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Staff honoured for long service

CAPITALCARE�HONOURED�ITS�EMPLOYEES for their long service at a 50th anniversary special edition of the annual Employee Recognition Evening, May 16 at the Fantasyland Hotel.

In 2012 a total of 192 employees reached milestones in their years of service ranging from five to 35 years in five year increments.

Five employees celebrated 35 years of service with CapitalCare. Their biographies are included in this newsle�er on page 3. Another 17 employees were honoured for 30 years of service, and 21 employees achieved 25 years of service. All staff with 10 to 30 years of service are listed on page 16.

Staff received gi� certificates from Kingsway Garden Mall, as well as a silver and gold CapitalCare pin. Each recipient a�ending the ceremony is also given a photo souvenir acknowledging their years of service.

CapitalCare CEO Iris Neumann thanked staff not only for their years of service but for embracing the concept of person-centred care, a model of care which emphasizes meaningful interactions between caregivers and residents over the completion of tasks.

This year, in recognition of the 50th anniversary, a delicious buffet dinner was served. Renee Volman, a staff member recognized for 15 years of long service, played piano during the reception. A slide show of staff photographs from all sites was shown and a�endees played CapitalCare trivia with emcee Jackie-Rae Greening, Program Director for CFCW Radio and a member of the board of directors for the CapitalCare Foundation.

Bernade�e DeSantis, Communications Manager, CapitalCare Corporate Services

CFCW radio host Danny Hooper and a crowd of staff, residents and families launch 50 balloons from CapitalCare Norwood April 1st and in so doing launched a year of celebrations marking CapitalCare's 50th anniversary. More photos from the celebrations at all sites are on pages 12 & 13 and on Facebook.

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CEO Column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Lynnwood's new complex care unit . . . . . . . . . .3

Le�ers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Grandview Auxiliary marks 40 years . . . . . .5

Staff recognized for long service. . . . . . 6 & 7

Ask the experts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Centre activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 & 11

50th anniversary photos . . . . . . . . . . . .12 & 13

Cooking Up Quality of Life . . . . . . . . . 14 & 15

Foundation news . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 – 19

Donor list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 – 22

In Celebration and Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Senior of the Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

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" I am always humbled by the number of staff who have spent most, and in some cases, all of their careers working for CapitalCare."

– Iris Neumann, CEO

CapitalCare launched a year of celebrations April 1 to mark its 50th anniversary. Eight sites launched 50 balloons each from points north, east, south and west, festooning the skies above Edmonton and Sherwood Park with 400 biodegradable blue balloons, a symbol of CapitalCare's growth over the past 50 years.

On April 1, 1963 CapitalCare (then called Hospital District #24) began operating 72 beds at Norwood. Fi�y years later, CapitalCare is the largest publicly-owned continuing care organization in Canada.

Each site celebrated with cake and entertainment. CFCW radio host Danny Hooper drew a standing room only crowd at Norwood where he emceed the balloon launch, auctioned a pair of 50th anniversary mi�ens, sang a few tunes and told some stories.

At McConnell Place West, residents, families and staff gathered for an evening dance with music spanning the past

five decades.Each site also created its' own

Memory Lane — a collection of photos and memorabilia of residents, staff, volunteers, and memorable moments from the past 50 years. Memory Lane photos as well as photos from each site's balloon launch are posted to the new 50th anniversary Facebook page.

The Facebook page also features stories and photos from the Volunteer Appreciation brunch and the Employee Recognition event, which both had the 50th anniversary theme.

More 50th anniversary events are planned for the fall, including CapitalCare recognition day Oct. 5 at the

Edmonton Eskimos game, where we will have the honour of displaying the Canadian flag during the anthem. Check our website for details www.capitalcare.net. Follow our year-long celebrations on Faceboook.

Bernade�e DeSantis, Communications Manager, CapitalCare Corporate Services

Carol Morris began her 40-year career with CapitalCare April 1, 1963 at CapitalCare Norwood. She is retired from nursing and a�ended the April 1 celebration at Norwood. In this photo she proudly displays the pin of Hospital District #24 alongside the 50th anniversary pin.

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About CapitalCareOperating in Edmonton and area since 1963, CapitalCare is the largest public continuing care organization in Canada. CapitalCare provides continuing care programs and services to nearly 1,400 residents and 300 clients through residential centres and day programs.

Corporate OfficeCorporate 780.448.2400 info@capitalcare.net

Foundation 780.448.2413 ccfoundation@capitalcare.net

FacilitiesDickinsfield 780.371.6500Grandview 780.496.7100Kipnes Centre for Veterans 780.442.5700Lynnwood 780.341.2300 Norwood 780.496.3200Strathcona 780.467.3366Laurier House Lynnwood 780.413.4712Laurier House Strathcona 780.467.3366McConnell Place North 780.496.2575 McConnell Place West 780.413.4770

CHOICE and Community ProgramsAdult Duplexes 780.496.3335CHOICE Dickinsfield 780.371.6642CHOICE Norwood 780.944.8662CHOICE Mental Health 780.944.8668

Programs and ServicesAcquired Brain Injury UnitAdult Day Support ProgramsBehaviour Assessment and Stabilization UnitChronic Ventilator UnitDementia CareEnhanced Support UnitMental Health ProgramPalliative CareLong-term CareRespite CareSub-acute CareTransition Program

Web site www.capitalcare.net

OUR�MISSIONWe are leaders in innovative and compassionate care, supporting the health and respecting the dignity of the people we serve.

OUR�VISIONWe are a community of excellence in continuing care: teaching, researching and learning to enhance quality of life.

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People and Progress is published quarterly by Capital Care Group Inc.CapitalCare is the trade name for Capital Care Group Inc.

SubmissionsSubmissions to this newsle�er are welcomed and encouraged. Please note that submissions may be edited. The next submission deadline is August 15, 2013.

EditorBernade�e DeSantis

Editorial Commi�eeAbigail Bailey, Be�s Blakley, Bernade�e DeSantis, Iris Neumann, Lori White, Sherry Schaefer, Cindy Zigarlick.

Contributors to this issueVictoria Anderson, Abigail Bailey, Shirley Barg, Aileen Belke, Sherri Bese�e, Bernadine Bezanson, Vanessa Bunio, Laureen Casavant, Terry deVisser, Francine Drisner, Keeley Eigner, Dr. Douglas Faulder, Sandra Figeat, Sylvia Gillespie, Jan Hrasko, Korene Kawalilak, John Lawrence, Stephanie Lees, Carol MacDonald, Georgie Pesaruk, Dee Rea, Sandra Romaniuk, Heather Rozak, Sherry Schaefer, Jen Taylor, Diana Vrcic, Leanna van der Wekken, Grace Webster.

2012 – 2015 STRATEGIC PLANThe Executive Management Commi�ee has developed a strategic plan for CapitalCare which reflects our direction and priorities. It is shaped by our vision, mission and values, and reflects our relationship with Alberta Health Services. It is designed to meet changes in continuing care, enable best practices, and support our leadership. In order to track results and benchmark with other providers, we have a�ached performance measures.

The next three years will focus on the following areas:

CHOICE�AND�QUALITY�FOR�CONTINUING�CARE�RESIDENTS — Implement an overarching model of person centred care to inspire and guide service delivery, utilize RAI/MDS and implement new approaches and systems to support quality care and service delivery.

INCREASE�ACCESS��REDUCE�WAIT�TIMES — Maintain and renovate continuing care centres and improve access by optimizing use of care beds within the larger program model.

OUR�PEOPLE�ACHIEVING�EXCELLENCE — Meet changes in continuing care through role reviews to ensure the right people at the right place and promote excellence in staff safety

ENABLERS�AND�ORGANIZATIONAL�DEVELOPMENT — Strengthen quality, financial management and partnerships.

Through fi�y years of change, our commitment to caring is the same

IT'S�OFTEN�SAID�"the more things change, the more they stay the same." That's how I feel having launched our 50th anniversary celebrations one month a�er making a major change across our organization.

Many of you already know about the new funding model introduced by Alberta Health Services earlier this year. Patient Care Based Funding makes funding for residents equitable and sustainable for all providers in the province. The more care a resident needs the more funding their care providers will receive.

In our case, CapitalCare received less funding than in previous years, and as a result we made some staffing changes in most of our centres to align our staffing model with our expected funding. We eliminated some positions, created some new ones and ended up in a position to hire new staff to fill vacancies we had been holding in anticipation of the new funding model's impact.

It is a testament to our staff and management that while this change was being implemented, residents and their families continued to receive the same quality of care they have come to expect from us.

By the time the first of 400 balloons was launched on April 1st, people were ready to celebrate.

I took part in the celebrations at CapitalCare Norwood, the site where our organization began.  Staff and residents were literally dancing in the street and cheering as the balloons climbed into the sky. Pictures from the other balloon launches show the mood was the same at all sites.

I do not mean to leave the impression that we were all fine with the funding adjustment, only that we were able to take it in stride, make the necessary changes, and move forward with our goals.

I have come to learn many things about our organization through this 50th anniversary celebration, not the least of which is we have experienced many challenges in the past, some far greater than the reorganization associated with a funding adjustment.

I expect there will always be challenges as we continue to build a continuing care system that is responsive to changing needs and expectations.

Looking back on some of the historical materials we have  found in association with our 50th anniversary events — especially the photos — we can see that our world really has changed in many tangible ways.

For instance, in the days before nursing homes, when we operated auxiliary hospitals, the goals of care were more about making people at the end of their lives comfortable.

Today, with all kinds of continuing care options from assisted living to palliative care, it's more about providing people who need care with quality of life.

Fi�y years ago, nurses wore starched white uniforms and "patients" of our auxiliary hospitals stayed in bed wearing gowns. Today residents and staff wear everyday clothing and blend in as they go about their business, living and working in our more home-like environments.

There are so many more examples of how things have changed in our world of continuing care and I invite you to explore our 50th anniversary Facebook page and website to learn more.

Perhaps you will discover, as I certainly have, that even though it seems like there has been a lot of change, change o�en  leads us back to the same things as before.

On April 1, I unveiled our new mo�o: Pu�ing People First. I said in my 50th anniversary message to staff, residents and families that Pu�ing People First reflects our goal to make person-centred care a reality throughout our organization.  That would seem like change, if it weren't for the fact that Alberta's frail, elderly and disabled people have always come first in our minds.

