The Humber Guardian. June 2021

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RETIREMENT & LONG TERM CARE VOL.11 ISSUE 17

The Humber Guardian

June 2021

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Resident Spotlight!

Richard Nytko was born in 1946 in Admont Austria in a displaced

person’s camp. His parents had come to Austria from Poland and the

Marshal Plan then allowed his family to immigrate to Canada. In 1948

his father made the voyage and in 1949 Rick and his mother arrived at

Pier 22 in Halifax. From there they took the train to Ottawa where they

were reunited with Richard’s father. They then moved to Toronto to the

Polish neighbourhood of Bathurst and Queen on Darcy Street. They

were in close proximity of Kensington market and a good church where

the priest spoke 3 languages. A few years later they purchased a house

on Campbell Avenue where Rick attended Perth Avenue public school

near the Junction. The family later moved to Valley View Gardens in

Ba-by Point and Rick attended Humbercrest public school and Runnymede

Collegiate Institute.

Rick realized he worked best as a task-oriented person and decided to

pursue a career with York Hydro. He started as an apprentice line man in

1967 and continued with them until the city of Toronto’s amalgamation

in 1998. We are pleased to announce he was only badly injured once on

the job and he lived to tell the tale. He was working the trouble shift and

got a radiation burn which also led to some hearing loss. Those kinds of

injuries are always a concern working with any hydro company. You

have to climb the poles in big storms with rain, snow, lightning and

elec-trical cables that have snapped. It is a very dangerous occupation

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Resident Spotlight...continued.

However, York Hydro was an excellent place to work. It trained up its em-ployees very well and promoted from within. Besides being a lineman, he also was a design technician and construction supervisor. Towards the end of his stint with York Hydro Rick was instructing a couple of months a year at the hydro training centre near Orangeville. It really helped keep things fresh and challenged the employees to be their best. In 2001 he received the golden handshake from the City of Toronto. However, he wasn’t ready to stop working and continued on con-tract with NBM Engineering taking care of street lighting in Brampton, surveying hydro lines in Burlington and working on the construction of Highway 407. Even-tually the bad weather wore through his thick skin and he decided it was really time to retire and did so in 2008.

Rick met his wife Kathleen in 1968, the old-fashioned way, at the Canadian Bank of Commerce branch at Jane and Annette where she worked. Soon they were mar-ried and then their three children then came along. Eldest daughter Lisa and her four children live in the Ottawa area. Son Christopher and youngest daughter Lau-rie live here in Toronto. Kathleen and Rick had some happy years together, but when the kids had grown, they decided to go their separate ways. Rick still sees a lot of his old friends from school. He’s looking forward to things opening up and heading down to lawn bowling, gardening on his terrace and trying out new hob-bies. When asked what piece of advice he’d pass on to new residents he replied. “The Humber Heights employees go out of their way to help and all you have to do is ask...”

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New Residents to The Village

The Village of Humber Heights

would like to extend a warm

welcome to our newest

residents.

Welcome to our Village!

Lorretta Ault

Marion Borg

Giosue Caminiti

Pasqua Cardone

Winnifred Clark

Alzira Dimas

Bahira Jabri

Radwan Jabri

Maria Panacci

Kathleen Brown

Rosina Garofalo

Irene Lambropoulos

Natividade Pires

Mohan Ramgulam

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A funny piece of writing

This was submitted by Ron Smith to help shed some understanding on the

com-munication difficulties between different generations.

TO: ALL THOSE BORN AFTER 1945

FROM: ALL THOSE BORN BEFORE 1945 WE ARE SURVIVORS!!!!... CONSIDER THE CHANGES WE HAVE WITNESSED!

