Maple View Lodge

Our Dietary department prepares and serves safe, high quality, nutritious meals to our residents following our menu rotation. Maple View Lodge offers three meals a day in addition to three nourishment carts to promote fluid intake and snacks throughout the day. To ensure meal variation, two choices of entrée are offered as a main meal followed by choice of desserts. Therapeutic diets and dietary supplements are provided as recommended by the Registered Dietitian.

Staff are responsible to monitor and record each Resident's food and fluid intake as part of their care plan to encourage overall health and well-being. Our Registered Dietitian devotes time to each resident to ensure their nutritional needs are met in accordance with Ministry standards.

Mealtimes

Breakfast: 8:15 a.m.

Lunch: 12:00 p.m.

Dinner: 5:00 p.m.

Visitors and family members may purchase a meal ticket to dine with their loved ones. Tickets are available at the administration office. We require 24 hours' notice to for meal reservations.

It is acceptable for a visitor to bring in prepared and purchased foods for their loved one, however we recommend that nursing staff be advised as some Residents may have food restrictions or special needs (i.e. diabetic diet, choking risk, swallowing difficulties, modified textures, etc.). Note -Outside foods cannot be stored in the Home's refrigerator for health and safety concerns, nor can it be permitted in the main dining room due to allergies of others.

The Environmental Services staff ensures that the building and grounds are cared for in accordance with standards set out by the Health and Safety Committee, the Ministry of Health and Long - Term Care and all other applicable legislation. Staff complete minor repairs and ensure upkeep of equipment as required. Staff will hang your loved ones paintings etc. We ask that you do not hang pictures yourself and limit the number of wall hangings.

All electronic/electrical items brought to the Home for use by Residents must be inspected by maintenance staff before it is used.

Housekeeping services are provided daily. Housekeepers are responsible for keeping bathrooms, sitting rooms, dining areas, all resident rooms and hallways clean and safe. Residents, if able, are encouraged to arrange their belongings and keep their own room tidy. Bringing in small items from home is encouraged but please consider our ability to effectively and safely clean the surfaces in the room as well as floor space. Staff and residents need ample space to move around safely.

When a resident moves into Maple View Lodge, staff will label all items with the resident's name. All machine washable personal clothing is laundered by staff at the Home and returned within 48 hours. Clothing requiring dry cleaning, hand wash, wash cold, hang to dry, lay flat to dry, wool, suede, and silk is not recommended. Our industrial machines are pre-set to meet Ministry Guidelines for infection control, materials not recommended run the risk of damages.

Any new clothing brought in must be placed in a bag with resident name and handed in to the Nurse’s desk on the community area so we can ensure it is labelled and returned to your loved one.

Other facility linens are contracted to an outside linen service. Staff is not responsible for mending clothing additionally MVL is not responsible for lost or damaged clothing.

A list of suggested clothing can be viewed on our Accommodations, Admission Process page, "What to Bring Outline".  Closet space is limited, and it is recommended you switch clothing out seasonally or keep as close the required number of outfits/items as possible.

Physiotherapy services are provided in-house by a contracted service provider. Physiotherapy promotes mobility according to a resident's assessed abilities, wishes and preferences to enable the resident to be as independent as possible and provide an increased sense of wellbeing and better overall quality of life. Every resident in our home is assessed for Physiotherapy eligibility on a regular basis by our Physiotherapist and further supported through treatment by our Physiotherapy Assistant.

Our Resident Services philosophy is to encourage our Residents to maintain their unique person-centered identities, morals, values and beliefs as well as lifestyles to ensure meaningful leisure time. The Recreation staff strive to provide a comprehensive program inclusive of the 5 pillars of Leisure which are social, emotional, physical, spiritual and cognitive designed to meet the needs of our Residents. Under the direction and supervision of the Resident Services Supervisor, we take pride in our Activity Calendar being filled with a variety of programs offered during both days and evenings as well as weekends. Our programming is planned on a monthly basis as a team to ensure seasonal programs aimed to promote and fulfill the Residents' intellectual and cultural needs.

A few of our weekly programs include Bingo, Live Music and Music Therapy, Group Exercise and active / physical games such as balloon badminton. In the summer months we have bike rides weekly on our very own triage bike in which the staff pedal while the resident sits on the bench seat at the front feeling the wind in their hair! We also have walking clubs, and gardening programs considering our large green spaces and land granting us lots of vegetation opportunities. Pet Therapy is a 24/7 program as we have a therapy dog named Maple that also calls Maple View Lodge her home. She is a golden doodle with a very soft and gentle demeanor and may protect her home with the odd bark at the main entrance. We have regular artistic opportunities such as abstract painting and seasonal crafts. For our residents that would like to get involved, we have Residents Council meetings with the entire leadership team to ensure opportunities to support our residents in having a voice and sharing with us how we can support in improving their Long-Term Care experience. We have Community Outings such as boat tours and Christmas light tours in December. We do bake programs and cookie decorating for our residents that have a love for culinary creations. Our programs are delivered through one-to-one sessions as well for our residents with progressed Dementia that benefit from Montessori programming such as doll therapy or household tasks such as folding and sorting as well as comforting and sensory based programming such as aroma therapy and or light therapy/stimulation.

We are very grateful to have many volunteers who work closely with us in the Recreation Department to fundraise and support as well as assist and facilitate many of these recreation programs, one-to-one visits and special events.

On each home area, you will find our Recreation Boards. These boards show what programs are planned each day of the week. We also do a morning announcement sharing what fun activities are happening each day to ensure an audio option for our residents that prefer to listen. We also circulate the monthly recreation calendars to each resident room and e-mailed or mailed to families. Recreation calendars are also able to be picked up at the Home upon request.

The Restorative Care Program aims to support our residents in being as Independent as possible in performing Activities of Daily Living. Activities of Daily Living are eating/swallowing, walking, range of motion (active & passive), communication, dressing/grooming, transferring, splint/brace care, amputation/ prosthesis care, bed mobility, scheduled toileting and or bladder retraining. Simply put, Activities of Daily Living are the things we do every day to survive and thrive. Activities of Daily Living give us purpose and choice. We understand the importance in supporting our residents in having choice and being independent as this ensures dignity. Our in-house Restorative Aide under the supervision of the Resident Services Supervisor and in conjunction with the RAI Coordinator assesses residents on an on-going basis for decline in Activities of Daily Living and supports the multidisciplinary care team in carrying out the prescribed, person centered Restorative Treatment plans.

We recognize that spirituality is different for everyone and all of our unique values and beliefs feed the soul in such a positive way. The Recreation team coordinates with the Ministerial Association of Athens in delivering weekly church services at Maple View Lodge in our chapel for the residents. Families and friends are encouraged to attend. Communion to both Protestant and Catholic Residents are offered on a regular basis. Weekly visits offering counseling and providing emotional and spiritual support are offered. Staff welcomes and encourages visits by a Resident's personal spiritual advisor on a regular basis. Our Recreation team offers mindfulness classes and self work and worth programming to support those that practice healing through connection with oneself such as breath work and yoga.

 The hairdresser/barber will attempt to accommodate residents and families who wish to have their hair styled for special occasions whenever possible. We ask that you provide sufficient notice (i.e. one week) in advance of special appointments.