Hello Everyone:

We hope you all continue to stay safe and healthy!

NO RESIDENTS are presenting COVID-19 signs or symptoms at Langley Seniors Village.

Should the status of Langley Seniors Village change in any respect, please know that we will immediately contact families.

Lockdown at Langley Seniors Village

I just want to remind everyone that we remain on lockdown at Langley Seniors Village. We continue to ask everyone to be respectful of this measure as it is for resident and staff safety. Visiting outside the building with your loved-one is not an option. Even if physical distancing and PPE is used. The Public Health Officer in BC is stating we still need to have these measures in place.

Protocols

We continue to follow the direction of our public health officials to the letter 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:

• restricting ALL visitors from the premises
• ensuring no staff member is working in multiple facilities
• staff are working strictly within an assigned unit and not multiple units
• care staff are removing outside clothing and footwear before entering the premises
• staff are screened for their temperature upon entrance to the building, and midway through their shift
• social distancing is occurring among residents in each community, including during mealtimes
• appropriate application and removal of personal protective equipment (PPE), and the use of individual slings (cloth component of a personal lift).
• ensuring ongoing, environmental cleaning and increased frequency of high touch surfaces in order to break the chain of infection
• staff and residents are committed to regular/proper hand hygiene to break the chain of infection, by washing their hands with soap and water and applying hand sanitizer.

Daily Assessments

Daily assessments of the residents continue – including temperature checks and well being.

Recreation Program

Staff continue to run programs by invitation and adhering to social distancing, the following are some of the most popular ones:

• Sing-along with Precious, social distance bingo, garden walks, and mindful moments.
• Watching a zoom concert with entertainers, tried one last week and it went well.
• Residents are getting a lot of support from the community. There are currently three “pen pal” like programs coming in via email. This is where children are sending letters, pictures, drawings, etc. to our residents and the residents are encouraged to write back. It has been quite successful and fun to see the children’s stories and art work.
• More National Calendar events such as May 12^th Limerick Day where we had a limerick poem contest.

Pictures on Facebook and Instagram

Please continue to check Retirement Concepts on Facebook and/or Instagram for pictures of our residents during socially distanced recreation activities and/or enjoying our gardens.

FaceTime or Skype

Recreation has changed to our general email address now, please use lsv-recreation@retirementconcepts.com or call (604) 539-9934 ext. 023 if you wish to set up an appointment to FaceTime or Skype with family members.

Dropping Items Off

Just a reminder when dropping off items:

• 10am to 2pm
• Please use plastic bags, no reusable bags.
• Make sure to label all bags with resident name and room number.
• Please limit drop offs to essential items. There are days when staff are overwhelmed trying to keep up.

Once items are dropped off they are sanitized and delivered to the suites.

General Store

The store continues to be well stocked with the most common items the residents request.  

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:

1. Practice social distancing (6 feet apart)
2. Perform proper Hand Hygiene (Wash hands frequently for 20 seconds with the alcohol-based sanitizer or soap and hot water) 20 second or greater is so important.
3. Avoid touching eyes, nose and mouth
4. If exhibiting any symptoms (fever, cough and difficulty breathing) please alert staff immediately.

Thank You

We recognize these measures taken to prevent the COVID-19 virus have been challenging I ask everyone to continue to respect the implemented protocols in an effort to keep the residents and staff safe. Again, thank you for your patience.

Stay Healthy!

Sincerely,