Attendance: Jeff, Ben, Kees, Murray, Bob, Henny, Ron, David K, David B, Brian, Doris, Reinout, Joel
Birthdays: Reinout, card given, May 22
Meeting Date: On Monday, May 13, 2024, after the usual wonderful ham meal prepared by the ACW, Ron started this meeting by thanking the ladies in the kitchen.
Program: Murray Scoyne introduced his guest speaker, Todd Laidlaw, from the Ridgetown Village
Todd Laidlaw, lifestyle consultant for the “Village”
retirement residency
Village almost 50 years old - plans in the works to build a replacement home within the next 5+ years
there are 3 tiers to care:
1. Assisted Living (65 suites)
2. Enhanced Living (25 suites)
3. Long Term Care (30 suites)
all 3 tiers socialize together - thus a “real community”
Assisted Living details:
Base price: $3695 (combination of rent + hospitality: meals, snacks, housekeeping, activities etc.)
additional costs: insurance for liability & contents
independent care with additional services as determined by guests
8 categories of additional services, all at additional costs, each broken down to 3 tiers
24/7 nursing care available upon requests
Q & A:
Ben - rumours of staff being laid off?
Todd - no, in fact there is a high retention rate
Henny - staff are paid minimum wage?
Todd - some, dependent on education & experience
Who owns the Village?
Revera - owns the land & buildings
Extendicare - management of all services
publicly listed companies, very profitable
Henny - is their central air conditioning?
common areas, yes; suites, no, individual A/C units
Henny - what is being done to higher PSW’s?
low turnover, thus no problem recruiting
Jeff - where do low-income people in our community go, if they can’t afford to the cost of the Village?
Todd - government help for LTC, not for the other 2 tiers - long waiting list for those who apply for assistance
the philosophy of the Village is: “enhance one’s wellbeing”
Todd had brochures available to all to consult
Correspondence:
1. Letter from Shelter Box - looking for a donation - to be decided by the directors at a soon to be announced date
Committees:
1. Brian: An update re the July 14th car show
Brian: Awaiting the publication of “Old Autos” advertisement
Bob: waiting for Lion’s response
Other items:
1. Kees: Volunteering for the Special Olympics in CK
June 10 - 12
300 volunteers required
will post signup link on the Rotary web page
Link:
President Ron asked if there was “Anything for the good of Rotary?”
Reinout happy for his wife’s recovery for a new hip
Ron closed the meeting at: 8:00 pm
The next meeting is on: May 27, 2024 - Business meeting
Bolohan
Rotarian Murray Scoyne, Todd Laidlaw Village on the Ridgetown, President Ron Bolohan
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