March 8-2021 Family Message Update
SUCCESS! With little time we were able to assist Island Health and the public health nurses in order to get our Independent Living Building their first vaccine! Everyone came together in hours late last Tuesday in order to have our clinic at 2:30 pm on Wednesday, March 3rd. We had to cancel the 2nd vaccination scheduled for March 7th and reschedule so that our whole building would be able to get the vaccine. As per Dr. Bonnie Henry and the province’s new guidelines we were able to get it done. Thank you to the team for jumping in at the last minute to make this clinic successful! Thank you to Sheryl at the front desk for ensuring everyone had the new clinic date and time late Tuesday evening. We are very fortunate and very pleased!
REOPENING ASSISTED LIVING DINING ROOM:
Further to the provincial guidelines and assessing the dining room as well as the space Connie and her culinary team will be re-opening our Assisted Living Dining room on Thursday, March 11th. The meal times are as before at 4:30 and 5:30. We will be working this week to set up the tables properly which also means that the activities that were being done there, will be moved to the Bistro. We will also be taking out the temporary visitation area and using the lower visitation area for social visits. Angel will be contacting you all on all the amazing activities she will be offering in the Bistro so please let’s work together to have a successful re-opening! Thank you to Connie and her team for the past year and all the work it took to have daily meal tray deliveries.
SOCIAL VISITATION AREA:
As we are re-opening the Assisted Living dining room, we will be removing our temporary visitation area in the Bistro. We will be utilizing the lower level visitation area, and Joe has disabled that door. For anyone going out to smoke you must use the main doors in the building. With the nicer weather we will be getting the ZEN Garden area ready for visits – and we will be using a POP up tent and seating area. Same process as before, please ensure you are contacting us to set up your visitation time prior to showing up.
HEALTH RECORDS: UPDATED: IF YOU DO NOT HAVE ANY CHANGES TO YOUR EMERGENCY CONTACTS, THERE IS NO NEED TO FILL THIS OUT. When you all signed your lease, a part of that process was filling out the emergency form which is what we use when you need assistance. We provide a copy to the first responders to ensure they have the most updated information as well. This is private and confidential information and we do not share this information with anyone else. A copy is kept at the front desk in case of emergency so we can reach out to your family in a timely manner. Over the past year we have found that sometimes those people on your form have changed. If you have any questions please reach out to Sharon directly.
wel-familyvisits@retirementconcepts.com
MONTHLY Hearing Aide Pickups:
Please drop your hearing aids off at the front desk with Sheryl by Thursday morning am so NEXGEN can pick them up and return same day. Any questions – please see Sabrina
Family and Friend Referrals to the Wellesley
We are pleased to let you know about our referral program for present tenants at The Wellesley.
“A referral payment by way of a discount on your monthly rental for one time only is to be paid out to a resident referral source for a valid client that moves into the community. The prospect must sign a rental agreement and be living in the community for a period of a minimum of three months to qualify.”
Please speak to Sharon, the Community Relations Manager, for more details
BC Recovery Benefits
https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/economic-recovery/recovery-benefit
We have had a few of our tenants asking about the BC Recovery Benefit. Please follow the link above to determine if your loved one here at Casa Loma and Comox Valley Seniors Village qualify.
How the benefit works
The BC Recovery Benefit (the benefit) is a one-time direct deposit payment for eligible families, single parents or individuals. Benefit eligibility is based on net income from your 2019 tax return. You must apply to receive the benefit.
Individuals
Using 2019 income tax data
As with the B.C. Emergency Benefit for Workers, in order to prevent fraudulent claims, applicants must provide 2019 income tax data to receive the benefit.
British Columbians need support now, and if the benefit relied on 2020 income tax data, payment wouldn’t be possible until approximately fall 2021.
Determine your eligibility
Generally, the benefit is available to people:
Reminders for your loved-one to Stay Safe: Again, the following four points are so critical to discuss with your loved ones. Please help us by reminding each resident daily of the following four items:
Dropping items off:
We would ask that families please follow these guidelines as I am sure you want your parent or loved-one to get their deliveries in a timely manner. All deliveries will be received at the front door. This includes groceries, medications, flowers, and gifts. All will be sanitized and delivered directly to the resident’s suites.
