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.
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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.
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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
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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!
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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
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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.
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