Bishops Gardens Seniors Living

Therapeutic Recreation Awareness Month Today we celebrate our Director of Recreation, Stephanie Neville, certified Recreation Therapist. Stephanie has been working diligently to design our recreation program and is eager to welcome residents soon. ... Both Bishops Gardens and Stephanie have a firm commitment to memory care. Pictured below are some of the tools Stephanie has created for residents use. Busy board, fidget blankets and activity kits are a few of her recent projects. Therapeutic Recreation is a profession which recognizes leisure, recreation and play as integral components of quality of life. Service is provided to individuals who have physical, mental, social, or emotional limitations which impact their ability to engage in meaningful leisure experiences. We look forward to the fun and laughter that will fill our residence with Stephanie leading the way.

Look at these mugs that were donated by the former principal of Bishops College! We can imagine that there was a lot of tea and coffee in those mugs over the years! #tbt #bishopscollege #coffemug

Wow...look at that beautiful view! Drone Credit: Kassondra Barry Photography

Look what we found! This Bishops College Barons Jersey will be an important piece of memorabilia that we will be proudly displaying at Bishops Gardens. #TBT

At Bishops Gardens safety is our priority and winter safety is especially important - particularly on days like today! Here are some tips from healthyaging.org on winter falls prevention: It’s easy to slip and fall in the winter, especially in icy and snowy conditions. ... Some precautions to take are: Ensure steps and walkways are clear before you walk. Be especially careful if you see wet pavements that could be iced over. Clear away snow and salt the walkways at your home, or hire someone to do it. Wear boots with non-skid soles this will prevent you from slipping. If you use a cane, replace the rubber tip before it is worn smooth. Consider an ice pick-like attachment that fits onto the end of the cane for additional traction.

We’re completely in LOVE with this dining room fixture in our apartments! We can imagine plenty of meals being shared under the glow of this beautiful chandelier. It’s so exciting to watch all of the design pieces coming together. Stay tuned for more pictures!

Chef Matthew Evely's Traditional Christmas Pudding Recipe. He is looking forward to sharing it with our Residents! "Flamed Christmas pudding with Crème Anglaise" ... We started this tradition 12 Christmas’ ago when our oldest was just a baby and we hope you enjoy this old recipe as much as we have! It is can be made well before Christmas and we usually make it the year before and then store away in a cool room to mature. The day before you plan on steaming the pudding, thoroughly mix all ingredients in a large bowl and then cover with a clean tea towel. It is best left out overnight in your coolest room to allow the flavours to develop. 125g Beef suet 25g Finely chopped candied peel 25g whole almonds chopped 225g soft dark brown sugar 100g sultanas 100g raisins 300g currants 1 Christmas apple cored and grated, skin on Zest of 1 orange, micro planed is best Zest of 1 lemon, micro planed is best 1 jigger black rum 150 mL porter 2 large eggs 100g sifted flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 125g fresh breadcrumbs 1 teaspoon ground mixed spice teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg teaspoon ground cinnamon The next day mix up your pudding and pour into a 1.5L pudding basin (I use a 1.5L Pyrex bowl). Wrap the bowl with parchment paper and then aluminum foil and place in a steamer and allow to steam for 8 hours. Be sure to check the water often so the pot doesn’t run dry. Allow the cooked pudding to cool, remove coverings and then rewrap with fresh parchment and foil to store away. On the day you intend to serve, steam the pudding in the same fashion for 2 hours to warm. Then unmold and pour cup of warmed black rum over the top and carefully light it. Allow the flames to burn out and serve with your favorite custard sauce. Crème Anglaise This is best made the day ahead 1 cup whole milk 1 cup whipping cream 1 vanilla bean, split 6 large egg yolks 6 tablespoons sugar Combine the milk and cream in a heavy saucepan. Scrape the seeds from the vanilla bean and then add the seeds and the bean to the milk mixture and bring to a simmer. Remove from heat. Whisk egg yolks and sugar in medium bowl to blend. Gradually whisk hot milk mixture into yolk mixture and return the custard to saucepan. Stir over low heat until the custard thickens and leaves path on back of spoon when finger is drawn across, about 5 minutes and be sure to not allow the sauce to boil or you will have scrambled eggs! Strain sauce into bow then cover and chill.