There has never been a time in our history when we have not been challenged. And yet we have grown - and continue to grow - through these challenges. Take for example the story on the next page about our new Enhanced Support Unit at CapitalCare Lynnwood. This is one of the most ambitious challenges we have recently taken on, and it was made simultaneously with a new staffing model coming into effect.

Kudos to Lynnwood, and to staff and management across the organization, for your dedication to Pu�ing People First, come what may, in the past, present and future.

Iris Neumann, CEO

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Lynnwood's new Enhanced Support Unit a safe, comfortable home

SUE�RICHARDS�WAS�diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's at age 40. Now at just 46-years-old, Richards is the youngest-known person in Edmonton to have the disease. Her husband, Bill Hobbins, took care of her for as long as he could at their home, feeding, bathing and dressing her. But it got to a point where Hobbins could no longer care for her on his own.

"I kept her at home as long as I could," says Hobbins. "It became a safety issue."Hobbins says the new Enhanced Support Unit at CapitalCare Lynnwood opened

just in time.Last summer, Alberta Health Services approached CapitalCare to provide

services for people with a combination of complex medical needs and behavioral challenges who could not be managed on a regular continuing care unit.CapitalCare saw an opportunity to modernize and convert a unit at the older Lynnwood Pavilion to an Enhanced Support Unit to meet the needs of these underserved individuals.

Staff from AHS and CapitalCare made plans to re-house the unit's existing residents and physical renovations of unit were started. The old program served 40 residents and now would be providing care to 25 residents with complex needs so renovations were needed to make the space safe, secure and comfortable.

In October 2012, individuals were moved from acute care, other long-term care sites and from the community to the new unit.

A number of staffing changes were made to meet the need of the new residents. The Enhanced Support Unit has added nursing and recreation staff to provide timely and necessary care. Physicians visit weekly and the unit is supported by two psychiatrists from Villa Caritas who review the residents on a monthly basis. In addition, staff received training and support to help them learn how to meet the needs of the residents.

Dorothy McDermo� is a nursing a�endant with 34 years of experience on the former unit. "She is mentally very strong and residents and families appreciate her motherly ways," notes unit manager Sherry Kang, a registered nurse with over 20 years experience. "I've never seen her without a smile on her face."

Kang says that residents and families are pleased with the unit. “Many of these residents had a difficult time in other types of care, resulting in

more visits to hospital, transfers to other facilities and care challenges.” Sue Richards doesn't speak. When she arrived on the unit in January, she wore

a helmet to protect herself from her own behaviours. Her particular form of

Alzheimer's is so advanced traditional long-term care facilities could not keep her — or other residents — safe. Her husband Bill, who visits everyday, works with the care team to communicate his wife's likes and dislikes.

"Complex care requires clear, open communication and clear expectations about what we can and what we can't provide," notes Kang. "We're all trying to do the best we can to provide quality of life for people in a tough situation."

Bill Hobbins couldn't agree more. "I feel fortunate there was a bed available here when we needed it," says

Hobbins. "She's happy in her surroundings."The Enhanced Support Unit has not only helped the residents living on the unit

and their families, but it has freed up acute care beds for use. The Edmonton General Hospital operates a similar unit.

Assessments for placement in all continuing care programs can be arranged by contacting Alberta Health Services Community Care Access, 780.496.1300.

Bernade�e DeSantis, Communications Manager, CapitalCare & Francine Drisner, Administrator, CapitalCare Lynnwood.

Sue Richards, 46, is the youngest-known person in Edmonton with early onset Alzheimer's disease. She was admi�ed to the new Enhanced Support Unit at CapitalCare Lynnwood earlier this year. In this photo, Sue gets a reassuring smile from nursing a�endant Dorothy McDermo�. "I've never seen her without a smile on her face," says manager Sherry Kang.

Reliving 50 years of history on Facebook

TO�MARK�OUR���TH�ANNIVERSARY, CapitalCare is producing a series of articles entitled “Today in History.” The articles recognize some of our accomplishments over the last 50 years by chronicling the development of our special units and sites.

In keeping with the times, we are posting these articles on our 50th anniversary Facebook page so that residents, families, staff and all our partners in the community can "Like" and "Share" our story. Look for them in our Timeline under the day that the unit or site opened.

For example, on April 9, 1996 CapitalCare's Research Unit opened. On May 9, 2006, the Acquired Brain Injury Unit (North Horizons) opened at CapitalCare Norwood. And May 28, 1979 was the official opening of CapitalCare Dickinsfield. Articles will continue to be developed throughout our anniversary year and will also be posted to our website.

The following passage is an excerpt from the article CapitalCare Dickinsfield — Then and Now:

In 1974, Roger Parker, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, approved planning for the new Dickinsfield Extended Care Centre. The idea was to integrate auxiliary hospital care — the highest level of continuing care — with nursing home level care, in one, less institutional and more home-like se�ing. Combining these two levels of care meant that residents would not have to relocate as their medical conditions changed.

Victoria Anderson, Social Media Coordinator, CapitalCare Corporate Services

On May 28, 1979, the 300-bed Dickinsfield Extended Care Centre officially opened its’ doors. Not only did the centre offer the only integrated care in Alberta, it also boasted an impressive rehabilitation centre, including a pool where residents could work on muscle therapy.

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Some of the staff of the Mental Health Unit at CapitalCare Lynnwood: (from L – R) Enid Hibbert, Nursing A�endant (NA); Kathy Palys, NA; Marianne Sheppard, Social Worker; Diane Burpee, Care Manager; Pat O'Dell, Registered Nurse; Pia Flora, Licensed Practical Nurse. In front Hayedh Abdolhosseni NA, Azieb Asfaha NA

To the staff of 3rd Parker Pavilion, CapitalCare LynnwoodMy uncle Don lived on 3rd Parker Pavilion for 16 years. He passed away last fall. I wanted to take this opportunity to share with the larger CapitalCare group our great feeling of gratitude and love for the team on 3rd Parker.

As you can imagine, a�er 16 years we went through many different phases, and we always had Diane Burpee, Marianne Sheppard and the rest of the team behind us. Initially Uncle Don was very reluctant to leave his house, but with the encouragement and support of the group, he soon se�led in. Within a few months he told me that he loved living there — he would refer to it as “home.”

Uncle Don was treated with respect and with love. He was made to feel more like support staff than a resident in those early days; helping with bingo, reading scriptures, pushing wheelchairs, reading to people. Being treated this way allowed his transition to be so much smoother than it would have otherwise been. He was able to maintain his dignity and use his talents and gi�s, allowing him to still feel some independence.

Over the years his mental and physical health began to decline. The nursing and support staff became like family to me and my parents, husband and sisters. Their genuine love for Uncle Don was so apparent, and I felt as though I could call or stop in anytime to talk or ask questions.

When he died, Pat was there with my sister Gina and I. She was wonderful; always wonderful and loving and I don’t know what we would have done without her that day and all the days he was there. We were surrounded by the staff who had loved him for all those years. Marianne and many other care workers cried right along with us.

I wish I could mention so many others specifically, too. We were blessed to have known these wonderful women and men who were Uncle Don’s family for all those years.

I write this to encourage, and salute the staff and management on 3rd Parker, but also to remind you all that the dedication and support you give to the residents living in your care facilities does not go unnoticed. You are the brave, loving people helping others to maintain dignity and feel loved as they go through these difficult stages of their lives.

You will always be loved and remembered.– Lori M.

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To the staff of CapitalCare DickinsfieldTo all staff members from all departments who made Isobel's time with you a time of care and comfort, we say thank you from the bo�om of our hearts. Mom struggled in her last few months, and so many of you went beyond your jobs to look a�er her. Your kindness was sincerely appreciated.

– Isobel's family: Roy B., Jeannie M., Lynn M.

To the staff of CapitalCare NorwoodMy mother just passed away on the 4th floor of the Angus McGugan Pavilion. I cannot praise the staff there enough. Someone is teaching everyone in the building basic values, such as courtesy, manners, caring and compassion. It is only in these values that you find true nurses, and Norwood is full of real nurses.

On the Sunday morning when we received the call informing us that Mom was failing, we walked in to find a care aide rubbing lotion into her legs and crying. Another aide came in shortly a�er and she too shed tears. Meanwhile Mom is trying to assure them not to worry about her as she knew where she was going and dying was not to be feared.

Mom passed away the evening of the next day. The observant and caring staff kept the family physician informed and Mom was kept very comfortable right to the end.

The following morning we went in to remove her belongings from the room and were met by one staff a�er another who came in to hug and talk about Mom. We truly felt that Mom was loved and we know she felt that way too. We are eternally grateful to the staff and pray they will find success in whatever they do.

With love to you all,

– The W. and G. families

To the staff at CapitalCare Kipnes Centre for VeteransWe wanted to thank each of you who took care of Herman P. over all his years at the Mewburn and Kipnes Centre for Veterans. It blessed my heart so much whenever I would see one of you smile and greet Dad; touch him on the shoulder or laugh and chat a moment with him. It meant so much to know people cared.

We know the days must get tiring and demanding, and that dealing with obstinate and cranky moods can be draining. There must be days when it does not feel very rewarding, but please know the great blessing it was to us. It meant so much to know Dad was safe and cared for in a way we could not have done for him. We are so grateful for that, and thank you.

May God bless you and may his joy be your strength as you continue to touch lives that are so in need of the physical help and the emotional connection.

Sincerely,

– Jim and Cyndy J. and all their family

To Iris Neumann, CEO, CapitalCareMy mother Katherine L. has been a resident of McConnell Place West since April 17, 2011 — two full years — and having reflected on the time she has spent there, I wanted to share my thoughts about her experience.

First and foremost I would like to commend the staff. I've been pleased to discover they are warm, caring and considerate professionals who are commi�ed to the well-being of each resident. Although she was initially hesitant to embrace McConnell as her new home, Mother began to flourish in the enriching environment created by the McConnell experience.

My mother a�ended all 61 recreational activities and outings offered the first month she arrived, a trend that continues to this day. I've witnessed how these unique opportunities for interaction created meaningful bonds with both the staff and other residents.

