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Decide What To Bring |
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| Decide What to Bring |
There's clothing, of course (footwear should be comfortable with low heels and good grips soles), but you might also want to bring more personal items: special photos (we will hang them for you), a few knick knacks, a small comfortable chair for the room, for example. If you want, you can bring your own bed linens. A favourite bedspread can really add a personal touch to the room as can coordinated curtains (but must be fire-retardant, please). If you know about the admission at least a day early, you could make arrangements to come in the night before to start setting up the room.
The rooms, unfortunately, are not large and you must keep this in mind when bringing
in belongings. Safety and the provision of care are of
primary concern. Check out the
Room Sizes to get an idea of the amount of space available for personal items. |
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| Medications |
As well, on the day of your admission, please remember to bring ALL
the medications that you take. It is important that you
continue to receive them and it is important for the nursing and medical
staff to know what pills you are taking. |
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Arrange
for Personal Services if desired |
The following services are arranged for and paid for by the resident. Television Cable Cable TV is available at St. Pat's. Arrangements are made directly with Rogers Cable. Newspaper Arrangements for delivery can be made by contacting the newspaper office concerned. The paper carrier will deliver your paper to your door and collect the fee every two weeks. Residents can pay for their newspapers annually by contacting the newspaper office. Telephone You may place an order with Bell Canada for the installation of a private telephone in the resident's room.
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Decide which family member is to be the
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It is important that the Nursing staff have the name of one family member (or significant friend) whom they can contact for information or questions, or in the case of an emergency. This person may also be the Power of Attorney for Personal Care. A "Power of Attorney for Personal Care" is a document, signed by the resident at a time when he or she is competent to sign legal documents. It states who should make day-to-day care decisions for the resident at some time in the future when the resident may no longer be able to do so. We encourage everyone to provide this document on admission. St. Pat's has blank Power of Attorney forms if required. |
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| Security |
The Home's insurance policy does not cover the personal possessions of residents. If valuables are to be kept at the Home, we recommend that you purchase a "tenant's insurance" package. We recommend that you also take the following precautions:
We discourage residents from keeping large sums of money in their rooms as the Home cannot be responsible for the loss of money. See also Environmental Safety and Security for issues that pertain after arrival.
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