WE were born before television, before penicillin, before polio shots, frozen foods, Xerox, plastic, contact lenses, Frisbees and the PILL. We were before radar, credit cards, split at-oms, laser beams and ballpoint pens. Before pantyhose, dishwashers, cloth dryers, electric blankets, air conditioners, drip-dry cloth….and before man walked on the moon. We got married first and THEN lived together. How quaint can you be? In our time, closets were for clothes, not for "coming out of." Bunnies were small rabbits, and rabbits were not Volkswagens. Designer Jeans were scheming girls named Jean, and having a meaningful relationship meant getting along with our cousins. We thought fast food was what you ate during lent, and Outer Space was the back of the Riviera Theater. We were before house husbands, gay rights, computer dating, dual careers and commuter marriages. We were be-fore daycare centers, group therapy and nursing homes. We never heard of FM radio, tape decks, electronic typewriters, artificial hearts, word processors, yogurt and guys wearing earrings. For us, time-sharing meant togetherness…not computers or condominiums. A chip meant a piece of wood. Hardware meant hardware, and software wasn't even a word. Back then, "Made in Japan," meant JUNK and the term "making out” referred to how you did on your exam. Pizzas, McDonalds and instant coffee were unheard of. We hit the scene where there were 5 and 10 cent stores, where you bought things for 5 and 10 cents. Sanders or Wilson sold ice cream cones for a nickel or a dime. For one nickel you could ride a street car, make a phone call, buy a Pepsi or enough stamps to mail one letter AND two postcards. You could buy a new Chevy coupe for $600…but who could afford one? A pity too, because gas was 11 cents a gallon! In our day, grass was mowed, COKE was a cold drink and POT was something you cooked in. ROCK MUSIC was a Grandma's lullaby and AIDS were helpers in the Principal's office. We were certainly not before the difference be-tween the sexes was discovered, but we were surly before the sex change. We made do with what we had. And we were the last generation that was so dumb as to think you need-ed a husband to have a baby. No wonder we are so confusneed-ed and there is such a generation gap today. But, WE SURVIVED!!! What better reason to celebrate?

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Seasonal Recipe of the Month

PREP TIME:

15

mins

COOK TIME:

2 hours 10

mins

TOTAL TIME:

2 Hours & 25

mins

Origin:

United States

SERVINGS:

6 servings

Resting Time:

10 mins

INGREDIENTS

FOR RIBS:

2 racks, (5 lbs/2250g) pork spare ribs

2 tbsp (30 ml) brown sugar

4 tsp (20ml) ground cumin

4 tsp (20 ml) smoked paprika

2 tsp (10 ml) garlic powder

2 tsp (10 ml) ground coriander

2 tsp (10 ml) salt

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Father’s Day BBQ Ribs

FOR BBQ SAUCE:

1 c (240 ml) of ketchup

¼ cup (60 ml) of white wine vinegar ⅓ cup (80 ml) brown sugar

⅓ cup (80 ml) of molasses 1 tsp (5 ml) of hot sauce 1 tsp (5 ml) Dijon mustard

½ tsp (2.5ml) Worcestershire sauce 2 garlic cloves, minced

INSTRUCTIONS:

Pre-heat oven to 350F.

In a small bowl whisk together the brown sugar, cumin, smoked paprika, garlic powder, coriander and salt.

Lay out 2 large pieces of aluminum foil, fastened together by folding the seams, across a rimmed baking sheet. You’ll do this twice for 2 racks, 2 baking trays.

Place the foil going diagonally, since this is probably the only way the ribs will fit on the baking sheet. Place each rack on each piece of foil, rub the dry rub on ribs, both sides.

Seal up the foil and place in the oven at 350F for 2 hours, rotating each rack (from top to bottom portion of your oven mid-way through).

After roasting grill ribs for 3-5 minutes on each side for desired charring. Brush ribs with BBQ sauce on both sides. Cut into single ribs. Place on platter. Brush with more sauce as needed. Garnish with sesame seeds and green onions, sliced on the diagonal. Enjoy!

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Important Dates To Remember!

