Below is an excerpt of what we received from the Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief Financial Officer, Dan Skwarchuk, from Manitoba Health, Seniors and Active Living Administration and Finance office. If you have a loved one living at the Simkin Centre, please make note.
“As you are aware, each year the rates for residential charges change effective August 1st under government regulations. This is usually communicated early in July, with information pamphlets distributed to the RHAs allowing preparation for implementation of the new rates shortly thereafter. Due to the election this year and a later than usual release of 2016/17 estimates minutes, approval of residents rates has been delayed. This unfortunately will result in the RHAs not receiving revised rate information until late July or even early August. We will make any updated information available based on government approval…….Based on timing and your capability to implement changes quickly, this could result in use of old rates in August and applying the changes retroactively in September.”
We share this with you so that you will be informed regarding your residential charges. Thank you for your understanding. This situation is out of our control.
If you have any questions, please call our Financial Services Assistant at (204) 589-9047.
Ethel is relatively new at the Centre. She moved in a few months ago. In days gone by, she was one of the first ever “Max Factor Girls” and states that she also modeled for Eaton’s and Dalmy’s. Ethel turned 104 this past summer and still applies her own make up. She loved it when we placed this on her head. You could tell she felt like royalty.
Our Recreation Students enjoyed modeling for the residents.
On July 12th, we enjoyed our “Picnic Memories, Then & Now” program. Part of the program included “Picnic Boxes” filled with cookies and snacks. Below is a story shared by one of our residents about her memories of picnic boxes.
“Darlene’s Picnic Box” – In 1945, when I was 14 years old living in Oklahoma, I made a picnic box in the shape of a pumpkin and it was filled with candies, cookies and fruit. The boxes were auctioned to the boys. My box was bought by Willis. Willis and I sat together in the auditorim as we ate the contents of the box. This was the beginning of many things I experienced in my rural community where I grew up.
Pictured below is Darlene and her husband, Leo. They have been married for 60 years. The box pictured is one of the boxes decorated for the program.
Every month we schedule a monthly birthday party in the Tallman Multi-Purpose Room to celebrate resident’s birthdays for that month. We bring in live entertainment which provides a festive environment and birthday cake is served. For the month of July, that day was scheduled for today, July 18th. Well, the entertainer called and said that he was not able to make it due to sickness and the cake we ordered didn’t arrive. Plan B: We all went outside in the Keives Garden, played summer music on the CD player, put our hats on, and had ice cream instead. The dragon flys were our entertainment and the ice cream was our treat. We’ll sing our happy birthdays next Monday with birthday cake.
The apples are growing. They’re not ready to pick yet, but come September they will be. And when they are ready, we plan to use them to make Apple Crisp as part of a program with residents.
