Park West Tribune July/August

Andrews of Summerside resident Elayne Morrison enjoys a sip of a virgin margarita during a barbecue held at Director of Care Kim Jay's home recently. Residents were invited to Kim's for an afternoon of food, games and socializing.

UPDATE FROM PARK WEST

Dear family members and friends of Andrews of Park West,

It's been a busy couple of months at Park West We've been spending more time outdoors (when it's not too hot) going for walks, enjoying outings around Charlottetown and taking advantage of our beautiful patio area.

We are excited about our upcoming chef's competition, scheduled for August 22 at Andrews of Charlottetown All our homes will be participating It should be fun!

Wishing you all a wonderful August

Sincerely,

Team member Laura MacArthur, an LPN, and resident Anna Doucette share a laugh while walking to lunch at Andrews of Summerside

Resident Anita Ayers enjoys a cup of coffee during Andrews of Charlottetown's annual Father's Day celebration.

Kay Therriault, a guest at Andrews of Stratford's Father's Day celebrations, smiles during a musical performance.

Andrews of Stratford Activity Coordinator Sharon Woods-Bryenton performs during Stratford's annual Father's Day celebration.

Residents Evelyn Rafuse and Camilla MacPhee enjoy a game of table curling.

Right: Andrews of Park West residents enjoy some time outdoors during Canada Day celebrations.

Left: Arlene Gallant displays an owl craft she made as part of a handweaving exercise.

ANDREWS COOKBOOK

Q U I C H E

In every family there's that one dish that mom or dad makes better than anyone else in the world Maybe it's dad's chili recipe, or mom ' s secret to perfect ginger snap cookies These dishes and desserts become family legend, favourites at holiday parties, birthdays or family dinners The recipes are often passed down through generations and become a part of a family's story We wanted to share those stories Every month we feature a different recipe submitted by one of our residents.

This month our Resident Recipe series features a quiche recipe submitted by Andrews of Summerside resident Jessie Jay

Ingredients

2/3 cup shredded cheese

Fresh broccoli

3/4 cup chopped bacon

4 eggs

1 cup of 2% milk

Salt Pepper

Paprika

Basil

1 ready to use pie crust

Directions

Layer pie crust with 2/3 cup shredded cheese, chopped broccoli, bacon

Mix four eggs with 1 cup of 2% milk Season with salt, pepper, paprika and basil

Pour mixture over broccoli, bacon and cheese

Cover with remaining cheese

Bake in a preheated 375 degree oven for 4045 minutes

Quiche

Photos by Nathan Rochford. Quiche prepared by Andrews' culinary team.

'Doing something to help somebody'

Andrews of Summerside residents volunteer to make sensory aprons for people living with dementia

The first time Norma Paynter saw someone use a sensory blanket was after she moved into Andrews of Summerside

She was in line at a social function standing behind a man in a wheelchair. He had a blanket draped over his legs. He folded it, opened it, closed it and played with a knot in one end. He did this for an hour.

At the time, Norma didn’t realize the significance of the blanket but saw it brought the man comfort It was behaviour she recognized in her friend, who has Alzheimer’s

“I knew she couldn’t sit still, but I didn’t realize the intensity of it,” she said

In the time since seeing the man in the wheelchair with his blanket, Norma came to better understand the importance sensory items can have for people living with dementia Many people living with a diagnosis of dementia or Alzheimer’s become easily agitated Sensory items, like blankets or anything they can safely fidget with, can relieve that discomfort.

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Andrews of Summerside program coordinator Annelize Malan displays a sensory apron alongside resident volunteer Janet Murphy.

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So, when Andrews of Summerside’s program coordinator Annelize Malan asked for volunteers to help with a project making sensory aprons for long-term care residents, Norma put her name forward.

“Hopefully I’m doing something to help somebody,” she said “Maybe me later Who knows?”

The project involved sewing various sensory items to aprons, which can be safely worn by long-term care residents

“There are so many different types of touch quilts and activity mats out there but unfortunately you see so many times when you walk past a resident’s room that these touch quilts are lying on the floor,” Annelize said. “It’s not safe to keep it on with a safety pin, so we needed to find a way to keep in on a resident without it ending up on the floor I was looking on the internet and I came across the apron ”

The group of resident volunteers, led by Annelize, spent two days in early June pinning and sewing items to 10 standard kitchen aprons

“We had all different abilities and people helping us, ” Annelize said. “Some pinned down, some were sewing, some were working with the (sewing) machine.”

In addition to the direct benefit of helping the long-term care residents, the volunteers had fun tapping into old skills and socializing with each other

“It really looked like the residents were enjoying it,” said Annelize “It felt like they were accomplishing something A lot of them have not done any needle work in a long time and they were very impressed with how they can sew again and thread a needle. It was all good for them.”

Norma was glad she signed up to help

“It was fun,” she said “We had one or two (residents) who liked to crack one-liners and keep things stirred up ”

Given the value the aprons can add to a person with dementia’s quality of life, Annelize would like to see more made in the months and years ahead.

“There’s a lot of institutions and places that would benefit from having this,” she said “If it’s something we can grow bigger and do in the community, that would be awesome ”

Norma Paynter takes instruction from Annelize while pinning sensory items to an apron.

Items like zippers, beads, buckles and different materials can all be found on the aprons. Because residents may prefer one sensation over another, Annelize wanted to include as many options as possible on the aprons.

ABOVE & BEYOND JUNE WINNER

Every month our team and residents recognize one team member for showing exceptional care

LORRAINE PITRE : PARK WEST JOINED IN 2014

ABOVE & BEYOND JULY WINNER

Every month our team and residents recognize one team member for showing exceptional care

GURPREET KAUR : PARK WEST JOINED IN 2023

Our Above and Beyond pick for December is Lorraine Pitre

Lorraine is a dedicated cook, always providing refreshments for her team members We are lucky to have her

Lorraine has been a cook with Andrews of Park West since 2014

Prior to that, she worked as a cook at Andrews of Charlottetown and before that, as a dietary aide with Holland College’s student

residence

She said she loves cooking for the residents and especially enjoys baking

“I usually like to make the desserts for the residents,” she said “They love my desserts.”

She added her favourite dessert to make is lemon pie

Outside of work Lorraine keeps busy spending time with her three grandchildren

Our Above and Beyond winner for July is Gurpreet Kaur

Gurpreet is a hard-working, dedicated and passionate team member who is always willing to go above and beyond for our residents and her team members We are so happy to have her as part of Park West

Gurpreet started working as a caregiver at Andrews of Park West in May, 2023. Prior to joining our team, she worked as a PSW in Ontario and, prior to that, as a nurse in her home country of India

For Gurpreet the best part of her day is spending time with our residents

“I like to give them care, ” she said Outside of work, Gurpreet enjoys spending time with her friends and family

Lorraine was recognized for going above and beyond

Gurpreet was recognized for going above and beyond.

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AUGUST

GAMES

The object of the puzzle is to fill the remaining squares, using all the numbers 1–9 exactly once in each row, column, and the nine 3 × 3 subgrids

Community Cash 50/50

Weekly 50/50 draw in support of support not for profit groups including Murphy s Pharmacies Community Centre and the Holland College Athletics