June 9: Pride Day

June 20: Father’s Day

June 21: First Day of Summer

June 21: National Indigenous Peoples

Day

June 24: St. Jean Baptiste Day

June 27: Canadian Multiculturalism

Day

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NORMA GRANT June 2 DOROTHY

HERAULT June 3

HAZEL WILLIAMS June 9 HELEN SIEVERT June 13 ANNI FANTINEL June 14 INES COCCO June 18 JEAN KENDAL June 18 VASILKA MANOV June 21 ELAINE PANETTA June 25 HILDEGARD

KUNTZE June 25

ASHA SEHGAL June 30 CARMEN BORG June 30

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RELLIS WILSON June 3 GIOSUE

CAMINITI June 4

VICTORIA

STAWECKI June 7

JUNE NICHOL June 8

IDA WAGNER June 8

INGE KLING June 11

JOHN EEDY June 13

DOREEN BECKET June 15 EVA ROBINSON June 18 IMELDA HOLMES June 23 KATHLEEN

ALLAIN June 24

VELMA BALL June 26

ELIZABETH

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PAL PROGRAM

(1)FACT SHEET: Stroke Statistics [PDF]. (2012, April 02). Ontario Stroke Network.

(2) Holland, K. (2019, October 16). Stroke: Symptoms, Causes, Treatment, Types & More. Retrieved from https://www.healthline.com/health/stroke#symptoms

Hello Humber Heights Family!

My name is Amanda Rizzuto, I would like to take this opportunity of

introducing myself as the new Kinesiologist for Humber Heights

long-term care home. I will be responsible for managing the program for

ac-tive living by providing cogniac-tive and physical exercises that will

en-hance quality of life of our residents. I will be working closely with

residents, team members and families to achieve this desired outcome.

I am compassionate and I love seeing people regain their function and

independence again.

If you see me in your neighbourhood, give me an

elbow prop and come talk to me. I am honoured to be part of this team

and I look forward to meeting everyone and building long lasting

rela-tionships.

Why Kinesiology? At the age of four, I knew physical rehabilitation

and helping people was my calling. I used to play many sports

grow-ing up and all the local kids would come to me with their injuries and

asked me to help them. I only knew ice packs and band aids at that

age, but they were okay with that and I was happy to assist them. After

I applied both the ice and band aid they were healed and the kids were

ready to play again. This is when I knew I wanted to work in the health

and wellness industry.

When I am not working, I am chasing my 3 year old daughter around

the house. She keeps me on my toes and it is never a dull moment with

her. I also enjoy going to concerts, cooking, playing sports and

learn-ing material on health and wellness.

Thank you for welcoming me into your home!

Amanda Rizzuto

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PAL PROGRAM

(1)FACT SHEET: Stroke Statistics [PDF]. (2012, April 02). Ontario Stroke Network.

(2) Holland, K. (2019, October 16). Stroke: Symptoms, Causes, Treatment, Types & More. Retrieved from https://www.healthline.com/health/stroke#symptoms Hi everyone, my name is Melissa and it is so nice to finally meet and see

you all! I will be working here at Humber Heights as a Student Therapist until the end of August. What is a student therapist you ask? Well, I will be creating and implementing exercise programs to get our residents moving and enjoying every second of it. I truly believe that moving our bodies should be fun at any age and I have seen how important movement is for both our body and our minds!

A little bit about me…I was born and raised in Toronto, and I currently go to school at the University of Waterloo. I have recently adopted a beautiful puppy named Rosie, who is such a sweet little girl with so much love in her heart (you must know that dogs are the quickest way to my heart). When I am not working, I am probably looking for a new hiking trail, body of water to swim in/watch the sunset at or just cuddling up on the couch with my dog. I get the question all the time of what I want to do “when I grow up,” but honestly, I do not know yet. I am content at where I am now, which is around beautiful people, both inside and out. In my opinion, as long as I live a life around people where I can learn, inspire and be inspired, I think that is the ultimate “growing up” goal for me. I think having the power to bring a beauti-ful smile to another persons’ face is the most precious thing in life, so as long as we can, why not! Anyways, I think that was enough rambling on for me. I hope that I get to meet you here in the village and that I can bring a smile to your face and some movement to your day!

