Nokomis Health Centre

Keep sending in your Harvest Photos! We cant wait to see what everyone is up to Chance at a prize for our residents favorite three photos!

Our Health Centre residents havent been able to interact within our community this summer and so we thought why not host a PHOTO CONTEST for the fall so that they can see what everyone is up to as the leaves begin to change and our air gets crisp! Harvest Photo Contest Rules & How to Enter: ALL photos must have a harvesting theme! Suggestions include; impressive gardens or garden produce, combine or crop harvesting photos, autumn flowers, harvest fails etc. We want to hav...e some fun and see some great local pictures! Limit TWO photos per participant Please send photos to following email address with caption stating "Harvest Photo Contest": [email protected] OR text it to 306 946 8160 Please include your name, address and contact information with your attached photo. Residents will get to view photos once a week and judge that weeks best three photos, if your photo makes the cut it will get entered into the following weeks and so on and so forth until September 30th when will select our final three favorite photos! a COOP gift certificate will be awarded to our top three photo winners! *Winners must be from Saskatchewan* A photo album will be created and shared for everyone to see all the submissions on this page. Happy Harvesting

The residents had an amazing day today! We got to enjoy some live horse entertainment including barrel racing, pole weaving and roping demonstrations all of which were a ton of fun and brought back so many memories for our residents! Even though these events were done on pavement, rather than in a true arena (paced slowly so the horses hooves werent harmed) the residents and the entertainers had a great time! A BIG THANK YOU goes out to the nokomis agricultural society for allowing us to use the demonstration props and to Angel Toews for arranging her children and local friends, bringing in all their animals and thank you to Julie Mortensen for joining in on the fun with your girls and sneaker the pony! Because of you our residents got to enjoy a wonderful afternoon!

The residents were THRILLED to have entertainment yesterday by such a great band "Capo" who come from moose jaw. This incredible group has been entertaining residents all over the province to help spread some cheer to residents during COVID-19. Capo certainly made our residents sing and tap their toes and brought so many smiles across our faces. What a perfect afternoon on the patio!

Thank you to everyone who came out to our pet parade - the residents had a great afternoon seeing the wide variety of animals. They loved all the commotion they brought to our usually quiet street.

Dont forget today is the day we are hosting our pet parade Come one and all... Bring your pet(s). It would make everyones day.

Last week we had a paint afternoon. The residents painted watermelons We love how different and unique each one is. Some are perfect for seed spitting contests, while others are ripe and juicy.

Dont forget this is happening this Friday

Just a Reminder to families of the Visiting Guidelines for Nokomis Health Centre: * Please Read thoroughly * 1. All visits will be booked by appointment. Appointments should be booked no less than 2 hours in advance before the appointment time. No drop in visits will be permitted. The booking of visits allows staff to plan their day and ensure your loved one is ready for your visit. ... 2. Appointments can be booked by calling the activity department at 528-2114 EXT 8 during the week and the nursing station at 528-2113 EXT 3 during the evenings and weekends. 3. Due to screening and safety requirements we are currently booking visitation 7 days a week between the hours of 1:45p.m. Till 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. 7 p.m. 4. Visits must occur in resident room only if indoors. Visitors are NOT permitted in Dining rooms or TV rooms. At this time visitors are unable to be provided food, beverage or the use of a washroom during their visit. 5. Each resident is allowed 2 persons on their visitor list for indoor visits. This list is not changeable. 6. There can be only 1 visitor in a residents room at a time and we ask that visits are no longer than 1 hour. 7. Visitors must remain social distancing at all times from their loved one and refrain from handling residents surfaces and their belongings. 8. Outdoor visits remain the same. As long as social distancing can be maintained, there can be more than 1 visitor at a time and these visitors can change. WHEN YOU ARRIVE FOR YOUR VISIT Visitor will come to the main entrance of NHC. o Ring the bell or call the nursing desk to let staff that you are here. o Staff will confirm that Visitor is on the approved visitor list. o Staff will ask you to perform hand hygiene, ask screening questions if you not already been screened and provide you with a mask and gown. The mask and gown are required to be worn for the duration of your visit. o If bringing items in for your loved one, they will need to be left with staff, and then they will be delivered to your loved one when it is safe to do so. o Once you have passed the screening, you will be directed to enter NHC and go directly to the room of the resident you are visiting. Staff will do their best to ensure the resident is ready for the visit. o We ask that you use the washroom prior to your visit at NHC as there are no designated public washrooms at the home. o We ask that visitors refrain from interacting with other residents and staff members. o When your visit has ended please go directly out of the building the same way that you entered. Your gown can be removed at the front entrance and left in the building with staff.

