Yew Tree Gazette

January 2019

Fluid Afternoon You will constantly hear staff talk about the im-portance of fluid intake throughout the day amongst themselves and with individual resi-dents, however not fully understand the reason behind this.

We will be undertaking a fluid workshop on 30th January 2019 at 2.00pm. Carol will un-dertaken a small discus-sion with regards to the importance of fluids and will advise on ways to increase your fluid intake.

We will also provide a selection of beverages and snacks for everyone to try.

This event is available for all residents, fami-lies and staff to take part and will be held in the garden lounge.

Happy New Year

Welcome to your first newsletter of 2019., we hope you

had a fabulous Christmas and New Year.

We would like to take a mo-

ment to thank all of the staff

who worked hard over the

Christmas period and helped

to make the residents Christ-

mas so special you are all

number one in our eyes.

CQC Visit

You may already be aware in November 2018 we received a

visit from CQC inspectorate. Two inspectors visited the

home and spent the day speaking to residents, family and

staff. They were very happy with the care provided by the

carers and nurses and the quality of the care plans. Unfor-

tunately we were very disappointed to find they were un-

happy with the decoration within the toilets/bathrooms

and of the chipped paint on the hoists and have scored us

down in this area.

In response remedial works have commenced straight

away in the toilets/bathrooms and John will be assisting

James during the works. This does mean that some areas

will be closed and we apologize for this but unfortunately

this is beyond our control.

We have already completed a bathroom and toilet on the

ground floor and we hope you like the finished result.

A full copy of the report can be found in reception, on the

CQC website or via our website.

By Vicky Mills

Staff Christmas

Gifts

Every year we are astounded with the amount of gifts received for the staff and we would like to take the opportunity to say thank you from all of us. The gifts are truly ap-preciated by everyone.

Charity News

During our recent Christmas Party we raised money for the West Midlands Air Ambulance and Lifeboat association by holding a raffle and tombola. It is my great pleasure to an-nounce we raised a fabulous £124.50 during this event. We also raised £53 in our October Raffle bringing our total dona-tion raised to £177.50. Wow well done everyone and thank you to everyone who donated. This money has now been paid to both charities and the re-ceipt for the donations can be found on the reception notice-board.

On a separate note and follow-ing the success of the under cover decking and gazebo in the gardens last summer we

have been toying with the idea of purchasing a summer house for the residents and families to use. A summer house would cost between £3000 and £5000 dependent on design size etc and we have been wondering if it would be nice to raise money for the summer house throughout the year and our garden party. We were won-dering what your thoughts might be on this matter?. We have attached a little response note at the back of the news-letter which can be returned in the comments box in reception or handed in at the office.

If you have an alternative sug-gestion then we would also welcomes these.

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Building and Decoration Works

During February the home will be undertaking some building works at

the rear of the property. All works will be undertaken externally and

the builders will not require access into the home. The works com-

mence on the 4th February and will take a maximum of two days.

There will be some noise during the works so we apologize for any in-

convenience this may cause.

We will also commence Decorating works from 18th February on the

ground floor corridor starting from the reception doorway through to

the garden lounge. During the works we will limit disruption to every-

one in the home however certain locations may be closed to assist the

decorator and to ensure the works are completed as swiftly as possi-

ble. Notices will be placed around the home advising residents, staff

and visitors where the decorator is working.

If you have any questions with regards to either of the works then

please speak to the office.

Special Birthdays

in 2018

The following people all celebrated a special

Birthday in 2018 we hope you all had a spe-

cial day. We haven’t specified their ages to save on the blushes.

Staff Birthdays

Dawn Hill

Perfect Mhlanga

Residents Birthdays

Gwen Simmonds

Eve Mielczarek

John Moore

Olive Baker

Roy Walker

Special Deliveries

Two staff members welcomed new bun-

dles of joy in 2018 con-gratulations to Katie

Voloch and Emily

Russell.

Looking Back In 2018

Work Anniversaries

All of the following staff members celebrated a special

work anniversary in 2018.

5 years of Employment

Stephanie Bradley

10Years of Employment

Carol Lightwood

Teresa Morgan

Thank you to each of you for your hard work and dedi-

cation over the years.