Recently my mother was admi�ed to the hospital suffering with the flu, complicated with pneumonia. She spent 10 days in an environment with li�le inter-personal interaction, no physical activity, music, or laughter. She became severely depressed and refused to eat. The day she was discharged she was unable to walk or even stand without assistance. Within a few days of returning to McConnell my mother had regained her zest for life. Since then she has not missed a meal and is once again a�ending the all the activities that have come to define McConnell for me.

When I share what my mother does at her new home with friends and family who also have loved ones in long-term care they are amazed. From my perspective, the knowledge that my mother is thriving and happy affords me a level of mental peace I know I am fortunate to have.

Respectfully,

– Lida L.

To CapitalCare Laurier House StrathconaThe family of Violet D. would especially like to thank Dr. Cahill and all the caregivers for their wonderful support that advanced the quality of her senior years.

To all the staff of CapitalCare GrandviewIn a short period of time, I was able to meet most of you and get to know some of you on a personal basis. You all exceeded my expectations and did more than just care for Helen in the last three months; you made every one of my visits a pleasure and greeted me with a smiling face, confidence and professionalism, no ma�er how difficult a day or night you had the preceding day.

It takes special individuals to perform these very trying duties and a�end to all the family needs. People come from every walk of life, yet you still reach out and obtain the pinnacle of your profession, with love, compassion, gratitude and kindness for them all. I have never met a more sincere staff, and I am truly indebted to each and everyone of you. You are a profound credit to your profession, your employer and the nurses of Alberta.

Most sincerely and with deepest gratitude,

– Gordon M.

To the staff of CapitalCare Laurier House LynnwoodOver the past two weeks, I have had an opportunity to see firsthand how caring and compassionate the staff here is. I have been staying with Mom during her recent illness. Everyone who has worked with her, day or night, has been patient, efficient, and kind.

On behalf of my sister and myself, thank you.

– Kathy Z.

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Volunteers, service clubs, auxiliaries thanked for contributing to resident quality of lifeCAPITALCARE�CELEBRATED the contributions of its dedicated volunteers April 20 at the annual Volunteer Appreciation Brunch at the Fantasyland Hotel. This year's theme was There is No Place Like Home — Volunteers Create an Atmosphere of Home.

In 2012, CapitalCare had close to 900 volunteers who contributed 65,000 combined hours. Some of the activities performed by volunteers include: visiting residents and clients; accompanying them on outings; assisting at mealtimes; contributing to recreation and leisure activities like bingo, cards, ceramics, art classes, planting and baking; providing spiritual care; and bringing in pets to visit.

Ken Heatherington, a resident at CapitalCare Lynnwood, thanked volunteers for sharing "the valuable time, talents and energy to enrich our daily lives… All these gestures, big or small, make our days much richer."

Heatherington also read a poem entitled Dedicated Hearts, to which he added his own verse:

CEO Iris Neumann asked volunteers for their continued support to help CapitalCare on its journey towards person-centred care, a philosophy of care which emphasizes the wholistic needs of the resident while still providing

clinical care."Living in continuing

care means there is someone there to look a�er your clinical needs. What we have to remember is life is about more than medicine and science; it is about having purpose, doing stuff, being loved and giving love in return. And that is where you make the biggest difference to our residents," Neumann told volunteers.

In honour of CapitalCare's 50th Anniversary, long-serving volunteers, organizations, and auxiliaries were given special recognition at the event and on CapitalCare's new Facebook page. Please "Like Us" on Facebook and "share" the stories of these outstanding volunteers with your followers.

Volunteers are always needed. For more information, please e-mail volunteercapitalcare@capitalcare.net or phone (780) 341-2358.

Leanna van der Wekken, Coordinator of Volunteer Services CapitalCare Lynnwood Campus

To read the poem Dedicated Hearts and see more photos of this event visit

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"When volunteers touch lives We suddenly see How beautiful and wonderful Our world can really be. "

Ken Heatherington

Lynnwood Auxiliary provides finishing touches for new patio

CAPITALCARE�LYNNWOOD�residents are enjoying their new patio thanks to a donation of new furniture from the Lynnwood Auxiliary.

The Lynnwood Auxiliary, which operates the centre's Gi� Shoppe, provided $17,000 to buy durable outdoor patio furnishings. Tables, chairs and a new BBQ arrived just as residents were ge�ing their new garden ready for spring.

The re-development of Lynnwood's patio and garden has taken shape over several years. The old wood deck, built in the 90s, was taken out and the parking lot area it occupied was redesigned last year into an enclosed patio and garden with low-maintenance trees and shrubs, trellises and beautiful marble benches.

A huge thank you to the Lynnwood Auxiliary for all they do, and for their ongoing generosity towards the residents at CapitalCare Lynnwood.

Sherry Schaefer, Director, Fundraising and Donor Relations, CapitalCare Foundation

L – R: Recreation staff member Kelsey MacLeod and Lynnwood resident Reggie Knowles planting one of four new raised flower beds purchased with a donation from the Lynnwood Auxiliary.

Grandview Auxiliary celebrates 40th year of fundraising, volunteering

CAPITALCARE GRANDVIEW CELEBRATES its 40th anniversary this springalong with its hardworking and dedicated Auxiliary. The members ofthe Auxiliary have been fundraising and giving their time to support theresidents and programming since 1973. These days, the Auxiliary supports the Friday a�ernoon Happy Hour and members volunteer in the Hidden Treasures Tuck Shoppe.

So far this year the Auxiliary has donated $10,000 toward the purchase of items such as; tablecloths for use during Happy Hour and other more formal events; nine Djembe drums for resident drumming circles and cash donations to support resident therapeutic horticulture programming. Grandview recently received the third and final $5,000 contribution from the Auxiliary to support Grandview’s dining enhancement renovations.

A�er 40 years the Auxiliary continues to welcome new members and they demonstrate incredible commitmentw and dedication to Grandview residents. Happy 40th anniversary Grandview Auxiliary!

Terry de Visser, Coordinator of Volunteer Services CapitalCare Grandview

Lordy, Lordy Look Who's 40! The CapitalCare Grandview Auxiliary — with recreation therapist Jen Taylor and volunteer coordinator Terry de Visser in the front row.

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Cheryl Letendre

Joan Lewis

John Moran

Celestina Magtanong

Jackie March

Debra McNeill

Elaine Miller

Sheron Miller

Mercedita Monera

Sue Narayan

Iris Neumann

Jocelyn Obaldo

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Erlinda Pinto

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Claire Prinsen

Elsie Quioas

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Carmen Rowe

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Margaret Simpson

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CapitalCare staff honoured for long service in 2013

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Meira-Lyn Cook – Care Housing A�endantMeira — the third youngest of 11 children — came from Jamaica on a student visa and worked as a caregiv-er for the family of a physician. She be-came interested in nursing and joined

CapitalCare in 1977 at Norwood. She moved to Lynnwood in 1980 for the opening of the Parker Pavilion, then to McConnell Place West when it opened in 1988. Although she works evenings now, Meira worked 19 years on the night shi� while she was raising her daughter, and now she and her daughter provide round-the-clock care to Meira’s husband who suffers from diabetes. Meira is thankful her father encouraged her to become a caregiver because she can take care of her family as well as earn a living. Meira loves to show affection for the residents. She believes in “love and kindness,” and that “you can survive on that.”

Adrien Mortensen – Nursing A�endantAdrien started her career with CapitalCare in 1977 at Norwood’s South Pavilion and joined Dickinsfield a week before it opened in 1979. She remembers spending her first days on the job cleaning the

building from the construction, then admi�ing 10 residents a day to unit Main C/D. She remembers the first residents admi�ed were a husband and wife couple – Hilda and Gilbert S. – and that while the work was hard, “it was fun because the building was so new.” Years later, Adrien still enjoys working with the dementia population because of the “li�le things” that happen while caring for someone that make the work rewarding. Like the time she’d been on vacation for five weeks and when she returned a resident asked where she’d been, “just like she knew,” which made her feel missed and appreciated.

Nieves Cortez – Nursing A�endantNieves joined CapitalCare as a dietary aide at Norwood and also worked at Grandview before coming to Lynnwood in 1980 for the opening of the Parker Pavilion. She fondly remembers her years on the

Mental Health Unit, and still tears up describing the ups and downs of Evelyn — affectionately known as the scooter lady — who knit her a hat she still has. Nieves recently moved to a dementia unit to change things up and says she likes working with the elderly because “I love to help the residents.” Nieves is married with two children and her daughter, who volunteered at Lynnwood as a youth, now works as a Registered Nurse at the Stollery Children’s Hospital.

Linda Volney – Licensed Practical NurseLinda decided to be-come a nurse in first grade when she was hospitalized and learned “to treat people like you want to be treated.” She considers herself fortunate to enjoy her job as much as she does and says it’s very reward-ing to help people heal. Linda joined CapitalCare in 1977 and has worked at Norwood her entire career. She found her calling on the sub-acute unit and has a passion for performing wound

vacs. Staff and family members say Linda’s empathic personality helps residents to heal, and Linda — whose favourite movie is Patch Adams — believes laughter is the best medicine. Linda is married with three chil-dren; her daughter is also a nurse. She loves to travel and hopes to retire to her second home in Costa Rica.

Fran Whitman – Licensed Practical NurseFran’s love affair with nursing began with a dream she once had of an old folks’ home on top of a hill. Fran came to Alberta from Nova Scotia at age 21 and lived with an aunt who was a nurse. Her dream came true in 1977 when she came to Grandview – located on top of a hill – where she has worked most of her career. She found her calling on the sub-acute unit and has a knack – and a trick — for removing

stitches: she uses a marker to put a smiley face on the patient’s big toe. Fran is married with two sons and two grand-daughters. She says she will miss playing the unit’s “old mother hen” when she retires and hopes to pass on her tricks for pu�ing people at ease to the nurses who may one day take care of her.

Doing work that ma�ers — for 35 yearsLong-serving staff reveal how working for CapitalCare is the career of a lifetime

Anne Forge (second from right), Director of Human Resources for CapitalCare, poses with (L – R) Dave Cramp, Maintenance Manager, CapitalCare Dickinsfield; Iris Neumann, CEO; and Toufic Kazma, Maintenance Manager, CapitalCare Grandview at the Employee Recognition Evening May 16. Anne and Iris were recognized for 15 years of service.