CALLING ALL ANIMAL LOVERS! Nokomis Health Centre Recreation Department proudly invites you to join us with your beloved pet for our Pet Parade! Friday August 21st @ 2:30 p.m. ... Schedule: 2:00 p.m. - Parade walkers/ animals gather across street of 2nd ave east across from Nokomis Health Centre 2:30 p.m. Parade Begins: Owners & Pets each take turns walking (leashed) with animal. feel free to tell us a little about your pet as you walk. 3:00 p.m. Winners Announced *PRIZES* Judging Categories: Favorite Pet (1st, 2nd and 3rd Prizes) Best Duo (Owner/Pet) Best Trick Most Creative (Costumes Encouraged but not mandatory) Just planning to watch? No problem. We just ask that you maintan your distance from our long term care residents and other patrons. Do not gather on the side walk of the care home as it is reserved for the LTC Residents. Please follow these rules to keep the event safe and fun: 1. All pets MUST be on leash or crated. 2. All pets must be up to date on vaccinations. 3. Owners must maintain control of their pet at all times. 4. Foot power only. However; Wagons, wheelchairs, and strollers are all welcome. 5. Pet owners must pick up their pets refuse before, during, and after the parade. Ensuring you bring the necessary disposable bags and use them. Please remember that its the law to pick up after your pet! 6. Children accompanying pet owners must be strictly supervised and at least 12 years of age to walk a pet in the parade. 7. Owners are liable for any injury or damage caused by their pet and are fully responsible for their pets actions. 8. Pets must be comfortable in a loud and festive environment. So please be aware of the stress level of your pet at all times Animals that are in heat, aggressive, sick, or unhaltered (not leashed) are strictly prohibited If you ahve any questions or would like more information plesae do not hesitate to call and ask 306 528 2114 (ext. 8)

This months Featured Artist is: Irene Tillusz from Arlington Beach She is a talented photographer and painter! Thank you for sharing your beautiful art with us!

We had such a fun afternoon with our "cooped up" carnival yesterday! Between the residents and staff, Im not sure who had more fun! We played three games, water shoot, balloon darts and cornhole.

The watrous fun run will be going through nokomis saturday july 25th (tomorrow) around 2:00! How awesome - something for our residents and community to look forward to seeing

Today we were spoiled with a parade for our residents and especially those with july birthdays - truly a blast from the past with a parade of dresses and outfits as the Gingrich/Dengler families sported some outfits worn by Tacy Dengler. Thanks for coming out and bringing a smile to our faces!

We are hosting a BIKE PARADE on Friday July 17th! Friends, families, cyclists and children of nokomis please come by for a wave on your bicycle to spread some cheer once again to our health centre residents! Cycle by around 2:30 p.m. ... *all riders must stay on their bikes *

July Artist of the Month This month we have BREATHTAKING photography on display with our featured artist of the month Brenda Cardiff & The Prairie chair. The impressive large photographs are displayed in the residents dining room and down the hallways. ... We want to thank Brenda Very much for allowing us to admire her talented image captures; while we reminisce on all of our prairie memories.

Happy Canada Day Our residents enjoyed the afternoon yesterday doing a virtual travel tour of Canada with some trivia; and were definitely spoiled by these adorable patriotic ice cream cones!

We are thrilled to announce that we are doing lab collections again. Please see details below.

Great News! We are now able to to offer INDOOR VISITING within our Long Term Care Homes So here is our GUIDELINES FOR FAMILIES AT NHC Each resident is allowed two (2) persons on their visitor list for indoor visits. This list is not changeable. ... Visits will be booked by appointment. Appointments should be booked no less than 24hour in advance. No drop in visits will be permitted. The booking of visits allows staff to plan their day and ensure your loved one is ready for your visit. Appointments can be booked by calling the activity department at 528-2114 EXT 8 during the week and the nursing station at 528-2114 EXT 3 on the weekend. Due to screening and safety requirements we are currently booking visitation seven (7) days a week between the hours of 1:30pm to 4pm with the last visit being booked at 3pm. At this time we are unable to accommodate evening visits, but will be working on this in the future. Maximum of five (5) visitors allowed per day two (2) indoor and three (3) outdoor visitations. Visits must occur in resident room only if indoors. Visitors are not allowed in Dining rooms or TV rooms. Visitors will NOT be provided food or beverage. There can be only one (1) visitor in a residents room at a time and we ask that visits are no longer than one (1) hour. Outdoor visits remain the same. As long as social distancing can be maintained, there can be more than one (1) visitor at a time and these visitors can change. WHEN YOU ARRIVE FOR YOUR VISIT Visitor will come to the main entrance of NHC. o Ring the bell or call the nursing desk to let staff that you are here. o Staff will confirm that Visitor is on the approved visitor list. o Staff will ask you to perform hand hygiene, ask screening questions and temperature taken you will be provided with a mask and gown. The mask and gown are required to be worn for the duration of your visit. o If bringing items in for your loved one, they will need to be left with staff, and then they will be delivered to your loved one when it is safe to do so. o Once you have passed the screening, you will be directed to enter NHC and go directly to the room of the resident you are visiting. Staff will do their best to ensure the resident is ready for the visit. o We ask that you use the washroom prior to your visit at NHC as there are no designated public washrooms at the home. o We ask that visitors refrain from interacting with other residents. o When your visit has ended please go directly out of the building the same way that you entered. Your gown can be removed at the front entrance and left in the building with staff.

