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May 2020
Whisperwood Vila
160 St. Peter’s Road, Charlottetown, PE, C1A 5P8, info@peiseniorshomes.com
Picture Perfect
May is Photography Month, a time to not only enjoy
snapping photos and capturing memories, but a time
to look at the world differently, through the eyes of
a photographer. And with pocket-sized cell phones
equipped with powerful cameras that rival the top
traditional cameras, it seems as if everyone these days
is capable of high-quality photography.
Photography has always seemed a bit magical. After all,
Please Welcome photography gives us the ability to freeze a moment in
time and cherish it forever. Photographers may record
Our Newest Residents important moments in history, capture the energy and
emotion of a single memory, or stage scenes to send
political messages or make social or cultural critiques. In
the end, however, what makes a photograph special is its
Alfred Dalziel subject matter and composition. What is the play between
light and shadow? Is color saturated or muted? Are faces
Greg Doucette joyful and energetic or melancholy and lonely? A simple
photograph communicates so much—both a message to
Bill Woods the viewer and the self-expression of the photographer.
And now that cell phones put cameras in the hands of most
Ken Morrison everyone, photography has become a part of many peoples’
daily lives. In this way, photography has never been more
Maud McNeil democratic than it is today.
Just as a cell phone is a device used for communicating
Claire Muise via voice or text, the cell phone camera is also a mode of
communication, but via picture. The first camera phone
Catherine Dagle was unveiled in 1995 to little fanfare. At first, it seemed
strange to pair a phone with a camera. Today, cell phones
without a camera are both unthinkable and unmarketable.
The most powerful cell phone cameras are filled with
sensors and meters that allow users to simply point and
click to make mini masterpieces. Apps like Instagram,
Tumblr, Snapchat, and Pinterest share photos with
millions of people instantaneously. We share images of
our children, vacations, artwork, and even our food. In
Egypt and China, cell phone cameras captured images
that broadcast revolutions to the world. In these ways,
photography is more than art—it is a means to make
your voice heard.
May 2020
Let’s Hear It for the Birds
International Migratory Bird Day, celebrated on
the second Saturday in May, is a day to celebrate
the 4,000 different species of birds that migrate Welcome
around the globe. That’s over 40% of all bird
species. For these birds, migration means survival.
to
As the seasons change, birds leave areas where our newest staff
resources are scarce and embark on journeys to
areas with more resources, such as abundant Nursing:
food sources and protected nesting grounds where Analet Jose-Chemparathy
they can hatch and raise their young. For many Kayla Ballem
birds, the scale of their migratory journeys is Meghan Singleton
mind-boggling. Madison Kelly
Lydia MacLeod
The Arctic tern has rightly earned Lauren Giroux
worldwide fame for embarking on Kennedy Francis
the longest migration in the animal Mikayla Larsen
world. Each year they fly round-trip Airika Pollard
from the Antarctic to the Arctic Meghan Taylor
and back again, covering nearly Lauren MacDonald
49,700 miles. Moving back and forth from the south Jismon Matthew
pole to the north has its advantages. These birds Kaely Gauthier
enjoy the benefit of two summer seasons, rife with Catherine Reid
food and warm weather. Arctic terns have 30-year Miryan Pires
lifespans. Over such a lifetime, the miles add up
quickly. One bird may fly the equivalent of three trips Dietary:
to the moon and back. Rosanna Piojo
Not to be outdone is the bar-tailed godwit. This Brooke Parsibs
shorebird flies 7,000 miles from New Zealand on
its nonstop migration to Alaska. It takes eight days Housekeeping:
of flying for the birds to reach the tidal flats of the Shelley Matthews
Yellow Sea, which lies between China and the Chris Perry
Korean peninsula. This is their only stopover before Riley Garnhum
they continue their journey north. The flight back Mabel MacDonald
is just as grueling, a nonstop journey over the Melissa Kivel
open ocean of the Pacific from Alaska back to Ashley Drennan
New Zealand.
Before undertaking such awesome and taxing
journeys, birds enter into a state known as
Welcome to
hyperphagia, where they eat tremendous amounts Whisperwood Villa!
of food in order to bulk up and store fat that can
later be used as energy during their flight. Some
birds have been known to double their body weights
before migrating. One such bird is the tiny northern
wheatear, which typically weighs less than an
ounce. This bird swells up to two ounces before
setting out on a three-month, 9,000-mile journey
from Alaska to Eastern Africa.