ANNE�FORGE�RETIRED as Director of Human Resources for CapitalCare on May 17. Anne started with CapitalCare in 1997 as a temporary benefits manager, then accepted the permanent position of human resources manager, supporting Grandview and Lynnwood sites. She has been the department's director for the past seven years. Over the past 16 years, Anne has led many projects and contributed to many changes within CapitalCare. A few examples are the competency and performance appraisal process, HCA competency development, the Continuing Care Safety Association liaison, human resource policy development, enhancement of the occupational health, safety and wellness area, as well as oversight for the education team. Anne will be missed by colleagues throughout the organization, in Alberta Health Services and the long-term care community as a whole.

Then Then

Now Now

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Ask a Physician

Are bugs a problem in long-term care?BED�BUGS��LICE�AND�SCABIES have been living with humans for thousands of years, and will likely be with us to the end of time. They are probably less of a problem to residents living in our long-term care facilities than to people in their own homes, but we are observant and active to keep these “creepy crawlies” out of our residents' rooms and out of their lives.

Bed bugsBed bugs have become much more common in North America in

the last 20 years. It is not clear exactly why, but more foreign travel and less use of pesticides in our homes may be reasons. They are elusive and only active at night. They do not live on people but live only in hiding places in our environments.

Bed bugs do not carry any human diseases, which makes them less of a true threat to us than mosquitoes that may carry West Nile virus or ticks that may give you Lyme disease. Still, the idea that insects in your home come out at night to bite you is certainly disgusting to us.

Like a mosquito, a bed bug bite causes an itchy welt to develop. The reaction is slower to develop than a mosquito bite and may last longer. Interestingly, some people have li�le or no reaction to bed bug bites.

Theoretically, bed bugs could be brought into long-term care facilities in a resident’s belongings or furniture, but this seems to be very rare. In the special units where a personal ma�ress may be brought in we insist on a new clean and wrapped ma�ress.

Facilities that are kept clean and in good repair are less likely to harbor bed bugs. If bed bugs are found in a long-term care facility, professional pest control experts would be brought in to identify and manage the outbreak. Bed bugs have a peculiar smell (similar to raspberries) and this makes the use of dogs to sniff out infestations very accurate. Bed bugs are killed by heat above 115°F (46°C).

LiceLice are always somewhere in our community, as anyone with

school-age children knows well. However, the occurrence of lice in long-term care facilities is very rare. All residents would be involved in the health care system prior to moving into a nursing home, and it

would be very unusual for a case of lice not to be noted beforehand. If a resident was found to have a case of lice, then treatment and control is relatively simple and the problem should be well contained.

ScabiesScabies is more of a problem in long-term care than in the

community. Scabies is caused by a mite that is too small to be seen with the naked eye. They only live on humans, in that very top layer of our skin that is made of dried and dead skin cells. Only a�er having the mites on us for weeks or months do we become itchy. The rash caused by scabies is distinctive, but is rare enough to not have been seen by many people, even doctors and nurses. For this reason, scabies is o�en not recognized until it has spread to others.

Like bed bugs, the scabies mites carry no other diseases, but the rash can be serious and the itching almost unbearable. The treatment of scabies is not complicated, but when more than one person at a time has it the treatments have to be intensive and coordinated.

A few years ago, a resident was admi�ed with a rash that was not recognized for scabies. By the time the diagnosis was made, scabies had spread to other residents on the same unit. Once recognized, all essential treatments and precautions were undertaken and it was all cleared up in a week with no recurrence.

At CapitalCare, rigorous policies are in place to prevent all infections and infestations, as well as clear-cut procedures to control any of these unpleasant problems if they do unfortunately arise.

Please feel free to ask your care manager for any further information about our policies and procedures regarding infections and infestations.

Dr. Douglas Faulder, Director, Medical Services CapitalCare Corporate Services

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Should couples share a room in long-term care?WHILE�MANY�RESIDENTS at CapitalCare sites are widowed, single, or simply living apart from their life partner, occasionally we see a couple enter long-term care together.

For some, sharing a room works very well, and a marriage/partnership of many years continues. For others however, due to health-related issues, the effects of progressing dementia, or past family dynamics, sharing the same room increases agitation in one or both of the partners.

What happens when family members insist on the couple continuing to share a room, or that they be brought together in common areas regardless of the deleterious effects on one or both of the partner’s health and well being?

Where do we fit in as care providers? In this example, family will o�en look to staff for support and even information when their own feelings become an issue. For many, especially adult children of Elders, the need to see their parents

“still together” can be overwhelming. Feelings of grief, sadness and denial are common, as the struggle to “let go” evolves. Even when past dynamics between the couple have been strained, families may still feel compelled to “keep Mom and Dad together."

Foremost, communication is key, especially with the folks in question. What do the residents themselves want? Does each partner have their own distinct opinion about their living arrangements or do they both agree? Do the adult children/ involved family members agree? Do one or both residents have a substitute decision maker? Is the substitute decision maker following the residents' wishes, as is the spirit of their role?

When in doubt, bring the team together along with the folks involved and have the conversation. The opportunity to re-focus on person centered care is sure to present itself.

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Your turn…We want to hear from you. What are your concerns?

Please send your questions to: Ask the Experts, c/o

6th Floor, 10909 Jasper AvenueEdmonton, AB T5J 3M9

E-mail: info@capitalcare.net

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Safety Fair inspires commitment to hand hygiene

HAND�HYGIENE�COMPLIANCE was prominently reinforced at CapitalCare’s Safety Fair this spring.

From April 30 – May 15, staff at all sites viewed displays, a video showing how germs are spread throughout the environment in the absence of hand hygiene, and participated in demonstrations emphasizing the importance of hand hygiene.

Staff took away reusable bags promoting the reduction of hand/foot prints. Those staff observed performing hand hygiene during the safety fair received pocket-sized alcohol-based hand sanitizers on retractable clips.

Badges promoting the saying It’s Okay to Ask were also distributed. The saying refers to a campaign CapitalCare began a year ago to ensure visitors, staff and residents feel comfortable being asked to please clean their hands in front of you.

CapitalCare began promoting hand hygiene last year with the completion of hand hygiene audits and in-services focusing on the four moments of hand hygiene across the organization.

At the time, laminated cards specifically tailored for the healthcare provider and outlining hand hygiene practices were distributed.

At the Safety Fair, staff wrote their names on hand shaped Post-it notes as a sign of their commitment to consistently perform the four moments of hand hygiene.

CapitalCare would like to thank Name Express, NexGen Graphics and Integra Tire for their donations to help make the Safety Fair a success.

Over the next year CapitalCare will focus on unannounced in-house audits of hand hygiene practices which will be conducted on an ongoing basis.

CapitalCare will also promote appropriate glove use, and the use of universal signals or phrases to remind caregivers and visitors — in a fun and supportive way — to wash their hands. For example,

you could say “Dr. Water” to indicate you didn’t see a caregiver wash his or her hands.

Through the provision of hand hygiene awareness, education and audits, the health and safety of residents, visitors and staff will be enhanced. Hand hygiene is everyone’s responsibility.

Laureen Casavant, Manager, Infection Control, Standards and Audits, CapitalCare Corporate Services

CapitalCare recognized by WCB for solid employee safety record

CAPITALCARE'S�FOCUS�ON�SAFETY has earned us a Certificate of Recognition — an achievement we have received for 12 consecutive years — as well as a rebate that can be used to make our workplace even safer. On May 1, we accepted a congratulatory certificate from Alberta Human Services and the Workers’ Compensation Board along with a rebate for $186,000 for our success in the Partners in Injury Reduction Program. Between 2008 and 2012, we were able to reduce disabling injuries to employees by 29 per cent, and that means less employees off or unable to work due to injury. This benefits not only the employees, but the residents and clients as well. The rebate will help with a variety of activities, including employee training, safer equipment, and staffing to support safety.

Aileen Belke, Manager, Safety Services and Claims CapitalCare Corporate Services

Some of the Human Resources Team

CapitalCare welcomes new director

ELGIE�DEMCHUK became the new Director of Human Resources for CapitalCare June 3 following the retirement of Anne Forge.

Elgie has over 25 years of human resource experience at a senior management level in public sector in Alberta and the national and global private sector. Her various roles have included health care, government, retail and manufacturing.

Elgie has considerable expertise in labour relations, change management, organizational design and effectiveness, occupational health and safety, coaching and as a facilitator. Some of her project work has included development of a performance management system, determining communication strategies, creation of a workplace culture focused on safety, development of a talent management program, creation of a labor relations strategy and development of the leadership training program.

L – R: Guy Smith with the Workers Compensation Board: Aileen Belke, Manager, Safety Services and Claims; Anne Forge, Director, Human Resources ; Rob Feagan from Alberta Human Services.

Career Fair showcases CapitalCare as a Top 60 employer in Alberta

CAPITALCARE�HELD�ITS first Career Fair April 9 at CapitalCare Norwood. As part of the 50th anniversary promotions, potential new employees were invited to learn about our career opportunities and what we have to offer as one of Alberta’s Top 60 Employers.

CapitalCare offers industry-standard wages and benefits, along with a working environment that encourages and supports education and learning for all

employees.The Human Resoruces team — decked out in their 50th anniversary

T-shirts — welcomed approximately 140 people to the fair. As part of the a�ernoon events, speakers discussed various

topics such as benefits, person-centred care and what it means to our organization, and lastly a session on scholarships and bursaries offered by the CapitalCare Foundation.

The event was a great success with many of those a�ending later being interviewed for positions within our organizations.

CapitalCare also hosted two hiring fairs, one at CapitalCare Dickinsfield on February 21, which saw over 220 applicants come through the doors. The other hiring fair was April 3 at CapitalCare Strathcona, where over 40 applicants were interviewed for positions in our organization.

Both events were well a�ended and a big thank you goes out to all the staff who volunteered and helped make these hiring fairs a success.

Dee Rea, Manager, Recruitment and Workforce Planning, CapitalCare Corporate Services

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Photo at le�: (L to R) McConnell Place North residents Agnes Simpson, Dawn Clark and Elaine Hughes enjoy the sunflowers knit onto their fance by Knitmonton.

McConnell Place North gets "yarn-bombed" by anonymous kni�ers

ANONYMOUS�“YARN�BOMBERS”�brightened the day for residents of McConnell Place North early in May by lining their chain link fence with over a hundred crocheted sunflowers.

