Sunshine Villa residents show appreciation and gratitude for frontline and healthcare workers
It’s a very different time at the moment, and nowhere is this felt more acutely than in senior homes and lodges, such as the Sunshine Villa where residents have to maintain the social distancing norms too like the rest of the world.
“Deliveries of food, supplies, medication, and other items by the essential workers keep the daily routine going at Sunshine Villa,” said Julie Ishida, activity coordinator. “And the healthcare workers continue to provide care.”
The Sunshine Villa staff have made the necessary changes to their daily schedule to follow the protocols from Alberta Health Services (AHS) for the protection of the residents during the COVID–19 pandemic.
Both Ishida and Manager Lorna Rempel have been hands-on in communicating to the residents on new protocol and updates.
“Sunshine Villa residents receive written communication updates in their own mailboxes here from Lorna, and additionally, she talks to the residents in groups and individually to explain the new routines, physical distancing, and extra hand washing and sanitizing and their importance,” Ishida added. “Residents are to remain in Sunshine Villa to self- isolate from the community at large, except for essential medical appointments. They may go outdoors for fresh air and walks on the Sunshine Villa grounds.”
Rempel has also explained to residents . . . contd.