May 2020
Celebrate Cinco de Mayo
Cinco de Mayo enjoys widespread
MOTHER’S DAY Tea
popularity across the United States,
despite many Americans mistaking the Trolley
holiday as Mexico’s Independence
Day. Cinco de Mayo revelers take
note! Mexico’s Independence Day is
held on September 16. It commemorates the day
in 1810 when a Catholic priest known as Father
Hidalgo made a speech in the town of Dolores
calling for independence from Spain. Hidalgo’s
speech has since been called the “Cry of Dolores,”
and the town is now known as Dolores Hidalgo.
Cinco de Mayo commemorates a very different
event on a date over 50 years later.
In 1861, Benito Juárez was elected the new
president of Mexico, but the country he was elected
to run was bankrupt after decades of civil war.
Juárez was forced to put off repaying all debts to Your Activities Team will be coming
Europe for two years, a decision that angered around on Saturday, May 9th at 2pm
France, Britain, and Spain. These countries To offer mother’s day treats and a little
responded by sending their naval fleets across surprise for all the ladies of
the Atlantic to collect their due. Juárez negotiated Whisperwood Villa!
a deal with Britain and Spain. France, however,
saw an opportunity to invade Mexico. Napoleon
III ordered the landing of French troops at
Veracruz, and the French forces chased Juárez
and his government out of the city.
French General Charles Latrille de Lorencez
soon marched his force of 6,000 upon the town
of Puebla de Los Angeles. Juárez was desperate.
He rounded up a group of 2,000 locals and
fortified the town under the command of General
Ignacio Zaragoza. On May 5, 1862, Lorencez
surrounded Puebla and began shelling the town
with heavy artillery. Yet by nightfall, the French
were forced to retreat, having lost 500 soldiers.
Zaragoza’s victory at the Battle of Puebla was
not a major one, but it was symbolic. Juárez’s
government used the victory to rally support
against the French. Five years later, the United
States sided with Mexico against the French and
put an end to the war. Americans celebrating
Cinco de Mayo are not celebrating America’s
successful intervention. It is more a general
celebration of Mexican culture, fueled by the
marketing influence of the beverage industry.May 2020
Race to the Top May Birthdays
On May 1, 1931, American President Mary Cook Friday, May 1
Herbert Hoover officially dedicated the Eddie McCormick Wednesday, May 6
opening of New York’s Empire State Alfred Dalziel Thursday, May 7
Building, then the tallest building ever Bill Woods Monday, May 11
constructed in the world, by pressing a Henry MacLean Tuesday, May 12
button in the White House that turned on Pauline Gard Wednesday, May 13
the lights of the New York skyscraper. Catie Dagle Friday, May 15
Hoover may have pushed the button in Mertie Sanderson Monday, May 18
Washington, D.C., but someone else Laura MacLauchlan Saturday, May 23
in New York was responsible for synchronizing Anita Bambrick Tuesday, May 26
the flip of the switch at the Empire State Building. Margaret MacNevin Wednesday, May 27
Hoover’s press of the button was largely symbolic, Ken Morrison Wednesday, May 27
and so was the construction of the Empire Delores MacDonald Saturday, May 30
State Building. Norma Morow Saturday, May 30
Bob Nahrgang Saturday, May 30
The dazzling commemoration of the Empire State
Building was just what New York and the country
needed during the depths of the Great Depression.
Such a majestic feat of engineering gave New York
City a deep sense of pride. Sure, the construction
of the building had employed 3,400 workers each
day, many of whom were paid excellent wages. But
the building took just a little over a year to build, and
it was constructed ahead of schedule and under
budget. One year after the Empire State Building How Does Your Garden Grow?
opened, only 25% of its offices had been rented.
The economic turmoil of the Great Depression still The Friday before Mother’s Day is
held New York City in its clutches. celebrated as Public Gardens Day
to promote awareness of the value
Who would want to build such a thing during of public gardens of all kinds. Many
such a desperate economic period? The idea botanic and historical gardens and
of the Empire State Building was the result of a arboreta will be open for free today.