“My room is right across from the fence and I look at it all the time so I thought “Isn’t that cute,’” resident Elaine Hughes told the Edmonton Sun.

“That they did all that work is wonderful.”The sunflowers were made by an anonymous group of Edmontonians called

Knitmonton. They practise a unique form of graffiti called “yarn bombing” where they place hand-made yarn installations in public areas around the city.“It’s about creating beautiful spaces for everyone to enjoy,” says the group on their website, knitmonton.ca. “It’s not about destruction, it’s about joy.”

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Recreation staff get new ideas to improve leisure activities for residents

RECREATION�THERAPISTS�AND�ASSISTANTS across the province gathered at CapitalCare Grandview in March and April to brainstorm new activities to benefit residents in long-term care. The two-day workshops a�racted over 40 staff from CapitalCare and over 100 external participants from Medicine Hat to High Level.

A highlight of the workshop was a session called Workplace Fun and Wellness led by Robert Manolson from Powerful Play Experiences (www.powerfulplayexperiences.ca). Participants used creativity and song to find be�er balance and be�er health in their lives.

Bev Suntjens from NorQuest College provided an introduction to the basic foundations of therapeutic recreation, then facilitated a discussion which encouraged participants to think of new ideas for programs.

CapitalCare staff members Wendy Wong, Heather Rozak, Dean Brumwell and Claire-Ann Lauder made presentations on dementia and how it relates to leisure.

Sharon Wilson from Shepell-fgi, providers of CapitalCare's employee assistance program, closed the workshop with a session about laughter and how it can energize and lighten your day.

A big thank you to everyone who participated in the workshop, to all of the facilitators, and also to the staff at Grandview who made this workshop a great success!

Keeley Eigner, Recreation Therapist CapitalCare Dickinsfield

Capitalcare Grandview hosted recreation therapists and assistants from across the province to brainstorm new leisure activities to benefit residents in LTC.

Norwood and Dickinsfield raise and release bu�erflies

RESIDENTS�AND�STAFF�of CapitalCare Norwood released the bu�erflies they had raised from caterpillars June 7, an activity that clearly brought a smile to everyone's faces.

Early in May, recreation staff at both Norwood and Dickinsfield received 75 tiny caterpillars (about 1cm long) and placed them carefully into individual containers so they could eat and grow.

And grow they did! Everyone enjoyed watching them move and change, almost tripling their length before hanging upside down and forming their chrysalises.

Near the end of May, we began to see the bu�erflies emerge, stretching their wings and flu�ering around the indoor flight cages.

Residents were delighted to see the transformation into Painted Lady bu�erflies and hope that some of them will stay nearby Norwood or Dickinsfield!

Keeley Eigner, Recreation Therapist, CapitalCare Norwood & Dickinsfield

PHOTOS�

Top le�: (L to R) Jim Austin, a resident on Red Eagle Ridge, CapitalCare Norwood takes a closer look at one of the bu�erflies with recreation a�endant Janie Fredericks.

Bo�om le�: Melanie Tymchuk, a resident of North Horizons at Norwood marvels at one of the bu�erflies.

Bo�om right: Red Eagle Ridge resident Joanne Charchuk gets a visit from one of the bu�erflies.

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CAPITALCARE�LYNNWOOD held it's annual Teddy bear display thanks to volunteer Wally Marquardt, who has been bringing in a portion of her collection for the enjoyment of the residents since 2009. Over many years Wally has collected thousands of bears from all over the world and loves sharing her passion. Wally manages to put them into themes such as "school days" and takes all morning to set up her display.

Korene Kawalilak, Recreation Therapist, CapitalCare Lynnwood

Photos: Top right: (L to R) Jackie March (Therapy Assistant), Barb Haverstock (Art class volunteer), and Sharon Holmes (Artist and instructor) pose with the painting — "The long and winding road" — a group painting by all residents of the art class. Bo�om right: Joan Goplin proudly displays her painting of po�ed lilacs. Bo�om le�: Helen Sopchyshyn shows off her meadow and sky painting.

Grandview displays resident art

Residents of CapitalCare Grandview held an art show and sale May 29 to celebrate their accomplishments over the past year.

On Wednesdays from September to June, a group of residents come together in the auditorium to paint with water colours. The majority of the paintings include natural themes such as landscapes, flowers, and birds.

Artist Sharon Holmes volunteers as the group's instructor and prepares specific projects that the residents start and complete each session. She focuses less on the outcome of each painting, and more on the process and time spent within the project. Stories are told and shared through every brush stroke. The hope and goal is that each resident experiences moments of flow – the ability to be fully immersed in an activity through a complete state of enjoyment to the point of almost losing track of time. This concept was developed by positive psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi.

Enhanced art skills are not the only benefit. Small class sizes help to develop healthy, meaningful relationships. Residents are excited to a�end the class with their friends and they have developed into a community of artists. The art class is an excellent example of person-centered care in practice.

Jen Taylor, Recreation Therapist, CapitalCare Grandview

Lynnwood residents cuddle up to Teddy bear display...

...and show off their cra�iness

Residents of CapitalCare Lynnwood held a cra� sale April 24 featuring blankets, ceramics and paintings they made during recreation programs. The blankets had been completed over a six month period as a one-on-one activity. The ceramics — pots for plants, animals to go in the garden — are produced during the ongoing ceramics program. And residents who participate in the painting program — led by volunteer artist Ester Koziol and her husband Paul — donated their paintings to the sale as well. A total of $ 797.75 was raised with funds coming back to the centre to support resident programs.

Diana Vrcic, Recreation Therapist, CapitalCare Lynnwood

Pictured are: L – R Jasmine Rodriguez (staff), Anne Niles (resident), Vanessa Hyshka (student), Mary Milbradt (resident).

2PP resident Fred Mason enjoying the display of "rainy days Teddy bears." Wally Marquardt with 4PP resident Airi Langeste.

nging in a portion off hher collection for the and loves sharing her passion. Wally manages to

CapitalCare celebrat

Staff and residents enjoy cupcakes at CapitalCare Lynnwood. Randy Pawl, a long-time resident of CapitalCare Dickinsfield, enjoys the party. Long-serving staff at CapitalCare Grandview

Right to le�: CFCW radio host Danny Hooper (right) and CapitalCare CEO Iris Neumann present staff nurse Carmen Mahon with mi�ens knit especially for the 50th anniversary and auctioned off by Hooper at CapitalCare Norwood.

CapitalCare is recognized in the Alberta Legislature April 8 by MLA Janice

Balloon launch at Laurier House Lynnwood. Balloon launch at McConnell Place North. Cakes provided by Cake Co

View CapitalCare Norwood's 50th anniversary Harlem Shake on YouTube h�p://youtu.be/0IBalTV7m7U

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tes 50 years April 1st

Staff and residents dance at Laurier House Strathcona McConnell Place West staff dress up for the Decades Dance.

CapitalCare Grandview managers pose with their 50th anniversary jackets in front of Memory Lane. Jackets by Elite Sportswear.

e Sarich (le�). Representatives include staff, management and residents.

Balloon launch at CapitalCare Kipnes Centre for Veterans. Balloon launch at CapitalCare Strathcona.outure. Flowers by Hole's.

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On March 25th, Culture Minister Heather Klimchuk and MLA Janice Sarich toured CapitalCare Dickinsfield and presented a $75,000 cheque for total of $125,000 in CFEP grant funding for dining room renovations.

We are ge�ing closer! The comforts of home are $300,000 away in the three year, $4 million Cooking Up Quality of Life campaign.

2011 Renovations begin on the first dining room at CapitalCare Grandview Complete

2012 Second dining room at Grandview undergoes renovations Complete

Renovations begin at CapitalCare Lynnwood on five dining rooms Complete

2013 Phase 1 at CapitalCare Dickinsfield includes five dining room upgrades from Jan – June Complete

Phase 2 at Dickinsfield includes construction on six dining rooms from July – Oct If Funds are Raised ?

Chairs are not created equal!When purchasing furnishings for continuing care facilities, special considerations include:

Krypton Fabric – a specially designed fabric with a plastic coating for ‘wipability’.Rounded edges for comfort with thin frail hands.Resin frame constructed with a steel rod centre.Sturdy armrests to assist with ge�ing up and down.Wide seat to fit a variety of body types.Height specific to aid in seating for frail elderly.

Colour Ma�ersEarth tone colour schemes were chosen in all sites to create warm, inviting environments and blend in with the existing brick. To assist those with dementia or visual impairment, dark tables are set with light, china looking dinnerware, lighting is chosen to reduce shadows and illuminate texture while flooring is non gloss.

“ Improving the dining experience for our residents is an essential part of person-centred care. Someone once said that we move many times in life and really when one gets to long-term care it is our last address — an address that is not just a building and place to stay but our home, so the look and feel should be comfortable like a home, and the tastes and smells should be what we want in our home.”

– Iris Neumann, CEO, CapitalCare

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How Do I Contribute?CapitalCare Foundation invites you to join with us in enriching the lives of residents throughout its centres. Your donation today supports the Cooking Up Quality of Life campaign. I would like to make a

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CapitalCare Foundation6th floor, 10909 Jasper Avenue NWEdmonton AB T5J 3M9 Ph: 780.448.2413

Charitable Registration Number: 13874 8835 RR0001

A�end an eventIf you would like to a�end an unveiling of

construction upgrades, contact us!

Call 780-448-2413 or e-mail ccfoundation@capitalcare.net

For event information visit www.capitalcarefoundation.net

Thank you to everyone who supported the following events:Flavours of Italy — Oct 4 at the Ital-Canadian Seniors Centre $15,700 raisedWooden Bowl Breakfast — Oct 16 at the Royal Glenora Club $20,870 donatedTastes of Europe — Nov 13 at Sabor Divino $ 9,500 raisedZabava! Ukrainian CelebrationValentine’s Gala — Feb 14 at the Shaw $97,000 raisedGrapes, Grains and Grub — April 18 at the Royal Alberta Museum $12,392 raised

On March 26, Sine Chadi, President of Imperial Equities, presents a $100,000 cheque to Chair Kelly McClung and Sherry Schaefer of the CapitalCare Foundation. The first phase of dining room renovations at CapitalCare Dickinsfield was unveiled June 26.

