Blue Mountain Manor
236 Weir Street L0M1S0 Stayner, ON, Canada

New car magnets make sure you wave and honk when you see the staff with their new magnets

Kicking off the week of St. Patrick's Day with a Irish Coffee Cart

A huge thank you to our local Lion's Club for their weekly goodie drop off for our staff. We are very much enjoying the weekly pick me up.

Kicking off the long weekend celebrating Chinese New Year. Its the year of the Ox

Nicole is working with cheeko today

Another great shift at Blue Mountain Manor

February is the month of love. Love for our families and friends we miss dearly, community, pets, and co workers. Happy February from all of us here at BMM.

Today marked the end of our "Summer Bottles for Seniors" fundraiser. Jenny Kers of Stayner provided the music We raised $367.90. $300 will be donated to the Seniors Meals on Wheels in Clearview. $67.90 will go back to our BMM seniors to their Resident fund. Pop tabs that were collected will be donated to Pop Tabs for Wheelchairs. Thank to all the staff, Residents, community members and family who contributed.

Are you dreading shoveling snow, driving in bad weather, and the loneliness of being stuck inside all winter? Stay with us at Blue Mountain Manor and you get to see old friends and make new ones, participate in daily activities, eat great meals and never pick up a shovel again! Call 705-428-3240 or email [email protected] for details. #retirement #winter

We celebrated National Grandparents Day (tomorrow) with Hands on Exotics. Great morning, but we sure wish our grandchildren and great grandchildren could have joined us too.

The Recreation Department is looking for toddler clothes- overalls, shoes/boots, pants/leggings and long sleeve shirts. Size 3 or 4 preferred. If you can donate a couple items, please contact me x 304 or [email protected] Also, a Resident here is looking for: a Any books on the Royal Family, particularly wedding related. ... Gene Hackman autobiography Roy Scheider autobiography Thank you for anything you can donate. Cheryl, Recreation Manager

Labor Day weekend marks the last official weekend of summer, and the last week to donate your empties and can tabs to a good cause. Donations will be accepted until Saturday September 12th. You can leave them at the front entrance. For every $50 raised, a member of the Management team will get "the water to them". Thank you to everyone who has contributed so far. As of today, weve raised $302 for the Clearview branch of "Meals on Wheels". Pop tabs will be donated to "Pop Tabs for Wheelchairs".

So open and beautiful

September, the month when Pumpkin Spice comes back with the start of Fall, the kiddies return to school, we celebrate Grandparents Day, and the start of German Oktoberfest. We are planning to celebrate all these occasions here at Blue Mountain Manor. Happy September to all our Friends, Family, and Community members, from the staff and Residents.

Such fun. Let the sunshine in

We have some of the best family members here at BMM. This past weekend we had a donation of a 30g aquarium, with everything supplied, along with the offer to take care of it. Now the task of naming these two beauties

Congratulations to Jessica Knight, our amazing Housekeeper!! She was the winner of our 50/50 Draw to raise money towards our "Summer Bottles for Seniors" fundraiser. So far we have raised $255.50. Proceeds will be going to the Clearview branch of Meals on Wheels, Red Cross.

BMM is looking to expand our home. We are wanting a couple pets for the enjoyment of our Residents. We are looking for a bird cage/bird-canary, budgie or cockatiel, and a self running fish tank- has a filter system and lighting. If you know of anyone selling or looking for a good home for one of these items, have them contact Cheryl, Recreation Manager x 304, [email protected].

Motivational Rocks

Todays lunch garden salad is 100% courtesy of our garden. Cucumbers, beans, lettuce, mini tomatoes, yummmm

Good Morning Friends, Family, and Community Members, Starting Monday we are adjusting our visiting hours. Visiting hours will be continue to be 7 days a week, however you can only book an arrival time of between 9:30am-11:30am and 2:00pm-4:00pm. All visitors must come to the front door to be screened, then you will be directed to your visiting area. ... Please remember with the change in weather, always come with a surgical mask, as you an "outside visit" could quickly turn into an "inside visit". Remember to book your visit ahead of time with Cheryl, Recreation Manager x 304, [email protected], as visiting areas are limited with the change in weather. Thank you for your understanding, The Staff of Blue Mountain Manor

Good Morning Friends and Family and Community Members, We now have new screening processes in place. Upon arrival, please go to the front doors to be screened. You will then be directed to the visiting area by the staff member doing the screening. Please remember for any inside visits, a surgical mask is required. It is good practice to bring a surgical mask with you all the time. As we approach more unpredictable weather, your "outside visit" may turn into an "inside visit".... Thank you in advance, Staff of Blue Mountain Manor

Only one month left to donate your Summer Liquor Bottles and Cans to a good cause

Celebrating National Beach Party Day with music, pina coladas, and watermelon on our patio

One of our Residents, Ann had a hungry visitor after our event this afternoon. The little guy was after her watermelon.