Our residents had a lot of fun painting the other day with Nina! What a great way to spend a rainy afternoon!

Our residents had a terrific Disney Day today and a great week! Thank you to the kitchen staff for the special themed foods, to the nursing and housekeeping staff for helping get our residents our for the parade! And especially a very big thank you to all the children, parents and daycare workers who came for the parade to bring us smiles and spread joy across our residents faces! Here are some photos we got from today and this past week!

Would you like to schedule a Visit with your loved one? It has been too long since our residents have seen their loved ones! Thankfully, As of last Friday June 5th we have begun coordinating visits for our families to visit with us. Unfortunately, we are still only able to visit over the patio fence, but it is a step forwards in the right direction!... How to Schedule a Visit: 1. Visits must be scheduled in advance through the activities department Monday through Friday. With enough notice and communication with our nursing staff we are happy to accommodate weekend visits. please call 306 528 2114 to book your visit. 2. All family members and support persons will be screened in advance or upon arrival of the scheduled visit. 3. A physical distance of 2 meters must be maintained at all times for your loved ones and our care homes safety. this distance has been clearly marked for everyones safety. 4. Visits can include more than visitor at a time, provided the physical distancing be maintained. family members from the same household do not have to physically distance from each other. 5. No exchange of items will be allowed at this time. items must be delivered to the front entrance and communicated to staff prior before visit to ensure proper handling and cleaning takes place. (please see attached image of what we are able to accept) 6. At this time we are unable to accommodate visits on our patio as we do not have the capacity to ensure proper sanitizing takes place before and after each visit. As well, our patio isnt set up to be properly accessed by the public and our residents to ensure the safety of everyone in our care home. we sincerely hope we are able to accommodate this soon so our visits can be a little more personable. *Please have patience and understanding as we work through the guidelines to ensure the safety and concern for everyone involved. We will do our best to accommodate everyone.* ............................................................... Please continue with phone calls and window visits to stay connected to your loved ones; as well please dont forget we do have virtual video (Facetime/ Facebook Messenger/ Skype) capabilities available through our activity department. please just call us or send us a message. ---if you you have any other questions or concerns regarding the new policies on the visiting regulations please do not hesitate to ask or give us a call or email Activities: 306 528 2114 ext. 8 Or Email our Recreation Department at: [email protected]

Join us Friday June 12th for a COSTUME WALKING PARADE Our residents earned their choice of a "DISNEY" themed day by completing our walking and wheeling exercise challenge! So why not host a costume walking parade!... See the details below!

We are thrilled to be able to host a new artist of the month! Kathy Kautz has graciously allowed us to hang her beautiful paintings! Kathy, your attention to detail is incredible! We want to Thank her for being our featured host for the month of June and letting everyone admire her artwork!

We have another Car Parade Planned! This time it is for fathers day! ... Please share our post to help spread the word and hopefully bring out some car clubs as our residents would love to see some classic cars and tractors

Here is a bit of an update on some of things we have been up to lately! Giant Yahtzee and we have been exercising lots and tending to our garden boxes.

One of our residents (G.B.) has a birthday coming up on Wednesday May 27th and we are wondering if any of his family, cousins, or friends would like to send him a prerecored happy birthday wish, virtual card and or do a facetime video call with him? Please contact me below!

Family & Friends Dont forget to join us for our Virtual Concert in the next 40 mins! One hour of awesome entertainment from this unique band! comment in the live feed and share love and joy as we watch this concert together!

Yesterday we were lead in a Paint afternoon with Nina! We all had fun!!

Are any families up for a video call this week? Comment Below or Send us a Message!Are any families up for a video call this week? Comment Below or Send us a Message!