2017 Blog Archive
Find out what’s happening at Extendicare Countryside. Don’t miss anything. Check in regularly.
Blog Archives
2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
![Photo of Fighting the Flu this Season](https://www.extendicare.com/@assets/blogs-31/800.sq.dsc146536569694954o.jpg)
Fighting the Flu this Season
Posted: 2017-12-19There are many ways you can boost your immune system for flu season.
![Photo of On Spotlight: Going with the flow Ransford](https://www.extendicare.com/@assets/blogs-30/800.sq.onspotlightrandsfordcampbell.jpg)
On Spotlight: Going with the flow Ransford
Posted: 2017-10-30Randsford Campbell lives his life by going with the flow.
![Photo of On Spotlight: Strong-willed Sylvia](https://www.extendicare.com/@assets/blogs-29/800.sq.onspotlightsylviamiller.jpg)
On Spotlight: Strong-willed Sylvia
Posted: 2017-07-11Strong-willed Sylvia, a 76 years old resident in Extendicare Rouge Valley, has always taken the road less travelled.
![Photo of Celebrating Our Seniors Across Canada](https://www.extendicare.com/@assets/blogs-28/800.sq.celebratingseniorsmonth.jpg)
Celebrating Our Seniors Across Canada
Posted: 2017-06-12By Extendicare Senior Leadership Team
As we start to enjoy the beautiful weather all over Canada at this time of the year, we are excited to take this moment to celebrate the seniors we serve all across the country.
June is Seniors month/week in various provinces across Canada and we at Extendicare are using this time to remember our valuable residents and clients who we serve every day.
![Photo of My Wishes Project: Using Innovation to Improve the Quality of Life](https://www.extendicare.com/@assets/blogs-26/800.sq.201705nationalpalliativecareweekmay7to13.jpg)
My Wishes Project: Using Innovation to Improve the Quality of Life
Posted: 2017-05-05By Rosemarie Lindau and April Coulter, Extendicare Corporate Consultants, My Wishes project creators
Extendicare introduced the "My Wishes" project to improve the quality of life. this innovation uses cards, which are familiar to most residents to encourage non-threatening discussions about end-of-life.
![Photo of Celebrating National Volunteer week at Extendicare Southwood Lakes and Tecumseh](https://www.extendicare.com/@assets/blogs-25/800.sq.volunteer.jpeg)
Celebrating National Volunteer week at Extendicare Southwood Lakes and Tecumseh
Posted: 2017-04-21By: Lara Hristoff, Resident Program Manager - Extendicare Southwood Lakes
On March 23rd Extendicare Southwood Lakes and Extendicare Tecumseh teamed up for a Volunteer Fair at St. Clair College. Over the past several years both homes have had the benefit of student placements from the Social Service Worker- Gerontology program from the college.
![Photo of Alternatives to the use of restraints: A long-term care home’s experience](https://www.extendicare.com/@assets/blogs-27/800.sq.ltcbppnewsletterwinter2017ext-haliburton.jpg)
Alternatives to the use of restraints: A long-term care home’s experience
Posted: 2017-03-05By Connie Wood RN, BScN, MN, Long-Term Care Best Practice Co-ordinator, Central East
Jane Roseburg is an Administrator and Director of Care at Extendicare Haliburton, a rural LTC home. In 2010, 15.9 percent of the home’s residents were in daily physical restraints. Now, the home is restraint-free. Her leadership in ensuring a restraint-free environment is recognized locally and her expertise is sought out frequently.
![Photo of Don’t Let Constipation Cramp Your Style: Supporting Long-Term Care Residents Using Best Practices](https://www.extendicare.com/@assets/blogs-24/800.sq.ltcbppnewsletterwinter2017parkview-manor.jpg)
Don’t Let Constipation Cramp Your Style: Supporting Long-Term Care Residents Using Best Practices
Posted: 2017-02-07By Teresa Tibbo RPN, Quality Co-ordinator/Staff Educator, Parkview Manor Health Care Centre
Parkview Manor Health Care Centre identified that 19 of its 34 residents were using pharmacological interventions at least once a month to manage constipation. Staff at our small long-term care (LTC) home in Chesley, Ontario felt that was too many. We hoped that using RNAO's Prevention of Constipation in the Older Adult Population best practice guideline (BPG), as part of our pre-designation work in RNAO’s Long-Term Care-Best Practice Spotlight Organization® (LTC-BPSO®) program, could have a positive impact on quality of life for these residents. The challenge was how to decrease the reliance on medications and adopt other non-pharmacological strategies to prevent and manage constipation.