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Dear Residents,
Happy New Year and welcome to our first edition for 2016! I hope everyone had a restful holiday period and enjoyed some quality time with your loved ones.
Our facility will be assessed for accreditation next month, on the 16th, 17th & 18th of February. This occurs around every three years, where a team will attend the facility to observe our practices and talk to residents and relatives for feedback.
Our herb garden has taken off. With lots of TLC from our residents, we now have plenty of basil, strawberries, rosemary, spring onions plus a few more all ready for use.
Don’t forget my door is
always open. If you have
any concerns, even if you
just want to pop in and
say hello, please do so.
God bless Bianca Ivancic ESM
Blakehurst Happenings Highlights from December
Resident Review Rockdale Tennis Club. Resident of the Month Meet one of our residents ‘Fay Burgess’ Upcoming Events Dates for your diary
JANURAY 2016
A A Message from Bianca
IN THIS ISSUE
BLAKEHURST AGED CARE CENTRE NEWS
BLAKEHURST AGED CARE CENTRE
The facility was full of the Christmas spirit last month, with plenty of Christmas orientated activities.
We had the children from Mater Dei primary school visit, preforming Christmas carols and dancing. There were so many that wanted to perform for us they had to visit on two different days. But there were no complaints here as everyone enjoyed their performances as well as having a chat with the students afterwards.
The Resident/Relative Christmas party went off with a bang, the place was looking great with the tables decorated with perfection. The residents
were very impressed with the delicious food served as well as the beer and wine of course.
Entertainment followed with David Watkins, who had us all singing and tapping and laughing along. David even managed to get some of us up dancing!
The party finished off with a special visit from the big man in red, well maybe not quite the man himself. But one of his loyal
helpers, was willing to pay a visit and hand out some tasty gold coins, I just hope no one tried to use them down the corner shop.
Kris’s and her feathered friends were a delight to have visit the facility. With everyone getting in the mood, and dressing up for the occasion.
In some cases we couldn’t find the bird!
New Year’s Eve celebrations started early with Kane coming in to entertain us. I’m not sure how many made it to midnight with all the excitement of the day!
BLAKEHURST HAPPENINGS – HIGHLIGHTS FROM DECEMBER
BLAKEHURST AGED CARE CENTRE
JANUARY BIRTHDAYS!
1ST Bruce Tuxford 1st Janka Ordog
9th Valerie Peeling 12th Doris Bailey
14th Caterina Trimarchy 20th Lionel Howes
23rd Myra Slade 23rd Peter McAlister
25th Mona Davis 27th Betty Williams
Fay was born in Hobart on Wednesday 31/8/1932, she was the only child of Vera and David McGeachan of Kingsgrove. Attending Clemton Park primary school then St George Girls High. Fay left school at the intermediate level and went to work as a typist at MLC. While on a sea voyage, in 1950, Fay met her future husband, Bob. The two married in 1954 at St Thomas Church of
England in Kingsgrove. They started off buying a block in Narwee and later settled in Connells Point, with their four son’s. Robertson, Matthew, Gilbert, and Cameron. You would have thought having four boys would have kept Fay busy enough, but no, Fay then decided to go back to school and get a B.A Degree at the age of 46. All this and Fay was still able to enjoy time travelling all over the world with Bob and his work. Fay is a very proud mother, with all of her son’s graduating in their chosen professions. Her inspiration throughout life has been Florence Nightingale, a woman of strength. Fay enjoys the arts, sewing, poetry, painting and singing, you may have heard her singing-a-long throughout the day. It’s only fitting that Fay’s special treat, she has chosen, for being Resident of the month be art related. Fay will be attending an Irish concert on March 7th, so look out for her pictures and a full review of her day out in the April Newsletter!
BLAKEHURST RESIDENT OF THE
MONTH
Fay Burgess “Bubbles”
Everyone was excited to be heading out, for some
of us who had never been to the Tennis club but had heard a thing or
two.
Rhonda had us all loaded up in the bus ready to go,
smooth sailing was the trip there, and that’s how it was for the rest of the
day.
