Your generosity helps enhance the well-being of residents like June
Walk into the room of Creekside Wing resident June Hill and you are immediately aware that you are in the presence of a true artist. June is busy working on a lovely piece of Hair Pin lace. Instead of knitting, she uses a loom to work with the wool. June paints, knits, crochets, writes poetry and is an accomplished self-taught musician. She attributes her strength and resilience to her strong faith.
I thank-you for these hands of mine
They keep me busy all the time
For if I had but naught to do
My ‘ccomplishments would be but few
And so these hands to you I bring
I thank you Lord for everything.
~ poem by June Hill
Your gifts help SJF offer a wide range of fun and engaging recreational programs and services. Every day is different! This is a typical Friday for residents in the Pathway Home Area.
8:15am – 9am
Breakfast is served! Residents enjoy a nourishing hot breakfast with lots of time to socialize with their neighbours.
10:15am – 10:45am
Time to get moving! Exercise class begins with 20 minutes of gentle stretching to promote calmness and help with range of motion. The last 10 minutes of the class focus on strength training.
11:00am – 11:30am
Some residents enjoy crafting before lunch. Others relax in their room or join in a game of cards. Our monthly intergenerational programs are loved by all.
12:00pm – 12:45pm
Lunch time. Residents enjoy a choice of healthy, familiar favourites such as cream of mushroom soup, sliced turkey sandwiches, garden salad and fruit cocktail.
1:45pm – 2:30pm
Residents can enjoy a glass of wine, beer or cocktail at our Pub.
2:00pm – 3:00pm
Time to put the thinking cap on for a game of Crossword. Recreation staff provide clues and residents work as a team to solve a puzzle on our giant crossword board.
3:30pm – 4:30pm
Some residents take a moment to Skype or email family on the communal computers. Others are trying their hand at one of the many Montessori items available throughout the home.
5:00pm – 5:45pm
Supper is served. On the menu today a resident favourite: shepherd’s pie with mashed potatoes and rice pudding for dessert.
6:00pm – 7:00pm
Bingo! A perennial favourite, residents gather in the auditorium to compete for fun prizes such as chips, chocolate bars, hair accessories and word search books.
7:00pm
Felix the cat drops by for a snuggle with residents in the TV lounge.
“Together, we can enhance the well-being of each person we serve by providing purpose, dignity and individual choice.”
– Cathy Lessard, Director of Resident Care