We’re #obsessed with our canopy backlit sign! Hats off to our sign contractor @LeamanSigns you’ve outdone yourself!

Throwback Thursday to when Bishops looked like this! #TBT

We’re completely in LOVE with this dining room fixture in our apartments! We can imagine plenty of meals being shared under the glow of this beautiful chandelier. It’s so exciting to watch all of the design pieces coming together. Stay tuned for more pictures!

Wow - We're so excited to show you how bright our hallways are looking! A few finishing touches before welcoming our new residents.

Throwback Thursday to when Bishops looked like this! #TBT

Chef Matthew Evely’s Apricot bread is ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS! We can’t wait to share this yummy bread with our residents!

Wow - look at how bright this suite is! With high ceilings and large windows, all of our suites are bright and beautiful like this one. We’re looking forward to welcoming our new residents, and showing them their bright and beautiful new home.

Introducing Bishops Gardens' Administrative Assistant - Trina Taylor Trina Taylor graduated from Compu College in St. John’s in 2009, where she studied Executive Office Assistant, Medical and Legal Terminology. After completing her degree, she started working with Graybar Canada. After several years there, she continued her journey working in the oil and gas field, where she gained many communication and administration skills. Trina feels that office administration is her ...passion and enjoys being the first point of contact in a business, greeting people with a friendly smile and assisting them in every way possible. When Trina is not working, she enjoys walking, hiking and spending quality time with her family and friends. With Trina’s many years of experience as an Administrative Assistant, she’s looking forward to working with residents and their families at Bishops Gardens to make them feel welcome and at home.

We’re excited to welcome the newest member of our team, Dalla, our wonderful new Cleaner/Maintenance person! He’s hard at work cleaning our beautiful suites, getting them ready for our new residents! Dalla always has a smile on his face, and is a valued member of our Bishops Gardens team.

We have new renderings of the interior of the personal care home and will have virtual tours ready very soon. We’re so excited to showcase how beautiful and comfortable Bishops Gardens is!

Chef Matthew Evely’s homemade pear pie is ohhhh so delicious! We are so excited to share this delicious dessert with our residents!

Lest we forget.

Our Chef is busy planning, and cooking samples of what he will be serving our residents - and so far we approve! Check out these beautiful loaves of bread he baked on Friday...mmmmmmmm

Introducting Bishops Gardens' General manager - Loralee Wettlaufer Loralee brings a strong background in operations combined with her passion for seniors and their families. A quick smile, open door and a commitment to problem solving are the foundations of her management. After studying business marketing at Fanshawe College in London, ON, Loralee spent 6 months studying in a faith-based environment in Germany. Loralee has a personal commitment to growth and learning and t...hroughout her career has completed Dale Carnegie Training and Training for Managers, through the Gardiner Centre, MUN, Team Supervision and Management Skills, Managing Competing Priorities and Lean Operational Excellence for Service Organizations, and Ken Blanchard’s Situational Leadership II. Loralee has managed in Personal Care Homes for the past 6 years nurturing strong relationships with residents, families, and Eastern Health stakeholders. She has a passion for aging adults, and their families and assisting with transitions into a care environment. Let us do the heavy lifting of life (laundry, housekeeping, meal preparation) so you can focus your energy on living, your family and the activities that bring you joy. She is committed to communication and during a time with two deaf residents studied American Sign Language 101-202 with NLAD to enable her to communicate with all residents in her care. Loralee is a Newfoundlander by choice. Her family moved to Newfoundland and Labrador in 2010 to fulfill a dream and have never looked back. If you ask, will you move back to Ontario? the quick response will be, Do they have an ocean there? When not working she’ll can be found at the ocean hiking, whale watching and beachcombing. She also enjoys travel, cooking, knitting and spending time with family and friends.