Flu Clinic at the Simkin Centre

It’s FLU Season… Simkin is holding 2015 FLU clinics

Get the Shot, not the flu

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Where: FRONT RECEPTION AREA

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The Cafe will be closed on Sept. 14th and 15th – In observance of Rosh Hashanah

The Garden Cafe will be closed on September 14th and 15th in observance of Rosh Hashanah.  Below is the Cafe Menu for that week.

Cafe Menu – Sept 14 to Sept 20

Simkin Centre Celebrates 100 Years with Walk to Raise Funds for Therapeutic Recreation

Community shows how much they care at the Simkin Stroll!

Every year the community gathers to celebrate healthy aging at the Saul & Claribel Simkin Centre. On June 14th residents of the Centre will gather with their friends and family for the Simkin Stroll, a walk in support of the Therapeutic Recreation Program.

Our residents experience a high incidence of barriers to mobility and 80 to 90% suffer from a dementia related illness.

Therapeutic Recreation Services engage the body, mind, and imagination by providing enriching life experiences regardless of barriers to health. Based on individual assessments, each resident has a plan for involvement with Therapeutic Recreation. Planned programs include one to one, and small or large group sessions. Therapeutic Recreation staff organize exercise sessions, discussion groups, games nights, cultural events, and many more options that offer familiar experiences for residents. Folk song sing-a-longs and baking sessions are just a few of the programs that they organize. Evening and weekend Therapeutic Recreation Programs are not covered by health care funding and are only possible with the support of our caring community.

Last year the Centre had to cut back on weekend and evening Therapeutic Recreation Programs due to a lack of funding. Our goal this year is to raise $25,000 toward these essential services.

This year the Stroll has already raised $12,000 toward these programs and we anticipate a great turnout the day of the event! If we can raise the full $25,000 it will mean an improvement to our evening and weekend programming as well as additional support for our residents who have more significant care requirements.

This year the Simkin Centre is also celebrating its 100th Anniversary! We are inviting the community to join them for this neighbourhood stroll in support of the residents of the Saul & Claribel Simkin Centre.

Event Details:

The Simkin Stroll

Date:                Sunday, June 14, 2015 (Rain or Shine)
Registration:     10:00 a.m.         Walk Begins at 11:00 a.m.
Location:          1 Falcon Ridge Drive
www.simkincentre.ca/the-simkin-stroll/

Simkin Centre Hosts “Speak Up: Advocacy Skills for Family Caregivers”

The Saul and Claribel Simkin Centre is hosting this public event on Wednesday, November 26, 2014 at 7:00pm in the Tallman Multi-Purpose Room.  We encourage families, friends and those who might be interested to attend.  Norma Kirkby, Program Director of the Alzheimer Society of Manitoba will be the presenter.  RSVP is requested.  For more information see the attached document.

Nov 26 – Speak Up Simkin co-sponsor

Canadian Patient Safety Week

We are celebrating safe care and the Canadian Patient Safety Institute’s 10^th anniversary!

The Saul and Claribel Simkin Centreis proud to endorse Canadian Patient Safety Week, October 27^th to 31^st, 2014. Along with the Canadian Patient Safety Institute (CPSI), we’re spreading the message of ASK. LISTEN. TALK.

CPSI invites you to join us in creating a safer healthcare system for all Canadians by bringing awareness to the importance of patient safety. Each person’s involvement helps to make the Canadian healthcare system safer.  For 10 years, organizations such as Long Term Care facilities have helped CPSI live its mission of inspiring extraordinary improvement in patient safety. Together, we’re joining CPSI to celebrate the providers, patients and families who have made healthcare safer in Canada.

This year, Canada’s Forum is being held in person in Edmonton, Alberta on Oct. 29 and 30, 2014. If you’re unable to make the trip, you can still register to watch virtually.

But that’s not all! To celebrate its 10^th anniversary, CPSI is launching an engagement campaign called #CelebratingSafeCare.

Get involved!

1. Embracing  Hand Hygiene – speaker-  October  30^th   @ 1400- Education room  – all welcome
2. Poster display will be in the Atrium area all week
3. Pick up your Free copy of HANDS in Healthcare
   1. Visit asklistentalk.ca.

These events are just some of what is coming up during Canadian Patient Safety Week. Let’s make patient safety a priority at Simkin Centre.