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Golf tourney breaks fundraising record, scores a hole-in-one

JUNE��WAS�A fantastic day for the CapitalCare Foundation. A record-breaking $55, 000 was raised for the Cooking Up Quality of Life campaign at the 17th annual Charity Golf Classic sponsored by Gilead. Proceeds go towards the renovation and refurbishment of 11 dining rooms at CapitalCare Dickinsfield, the final phase of the campaign.

The highlight of the day was a hole-in-one by Jeff Wolansky, who aced No. 6 at the Links at Spruce from 170 yards with a five iron and winning $5,000 courtesy of the Investors Group.

Mark June 2, 2014 on your calendar for the 18th Annual Charity Golf Classic.

Sylvia Gillespie, Special Event Coordinator, CapitalCare FoundationR – L: Robin Nicol of Gilead presents a cheque for $54, 876 to Kelly McClung, Chair, CapitalCare

Foundation and CapitalCare CEO Iris Neumann

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Everyday heroes step forward to Run for the Brave

MARK�SATURDAY��AUGUST���on your calendar for the 10th annual Run for the Brave at the Edmonton Garrison. Originally created to support veterans of the Second World War and Korea conflict now living in CapitalCare centres, the Run has grown into an event that

raises funds for all residents. The Run a�racts all kinds of participants, from veterans of Afghanistan and current serving members of the Armed Forces, to marathon runners in training, and CapitalCare residents, their families and staff.

Everyday heroes

This year's Run features everyday heroes, like Brad Meakins from CapitalCare Norwood. Brad is 37 and lives on a special care unit for people who require a ventilator. Because of his Muscular Dystrophy, he has limited movement of his extremities and requires adaptive technology to do simple tasks many of us take for granted such as turning on the TV, using his computer, or answering the telephone.

Brad is participating in the Run with the support of the unit's cccupational therapist Melissa Jones. They have formed a team called the Techno Trackers and are collecting pledges to build a loaner program of adaptive technology for all residents of the unit to use. The Techno Trackers hope to raise $2,000 to purchase the costly technology.

Being a techno buff himself, Brad has created a Facebook page (facebook.com/Run for the Brave – Techno Trackers) to share his Run adventures and showcase some of the technology they are hoping to purchase.

Izzy's story

The cliché “good things come in small packages” is a huge understatement when you meet Izzy. This four year old dynamo is full of energy and ready to take part in anything active, including the Run for the Brave.

Despite her youth, this is Izzy's fourth time participating in the Run. Her mom Pam Cernjavski works at the CapitalCare Kipnes Centre for Veterans and took Izzy for her first race in a jogging stroller. Last year Izzy ran the 1K Kids' Run. This year, with her favourite doll Lalaloopsie in tow, she will be taking part in the 5K walk, for the "grannies and grandpas" who live where her mom works.

For Izzy and Pam, participating in the Run is a way of paying tribute to Canada's Armed Forces and honouring their own family. Izzy's great-grandfather was in the Second World War, her grandfather and father served, and her uncle is currently serving. "It just seems natural raising funds to support our veterans," says Pam.

The team is hoping to raise at least $4,000 for the Kipnes Centre this year. Izzy and her mom started fundraising at Christmas by selling chocolates and have continued through Valentine’s, Easter and this spring with their creative fundraising campaigns.

Pledge your support

To pledge your support for either of these teams, visit the CapitalCare Foundation website at www.capitalcarefoundation.net and click on Donate Now! Then click the link for CanadaHelps.org, a website that makes donating to the Foundation simple and secure. The drop-down menu allows you to make a donation to the featured runners, any CapitalCare centre, or any of the Foundation's campaigns.

Register for the Run

Want to get in the race? Event fees are offered at a reduced rate until Aug.7. The 10K chip-timed event is only $45; the 5K is $30 and the 1K is $15. If you raise $150 in pledges, you can choose to waive the event fee. As always, the event includes the post-race military-style pancake breakfast, awards, door prizes and a special CapitalCare 50th anniversary Run for the Brave T-shirt.

Sylvia Gillespie, Special Event Coordinator, CapitalCare Foundation

Run for the Brave raises funds for all residents of CapitalCare facilities. Proceeds are directed to the site of your choice, and help to provide amenities, equipment and programs to make every day living more comfortable and manageable.

To pledge your support, visit www.capitalcarefoundation.net (click on Donate Now!)

To register, visit runningroom.com or any Edmonton area Running Room location.

Brad Meakins and Melissa Jones are team Techno Trackers representing CapitalCare Norwood in this year's Run for the Brave.

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SPRING�IS�THE�TIME for renewal and joy, and so it is for CapitalCare residents. We are so thankful and overjoyed by the generosity of our supporters and donors. Their support has provided us with many ‘extras’ that we wouldn’t otherwise have.

DID�YOU�KNOW�that with your donations and support we have purchased new garden furnishings, renovated and beautified tub rooms, recreated garden-scapes, purchased comfy si�ing room chairs, installed new flat screen televisions, and even hung new pictures and wall décor. These kinds of gi�s are those that inspire our spaces and create a warmth of home for our residents. When the rooms are lovely and comfortable the feeling of caring is all around us.

Lois Gordon, a family member from CapitalCare Norwood, has experienced the life at CapitalCare and shares that it is those with special personalities that care for the residents; those that know how to be practical and compassionate. “There is caring in every department.”

“I was delighted to see the love and compassion extended to ALL the residents”, says Lois. Her mother has been a part of CapitalCare’s ‘family’ for almost a year. When she first came to CapitalCare she was so unwell, and really, near death. But her time at CapitalCare has shown everyone that compassion and excellent care can not only help the physical

ailments, but also fill the soul so that living is important again!

The CapitalCare centre that Doreen lived at is an old building, one of our oldest in fact, but it is lovely because of the upgrades in surroundings that we are able to provide because of our donors.

“Someone is teaching everyone in the building, basic values, such as courtesy, manners, caring and compassion. It is only in these values that you find true Nurses, and CapitalCare is full of real nurses. You simply do not find this quality of compassion in most places.”

We now continue our work of creating comfort in our centers, by completing more renovations and providing more upgrades; upgrades such as raised flower beds at Lynnwood, Strathcona, and Kipnes centers, and purchasing be�er equipment for rehabilitation & recreation at Grandview, Dickinsfield, and Norwood. Please consider continuing your support, or becoming a new donor by making a donation today!

Both one time and monthly donations can be made through the secure website at www.capitalcarefoundation.net or by calling 780-448-2413.

Kelly McClung, Chair, CapitalCare Foundation

Residents Margaret Koch and Phyllis Lamoureux share a smile with Anita Escalona at CapitalCare Grandview

CapitalCare Foundation's Board of Directors (L – R): Jackie Rae Greening, Liz Tweddle, James Morrissey, Rob Jolley, Carol Bentley, Kelly McClung, Jason Marino, Sine Chadi, Dave Jamieson, Andy McPherson, Iris Neumann, and Ron Sills.

Donors make residents and staff smile with contributions to wish lists

Our 2013 Project Wish List: PATIO�FURNITURE�

The gardens are a focal point for our residents, whether they are watching the birds nesting or si�ing visiting family. The furniture needs to be something that is durable and comfortable. Our hope is to provide comfy garden seating areas that last.

AUDIO�VISUAL�EQUIPMENT�Bringing music and classic film to life for residents is an important part of our programming opportunities at the centres. Upgrading old VHS models to new high definition sound will enhance the movie and music experience for residents.

DINING�ROOM�FURNITURE�Dining rooms and ‘kitchen’ gatherings are a main stay of activity for residents and families. Research has demonstrated the importance of environment for pleasurable dining in long term care. Having comfortable chairs and wheelchair appropriate tables makes a world of difference.

GARDEN�–SCAPES Having beautiful outdoor spaces to enjoy with family and friends is important. Many of our gardens need a faceli�. With accessibility redesign as a focus we can create new gardening experiences for residents to enjoy.

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MCCONNELL�PLACE�NORTH�opened its new Resident Focused Room in February. The room provides a tranquill se�ing for residents with dementia to simultaneously relax and yet be stimulated by the room's sensory features.

A $7,000 grant from the CapitalCare Foundation was used to transform an under-utilized si�ing room into a room filled with so� white lights, textured pillows, a wall-mounted fire place echoing music on the ipod, lit bubble tubes, vanilla/lavender armotherapy and a projection light of the stars.

New furniture pieces were also purchased for the room along with decor relating to the theme of "live, love and laugh."

"It’s hard to believe such a wonderful place can be made even more magical with the addition of a new family room," said family members Ester and Lynne in a thank you note to staff.

"The colours, textures and furniture all blend so well in creating a room that is serene and relaxing. It will be a great family place to gather with our loved ones."

McConnelll Place North is very grateful for donations which funded this unique room and which make a difference in the lives of our residents.

Bernadine Bezanson, Therapy Assistant, Sherri Besse�e, Residential Dementia Care Coordinator, McConnell Place North

McConnell Place North unveils new sensory stimulation room

TOMMY�BANKS�THRILLED�the audience at the CapitalCare Kipnes Centre for Veterans as he played golden oldies on their new baby grand piano. Funds for the piano were generously provided by several donors including the Branch 215 Ex-Service Women Royal Canadian Legion, the Jewel Rebekah Lodge No. 25, Maple Leaf Rebekah Lodge #2 and the 15 Edmonton Service Ba�alion Society.

Veterans sang along to tunes like "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square", "Sentimental Journey" and "It's a Long Way to Tipperary".

The piano is located in the Great Room and will be regularly used for chapel services, sing-a-longs, music therapy and much more. Immediately a�er the performance, a resident started to play some tunes, enjoying the privilege of having a grand piano.

Sylvia Gillespie, Special Event Coordinator, CapitalCare FoundationTommy Banks talks with KCV resident Jordan Marshall about the good old days.

Tommy Banks inaugurates grand piano donated to Kipnes Centre

The Knights of Columbus St Christopher Council #4788 volunteered at the April 1st 50th anniversary celebration at McConnell Place North and presented their annual donation to dementia care coordinator Sherri Besse�e (second from right) and therapy assistant Bernadine Bezanson (second from le�). This year's donation of $250 goes towards social activities for residents.

L – R: Susan Smith is a family donor. Her dad Toby Smith lived at the KCV and, as a former member of the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, loved music. Marian Shearer is a member of the Ex-Service Women Br. #215.

