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With lots of activities and special celebrations, the month of September was a busy time for our Residents and staff!
We started September off by infusing joy and laughter into crafts by making paper airplanes and having a flying contest. Residents enjoyed lots of laughter and feelings of joy as they reminisced about their youth.
We honoured and celebrated both Grandparent’s Day and World Alzheimer’s Day.
For Grandparent’s Day we took a moment to enjoy and celebrate the grandparents in our lives by hosting a Tea Party. We invited families to enjoy the celebrations on this National Holiday celebrated annually on the first Sunday after Labour Day. Featured below are Helen and her daughter Sharon. Helen has 11 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren!
On World Alzheimer’s Day, we provided our residents with education on brain health. One special resident Doug shared an inspiring story about his personal journey living with Alzheimer’s. Our Wellness Coordinator and Registered Nurse, Joy, provided critical information on diseases impacting our brains, and preventative strategies to consider. Thank you to both guest speakers for an uplifting and informative afternoon.
Lastly, we were declared the official Diamond Winner for the 2022 Waterloo Chronicle Readers’ Choice Awards. We would like to extend a special thank you to everyone who voted for us!
Our heart is Waterloo, and we are proud to serve this wonderful community. We look forward to sharing more with our residents and staff next month!
Our focus in February was on Black History Month, Heart Health, and Valentine’s Day. We had wonderful and informative conversations on Building Heart Strength with Wellness Coordinator, Joy Hancock, followed by the viewing of The Healing Power of Love & Intimacy TED Talk, and a presentation on Black Resistance with guest speaker Umi Mohammed, Lutherwood’s Equity Leader.
Our focus for January was Mental Health and Wellbeing, as well as celebrating the Lunar Year, Robbie Burns Day and recognizing Alzheimer’s Awareness Day. We started the month off with a discussion on Anxiety Coping Tools, we welcomed back Andrea from Ebb and Flow to show us strategies for wellbeing through breathwork, and our footcare nurse from Kaye’s Footcare showed us how to care for our feet.
As the new year begins, the Wellness team would like to reflect on some highlights from December and the Holiday season: December was filled with music and treats as we enjoyed holiday festivities throughout the month. Our musical variety included Celtic music, traditional holiday carols with children from the Beckett School at Laurier, German Christmas carols, carols by candlelight as well as our very own Singing Group and regular entertainers.