Stanford Seniors Village Community Update December 3, 2020
To Our Extended Family,
There continues to be no signs or symptoms of COVID-19 in any of our residents/tenants or staff here at Stanford Seniors Village, and for that we are very grateful. Should the status of our Community change in any respect, please know that we will immediately contact families.
We know that seeing the number of Covid -19 cases rise in the province and here on the island it is concerning but please know we are doing everything we can to keep Covid-19 out of our community. We are working together as a team to ensure we follow safe protocols for visitation and we are following the Ministry of Health and Island Health’s recommendations. Our team has also worked hard to make sure we have adequate PPE supplies and that all staff are trained on usage and best practices.
Annual Sock and Toque Drive:
For the month of December we will be collecting donations for our annual sock and toque drive. The donations we receive will be delivered to the Manna Homeless Society early in the New Year. The Manna Homeless Society supports individuals, couples and families suffering from poverty in the Oceanside area. The society was established in 2011 and operated entirely by volunteers. If you would like to donate new and unused socks and toques to our drive, you are welcome to drop off these items at the front entrance.
Social Visits:
We would like to thank those of you who have had a chance to visit loved ones, for following our protocols to help maintain everyone’s safety. These protocols are set forth by the health authorities and we must adhere to them or visitations can be cancelled.
As a reminder:
To schedule a visit with your loved one in care, please contact the Reception desk at
250-951-0811 x 0 between 9:00am – 4:30pm, Monday to Friday.
For Independent and Assisted Living residents, please contact Natalie at 250-951-0811 x 1101.
Social visits will be limited to a single designated visitor per resident, and must be booked in advance.
The visitation process, please note the key requirements:
If you have any questions or concerns about the visitation process please call Marilyn Euscate, General Manager at 250-951-0811 x 1116, Jodi Campbell, Director of Care at 250-951-0811 x 1113 or Rachel Tranberg, Community Relations at 250-951-0811 x 1155.
Window Visits:
Window visits are continuing. For families that do not carry a mobile phone we can provide a portable phone for you. Anyone wishing to book a window visit with their loved one please contact the Reception desk between 9:00am – 4:30pm, Monday – Friday at 250-951-0811 x 0.
We continue to encourage family members and other loved ones to connect with residents via telephone, FACETIME or SKYPE. To inquire about facetime/skype or phone calls, please contact stanfordreception@retirementconcepts.com.
Recreation:
The recreation team are preparing activities to ensure residents can have fun, exercise and socialize with each other in our community. Arts and crafts, active games, brain games, table games and music programs are just some of the programs that we are enjoying. Please remind and motivate your loved ones to participate in these smaller group activities.
We are so happy to announce we have a new member of the Recreation Department, his name is Ethan and he will be working as a Recreation Programmer for Independent Living and Assisted Living. This week Ethan has been settling into this new role and meeting our tenants and learning his way around our community.
Mask use by tenants in common areas:
We have kindly asked our tenants living in Independent Living and Assited Living to wear a mask in areas of the community that are shared and where they are unable to maintain a 6 feet distance. If a tenant doesn’t have a mask they are able to pick up a mask daily at the sign out book on the 1st floor.
Dropping items off
All deliveries will be received at the front desk between 7:00am – 5:00pm. This includes groceries, medications, and gifts. All items will be sanitized and delivered directly to the resident’s suites.
We would ask that families please follow these guidelines to ensure your parent or loved one to get their deliveries in a timely manner:
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:
A big thank you to everyone for working so hard to keep Stanford safe and healthy, as well as for the kindness, understanding and support that has been shown.
A little joke to help brighten the day!
Why are Christmas trees so bad at knitting?
Because they drop all their needles!
With Love,
The Stanford Seniors Village Team