KCV resident Don Wickens (right) and daughter Marilynn Prodahl.Tommy Banks chats with KCV resident Jim Harris.

CASINO HELPCASICACASISINNO HEO HELLPPWe need your help!The 2013 casino will be held at Palace Casino in West Edmonton Mall on Saturday, September 14 and Sunday, September 15. We are currently looking for volunteers! If you are interested in volunteering, please contact the foundation at 780.448.2413 or by email ccfoundation@capitalcare.net.

Did you know ……the CapitalCare Foundation hosts a fundraising casino once every two years. This two day event raises over $75,000 for resident comforts at CapitalCare centres.

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We are very grateful to the following

Donors for their contributions to the needs of CapitalCare residents and clients from February 1 to April 30, 2013

Abenojar, Charity

Adams, Marissa

Adamson, Shirlee

A�er Eight Floorings Inc.

Ahlisch, Walter Ahlisch, Trisha

Alberta Blue Cross

Alberta Health Services – Cancer Surveillance Department

Alberta Health Services – Pharmacy Leadership Group

Alford, Bernice

All About Fun o/a Famous Toys

Allan, Florence

Allenby, Ruth

Allwest Commercial Furnishings

Anderson, Casey Anderson, Aimee

Anderson, Elizabeth

Andrew J. Jarema Professional Corporation

Atkinson, Lisa

Backer, Diana

Badach, Debra

Badach, Kenneth

Bader, Audrey

Baer, Wally

Bailey, Abigail

Baird, Marjorie

Bakke, Eleanor

Bandura, Leonard

Banez, Ronaldo

Baptista, Maria

Barber, Jean

Barber, John

Baron, Gregory Baron, Dalene

Barr, Arnold Barr, Marnie

Bartle & Gibson

Bastian, Carmon

Bazinet, Rose

Behrends Bronze Inc.

Beier, Marcel

Bell, Gordon

Benne� Jones LLP

Bentley, Bruce Bentley, Carol

Bertles, Frances

Beset, Karen

Beta Sigma Phi Edmonton Area Council

Bigam, Jerry Bigam, Lynne

Bissell, Ruth

Black, June

Blackmore, Kirstie

Blair, Charlene

Boe�cher, Albert

Bole, Donald Bole, Darlene

Bowler, Doreen

Bray, Thomas Dr. Bray, Ailsa

Bridgeman, Adrienne

Brophy, Connie

Brosseau, Paul

Brown, Cicely

Buck, Helen

Butler, Evelyn

Butler, Robert Butler, Joyce

Campbell, Garith

Canadian Freightways Group

CapitalCare Corporate Services – Staff

CapitalCare Dickinsfield – Staff

CapitalCare Dickinsfield Auxiliary

CapitalCare Grandview – Staff

CapitalCare Lynnwood – Staff

CapitalCare Lynnwood Auxiliary

CapitalCare Strathcona – Staff

Carlson, Carl Carlson, Iris

Carrillo, Rafaelito

Carter, John Carter, Maxine

Case, Phyllis

Case, Shirley

Cavanagh, Gorden Cavanagh, Brenda

Cerny, Miroslava

Chahley, Valerie

Chalifoux, Jacqueline

Chambers, Joseph Chambers, Shirley

Channon, John Channon, Marlene

Cheng, Agnes

Chernezky, Jean

City of Edmonton – HR Branch

Clark, Dawn E.

ClarkewwwPaine, Edna

Clelland, Jean

Clouthier, Carroll

Cohen, Sharon

Collings, C. Adele

Cook, Sharon

Cooper, Aleida

Cooper, Jan

Cornely, Mary

County Clothes-Line Foundation

County of Warner No. 5

Cox, Mona M.

Craig, Cheryl

Craig, Chris

Craig, Doreen

Craig, William

Cresswell, Carol

Crowther, Muriel

Cunningham, Daniel Cunningham, Sharon

CVS Controls Ltd.

Darbyson, Be�y

Dardis, Kathleen

Davidson Milk Hauling

Davidson, Andy Davidson, Darlene

Davidson, Caroline

Davidson, Elizabeth

Davidson, Louis

Dawson, Anna

Dawson, Terena

de Leon, Gwen

Deacon, John Deacon, Barbara

Dean, Donald

Dhaliwal-Sidhu, Balwinder

Dick, G. D.

Dietz, Brenda

Diputado, Christopher

Doan, Thuy

Doiron, Martha

Dorsey, Richard Dorsey, Sharon

Douglas, Marie

Dragicevic, Milan

Drisner, Francine

Dron, George

Duebel, Thorsten

Duncan, Randy

Dzaman, Pamela

Dzivinski, Gerald

Eckstrand, Angela

Edmonton Coin Vending Ltd.

Edmonton Service Ba�alion

Edwards, Heather

Elson, Merle

Erickson, Sandra

ESC Automation

Farrell, Maria

Fenton, Shelley

Ferguson, Mavis

Fergusson, Jean

Fle�, Lorna

Flynn, Maureen

Foley, Doris

Forge, Nigel Forge, Anne

Forsyth, Maureen

Fraser, Kelly

Gardner, Donald Gardner, Barbara

Garvin, Richard Garvin, Donna

Gauf, Eileen M.

Gauthier, David

Gauthier, Helen

Gibson, Arnold Gibson, Mary

Giles, Douglas Rev.

Gluza, Mieczyslawa

Godbout, Laurent

Gooz, Eva

Gora, Joanne

Gorman, Willa

Grant Thornton LLP

Greening, Diane

Greening, Jackie Rae

Greenwood, David Greenwood, Rena

Grey, James Grey, B.E.

Grynoch, Roberta

Gulinosky, Josephine

Gunn, K. Anne

Habarugira, Asterie

Hamaluk, Nick Hamaluk, Lois

Hamdon, Juska

Hamilton, William Hamilton, Trudy

Hammoud, Noha Hammoud, Youssef

Hamonic, Denis

Haracsi, Margarita

Harder, Clem Harder, Joan

Harder, Frances

Harper, Lori

Harris, Ula Dr.

Hart, Grace

Hartfelder, Bernice

Hartman, David Hartman, Sharon

Hashim, Saraad

Hassan, Nasteho

Hawkins, Doris

Hay, John Hay, Florence

Hay, Richard

Heidt, Albert Heidt, Isabel

Herchuk, Myrtle

Hilton, David Hilton, Dorothy

Hnybida, Stella

Hogan, Michael Hogan, Kelly

Hollands, Maria

Hostyn, Tanya

Houston, John Houston, Marilyn

Howard, Wendy

Hryciw, Theresa

Hughes, Elaine

Hughes, Lawrence C.

Huising, Katherine

Hunchak, Lena

Huynh, Viet

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DonorsHwang, Kyongja

Ibrahim, Caroline

Imperial Equities

Inkster, Robert W.

Iron Mountain

Irvine, Wayne

Jahwent, Ella

Jasper, Bessie

Jen-Col Construction Ltd.

Johnson, Brian Johnson, Pat

Johnson, Dale Johnson, Patricia

Johnson, Mary A.

Johnson, Stanley Johnson, Donna

Johnston, C.

Johnston, Cliff

Johnston, Jean

Joly, Gerry

Jones, Alice

Jones, Joan

Jones, Terri

Joves, Diana

Kabedi, Astride

Kaiser, Suzanna

Kalyn, Mary

Kastelan, Reg Kastelan, Connie

K-Bro Linen Systems Inc.

Kilburn, Sco�

Kiryluik, Lawrence Kiryluik, Theresa

Klassen, Olive

Klotz, Hazel

Knoll, Duncan Knoll, Laurie

Kokoroyannis, Joanne

Kolesar, John Kolesar, Audrey

Kolewaski, Be�y Kolewaski, Bernie

Korrall, Wendy

Kuhlmann, Dietrich

Kuncewicz, Malgorzata

Kyllo, Michael Kyllo, Kim

Lafleur, Garry Lafleur, Marjorie

Lahola, Katherine

Laluon, Mary Ann

Larsen, Fred Larsen Marilynne

Lemmon, Jane

Lepinay, Anne

Letun, Lena

Lewis, Rick

Llena, Meldy

Lobay, Anne

Lobb, Evere�

Loomer, George Loomer, Heather

Lopez, Maria

Lutness, Vernon

Lynn, Esther

MacDonald, Ian

Mackowestzky, Rose

Madsen, Mary Madsen, Julius

Madu, Margaret

Mahon, Carmen

Mahon, Hugh

Makay, L. Gail

Maltais, Beatrice

Mann, Denise

Mann, Jack Mann, Irene

Mantai, Vernon

Manweiler, Dorothy

Marchese, Giuseppe Marchese, Colleen

Markowski, Robert Markowski, Carrie

Martell, Lorraine

Martell, Lynda

Martin, Myrne

Mason, Elizabeth

Mawson, Jeff

Mbabazi, Epiphanie

McAvoy, Deb

McBain, Bruce McBain, Pauline

McClung, Kelly

McClung, Ted McClung, Connie

McColl, Hugh McColl, Madge

McDowell, Wesley McDowell, Joyce

McFadyen, John

McKay, Roberta

McMullen, Bill McMullen, Maria

Medigas

Mellor, Ron

Meloche, Marie

Merrick, Ruth

Meyer, Linda

Miller, Donald Miller, Dorothy

Mills, Donald Mills, Sheila

Mogg, Dulcie

Monaghan, John

Montgomery, Virginia

Mork, Helmer

Mork, Margaret

Munro, Lisa

Murray, Linda

Mustang Laundry

Myndiuk, William Myndiuk, Mary

Mysak, Tania

Naccarato, Luigi Naccarato, Emma

Naccarato, Ortenzia

Nadela, Nerey

Nahayowski, Archie Nahayowski, Judith

Nawrocki, Stasia

Ness, Shirley

Neumann, Iris M. Bunzenmeyer, Terry

Nicholls, Cindy

Oilund, Carl

Oleschuk, Brenda

Oman, Rod Oman, Joyce

Optimist Club of St. Albert Inc.

Ort-Williams, Esther

O’Shea, Angeline

Owen, James

Owens, Mavis

Paranych, Lynn

Parker, G. Neil Parker, Charlo�e

Pask, Olga

Patry, George�e

Paulgaard, Olea

Pawlick, Elizabeth

Pe�ibone, Edna M.

Pharmacare Fulfillment Center Ltd.

