1. Kensington Village Retirement/Nursing Home November 2015 2014Ai Kensington Village Mission Statement: Providing “Resident First” Care GREETINGS FROM THE KITCHEN ! Over the course of the last two months the Retirement kitchen has been making a substantial amount of deserts in house. We hope you have been enjoying them, as much as we have enjoyed preparing them for you. In November we will be celebrating National Doughnut Day, enjoying a smoothie bar as well as a Wine & Cheese tasting and a Chili cook-off! Please join us on Tuesday’s at 3pm in the café and Thursday’s at 10am in Thames. “Culinary Quote of the Month” Anything is good if it’s made of Chocolate. Jo Brand Anna Prendergast Director of Dietary Services & Chris Zouzal Retirement Dietary Supervisor CONSTRUCTION UPDATE The construction should be complete and everyone in their permanent locations by July 2016! Thank you to all staff and families for their continued patience during our renovations. Just a reminder that entrance for LTC is located on the North side of the building at the back. Please look for the signs located off the Huron entrance for guidance. Our team welcomes any suggestions or comments to help make this phase of construction as easy as possible for our residents, families and staff members. Any questions, please call Leslie Ducharme @ 519-455-3910 ext-255 Any questions regarding the construction please call Amy Schlegel @ 519-476-8088 DID YOU KNOW: The symbol of the poppy is derived from, “In Flanders Fields”, a poem by Canadian Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae- but the custom of wearing a symbolic poppy came from Moina Michael, a YMCA worker who was inspired by the poem and made a personal pledge to wear the red poppy as a sign of remembrance and for “Keeping the faith with all who died”. *LTC Family Council Lunch Meeting* Monday November 30 th, 2015 @ 12:00 Location: REGENCY ROOM Please be sure to RSVP to Shelley @ 519-455-3910-Ext:221, if you plan to attend. DID YOU KNOW: The symbol of the poppy is derived from, “In Flanders Fields”, a poem by Canadian Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae- but the custom of wearing a symbolic poppy came from Moina Michael, a YMCA worker who was inspired by the poem and made a personal pledge to wear the red poppy as a sign of remembrance and for “Keeping the faith with all who died”. *LTC Family Council Lunch Meeting* Monday November 30 th, 2015 @ 12:00 Location: REGENCY ROOM Please be sure to RSVP to Shelley @ 519-455-3910-Ext:221, if you plan to attend. From Administration Just a friendly reminder that tea/coffee and snacks are for the residents only. Unfortunately we cannot offer or accommodate serving these items to family or visitors. Tracie Klisht RET Administrator Leslie Ducharme LTC Administrator From Administration Just a friendly reminder that tea/coffee and snacks are for the residents only. Unfortunately we cannot offer or accommodate serving these items to family or visitors. Tracie Klisht RET Administrator Leslie Ducharme LTC Administrator CHRISTMAS BAZAAR Saturday November 21 st from 9:30 to 2:30

2. Kensington Village RECREATION EVENTS IN NOVEMBER LTC Events Nov. 2ndMusic with Bill Savage@ 2:00pm Nov. 4 th Cooks in the Kitchen Luncheon@ 12:00pm Nov. 7 th Birthday Celebration @ 10:00am Nov. 11 th Remembrance Day Service@ 11:00am Nov. 11 th Music with Randy Gray@ 2:00pm Nov. 12 th Outing to Fleetway Bowling@ 1:30pm Nov. 14 th Music with Wally Maggs@ 2:00pm Nov. 17 th Pub Nite with Dixieland Band@ 7:00pm Nov. 21 st Outing to Christmas Bazaar@ 9:30am–12:00pm Nov. 25 th Outing to Western Fair Casino@ 10:30am Nov. 26 th Music with Dennis Siren@ 2:00pm Nov. 28 th Music with Steve Isaac@ 2:00pm Nov. 30 th Music with Wyatt Ladd@ 2:00pm Retirement Events Nov. 5 th Huff and Puff@ 2:00pm Nov. 7 th Music with Dorothy @ 2:00pm Nov. 9 th Music with Gary@ 2:00pm Nov. 10 th Village Choir@ 2:00pm Nov. 10 th Salvation Army Band@ 7:00pm Nov. 11 th Remembrance Day Service@ 10:40am Nov. 12 th The Giddy Up Gang@ 7:00pm Nov. 16 th Music with Georgina@ 2:00pm Nov. 16 th Fellowship Singers@ 7:00pm Nov. 18 th Royal Canadian Regiment Museum@ 9:30pm Nov. 18 th Dorchester Choristers@ 2:00pm Nov. 21 st Kensington Village Winter Bazaar@ 9:30am-2:30pm Nov. 22 nd The Broadway Singers@ 2:00pm Nov. 23 rd Music with Eric@ 2:00pm Nov. 24 th Village Choir@ 2:00pm Nov. 25 th Retirement Birthdays with Randy@ 2:00pm ***Nov 21 st is the annual Winter Bazaar. We will have many vendors displaying the handcrafted treasures.***EnvironmentalDepartment With Christmas just around the corner, we are starting to plan the lighting around the facility. We will be putting lighting in the new LTC courtyard as well as the 8 th Ave and Highbury courtyards. We hope this brings along good weather and Christmas cheer. We will be decorating the entrance planters with some greenery and festive touches for our home! A note on maintenance concerns, please remember to inform a staff member so we can get your repairs done in a speedy fashion. You can always contact me via phone or stop me if you see me in the hallway. Thanks, Glenna Grimmer Director of Environmental Services Nursing Department Flu season is upon us. Please ensure you have signed a consent form for the flu shot for your family member. We would also encourage family members and visitors to the home to get their flu shot. NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS James – Tony C. – Christine R. – Harriet Margaret S. – Mary T. – Ruth Shirley B. – Bill B. – Cecilie – Annette David R. – Lilanna – Dorothy S.