Newsletter archive:

March 2009

Activities

One of our van trips took a group of residents to visit Animates (a pet shop in Three Kings). This was a very popular destination with a variety of birds, kittens, puppies, goldfish and tropical fish to see and hold. The residents thought they may like to buy a parrot to bring back home but the $650 price tag put them off.

We had about 20 residents in attendance.

The other highlight of the month was St Patrick’s Day when the shamrocks appeared. Some green food from the kitchen was served as well as all the green clothing for residents to wear.

There was also a little leprechaun lurking in the office.

Basic First Aid Training

On the 2nd of March we had fourteen of our staff undertaking a day’s training on Basic First Aid. The in-house course started at 7:30am so it was an early start for everyone. The trainer was excellent and made the day very interactive and appropriate for our environment. At the end of the day we all had to pass a test before our certificates were issued. We attained a 100% pass.

Baptist Youth Visit

On Sunday the 29th of March we had a visit from the Blockhouse Bay Baptist youth group.

They had prepared questions to conduct an interview with residents to encourage interaction between the generations. It was very successful for all parties.

New Registered Nurse

Our new Registered Nurse Jackie Kairau will be working 4 nights. We value her contribution and expertise.