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Christadelphian Aged Care S P R I N G N E W S L E T T E R
SOUTHHAVEN Address: 11 Queensbury Rd, Padstow Heights
For as the earth brings forth its
sprouts
and as
a garden causes
what is sown in it to
sprout up,
so the Lord God will cause
righteousness and
praise
to sprout up before all the nations.
Isaiah 61:11
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Phone: (02) 9782 6010
Email: admin@chomes.com.au
Manager’s Message
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Welcome to Southhaven Firstly I would like to welcome all our new residents and families to Southhaven. We look forward to getting to know you. We are in very exciting times at Southhaven. We have just opened our new lower ground area (Blue Gum Wing). The official ribbon cutting was conducted by Kenneth Hayward on August 15. The Blue Gum wing is specifically designed for residents with dementia. It has a wanderingfriendly outdoor area, a 1950s-style kitchen and is small enough to reduce confusion. The link building is very close to completion. Builders inform us that it should be ready for use in late October. I am looking forward to seeing groups of residents and visitors sitting in our café, enjoying a beverage and a snack while taking in the views. The community has experienced a very late flu season this year. Please refrain from visiting if you have flu symptoms. The flu can be lifethreatening to the elderly population. If you must visit, please ask the staff for a face mask to help prevent the spread. Spring is notorious for the dreaded gastro bug, so again I urge you to refrain from visiting if you have symptoms so that we can protect our residents from getting sick. When visiting, please remember to wash your hands with the alcohol gel on entry and when exiting. Prevention is always better than a cure. The NSW food authority conducted the annual inspection of our kitchen in August. I am proud to inform you that we scored an ‘A’ rating. Congratulations to our wonderful kitchen staff for their ongoing dedication and hard work. I am sad to announce that our Care Manager, Veronica John, is leaving us for a promotional opportunity. Please join me in farewelling and congratulating Veronica. We wish her all the very best in her future endeavours. We are currently recruiting for the Care Manager position. If you have any concerns or would just like to chat please feel free to come and see me as my door is always open. Kind Regards, Peter Jessing