The staff were friendly, assisting us when
required and making sure everyone was happy.
The meals were reasonable in price while
the portions were generous. A little too big
for some of us, but there’s always room for dessert! Not one of us complained about our meals, each and every
one having a tasty dish.
So the meals are very nice, the staff great, the
only thing that was missing was a
picturesque view. Maybe next time there might be
some striking tennis players on the court.
Overall the day was very enjoyable, I would
definitely come back even if it was just for the
tiramisu.
Resident Review Rockdale Tennis Club
BLAKEHURST AGED CARE CENTRE
FIND A WORD Y T S D F G X H B S B B A
D A U S T R A L I A D A Y
A Y R W E F H W K N U O P
E W F K Q D A A I B Q N S
A T A O S E T E N N I S Z
H E A T E N N S I M T B V
H J K D E Q S B S E H S U
T H O F D R C R I L O N H
S R I C R A M S D F N L G
B U C R I C K E T H G H V
Q B R A I K U G L S S J D
R T Q S B K S K U O P B S
V O P S N M J L S U N B Q
SURF TENNIS BBQS AUSTALIA DAY BIKINIS SUN CRICKET HEAT WATERMELON THONGS
Riddle A milk man has a 3 gallon jug and a 5 gallon
jug, he requires only 1 gallon of milk, how does he get exactly 1 gallon without wasting
any milk?
Answer on Page 8
Australia Author unknown
You are the Gold to my Coast, the Vegemite to my Toast
The sea to the sand, the beer in my hand The thong on my foot, the Rhonda to my Kutut
The Kanga to my Roo, the BB to my Q The Wi to my Fi, the sauce in my pie
The Harbour to my Bridge, The Lamingtons in my fridge The heat to my rash, the grog to my stash
The Holden to my ute, Australia you’re Beaut!
Australia Day BBQ
Come and enjoy a great Aussie BBQ On Monday 25th January at 12:30pm in the Park.
Followed by Entertainment With ‘Ian Blakely’ at 2pm
POETS CORNER
BLAKEHURST AGED CARE CENTRE
JOKE OF THE MONTH
Darren Lockyer, the Pope, John Howard & a school boy were all on the same plane when the engine failed and started to plummet towards the Earth. They all
realised that there was 4 of them & only 3 parachutes.
Darren Lockyer got up & said I am a sporting superstar & must live so that I can please my fans & continue my career to beat the Kiwi's & the Poms in the tri-
nations series. So he grabbed a parachute and jumped out of the plane.
Then John Howard got up and said I am the smartest Prime Minister Australia has ever have and I need to live to continue to govern the nation.
Then the Pope said to the school boy & said I am old & have lived my life so you should take the last parachute. The school boy replied, no its ok, the worlds smartest Prime Minister took my school bag so there’s one for each of us!
Riddle Answer: He fills the 3 gallon jug then empties it into the 5gallon jug. He then refills the 3 gallon jug and continues to fill the 5gallon jug until it’s full.
Leaving exactly 1 gallon in the 3gallon jug.
BLAKEHURST AGED CARE CENTRE
Pictures from December
Christmas Raffle
Christmas Party
Kris’s Feathered Friends
BLAKEHURST AGED CARE CENTRE
UPCOMING EVENTS – JANUARY
Tuesday 12th – “Rosary Group” 11am the park (East Wing)
Wednesday 13th – Monthly Birthday Party 10:30am in the Bay with entertainer ‘Kane’ Help celebrate everyone’s birthday in January with some music and a cuppa with cake!
Wednesday 13th – Anglican Church Service 2:30pm in the Bay
Tuesday 19th – Lunch Outing Taren Point Bowling Club departing 11:30am.
Monday 25th – Australia Day BBQ 12:30pm, followed by Entertainment “Ian Blakely” 2pm in the Park.
Bus Outings – Every Monday morning and Tuesday afternoon, enjoy a scenic drive and a cuppa.
Lunch Bus Outings – Every Wednesday for independent residents
Do you have any news or contributions to this newsletter?
If so please contact Renee or Lisa our Leisure & Lifestyle Coordinators email [email protected]