Protocols
Aside from the single visitor policy, we are following the direction of our public health officials and have full infection prevention and control precautions in place. Staff continue to monitor residents closely and are ensuring the following protocols are being adhered to:
Essential Visitors: These have all been contacted and updated in our system. ALL visitors have been approved to be on our property for the health and welfare of our residents. If you have any questions please ask Sharon. An Essential Visitor is deemed through careful consideration with our partnership with Island Health and us as the operators. We are trying to assist all requests and follow the provincial guidelines of what an essential visitor is. If you feel you fall under these guidelines as set out below, please contact Sharon as we have a form that needs to be filled out and submitted. Thank you.
Visits made by a family member or friend of a resident Only one designated family member or friend may visit. All visitors must wear a mask, clean hands before and after visiting (using soap and water or alcohol-based hand sanitizer) and maintain a distance of two metres from others.
* Essential visits are limited to one visitor at a time. For palliative and end-of-life care, more than one visitor may be allowed at a time. Assistance with feeding, mobility and personal care. Communication assistance and supported decision-making for people with disabilities or cognitive impairment
Please note that all visitors are required to wear a medical mask when coming to visit their loved one. Cloth masks are no longer acceptable. At this time, isolation gowns and gloves are NOT required. Our teams will be here to assist during your scheduled visit, should you have any questions. If you do not have a medical grade mask, one can be provided to you at the front desk when getting pre-screened.
A gentle reminder that our directives of one designated visitor remain the same. You MUST have a scheduled visit. Please do not j show up without a time and date or you may be turned away. No food or beverages during the visit and please ensure you socially distance 6’. Our visitation area is available and the hours are below along with the email you must use in order to book your visit. Please do not call the front desk as we are trying to ensure everyone can get a visit and would like everyone wanting to book HOLIDAY visits to email below ONLY:
wel-familyvisits@retirementconcepts.com
VISITING:
Visits must be limited to 45 minutes maximum. Please familiarize yourself with our updated policies and procedures and thank you for your understanding and support in keeping everyone in our residence safe. Due to weather restrictions, we do have a new inside area to visit as well.
** Please note the change in time of visits due to meal times. 9-11 am, 1-4 pm, 6-7:45 pm
Quadra Village Medical Centre – Dr. Behroozi has acquired some new residents and will continue to reach out to everyone individually who have expressed an interest in getting a new doctor. He is working with a few other local doctors, and we should have a plan in the New Year. Right now he makes his rounds on Thursdays. Any inquiries please see Sharon in her office or by email sunsworth@wcshm.com or by cell 250-514-5114.
Assisted Living ROOFTOP: Our constructions teams and our maintenance manager Joe will be in and out of the building in the coming months. Please know they are following all protocol. We are hopeful that our amazing rooftop will be completed soon but for now, the 5th floor is not accessible. If you have any questions in regards to this please let us know.
MOVE OUT Protocols: Please reach out to Sharon should you have any questions about removal of furniture/movers and how we go about doing this to ensure the residents remain safe. We have been arranging one move out per day when needed and trying to assist families with what will work within their schedule. Please know that in both buildings, we do not want to interrupt their meal times, so move out times are 9-11 am, 1:30-4 pm. Please arrange with me so that we can alert the residents and put signs up. sunsworth@wcshm.com
Move Outs/Elevator in Main Building/AL Building: The 1st elevator is utilized for move outs, and is locked for move outs. There is a note placed on the elevator as well. For your convenience we have asked all move outs to happen during the hours of 9-11 am and 1:30-4 so as not to disturb during meal time. Please be respective of the movers as they are following all protocol to get in and out in a timely manner. For the Assisted Living Building, we want to ensure that we are not disrupting meal times, so the same times apply.
FURNITURE DELIVERY/DISPOSAL:
Please ensure you are reaching out to Sharon directly by email: sunsworth@wcshm.com or by cell phone 250-514-5114 to arrange and discuss protocol for anyone entering our building. Please be aware that these must be scheduled and will be turned away if they just show up to the building
MASK WEARING
As per provincial guidelines, mask wearing in the common areas is not required by current residents. All staff and visitors will continue to wear a mask. If you can’t keep a socially distanced 6’ (as in an elevator) it would be advised to wear a mask. Please see below the guidelines:
NORTH TOWER ENTRANCE:
A gentle reminder that for anyone coming in or going out – you must come to the main building to be screened upon your return. We are trying to ensure to keep everyone safe.
Thank You, Team Wellesley