Parkhill Tribune

CAMPFIRE SONGS

Anne Campbell plays ukulele for residents during a marshmallow roast on the patio at Andrews of Stratford.

UPDATE FROM PARKHILL

Dear family members and friends of Andrews of Parkhill,

August was a jam-packed month at our home We had noodle-ball games, outings, music and celebrated a few special birthdays, including Mary Ratelle’s, who turned 103! Congratulations, Mary!

September is shaping up to be just as busy with our activity coordinator Barb planning lots of activities for our residents.

I hope you all had a good summer and have a relaxing Labour Day weekend.

Sincerely,

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

SHELLEY KING : DIRECTOR OF CARE

A C T I V E A T A N D R E W S

Audrey Doherty, left, and Wanda Ings, enjoy some lemonade and music on the patio at Andrews of Stratford.

Andrews of Charlottetown resident Gerda Klein dances during National Acadian Day celebrations.

Residents and their families load plates of hotdogs, hamburgers, pasta and potato salad during Andrews of Stratford's Family BBQ.

Andrews of Stratford resident Heartz Godkin plays the tamborine during a performance with his old bandmates.

Andrews of Summerside residents show off sugar cookings they made on a recent afternoon.

Andrews of Park West residents enjoy live music on the patio on a recent sunny afternoon.

ANDREWS COOKBOOK

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 donut recipe submitted by Andrews of Charlottetown resident Shirley Young

Classic Sugar Donuts

Ingredients

Wet

2 eggs

1 cup of sugar

2 tsp of vanilla

3 tbsp of cooking oil

1 cup of homogenized milk

Sugar Cinnamon

Dry

3 ½ cups of flour

1 ¼ tsp of baking soda

¾ tsp of salt

¼ tsp of ginger

2 tsp of cream of tartar

Directions

In a large mixing bowl, mix the first four ingredients

In a medium mixing bowl, sift the 3 ½ cups of flour and the rest of the dry ingredients

Alternate adding flour mixture and milk to the wet ingredients

If the dough is still sticky, add more flour

Roll the dough on a floured surface to about ½ inch thick Cut out donuts and re-roll remaining dough to have roughly 24 donuts

Heat oil on medium to medium/high Once oil is at desired temperature, add 7-7 donuts and cook until they pop to the surface Then turn them over and cook until golden brown Drain on paper towel and toss donuts, while still warm, in mixture of sugar and cinnamon

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

Combine sugar and cinnamon in a large bowl and set aside

'It’s like having life breathed back in'

Family events return to Andrews and ProTem homes

TAfter a three-year hiatus, family events at our homes in P E I and New Brunswick have returned

Since the beginning of the pandemic in spring of 2020, popular events like our annual barbecues, dining room service as well as seasonal celebrations like Christmas parties, were closed to the public due to COVID-19 restrictions. However, following the easing of provincial restrictions earlier this year we ’ ve again opened our doors to resident’s families and friends In August, homes held their first family and friends’ barbecues since 2019

For Francis Tremere, whose sister Bonita Bevans lives at Andrews of Stratford, the ability to attend larger gatherings at Andrews again was welcome news

“We must thank Mr Murphy for having all the families here (again),” she said, adding in addition to being able to visit her sister on a regular basis again, she enjoys volunteering at events and visiting with other Andrews’ residents.

“I really enjoy intermingling with the residents,” said Francis, a former LPN. “I worked in nursing homes and hospitals so I really enjoy waiting on the residents and making contact with them and speaking with them When you ’ re nursing, you really miss the residents I really enjoyed my work and if I come here and get to help, it just lifts your spirits ”

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Lynn Trowsdale, daughter of resident Bonita Bevans, chats with residents during a blueberry social at Andrews of Stratford in August.

Likewise, for Bonita’s daughter Lynn Trowsdale, having more family able to visit regularly has been a net positive

“It’s great,” she said. “You don’t feel like you ’ re the only one now. During COVID, I was the only one in for a while, so now you feel less pressure to be there all the time and to entertain ”

She added, her mother has loved the extra attention

“She has other friends that have dropped in too,” Lynn said “It’s nice for her to have somebody dropping in different days It makes the day go quicker ”

Lynn explained during the peak of COVID restrictions, her mother struggled with not seeing people.

“She phoned me two or three times a day,” Lynn said “She found it very lonesome ”

Residents and their families aren’t the only ones grateful to see public events happening again

“We have always enjoyed so many gatherings over the years and to be able to do them again is so special,” said Sharon Woods-Bryenton, activity coordinator at Andrews of Stratford. “There certainly was a lot of joy in the room with the families and residents enjoying the food, music and just being together celebrating.”

Sharon added, she sees first-hand the benefits on the residents

“To see family and residents together as they would have been for many events in their previous homes and how it can continue at Andrews is important,” she said “It creates a great community atmosphere to have all the families, residents and staff together celebrating the special events of life.”

Kelly Tingley, a personal support worker at ProTem Memory Care, our dementia care homes in Moncton, said the response from resident’s families has been the same as at Andrews

ProTem held their annual family barbecue at the end of August Turnout from family members was high, with many bringing kids and grandkids to visit

“It’s like having life breathed back in,” Kelly said “It’s really good ”

Andrews and ProTem will continue to hold family events going forward, barring a change in COVID restrictions or updated guidance from respective provincial governments Should conditions change due to an increase in COVID cases in the general community, or due to an outbreak at one of our homes, families will be immediately updated on our procedures and protocols

Francis Tremere catches up with residents at Andrews of Stratford.

Resident dance during ProTem’s annual family barbecue.

Musicians Anne and Molly perform during Andrews of Stratford’s family barbecue.

ABOVE & BEYOND AUGUST WINNER

Every

MIKE

Mike was recognized for going above and beyond

Our Above and Beyond winner for August is Mike Arsenault

Mike is an excellent addition to our team at Parkhill He’s a great listener, is diligent, has an excellent attitude and is always there to support his team.

Prior to joining Andrews, Mike worked for 14 years in the building supplies industry He joined Andrews seven months ago, handling maintenance at Parkhill

He said the best part of his role is knowing no two days will be the same.

“Every day is something different,” he said “One day I’m painting, one day I’m setting up TVs ”

He added, the residents and team are also major perks

“The people are great,” he said “The staff is great The residents are great to talk to ”

Outside of work, Mike enjoys camping and golfing with his wife

SEPTEMBER

Sudoku

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 Department Anyone can play for just $2/week