The Pines Resident & Family Portal

This month, to explore Stepping In: What you may need to know. We will have a guest speaker, Andrea Groomes, Social Worker, to speak about system navigation and the range of tasks and responsibilities that may be associated with assuming Power of Attorney (POA) responsibilities.

When: Wednesday, June 18th, 2025, at 6:30 pm

Where: In-person in the Fran Coleman Room at the Pines or Virtual using the link below (this is an updated link)

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88210402686?pwd=Y7e1HUhD07nm23kCr4iigiob3u1pHw.1

Meeting ID: 882 1040 2686

Passcode: 815834

If you have questions and want to learn more about Family Council. Please reach out to Christina Rochette, Life Enrichment Manager, and Family Council Liaison to connect you with a member of the Family Council.

Our Pines Team is wishing all fathers a very happy Father's Day. We hope you spend time wiht your family and doing what you love.

We would like to thank Dr. Jones for her time with us. She is a very busy physician and, therefore, is stepping away from the Pines to focus on many other areas of her practice. The Nursing Leadership team and our medical director, Dr. Cross, are in the process of reviewing the residents that Dr. Jones was assisting to determine which physician is best to support the resident moving forward. The nursing team will connect with residents and family members who are affected by this change. We will now have four physicians supporting the residents at the Pines: Dr. Cross, Dr. Dechert, Dr. Whynot, and Dr. Hammel.

We wish Dr. Jones all the best!

The education package has been updated for Essential Caregivers. Please review the package attached.

New Essential Caregiver Request and Package

If you have any questions, please connect with Stephanie Albert, IPAC Lead, at stephanie.albert@muskoka.on.ca

Thank you to our Family Council for their continued support for quality care for the residents.

For more information, visit Elder Abuse Prevention Ontario at https://eapon.ca/pride-month-2023/

Our residents and team will be celebrating National Long Term Care Day with an Ice Cream Sundae Event! We will have Ice Cream Sundaes in the afternoon on Friday, June 13th, for all residents and staff, as well as Ice Cream treats for our night staff team. Please join us for an ice cream sundae with your loved one to celebrate.

Are you a current volunteer who is looking for ways that you can help out in the home?

Here is a list of opportunities….

• Rotary Garden Scavenger Hunt for Spruce 9:30am until 11:30am ( meet at Pines)
• Walmart trip on Wednesday June 18th at 9:45am until 11:30am (meet at location)
• Kirby's Beach trip on Friday June 20th at 9:45am-11:30am (meet at location)
• June 23^rd 5:45 p.m. Legion Pipe Band performing – Looking for assistance to help residents get to and from the program
• Afternoon Scrabble game 1 x week
• Assist resident with cleaning small personal fish tank 1 x week
• Balcony visits with residents

Monthly Birthday Party—1st Tuesday of the month

If you’d like to become a new volunteer at The Pines, please contact Christina Rochette at: 705-645-4488 ext. 4824 OR email: Christina.rochette@muskoka.on.ca