NEWSLETTE R Spring 2020 - Beechfield Care Group
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not quite the same without you either and we are all looking forward to the day that we can NEWSLETTE greet you all back with a warm hug. R In this season’s edition of our newsletter the activity team will update you on all the activities that Spring 2020 have taken placed this year and adaptions we have made to our VOL 1 ISSUE 11 Programme due to covid19. Introduction Let Veronica give you a sneaky peek of what to expect in our newsletter. Have we got news for you! The 3 girlies Suzanne, Rhona and Let Rhona fill you in on all the Caroline keeping spirits alive scandal! during lock-Down 2020. Events MOUNT HYBLA’S NEWS! Suzanne discusses events which Staff News: Big congratulations to took place in Spring 2020. Staff Nurse Lijiah who welcomed a baby boy in May and also Clinical INTRODUCTION Nurse Manager Ciara who welcomed her second daughter Firstly, I would like to thank Amber in March 2020. Also, not everyone for their continued sure if ‘there’s something in the support over the last few months. I water’ but we have 3 staff members appreciate the grief you must all be that have recently announced that feeling at this time. Mount Hybla is they too will be expect a Stork later in the year. 1
it. All works have been completed Sadly, Ashling our ADON had to and residents and staff have postpone her wedding, but don’t commented to Veronica that it is a worry the weddings not off its been much gentler sound. rescheduled for June 2021. Our Activity Programme has had Big congratulations are in order for major revamp due to current covid- everyone; residents, staff and 19 restrictions. All high contact families for being able to keep activities and therapies have been covid19 out of Mount Hybla so far. suspended for the moment. Due to everyone’s sacrifices and However, using a little hard work we are so proud to imagination, we have been remain a covid free home to date. successful in creating a Programme All going to plan we do hope to that has something in it for reopen planned visits for families in everyone. phase 3 (29th of June) However we are awaiting further guidance on On Monday’s residents enjoy ‘Use it this matter. or Lose it exercise Class’ with activity team Veronica has been busy shopping (online) and has purchased some On Tuesday residents have been lovely plants pots which residents enjoying ‘Book Club’, with Residents and the activity team were busy from each unit selecting their own planting over the last few weeks. book We also have purchased more outdoor furniture so that we can On Wednesday residents have been make the most of this glorious enjoying infection prevention weather. information, each week we look at different aspects of the ‘It’s all about the hair’, you might virus/pandemic and the methods wonder how our residents are we can all do to keep ourselves and looking so amazing during others safe such as the importance lockdown, well we are fortunate to of hand washing and social have not 1 but 3 qualified distancing, we talk about how the hairdressers that have been able to situation is impacting us and ways make the dos of the days. to look after our mental as well as physical health. During the lock down our call bell system on the first floor became Thursday is ‘creative day’. We have problematic and we had to replace made beautiful sun catchers, door 2
tags, painted some new art pieces, Keeping in touch with our loved made birthday cards and written ones, over the past few months we and posted cards to family and have kept in touch with you through friends. technology, one positive thing to On Friday we have a second come out of covid19 is that we all exercise session with music and fun. have become more knowledgeable in the use of technology. Saturday has become ‘Big It up Bingo Day’ with fun bingo and prizes We are accommodated SKYPE or ranging from chocolates to socks WhatsApp calls for many of our and scarfs!! residents on a daily basis our resident. Some families have also On Sunday Fr Denis was able to say availed of visits through window or Mass for us until the current outside in our sensory garden. restrictions began. Residents can watch Mass or religious service on Sunday at 11am on RTE and every weekday morning Residents can watch Mass on RTE news at 10.30am. We have a fun trolley loaded up with an assortment of activities that Residents can do in their own rooms and the team visit the bedrooms in the morning encouraging residents to try a jigsaw, word search, crossword, a new book, DVD or Ciara with Baby Amber and daughter painting. Hannah We have had received many food and flower gifts over the last few months Krispy Kreame doughnuts and Lir and Butlers chocolates to name just a few... All I can say is when you see us next, we will have all gained a corona stone! 3
involved included Mount Sackville, Castleknock Community College, Luttrelstown Community College and Loreto College. The art work is proudly hanging on our walls in main foyer. Also, in February we celebrated Valentine’s day celebrations began at 11am with Caroline and Marilyn baking with chocolate and lots of love. Afternoon was filled with Lijiah with her baby boy tasting all the goodies we had prepared earlier. In the evening musician Tom played EVENTS some all-time Love classics that was received well by both residents and 2020 events began with celebrating staff. If you were there, we hope Chinese New Year on January 24th, you enjoyed it. residents enjoyed a Chinese banquet and some bubbly. In March St Patrick’s day was celebrated with Music, Laughter’s Also, in January Veronica presented and a little tipple for all to enjoy. We to Mary’s Meal a cheque to the also marked Mother’s Day on value of €1135, which was some of Sunday March 29th with all mums the proceeds that we collected at receiving a long -steamed Rose and our Christmas Fair 2019. The a chocolate to acknowledge their balance of the proceeds €640.05 special day. was donated St Francis hospices in June. On Feb 3rd we commenced our first Art Project with students from local secondary schools collaborating with some of our residents to develop new art work which was themed to portray a link between the generations, schools which were 4
In April then the weather was nice we managed to organize some live music with musician Conal, in both Lavender and the sensory garden. TY students hard at work with Muriel and Dolores Suzanne and May entertaining us all during Easter Barbara receiving her Mother’s Day Rose In April residents enjoys Easter Celebrations which started with the Social distancing with prosecco stations of the cross on Good Friday and Easter egg hunt on the Saturday Hope you enjoyed the read, and dress to impress for Easter Sunday afternoon tea. All resident from all the team in Mount received a Large Lir chocolate Egg Hybla! on Easter morning. 5
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