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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOIH Newsletter - June 2021 OUR ISLAND HOME Monthly Newsletter Inside This Issue: • Our Island Home’s COVID Update: Keeping in Touch with Residents and Updates to Visitation • Welcome Back, Volunteers! • Staffing Updates • May Donations Highlights: 1) Modified Calendar of Events 2) Employee of the Month 3) The Future of Our Island Home 4) Resources and Information June 2021 Volume 4, Issue 6 OUR ISLAND HOME’S COVID UPDATE: KEEPING IN TOUCH WITH RESIDENTS AND UPDATES TO VISITATION We are happy to share that as of the date of this newsletters’ publication, Wednesday, May 26th, we have (0) residents and staff with COVID, and (1) staff recovered from COVID. You can visit our Facebook page (Oih Nantucket MA) for frequent OIH COVID updates, and resident family members and loved ones will continue to receive a comprehensive update weekly via email. Starting June 1st, we are excited to offer more opportunities for visitation, including times available on Sundays! The link to schedule your visit is included in our COVID update letter sent on Monday of this week. We’re excited to see you all 😊 WELCOME BACK, VOLUNTEERS! Continuing with the good news, we are happy to be reintroducing our volunteer program starting on Monday, June 7th! Volunteering will be much different now than it has been in the past. Please see the attached document titled “Volunteer Opportunity at Our Island Home” to review new criteria for volunteers and for information on how to schedule a volunteer shift. STAFFING UPDATES We are happy to announce a few temporary additions to the team at Our Island Home – Madison Phelan and Lisa Wendelken in the Activities Department! Please join us in offering them a very warm welcome to the Home! MAY DONATIONS A major ‘Thank You’ to Christine Iller and Julie Hillberg Hunt for your donations to the Friends of Our Island Home this past month. Your generosity contributes directly to our resident’s daily life, activities, and overall well-being. Thank you so much! Thank you to the Friends of OIH and to Flowers on Chestnut for these Mother’s Day Corsages, and for FoC’s generous floral donations!!! OUR ISLAND HOME 9 East Creek Rd Nantucket, MA 02554 PHONE: 1 (508) 228-0462 FAX: 1 (508) 228-6875 E-MAIL: David Carboneau Interim Administrator OIHAdministrator@ nantucket-ma.gov We’re on the Web! Visit us at: www.nantucket-ma.gov INSTAGRAM: ourislandhomenantucket FACEBOOK: Oih Nantucket MA CALENDAR OF EVENTS We continue to make modifications to our activities calendar in efforts to follow best- care practices as recommended state and federal agencies that reflect evolving standards and regulations surrounding COVID-19. Daily, we continue to offer numerous independent, 1:1, and small group activity options, including: Coloring page; Word search and trivia worksheets; Exploring old Nantucket picture books; Crafting such as knitting, crocheting, and more; Reading letters sent to us from our Nantucket community members; Bible study; 1:1 time with staff members for support and comfort; listening to music, and more. In addition to the above activities, our residents have kept busy playing on our tablets, spending time outside, playing ball toss, writing to their 3rd Grade Pen Pals at the Lighthouse School, enjoying virtual groups such as Book Club, “Our Island Kids and Animals”, attending church on the weekends, and playing games like Live Jeopardy! Starting in June, a few familiar faces will be joining us again on a regular basis: Sallyanne Austin for Haircuts, Jim Sulzer for Guitar Performances, Susan Richards for pet visits her dog Gwen, and Rev. Georgia Snell for church/Bible study! RESOURCES & INFORMATION If you have questions or concerns regarding evolving COVID-19 regulations and standards, please be aware of the Nursing Home Family Resource Line established by the Baker-Polito Administration. This is a dedicated telephone line that will connect family members of nursing home residents with information and resources they need. The line is staffed from 9am – 5pm, Monday through Friday, and the number is: 1 (617) 660-5399. THE FUTURE OF OUR ISLAND HOME The second round of facilitated discussions began in March 2021 reaching out to Community committees (i.e. Rotary, Senior Center, Civic League, Non-Voting Tax Payers, and Council on Aging) Neighbors of OIH, and then opened up to the community. These facilitated meetings concluded the end of April 2021. A review of these meetings, along with prior meetings, was held on May 26th with the SelectBoard and will be utilized to determine the best direction the Town should procced in for the future of Our Island Home on Nantucket. EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH For May, our residents elected staff member Raheem Samuels, Maintenance as our employee of the month, because of his consistent helpfulness, his quick response times, and his kindness. Thank you, Raheem, for all that you do!!! FAMILY COUNCIL: The next Family Council Meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, June 16th at 10 AM via Zoom. A link will be sent to family members the day prior.