competition between two wealthy men. Walter With cities growing ever larger and populations
Chrysler, executive of the Chrysler Corporation, becoming denser, finding peaceful refuge in
and John Jakob Raskob of General Motors public gardens is more vital than ever. Natural
wanted to see who could build the taller building. spaces are necessary for our health and well-
Chrysler had already completed his Art-Deco being. Research has proven that being around
masterpiece in midtown Manhattan 11 months plants makes humans feel calmer and more
earlier. And for those 11 months, at 1,046-feet relaxed. Urban areas with abundant green
tall, the Chrysler Building was the world’s tallest. spaces also report lower mortality rates,
But Raskob would not be beaten. His design, it improved mental health, and less cardiovascular
is said, was based on the look of a pencil. And and respiratory disease. Public gardens are
it was builder friendly. Each story was exactly also centers of scientific research and learning,
the same, so extra stories could easily be offering professionals and visitors the
added if it needed to grow taller to overtake opportunity to learn more about the natural
Chrysler’s building, and so grow it did. At 1,250 world around them. On May 8, take a stroll
feet tall, Raskob’s Empire State Building had through a public garden and bask in all its
bested Chrysler’s. natural beauty.Current PHASE 1 PHASE 2 PHASE 3 PHASE 4
Starting May 1, 2020 Starting May 22, 2020 PotentialJune 12, 2020 Looking ahead
Border screening and
Traveler screening Traveler screening in place Traveler screening in place Traveler screening in place at Further relaxation of me
in place at points of at points of entry to PEI and at points of entry to PEI and points of entry to PEI and self- situation permits
self-isolation
entry to PEI and self- self-isolation requirements self-isolation requirements isolation requirements
isolation
requirements
Stay home as Limited outdoor gatherings Limited indoor gather- ings Potential: Gatherings of no more than
much as possible of no more than 5 of no more than 5 15 people indoor and 20 people
Gatherings
and only essential individuals involving people individuals and outdoor outdoor; including religious
interactions from different households gatherings of no more than gatherings
10 individuals involving
people from different
households
Interaction between Non-contact outdoor recreational Non-contact indoor Potential: Organized recreational
Recreation
members of a household activities recreational activities activities, recreational facilities and
only services, public spaces
Focus on essential Select outdoor and construction Retail businesses and select Potential: Additional personal
services serving the services indoor services services, in-room dining, and
Business and
public; non-essential accommodations for PEI residents only
NGOs
services able to operate
by phone, virtual services,
delivery or pick-up
Child care for essential Child care for essential service Unlicensed and licensed child Unlicensed and licensed child care
Child care
services
service workers workers care centres centres
Public services Health care
Essential services only Priority non-urgent health care Additional non-urgent health Continued transition to increased non-
services care services urgent health services
Essential services only Priority public services Additional public services Further public services
Education
Home-based learning Home-based learning Home-based learning Home-based learning options,
options options, with some options, with some with some limited activities
limited activities limited activities
Visitor restrictions in place
Long-term
Visitor restrictions in Visitor restrictions in place Visitor restrictions in place
placeMay 5, 2020
A Message from our C.E.O
Families and Residents of PEI Seniors Homes,
The team at PEI Seniors Homes is grateful for reaching May with no COVID-19 in our homes and being part of
the Island community that has kept infection so limited. Across the province and around the world, many
people want to return to normal. We are watching the slow and measured approach to easing restrictions,
taking place outside of our homes. Some day we will see a return to more normal activities inside the homes
but not soon.
Last week the Provincial Government of PEI released its 4-phase plan to reduce restrictions and get the
provincial economy and society from today to July. The steps they are taken are small and quantified. We
watch and hope that these changes do not result in the community spread of COVID-19. Our staff are
instructed to remain vigilant in their interactions inside and outside of work.
Under Dr. Heather Morrison’s 4-phase PEI plan, there is no proposal of changes to the rules around long term
care and the pandemic precautions now in place. For the next six to nine weeks, I expect no significant shift
will happen in the activities and precautions inside nursing homes, including our homes.
We are refining two plans at this time. We continue to enhance our infection control and outbreak plan. We
expect any COVID-19 positive resident will be transferred to the QEH for care. Regardless, we have a plan in
place for caring for any resident with or without COVID-19 in the event of an outbreak. Protocols for staff and
contact tracing as also developed. Today we believe we have the proper precautions in place to maintain the
physical health of our residents and staff. Any resident or staff member with the slightest chance of having
COVID-19 is immediately tested, and all have been negative and COVID-19 free.
Looking to the future, we are also planning for a return to what we call the New Normal. Our management
teams are engaged in discussions around planning what precautions we could start to loosen in the coming
months. For example, later this month, we may return to serving meals in our dining rooms. Residents will
need to maintain a physical distance of 6 feet, as they currently do in our activities program. Social interaction
is an essential part of a person’s health, and we work every day at improving this connection between
residents, families and staff.
Dr. Heather Morrison was asked last week, “what it would take to have all the protocols go back in place.”
Her answer was simple – One case of COVID-19 in a nursing home. Our combined responsibility to protect our
home’s residents and staff has never been greater. Any plan to return to a new normal is to be developed as a
gradual and precise set of changes. The safety of our residents is the value that will guide us.
Jason Lee
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