cup self raising flour
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reheat oven to 200C.
Line a 6-hole large muffin tin with paper cases
Place butter, sugar, vanilla extract and salt in a large bowl. Beat until
light and fluffy. Add eggs, ginger, cinnamon and mixed spice.
Beat for a minute.
Add flour and milk and beat until well combined. Spoon mixture in
muffin cases until each is 2/3rds full. Sprinkle extra cinnamon on top
(optional).
Bake in oven for approximately 15 minutes until cooked through, risen and golden brown on top. Remove from oven and cool in cases
on wire rack.
Serve dusted with icing sugar.
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Windermere Questionnaire
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Answer all the questions below, submit this page to the reception desk
before December 20 and win a prize!
How many Christmas trees are on the main floor at Windermere?
ANSWER: _________________________
Which reindeer had a “very shiny nose”?
ANSWER: _________________________
Name one resident whose name is listed the bulletin board.
ANSWER: _________________________
In which city was Jesus born?
ANSWER: _________________________
What is the date of the Windermere Christmas Café & Fair?
ANSWER: _________________________
Is there a nativity scene on the main floor at Windermere? YES
NO
What Robbie Burns song do we sing at New Year?
ANSWER: __________________________
What type of liquor is most often mixed with egg nog?
ANSWER: _______________________
On what day of Christmas did the “drummers drumming” arrive?
ANSWER: _____________________
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Programs on the Floors
What is Montessori at Windermere?
Windermere staff have been trained to support residents using
the Montessori method: residents are provided with activities
suitable to their needs, abilities and interests. It is a personalized approach that gives residents a sense of enjoyment,
accomplishment and purpose.
Sing along with Sonia Marie ……… Monday December 7th
10:00 am—3rd floor
11:00 am 7th Floor
Small groups and 1:1’s
Physical:
Social:
Sensory:
Balloon Toss
Sing-alongs
Hand massages
Folding
Reminiscing
Aromatherapy
Cognitive:
Spiritual:
Sorting
Hymn Sing
Trivia
Word search
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November Memories
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November Memories
Chaplains Corner
A dollar & eighty-seven cents … she’d saved for months! Della flopped on the old
couch and bawled. With her husband's salary cut this past year, it was hard to save.
But when Mr. James Young came home he was called "Jim" and hugged greatly. Della
finished her cry, rubbed her cheeks, looked out the window dully. What could she
buy Jim for Christmas with so little? The hours spent planning for something fine &
rare & sterling for him. Seeing herself in the mirror, Della whirled around, her eyes
shining. Her face lost color as she pulled her hair to its full length. Two possessions
they took pride in: Jim's gold watch, his father's & grandfather's; & Della's hair, now
to her knees, rippling and shining like flowing waters. She faltered; a tear fell. But on
went her old jacket & hat, & she was out the door to the street where a sign read:
"Mme. Sofronie. Hair Goods of All Kinds." "Will you buy my hair?” Della blurted.
"Take yer hat off & let's have a look," Madame said. Then, ”Twenty dollars," lifting
the mass with a practiced hand. "Do it quick!" said Della. Then, ransacking the stores,
Della at last found it! It was made for Jim; none other like it! A platinum fob chain,
simple, chaste in design, proclaiming its value by substance alone; worthy of The
Watch. It must be Jim's, like him in its quietness and value. Twenty-one dollars, then
home! Now Jim could proudly check the time, not just look at it on the sly with its old
strap.
At home, Della looked at herself; with curling irons, repairing the ravages of generosity & love, her head soon wore tiny, close-lying curls. "If Jim doesn't kill me," she
thought, "he’ll say I look like a Coney Island chorus girl. But, oh, what else could I
do?" … 7 o'clock, coffee made, frying pan ready to cook the chops. Della held the
chain, waiting. Steps ... she turned white, "Please God, make him think I’m still
pretty." Jim entered, stopped, eyes on Della, an expression she could not read, terrifying her. Not anger, surprise, disapproval, horror, nor any expected sentiment; just a
peculiar look. Approaching him. "Jim, darling," she cried, "don't look at me that way!