Pickle, Laine Pickle, Donna

Pineo, Juliana

Plares, Bernadine

Poirier, Irene

Polli�, Alex

Pollock, Karen

Porter, Gloria M. Shelley, Doreen

Presco�, Allan Presco�, Lila

Priest, Halsey

Pun, Johnson

Purdy’s Chocolates

Quigley, Evangeline

Raphael, I. Maxine

Rasko, Jerry Rasko, Linda

Rea, Dee

Reagan, Dennis Reagan, Mrs.

Real, Samantha

Realiza, Jose Ramon

Reynolds, Neal Reynolds, Penny

Rischke, Anne

River City Events

Romanick, Alex Romanick, Jean

Romanovsky, Selwyn Romanovsky, Elaine

Royal Canadian Legion Camrose Branch #57

Royal Canadian Legion Strathcona Branch #150 LA

Russell Food Equipment

Salamandick, Josephine

Sarjas, Joe

Savich, Irene

Sawka, Anne

Sawka, Richard Sawka, Susan

Scarpelli, Anna

Schaefer, Sherry Schaefer, David

Scheelar, Marie�e

Schur, Pearl

Sco�, Eleanor

Sco�, Lowell

Seefried, Darryl Seefried, Sharon

Seib, Patricia

Seitz, Carolyn

Sekulic, Angela

Seto, Helen

Shopik, Tim Shopik, Lorraine

Sierras Social Club

Sills, Ron Sills, Judith

Simpson, Agnes Gertrude

Sinclair, Diane

Sinclair, Grant

Sivc-Ditkov, Pava

Slobodan, Jack Slobodan, Myrna

Smail, Gary Smail, Judy

Smith, Gail

Somerville, Terry Somerville, Jennifer

Soriano, Brenda

Spencer, Julius Maloney-Spencer, Helen

St. Michael’s Long Term Care Centre

Stein, Nita

Stevens, Ernie Stevens, Peggie

Stewart, James

Sthamann, Bevan Sthamann, Karen

Stiles, Dorene

Sturgeon High School – Staff Social Fund

Suwa, Be�y

Taylor, Laurell

TD Commercial Banking

Telford, Tracy

Tertzakian, Gerard Dr. Tertzakian, Pina

The Dianne & Irving Kipnes Foundation

Thir, Vera

Thomson, Lloyd Thomson, Be�y

Tim Tim, Felicidad

Tominuk, Janna

Torres, Aila

Tosh, Audrey

Tremblay, Julien Tremblay, Lorraine

Tro�ier, Garry Tro�ier, Sharon

Tyce, Crystal

Vansickle, Elizabeth

Donors

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6th Floor, 10909 Jasper AvenueEdmonton, AB T5J 3M9Tel. 780.448.2413 Fax 780.496.7148ccfoundation@capitalcare.net

Please contact us with any changes to your name or mailing address at:

Donations received from February 1 to April 30, 2013

In Celebration and Memory

Robert Armstrong

Kathlyn Beecro�

Keith Callaghan

Miroslav Cerny

Cecil Chipchura

Rhoda Cohen

Edwin Craig

Dollie Cresswell

Muriel Crowther

Dick Cunningham

Marion Duff

Ann Evans

Sheila Fuller

Josephine Gargus

Donna Giggs

Nelly Gwiazdowski

Nicolaas Hoekstra

Iva Ivancic

Thelma Lee

James Loewen

Margaret Madu

Dorothy Manweiler

Alice Mark

Gladys Monaghan

Bertha Mortensen

Alan Palynchuk

James Penner

Be�y Pluim

Ella Polli�

Pierre Roberge

Alexandria Rubzow

Vivian Runge

Maria Salak

Peggy Stiles

Michael Thir

Bernice Triffo

Louise VanHaa�en

Vivian Vitalis

Lawrence Ward

Bertha Wishart

Nelly Gwiazdowski (le�) lived at CapitalCare Lynnwood from Nov. 25, 2004 until Dec. 30, 2012. In this photo from 2008, Nelly and a resident are enjoying Tropical Days in the Parker Pavilion.

Donors

A Tribute to Spooky and Bellamy

SPOOKY�AND�BELLAMY�were three and one years old when they came to live at McConnell Place North in July 1995 when it opened. Spooky passed away three years ago at age 18, and Bellamy just recently passed at age 19, both to kidney failure.

These two cats brought much joy into the hearts of McConnell's residents. They spent their days lounging in the laps of the residents, taking in all the new surroundings — at first hiding under 36 beds! They explored the outdoors, even caught some birds and some mice! They entertained the residents with their playfulness all over the center. They were fed all kinds of treats, bringing smiles to all of the families visiting as well. Children always wanted to search for the cats.

At times the cats were shoved into purses, put in drawers, placed inside a baby carriage and covered in blankets, all of which they tolerated. They both were fantastic cats who never hurt anyone, and put up with being carried at all kinds of angles! Cats pick up on which people like them the most, and these two cats would sleep in the rooms of the residents who loved them. These cats were so fortunate to have lived out their lives surrounded by the beauty and love of MPN. They will be dearly missed.

Sandra Romaniuk, Care Housing A�endant, McConnell Place North

Spooky

Sandra Romaniuk with Bellamy in 2012

Vienneau, Duane

Villeneuve, Holly-Anne

Wallace, Florence

Walton, Dougals Walton, Ivy

Warne, Laura

Warnock, Mary

Watson, Kathleen

Webster, Mike Webster, Denise

Wedman, Ed

Weir, Be�y Lou

Weyts, Be�y

Whitworth, Robert Sr.

Wiens, Hilma

Wierenga, Curtis Wierenga, Shirley

Wilmax Construction Ltd.

Wirtanen Family Holdings Ltd.

Wishart, Georgia

Wishart, Isabelle

Woldemichael, Azeb

Woodhead, Una

Wu, Zheng

Yakimets, Walter Yakimets, Kay

Yakula, Roy Yakula, Nora

Young, Alan Young, Elizabeth

Zaplotinsky, Pearl

Zimmer, Marjorie

Zmean, Julian Hubler, Shirley

Zomer, Eve

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THERE�ARE�NEARLY 6,000 people in Canada aged 100 or older, according to the 2011 census and 15 of them are living in CapitalCare centres. CapitalCare Strathcona has three of these "super centenarians," as does CapitalCare Dickinsfield.

Earlier in the year, two residents of Strathcona celebrated their 102nd birthdays: Lilly Thomson, on February 19th, and Stella Messerschmidt, on March 14th.

Each of these ladies celebrated with family, friends and staff, all enjoying a piece of cake, old time music and lots of well wishes.

When both were asked about their secret for long life, a common theme emerged. Families described each lady as always being “full of life” and each lady stated;”Live life!"

Charles Toogood, a resident at the CapitalCare Kipnes Centre for Veterans, is 104 and is CapitalCare's oldest resident. The verteran of the Second World War told the National Post last year that his secret to longevity is the love of a good woman.

“We were married six weeks short of 75 years,” he says of wife Nan, who passed away in 2007. “I give her credit for keeping me

going . . . She was a super cook. She was a super everything.”Five CapitalCare residents join the super centenarian club this year, including CapitalCare Grandview

resident Olga Prochnau and Dickinsfield resident Helen Svekia who both celebrated birthdays in June.

Heather Rozak, Recreation Therapist CapitalCare Strathcona

Stella Messerschmidt celebrates her 102 birthday with her family at CapitalCare Strathcona in March.

Celebrating Seniors Week

DURING�SENIORS�WEEK (June 3 – 9), two CapitalCare sites honoured residents with Senior of the Year Awards in recognition of their contributions to society.

At CapitalCare Dickinsfield, Vera Rourke was this year's recipient of the award as chosen by the centre's resident council.

Prior to coming to Dickinsfield, Vera had served on commi�ees for numerous Edmonton-based organizations, many of which focused on her passion for music and the arts.

When Vera first came to live at Dickinsfield, she readily embraced the recreation programs offered and took part in them. Vera was o�en spo�ed during musical entertainment or special events greeting residents, family members and volunteers.

Vera passed away June 11. She will be remembered for creating a sense of community and belonging within her unit by encouraging others to participate in group activities and discussions, to appreciate the arts, and to a�end musical and dance events within the building.

CapitalCare Strathcona residents wanted to mark CapitalCare's 50th anniversary by honouring the resident who has lived at the facility lthe longest. Helen Serben was chosen by her resident council to receive the Senior of the Year Award.

Since Helen’s arrival in December of 2003 she has been an inspiring part of the Strathcona community. She continues to be independent, and enjoys working on various cra�s and puzzles.

Helen enjoyed a celebratory tea with family and friends in a�endance. She was presented with a plaque and flowers, to which she replied “I’ve never won anything in my life!”

Congratulations to all our seniors!

Jan Hrasko, Recreation Therapist, CapitalCare Dickinsfield and Heather Rozak, Recreation Therapist, CapitalCare Strathcona

CapitalCare Dickinsfield resident Vera Rourke (centre) celebrated her Senior of the Year award June 5 with her long-time friend and her daughter.

Helen Serben

Lilly Thomson

Welcome… … to all new residents, families, staff, volunteers and donors who have joined CapitalCare since the last issue of the People and Progress newsle�er.

Celebrating centenarians

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Candid moments from the CapitalCare Foundation's Charity Golf Classic

Jeff Wolansky poses on No. 6 at the Links at Spruce Grove where he scored a 170-yard hole-in-one.

CapitalCare volunteer Trisha Ahlisch works the roule�e table.CEO Iris Neumann teams up with HR Manager Grant Sinclair.

The team from K-Bro Linen Systems put a lot of thought into every shot.

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Kevin Mack from Associated Communications ge�ing ready to take a shot.

Chris Idenouye from Dialog takes a break in between holes.

Pin flag for the Charity Golf Classic's title sponsor, Gilead.

Foundation board member Rob Jolley (right) and (from le�) Peter Inglis, Al Rudosky, and Kirsten Oates were the winning team.

Tournament emcee and board member Jackie Rae Greening draws for prizes with the Foundation's Sylvia Gillespie.

The Fantasyland Hotel provided the players with delicious Kobe burgers.

Jeff Wolansky (centre) poses with Investors Group consultants Cody Devereaux (le�) and Dan Hague (right) a�er winning the $5,000 prize for a hole-in-one.