Sickness Absence

The following staff members have been very lucky to

not have had any sick leave in the last 12 months:

Denise Walker

Jane Reilly

Ina Wasiluk

Susan Evans

Well Done to each of you on your good health.

We wish all of our staff a

healthy 2019

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Residents Birthdays

Dolly Meadows -

17th Jan

Charlotte Gough -

21st Jan

Betty Worsdall -

30th Jan

Maureen Weaver -

23rd Feb

Margaret Holloway -

25th Feb

Whats On At Yew Tree

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Employee Of The Month

This month Carer Dawn Hill has been nominated for employee

of the month. Dawn is a very caring staff member who always

assists the home at a moments notice to chaperone residents

on hospital visits even in the early hours of the morning. Well

Done Dawn and thank you for your dedication.

Tues 22nd Jan - Maggie O’Hara 2.30pm

Mon 28th Jan - George Rowley - Magician 2.30pm

Wed 30th Jan - Fluids Afternoon 2.00pm followed by Residents

Tues 5th Feb - Staff Fire Training

Tues 5th Feb - Johnny Tarrino 2.30pm

Weds 6th Feb - Mexican Themed Day

Tues 12th Feb - Zoo Lab 3.00pm

Thurs 14th Feb - Valentines Meal

Fri 15th Feb - Me Myself and Di 2.30pm

Mon 18th Feb - Decorating works to commence

Mon 18th Feb - Sweet Assurance 2.30pm

Sat 23rd Feb - Paul Moran - 2.30pm

Exercise classes every Tues am and Thurs pm

Mexican Themed Day

The kitchen will be holding a special

themed day on Wednesday 6th Feb-

ruary 2019. The theme for this event

will be Mexico with lots of different

Mexican treats and meal options

provided throughout the day. The

activities staff will also arrange Mexi-

can themed activities for the resi-

dents to enjoy.

Questionnaires

Please find attached a questionnaire. Please could we ask that you

complete the question-naire and return asap in

either the suggestion box located in the re-ception or at the front office. The results will be posted in the next Gazette publication.

Fashion From Around the World

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Fire Training

The home will be undertaking Fire training on the 5th Febru-

ary 2019 starting 9.30am. A full list of staff who are to attend

will be placed in the staff room . Training will be held in the

Scout Hut located in the village and will be conducted by Age

UK.

Following the success of our step back in time event, the home will be

holding a special themed day of fashion from around the world. The event

will take place on 30th March 2019.

The kitchen will provide a special themed menu at lunchtime and a spe-

cial buffet tea

.

During the afternoon we will hold a fash-

ion show with staff dressing up with tra-

ditional clothing from countries all round

the world. See how many countries you

know from their traditional dress?

The event is open to all residents, fami-

lies and staff and we hope you will join

us on the day.

Residents Post

Please could we remind residents

and families that all personal post is

placed in the postal drawers on the

corridor leading down to the garden

lounge by Room 7. Each bedroom

has their own postal drawer which is

listed by room number. If you have

any queries then please speak to a

member of staff.

New Staff Member

We hope you will join us

in welcoming our new

night nurse Stefanie Brol-

en. Stefanie joined the

home at the beginning of

January and we would

like to wish her all the

best in her new role.

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Valentines Day Menu At Yew Tree

Ti amo sempre e per sempre

Benvenuto nella

Mia Casa Yew Tree

Sticky Cherry Glazed Lamb Cutlets

Beautiful tender pieces of lamb cutlets glazed with a deep

red rich cherry sauce and served with a warm mixed exotic

bean and couscous salad with vibrant florets of fresh green

broccoli.

Pan Fried Sea Bass with Ratatouille and Basil

Fresh sea bass pan fried until skin side is crisp and the flesh is

still tender and moist served on top of ratatouille, mixture of

tomatoes, courgettes, aubergines, onions and red peppers

cooked in a cumin stock with basil.

Triple Chocolate Fudge Cake with fresh strawberries and

clotted cream

Summer House

Thoughts

Yes I think it would

be lovely to raise

funds for a summer

house in the Garden.

No I would prefer to

raise money for a

local charity

I have the following

suggestions for the

garden:

Please place completed

slip in the suggestion

box in reception.

Thank you