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Local and Okanagan food for the residents at Menno Place
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Elevator Maintenance – Primrose Gardens – August 23 – Sept. 3
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MEMO: All Apartment Residents – How to stay cool and safe in extreme heat
This memo was handed out to all Apartment residents (Independent & Assisted Living) on July 30, 2021
MEMO
Date: July 30, 2021
To: All Apartment Residents: Independent & Assisted Living
Re: How to stay cool and safe in extreme heat
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Dear Residents,
We recently went through a major heatwave in British Columbia, and some higher temperatures are beginning again. We wanted to take a moment and remind residents how to stay safe and cool during these hot days.
How to keep your body cool and comfortable:
- Drink lots of fluids (Top #1 tip to keep cool)
- Stay in a cool space (Top #2 tip to keep cool)
- Wet a facecloth or hand towel with cold water and put it on the back of your neck.
- Dress appropriately – loose fitting, light colored and breathable
- Pay attention to how you feel and watch for symptoms of heat illness (see below)
How to keep your suite cool and comfortable:
- Turn off the heat in your room on the thermostat
- If you have air-conditioning, keep your doors and windows closed to keep the cold air in
- Close your blinds or curtains in bedroom and living room
- Do not go outside, or choose to take your walks early morning
- Take a break if your suite is hot, and spend some time on the 1st floor of your building in the air-conditioned common areas. Bring a book, or some knitting and relax.
If you can’t get cool enough, call your family or support friends and check in. Let them know you could use some help. Try to plan a visit with your family who has air-conditioning.
Heat Exhaustion Symptoms
Anyone with one or more of these symptoms should move to a cool space immediately and let someone know they are not feeling well; skin rash, heavy sweating, headache, dizziness or fainting, nausea or vomiting, rapid heartbeat and breathing, muscle cramps, extreme thirst, and/or dark urine or decreased urination.
Heat Stroke Symptoms
Anyone with any of these symptoms should call 911 immediately; high body temperature, dizziness or fainting, confusion, lack of coordination, very hot and red skin.
Stay cool!
Sincerely,
Cheryl Dawes
Manager of Community Enrichment – 604 851 4020
Extreme Heat Response
In response to the heat wave impacting our region, we have put several measures in place as part of our emergency preparedness plan, to ensure the health and safety of our residents and tenants.
As such, we are closely working with Fraser Health leadership to address heat-related challenges and access support and resources, including relief staff and air conditioning devices.
To protect our residents and tenants, we are proactively monitoring them for signs of heat-related conditions and mitigating their risk in the following ways:
● Ensuring they are regularly hydrated;
● Providing cooling cloths;
● Using ice machines and fans/air conditioning devices;
● Closing blinds and ensuring residents and tenants are wearing light-weight clothing.
To prevent heat exhaustion among our staff, staff mask and eye protection requirements may be temporarily relaxed given the extreme heat.
The risk of heat-related dangers to older adults at this time is more imminent than COVID-19 transmission. Thus, sites not experiencing an outbreak can relax certain COVID-19 restrictions at their site, such as grouping residents and tenants in cooling spaces and using fans/air conditioning devices. The relaxation of these restrictions is possible because of the protection residents/tenants/staff have received through widespread vaccination in long-term care and assisted living sites, and the decreased risk of COVID-19 transmission in our community.
Once the heat warning has ended, we will work with Fraser Health leadership to re-evaluate our approach.
Extreme Heat Response #2
In response to the heat wave impacting our region, we have put several measures in place as part of our emergency preparedness plan, to ensure the health and safety of our residents and tenants.
As such, we are closely working with Fraser Health leadership to address heat-related challenges and access support and resources, including relief staff and air conditioning devices.
To protect our residents and tenants, we are proactively monitoring them for signs of heat-related conditions and mitigating their risk in the following ways:
● Ensuring they are regularly hydrated;
● Providing cooling cloths;
● Using ice machines and fans/air conditioning devices;
● Closing blinds and ensuring residents and tenants are wearing light-weight clothing.
To prevent heat exhaustion among our staff, staff mask and eye protection requirements may be temporarily relaxed given the extreme heat.
The risk of heat-related dangers to older adults at this time is more imminent than COVID-19 transmission. Thus, sites not experiencing an outbreak can relax certain COVID-19 restrictions at their site, such as grouping residents and tenants in cooling spaces and using fans/air conditioning devices. The relaxation of these restrictions is possible because of the protection residents/tenants/staff have received through widespread vaccination in long-term care and assisted living sites, and the decreased risk of COVID-19 transmission in our community.
Once the heat warning has ended, we will work with Fraser Health leadership to re-evaluate our approach.