I had my hair cut & sold because I couldn't live through Christmas without giving you
a present. It'll grow again--you won't mind, will you? Say ‘Merry Christmas!' Jim; let's
be happy! I have a beautiful gift for you!" "You've cut off your hair?" asked Jim,
shocked. "Cut off & sold it," said Della. "Don't you like me just as well, anyhow? I'm
me without my hair, ain't I?" Jim looked about the room. "You say it’s gone?" "Sold &
gone!,” said Della. “I did it for you! So shall I put the chops on?"
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Chaplains Corner
Jim seemed to suddenly awake, enfolding his Della, drawing a package from
his pocket. "Don't make any mistake, Dell, about me. I don't think there's anything in the way of a haircut or shave or shampoo that could make me like my
girl any less. But open this package and you’ll see why you had me going." Her
fingers tore at the wrapping! A scream of joy, then instant tears and wails, eliciting all Jim’s comforting powers. It was the Combs, side & back combs, Della
had longed for in a Broadway window. Pure tortoise shell, with jewelled rims-just the shade to wear in her beautiful vanished hair. Expensive combs that she
had yearned for without any hope of possession. Now hers, but the tresses
that should have adorned them were gone. She hugged them to her bosom,
and at length was able to look up with dim eyes & smile and say: "My hair
grows so fast, Jim!"
And then Della cried, "Oh, oh!" for Jim had not yet seen his gift. She eagerly
held it out to him; the precious metal, reflecting her bright and ardent spirit.
"Isn't it dandy, Jim? I hunted all over! I can’t wait to see how it looks on the
watch!" Jim sat down, hands behind head & smiled. "Dell," he said, "let's put
our gifts away awhile. They're too nice to use right now. I sold the watch to
buy your combs. And now suppose you put the chops on."
(Based on a story by O. Henry)
It has been said that the true value of a gift is in what we have left after the
giving …
Merry Christmas,
Chaplain Ken
Christmas Blessings
What can I give Him,
Poor as I am?
If I were a shepherd
I would bring a lamb,
If I were a wise man
I would do my part, Yet what I can I give Him,
Give my heart
On this joyous day, and throughout the new year, may your life be filled with an abundance of love.
Christmas Café and Fair: December 11
Come on down to the Main Floor to get some of your
Christmas errands done!
We will have Christmas cards for sale, and also
little elves to help with wrapping any Christmas
presents you may have!
Special Sale will be able to pick up their
list come on down for a cup of eggnog or apple
cider, a piece of delicious shortbread and sing-along to some of your favourite Christmas carols!!!!
DECEMBER HIGHLIGHTS
DATE
TIME
EVENT
LOCATION
Wednesday December 2nd
10:00 am Shopping at Capilano Mall North Vancouver
Friday December 4th
10:00 am
Christmas Photo Booth
Main Floor
Friday December 4th
2:00 pm
Mix & Mingle
Wine and Cheese Tasting
Christmas Pub
Main Floor
Tuesday December 8th
12 noon
Christmas Lunch Club
Lower Main
Friday December 11th
10:00 am
Christmas Café and Fair
Main Floor
Friday December 11th
10—3 pm
Jewelry Sale by Noor
Main Floor
Saturday December 12th
2:00 pm
The Grace Note Music
Performance
Main Floor
Monday December 14th
10:30 am
Christmas Lunch at the
Westin Bayshore
Vancouver
ThursdayDecember 17th
6:00 pm
Night Light Tour
Around Town
Friday December 18th
10:00 am
Christmas Crafting
Main Floor
Friday December 18th
2:00 pm
December Birthday
Celebration with the
Revellers
Main Floor
Saturday December 19th
2:00 pm
Piano Recital
Main Floor
Wednesday December 23rd 10:00 am
Lunch at the
Season's in the Park
Queen Elizabeth
park
Thursday December 24th
10:00 am
Here we come a Caroling
All the Floors
Thursday December 24th
2:00 pm
Christmas Visits
All the Floors
Friday December 25th
10—12
Christmas Carols with
Sonia
Main Floor
MERRY CHRISTMAS
Wednesday December 30th 10:00 am
Thursday December 31st
10:00 am
Scenic Drive
Around Town
Ring in the New years
Main Floor
WELCOME 2016—HAPPY NEW YEAR