West Huron Care Centre

We finally have a few moments to catch our breath from a wonderful holiday season! So many great and wonderful things took place...where to start?! To start, Santa made a quick virtual stop at BWRH on Dec 24th, to deliver gifts to each resident. I'm telling you, being one of Santa's elves is one of life's greatest blessings. It was truly wonderful and so much fun!! We couldn't have done this without the support of Santa's many elves, so thank you to each person who contributed

Happy New Year!!

With 2021 less than a few hours away, we want to extend best wishes to our residents and their families, staff and their families, and the community for the upcoming year. We are so incredibly lucky to have such a strong support system, that inspires and energized each and everyday. Although we may not know what the future holds, we can be sure that will continue to embrace each day, find opportunities for our residents to enjoy, and we will continue to be diligent with our ...Infection Prevention and Control efforts. We sent 2020 off with a BANG, with the help of Ken Clarke and a few Zurich Fire Department firefighters. Thank you Curtis Regier, Derek Rader, Doug Finlay, Mitch Finlay. A special thanks and shout out to firework planner extraordinaire, Jordan Jeffrey, so pulling all the details together and making our vision come to life! Thank you to all the community members who watched the fireworks show with us. The residents loved looking out the windows and seeing the cars lined up along the road! Thank you to Ben Geiger for the use of your field...that was a tremendous help to have a safe spot to light up the show! Thank you to all those who made monetary donations. We really appreciate your generosity and kindness. On behalf of Blue Water Rest Home, we wish you all a safe, healthy and memorable new year.

We want to extend a heartfelt THANK YOU to all who contributed to our "BWRH's 12 Day's of Christmas!" We are overwhelmed with how blessed we are to have the support of so many, including these amazing folks: Pfaff Electric LTD Unifor Maple Leaf Foods The Sims Family Cardinal Health Flanagan's Food Service MicroAge Basics - Goderich Kara Doyle - Epicure... Floor Designs Russell Hendrix Wood Wyant Jerry Rader Homestyle Vanden Heuvel Structures LTD Sysco - SW Ontario Canada Bread Snow White Kim MacDonald Stylish Moments Bluewater Plumbing & Heating LTD Partners Paint & Paper - Exeter Metzger's Meat Home Hardware - Grand Bend Smith Peat Roofing See more

A couple of weeks ago, we held our annual staff Flu Shot Clinic, which is a favourite for staff . Janet Traquair is the winner of the Fitbit Versa 2, from our staff draw. CONGRATS Janet T1!!

This pandemic won't stop us from finding new and creative ways for residents and families to connect and celebrate the holidays! Another great Virtual Family Dinner for the BWRH history books

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas at BWRH

As we ring in the month of December, we want to send a shout out to our residents families and friends....each of you play an important part in keeping your loved one and those they live with safe. THANK YOU for 'doing your part to stop the spread of COVID-19 at BWRH!'

Occupational Therapist Month continued....

Winner, winner...Fall Harvest Sign Winner!! Congratulations to staff member, John who is the lucky recipient of today's surprise staff draw! Thank you to fellow team member, Kim MacDonald for donating this beautiful sign.... WHCC/BWRH is fortunate to have AMAZING team members, who continue to be committed to all details big and small, as we navigate and adapt to the ever changing times.

BWRH is celebrating the recently retired PSW, Elena Baker! After 16 years, Elena is off on her next adventure...with her pineapple juice!! Thank you for the many years you provided great care and support to our residents. We wish you the very best in your next chapter.

Blue Water Rest Home is recruiting for a permanent part-time Food Service Worker to join our family to provide excellent service to our residents. Meals are the single most effective health promoting activity we can offer to our residents and Food Service Workers are an integral part of all meals. Duties include, but not limited to; ware washing, setting tables; portioning food; pouring beverages; serving food to residents in accordance to prescribed diet order/textures; clea...ning dining rooms and other food service areas; appropriate storage of food service items. Required to possess a current Safe Food Handler's Certificate and Possess or be enrolled in Food Service Worker's Certificate in accordance with Long-Term Care Homes Act O. Reg.79/10, s 76. Part-time hours: 15-20 per week includes evening (till 8 p.m.) and weekend hours Expected Start Date: 2020-10-21 COVID-19 considerations BWRH follows and applies all legislative requirements to protect staff and residents from COVID-19. all staff must follow this protocol including current orders for prevalence testing twice monthly and no other health care employment. Please Submit Resume and letter of interest to [email protected].

October is Occupational Therapy Month. BWRH is celebrating our Therapy Services - Occupational Therapy Assistants, who provide a range of support, care and programs under the umbrella of Occupational Therapy.

There was no better way to celebrate this beautiful Friday, then with surprise entertainment! Our first outdoor concert with Ron Allen, sure got our juices flowing and we had a blast!!

A new season has begun...

Rockin' our purple today for World Alzheimer's Day #WorldAlzheimersDay2020

September 12th and 13th, BWRH celebrated our Grandma's and Grandpa's with a Grandparent's Day Parade. Resident's were showered with love from the overwhelming support of their families. We want to extend our gratitude and thanks to all the generations of families that came out to support. From the signs, smiling faces hanging out the windows, blasting of favourite music, balloons and decorations, you made each one of us (staff included) feel your love and appreciation for your special person. The smiles on our Grandma's and Grandpa's faces continued long after you were gone! #GrandparentsDay2020

What better way to celebrate the wrap-up of Residents’ Council a week, then with a party!! Thank you to the Ontario Association of Residents’ Councils for their support in making this week possible. #RCWeek... https://animoto.com/play/VP1vE1AHGkyYMTTE9Hkduw

VISITING UPDATE Pet Guideline for Outdoor Visiting As of September 22, 2020, visitors can bring one pet to their scheduled outdoor visit. To ensure the safety of our residents and staff, visitors must adhere to the following pet guidelines:... Visitors must pre-register their pet when they schedule their outdoor visit, indicating what type of pet they are bringing At each visit, owners must present a copy of their pet’s up-to-date vaccination records (we will keep a copy for our records) Owners are responsible for cleaning up after their pet and providing their own bags While on BWRH property, pets must remain on a leash at all times During the visit, outdoor visitors must remain physical distanced from residents Pet leashes need to extend at least 6ft (to allow pet and resident to connect, without assistance from the visitor) Pets can only visit the resident they have a scheduled visit with Owners are responsible for pet behaviours; therefore, they must be in control throughout visit Non-adherence to Pet Visiting Guidelines, may result in a suspension of visiting privileges Resident Leave of Absence (LOA) Resident LOA’s must be booked 24 hours in advance, through the Charge Nurse (ext. 641) Examples of an LOA: visit at family home, community appointment, walk in community, etc. Visiting Reminder If you are travelling from a distance to attend a visit, we strongly encourage you call the Charge Nurse ahead of time, to ensure your resident is not on isolation Isolation may happen last minute and is out of the control of BWRH Upon arrival at BWRH, you may be informed that your indoor visit may not be possible due to isolation

We continue to celebrate Residents' Council Week with hearing from more of our BWRH resident's about "why residents council is important..." #RCWeek