Aberleigh Rest Home
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Magic moments from our home
A resident was sitting with a weighted dog. She asked "Who is he? Who does he belong to?" We told her that he belongs to all of us. She replied saying, "I wish he was all mine because I love him, I love him so much!"
Today I invited a resident to attend the church service which was held in the lounge at the opposite end of the building. Usually we take a particular resident there in a wheelchair, or sometimes we encourage her to walk some of the way, but she's usually reluctant. Today she had more energy and she asked me to walk with her there and then back again afterwards. She was smiling and proud of herself, as was I proud of her!
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Greetings from Maja and Jhanavi - July newsletter
It’s been a busy time here at Aberleigh!
Several of our residents have recently celebrated their birthdays. Birthdays are a lovely time to honour our people. We enjoyed making them feel special and sharing their delicious cakes! We had family and friends join us from afar for one resident’s birthday. It was a big affair, and our residents enjoyed being part of the festivities too.
We have enjoyed a few other festivities in our home recently too. Mother’s Day was a lovely occasion at Aberleigh. We held high teas for the ladies and the men happily celebrated the day with them. They enjoyed talking about their own mothers. We also recently celebrated the Cambodian New Year with the help of some family members. We decorated and enjoyed lots of nice food. To celebrate the King’s Birthday, we engaged in some royal arts and crafts and a special afternoon tea.
In the lead up to ANZAC Day we made poppies and displays. On the day, there was a service for our residents to attend. Later in the day Wayne Love came in to perform for us.
We recently held some craft workshops in our home and once again we enjoyed pottery classes. These were very popular, and the residents really enjoyed the process.
A small but eager group of residents attended a beading workshop in our home. This was run by Claire who brought in many beautiful beads of all shapes, sizes and colours. There were beads made from wood, large textured beads, alphabet beads, some that glowed in the dark, and even some that changed colour. The residents each made their own bracelet, and some chose to use alphabet beads to write their name. They felt very accomplished with the final products. The classes seemed to bring a boost of confidence and joy to those who participated.
We have had the Castaway Ukulele group come in to perform for us again recently. This group are always well received by our residents. We enjoyed a visit from our wonderful Lorraine who comes in to play the piano. When she comes, we all get together for a good sing along. This is enthusiastically received, especially by the ladies in our home.
We continue to hold Church Services in our home each Friday. There is always a good turnout of residents and some lovely singing voices among us. We also hold Catholic Holy Communion for those of our residents that would like to have this.
We recently welcomed new Registered Nurses, Jincy and Anna to our team. Jeff has also joined us as a Caregiver. Do feel free to introduce yourselves when you see them around.
Once again, staff have been involved in a large amount of training in our home. This included training in The Best Friends Approach to Care, Infection Control, Safe Transferring, Pain Management, Pressure Injuries, Continence Management, Health & Safety, Embracing Diversity, Complaints Management, Privacy & Confidentiality. This training will help us to continue to provide your loved ones with the best possible care.
Finally, we are excited to invite you to our upcoming Winter Family Gatherings. These will be held at 2pm on Wednesday the 23rd of July for Matai and Ngaio homes, and at 2pm on Thursday the 24th of July for Kowhai and Koromiko homes. We would love you to come and join us for these special occasions.
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Greetings from Maja and Jhanavi
We hope that you had a lovely summer and festive season!
In December, we enjoyed hosting our Christmas family gatherings. Thank you to those of you who were able to come and help make these occasions special for your loved ones. We all loved watching the entertainers who visited doing ballroom dancing, accompanied by the piano accordion. They showed us their moves and some of the residents got up to dance while others danced in their chairs.
Over the summer our Diversional Therapists have enjoyed plenty of one-on-one time with residents. This is time for them to sit and focus on being with a resident; it’s a time that can be guided by the residents’ interests and mood, and whatever the resident feels like doing or talking about. The residents have also enjoyed aromatherapy, music appreciation, reading short stories, hand massages, wheelchair walks, gardening, quoits, skittles, balloon tennis, van outings, movies and ice creams! We enjoyed celebrating our residents, with lots of them having birthdays over the holiday period.
As the summer progressed, we enjoyed pet therapy visits. Our church services and entertainers started back up again. Lorraine has been back in to entertain our residents with her beautiful piano playing. We are delighted that she has decided to continue playing for us for another year. Castaway ukulele is back too. Their last performance went down well, with our residents jiggling and singing along to the music.
In staff news, we are fortunate to be joined by several new team members; Mereena and Joanne join us as Registered Nurses, while Ann and Ruby join us as Caregivers.
We do hope that you are able to enjoy the last of the warmer weather, and the beauty that comes with autumn.