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Village Chaplain Kirk Grant Phone Ext: 6890 Availability: Monday 8:00am-12:00pm Tuesday 12:00pm-8:00pm Wednesday 8:00am-4:00pm Friday 8:00am-4:00pm Sunday 8:00am-12:00pm

If you would like to connect with the

Chaplain please feel free to connect

with him to chat on the phone or call

to request a visit. Ext. 6890

In Memoriam

With great sadness, we remember our friends who

are no longer with us:

Ruth Hagen Morgan Payne Stella Romanyk Angelo Rosolen Doreen Vivian Strachan

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Humber Heights

(LTC - 416-235-2782 • RH - 416-235-0201)

Email Example: [email protected]

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Melody Artounian Main Office Retirement 6801

Mona Mazaheri Long Term Care– Office 6844

Mercy Bermeo Administrative Coordinator (Billing) 6892

Neighbourhood Coodinators LTC: Sangita Adhikari Brule and Weston 6840

Lotoya Francis Alderwood & Islington Neighbourhood’s 6843

Yashmini Ramdial Lambton & Wadsworth Neighbourhood’s 6834

Neighbourhood Coordinators RH: Anup Sengupta Wellness Coordinator 6833

Adelina Oliveira Emma’s & Egerton Neighbourhood’s 6830

Tenzin Kyizom Williamsburg Neighbourhood 6803

Raquel Legaspi Director of Nursing Care - LTC 6805

Charge Nurse Retirement 5400

Charge Nurse Long Term care 5505

Eric Jaffary Director of Recreation - LTC & RH 6860

Oksana Bomchyk Director of Food Services 6846

Julian Butler Director of Hospitality 6847

Tanya Bradbury Director of Environment Services 6974

Amanda Rizzuto Program for Active Living - LTC 6808

Dagmara Klisz Program for Active Living- RH 6877

Charles Mariakan Social Worker 5410

Kirk Grant Village Chaplain 6890

Carmen Rameshwar Director of Life Style Options 6858

Sheral Christian Village Experience Coordinator 6808

Volunteer Coordinator 1842

Abiodun Bello Assistant General Manager-RH 6876

Laurie Livingston Assistant General Manager-LTC 6851

Pauline Dell’Oso General Manager 6802

Sheila Esthetician Eleanor Salon 1814

Naveen Physiotherapist 6809

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Helpful Information

Room Bookings:

To book a room for breakfast, lunch, dinner or any other private function, please call or see the administrative assistant at the Front Desk in the Retirement Village Office. If you need catering

services for the function, please contact Julian Butler, at ext. 6847.

General Information:

Newsletters and calendars are always delivered by the 1st of each month. They are also available in the Village Offices or through the Recreation team.

Letters can be mailed in the Village Office mailbox, and is taken out daily. You can purchase postage from the General Stores on both LTC and Retirement.

TTC tickets/tokens are also available in both General Stores. The General Stores on both LTC and Retirement are open from

Monday-Friday on an appointment basis only!

Call the Program Line at extension 6555. This line will announce all special events, recreation outings as well as programs specific to each neighbourhood.

Large print calendars are available for the visually impaired residents

Contacting Residents by phone externally and internally:

Our residents’ DEDICATED phone lines enable you to make a quick and easy call with your loved ones and friends. By dialing the respective resident line below and the resident’s room number as the extension, you can avoid delays when contacting our main Humber Heights line.

Simply dial:

For Long-term Care: 416.235.2782 + Extension* (resident’s room number) For Retirement: 416.235.2819 + Extension* (resident’s room number)

If Residents would like to call each other from inside the village all you need to do is dial the residents room #

(For example: if the resident lives in room # 1115 you would dial 1115 on the phone)

How to Contact Charge Nurse: 416 235 0201

LTC, EXT. 5505 RET, EXT 5400

Gibson Dry Cleaners Services:

Gibson Dry Cleaners offer an array of services,

including dry and wet cleaning and alterations and repairs. With a one time fee of $5.00, residents can set up their account and

receive a reusable garment bag for their clothing to be picked up in. The clothing will be picked up on Tuesdays or Fridays, and returned the following Tuesday or Friday. The clothing will be

returned cleaned and pressed on a hanger covered in a plastic bag. The reusable bag will be returned alongside the clean clothes.

You can drop off & pick up your dry cleaning in the Retirement Main Office. If you would like more information, please see Sheral in the Retirement Main Office

Used Batteries

If you have any used batteries, you can bring them to the Retirement village office to be properly disposed of. There is a box at the front desk where batteries can be dropped into.

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