Millvale Lodge Lindale
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Magic moments in our homes
One morning after breakfast, a resident appeared visibly upset and tearful as she was looking for her mum. I gently reoriented her and asked her to tell me about her family. We looked at the map on the wall in her bedroom, this seemed to bring her comfort. As we sat together, she confided in me that she still feels like a little girl and that she feels grateful to have someone with whom to share stories about her past.
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Greetings from the Millvale Lodge Lindale team
2024 has been and gone. What a busy year it was!
We would like to share that we had our Certification Audit in November last year and this came back with no findings. This is a wonderful result for our team and home. I would like to thank the families who made time to take part in the audit process. We thank our team at Millvale for all their hard work and for consistently ensuring that residents are given the very best care, not just during audit time, but every single day.
We had a great turn out for our Christmas family gathering in December. It was a fine and sunny day and we enjoyed sitting outside for the party. Thank you to everyone who came and helped us make this a special time.
Over summer, we enjoyed the warmer weather as much as we could. We held barbeques for all our small homes and enjoyed sizzling sausages with our residents on the deck. We have also refreshed the plants in our Vegepod and raised garden bed. This time we are trialing some different plants, mostly veggies and flowers, and not so many herbs, our cooks enjoy having a constant supply of fresh parsley from the garden though.
We have enjoyed having four calves grazing the front and back paddocks. Residents have taken their morning walks over to see them and enjoyed petting them. The calves have done a great job of cutting back the tall grass in the paddocks.
We have recently signed off new drivers to take our residents out in the van, after losing one of our drivers. We are looking forward to some more outings to Nikau Valley, the beach or the park!
Residents are often choosing to participate in everyday tasks alongside our team members. Sometimes they help with folding sheets and towels or doing the dishes. It is wonderful to work together while we perform these tasks.
We’ve had some changes in Millvale’s management team. Rhea has moved into a role at our supporting organisation, Dementia Care NZ. She will be the National Operational Support Leader for our organisation. It will be Rhea’s job to support Operations Managers at all the Dementia Care NZ homes around New Zealand. Rhea is currently supporting Hyacinth in her role of Acting Operations Manager and she will continue to be there for us going forward.
We were also sad to farewell Paula as our Clinical Manager. Paula has left to focus on her growing daughter and we wish her all the very best. We are excited to share that we will be welcoming our new Clinical Manager, Rowella Rolian – Cuares, in April. Rowella comes to us with 16 years’ experience in aged residential care and knows our community well. She is an experienced leader, and she builds strong relationships with residents and their families.
Finally, we also bid goodbye to our Registered Nurse, Helen. We are so grateful for the support Helen has given us over the years.
It is sad to say goodbye to people we’ve loved working with and sometimes change can feel hard too. Change is the only constant thing in our journey. Our team at Millvale Lindale is unwavering in our dedication to our residents as we make this transition. We are well supported by the Dementia Care NZ team and we are constantly working together and helping each other.