The family of Gage Currie would like to sincerely thank the BMM staff for the care and compassion given to our Dad - with special thanks to Marianna. Dad lived a full, long life and although we are heartbroken, we are grateful that his suffering was short. He can now rest with Mom.

If anyone has any books or magazines on the Royal Family that you would like to donate, we have a Resident who would love to have them. She particularly enjoys the books by Trevor Hall. Thank you, Cheryl Lloyd, Recreation Manager [email protected], 705-428-3240 x304

Check out what August has to bring for the Residents of Blue Mountain Manor.

Our Summer Bottles For Seniors is off to a great start in July. Keep those bottle/can donations coming in August. If you have a fun idea how to make the managers "pay the price" we would love to hear your ideas.

Music and Soda Floats on the Patio

So excited about our new magnets for our car. Tammy, Cheryl and Rose have them too. Honk if you see us !

Family and Friends Visiting Update. * All visits must continued to be pre-booked through Cheryl, Recreation Manager. 705-428-3240 x 304 or [email protected] * Visits continue to be limited to three visits per Resident per week (a week being Monday to Sunday) * Visits will continue to take place in designated visiting area- on the patio for outside visits, and in the Library for inside visits.... * There continues be no contact during your visit. * All items that are brought for the Resident, need to be dropped at the front door to be held prior to your visit. If it is a perishable item, it needs to be given to the screening staff to be disinfected upon arrival. * When coming for your visit, please drive around to the back of the building where a staff member will meet you and do the screening process. * Please arrive 5 minutes prior to your visit Inside Visits: * Limit of 2 visitors * Each visitor must wear a surgical mask during the entire visit which you need to bring with you- we will not be providing visitors with masks. Outside Visits: * Limit of 3 visitors * Each visitor must wear a face covering during the entire visit which you need to bring with you-we will not be providing visitors with face coverings. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Shelley x 300, GM or Cheryl, Recreation Manager x 304. Thank you, we look forward to seeing you for a visit with your loved one. The Staff of Blue Mountain Manor

After a 4 month wait, The Tom Zinn Band returned today for another sunny afternoon on our patio

I want you know our new activity assistant Lahela we all love her hopefully you all will get a chance to meet her as well.

So exciting after 4 months of meals in room we were able to come down for lunch. The chatter was loud and wonderful

One week into our "Summer Bottles For Seniors" fundraiser and we had enough to make our first returns. 250 cans and 17 bottles earned us $28.40. Way to go BMM community. Thank you to our staff and Stayner community for your donations this week. The pop tabs from all the cans donated will be taken to a organization that makes wheelchairs out of them.

What better way to celebrate the return of entertainment than a Post Canada party on the patio with music by Tom Roe

Summer Bottles for Seniors Do you have spare change laying around? Do you have any empty liquor bottles or cans? For the month of July and August, Blue Mountain Manor will take all that off your hands. Through a Summertime Bottle Drive, we are raising money for a local Seniors-related organization in Clearview Township. Donations will be accepted through the summer until Sunday September 6th. For every $10.00 increment we raise, a member of the management team will pay th...e price at our Grandparents event on September 12th. All donations can be dropped off in the front doors of Blue Mountain Manor, 236 Weir Street Stayner in the designated blue bin. There are also donation envelops available for those who prefer to make a monetary donation. If you have any questions, please contact Cheryl, Recreation Manager x 304 or [email protected] Thank you in advance for your support of a local Seniors-related Organization. The Staff and Residents of Blue Mountain Manor

Happy Canada Day to all the staff, friends and family of BMM and Oxford Living

July is just around the corner. July will be a month of Canada Day, fundraising for seniors in our community, and entertainment returning to our patio. Happy official summer!!!

Cheryl Lloyd can we do this please

Family & Friend Visit Update: We will be resuming our Outdoor Visits next Monday, June 29th; then starting Monday July 6th, we will be be starting Indoor Visits. * The Indoor Visits will be take place in the Activity Room only. Anyone wanting to come for an indoor visit, MUST be tested for COVID within the last two weeks prior to the visit. This is because of you entering the building. * ALL visits- whether it is an indoor or outdoor visit, will be limited starting next Mond...ay to TWO visits per Resident per week (Monday to Sunday being a week). * Indoor Visits will be limited to one visitor; and Outdoor Visits will remain limited to three visitors. * All visits must be booked ahead of time, as a staff member needs to be available to do your screening prior to the visit and to disinfect the area after your visit. We also continue to have Window Visits (we would appreciate you letting us know a head of time when possible), and Skype Visits- Bluemountainmanor Retirement, (need to be scheduled a head of time with Cheryl) Please contact Cheryl, Recreation Manager x 304, [email protected] to book your visit time slot. Thank you for your cooperation in keeping the Residents here at Blue Mountain Manor safe.

What better way to spend a rainy day than doing crafts.