In Our Homes

Pride Festival

2021

Leighton Aged Care Home

to celebrate PrideFEST 2021, our Leighton Aged Care Home in West Perth held a colourful Pride Festival in November, which featured activations, performers, a silent disco and food stalls. It coincided with Pride month, which takes place in Perth every November from the 6th to 27th .

This year’s theme was ‘R.E.S.P.E.C.T - find out what it means to us’. The festival was also a chance for our residents, their families and loved ones and our staff to come together and enjoy the fun and festivities.

PRIDE OF PLACE Performers, residents and their families got into the Pride spirit in November at Leighton and Tuohy Aged Care Homes

Tuohy Aged Care Home

Meanwhile at Tuohy Aged Care Home, the team held their Community Pride Information Stall & Pride Parade Day. Many people including staff, residents and members of the community joined us for the Parade and were dressed in some very colourful Rainbow/Pride attire. There were numerous visitors to the Carpark Community Pride Information Stall where people could find out more, celebrate and raise community awareness of Tuohy’s inclusivity and diversity and show support for the LGBTI Community - while letting everyone know of Tuohy’s very prestigious Rainbow Tick Accreditation. Our parade up Morrison Road was quite spectacular and it quite literally stopped the traffic. The team also delivered their 6.5 metre long rainbow balloon garland to the very happy little people at the day care centre just up the road. Some of the staff also attended the Pride Parade at Gloucester Park for some colourful networking with stakeholders.

RAINBOW TICK Tuohy Aged Care Home has been awarded the very prestigious Rainbow Tick Accreditation - and is a proud participant in their own Pride Parade Day.

A sincere mark of respect

On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, Hall & Prior homes in WA and NSW marked this most solemn of moments on Remembrance Day. Staff and residents from coast to coast paused at 11am in a silent minute of reflection, with visits from serving officers, dignitaries and family members making these ceremonies extra special. Veterans who now live in Hall & Prior aged care homes wore their medals with pride, read meaningful poems, showed off photographs of loved ones from the services and saluted the flag.

At Fairfield and Grafton Aged Care Homes in NSW and Mosman Park, Rockingham and Clarence Estate Aged Care Homes in WA, residents and staff paid their respects to veterans past and present, who in some cases paid the ultimate sacrifice for all our freedoms.

LEST WE FORGET Remembrance Day is a day of reflection across all Hall & Prior homes.

Remembrance Day at Karingal Green

Karingal Green Health and Aged Care Community

Karingal Green Health and Aged Care Community in High Wycombe commemorated Remembrance Day with a special service on November 11 which was enjoyed by residents, their families and loved ones. Remembrance Day is a special day at Hall & Prior, we care for almost 100 veterans in our 30 homes in WA and NSW.

Lest we forget.

All things bright and beautiful

Celebrations for Diwali have been a real colourful highpoint for our homes in WA and NSW over recent days, so we couldn’t resist sharing a few more photos with you all.

At Fairfield in NSW, staff performed some cultural dances for the residents, who loved all the beautiful colours and music.

There was a competition where the residents chose the best dressed staff member and the staff chose the best dressed resident. The lucky winners won a beautiful sari. After the ceremony everybody was treated to wonderful traditional sweets.

Meanwhile at Kensington Park and Rockingham Aged Care Homes in WA, an explosion of colourful traditional attire was the order of the day, as residents enjoyed traditional dancing and treats to celebrate.

FESTIVAL OF LIGHT Staff members who mark Diwali dressed up in beautifully colourful attire to celebrate this important festival in the Hindu, Jain, Sikh and Buddhist calendar.

Melbourne Cup fun

Our gorgeous residents at Karingal Green Health & Aged Care Community in High Wycombe celebrated Melbourne Cup yesterday with fancy hats, delicious food, a glass of bubbles and the race on the big screen in the social hub for everyone to enjoy. Fascinators were created and worn, Sunday best hats dug out for the day, fingers were crossed and everybody got into the spirit for the race that stops the nation. Congratulations to all those who picked Verry Elleegant as the winner!

Green thumbs

at Bexley

Bexley Aged Care Home

During spring, Bexley’s garden club bloomed and a new balcony garden for the residents was begun. This garden was created upstairs close to the home’s main dining area so that all of our residents could access the fresh and uplifting greenery that the garden brings.

HOW DOES YOUR GARDEN GROW Bexley’s collection of keen gardeners have been working wonders over the past few months.

The vibrant colours of the blooming flowers have everybody smiling as they water, fertilise and tend to their growing plants. The garden has brought to life the whole lounge area and all Bexley’s residents have commented on how lovely it is to sit and enjoy activities like this while they can smell and gaze at the colourful flowers, herbs and shrubs.

Budding artists welcome

Caroline Chisholm Aged Care Home

ART THERAPY is a creative way for residents at Caroline Chisholm to relax, unwind and deal with the stresses of ageing. It’s an activity that increases hand dexterity and creates a high morale among the budding artist community within the home. Therapy sessions involve all types of creative mediums such as watercolours, crayons, chalks, coloured pencils and different types of papers. The conversations that take place during these sessions often help residents remember things from their childhood, especially those creative learning experiences from early childhood, as often, this is when we are introduced to creative pursuits through schooling. Many people go for years without nurturing their creative side while others remain creative but give up in old age. Everybody is creative, no matter their skills, age or background. Picking up a paintbrush, making something with your hands, even singing and dancing often brings back memories but it can also uncover hidden talents.

It’s VIRTUALLY a Wheel of Fortune

Clover Lea Aged Care Home

Some of our Clover Lea residents recently Zoom-linked everyone’s favourite game show - Wheel of Fortune!

It may be one of the best word games in the world, and aside from training your brain, it’s a ton of fun. It’s a game that challenges many parts of our brains and provides opportunities for fun and competitive social interaction. Come on down!

PAWS VISIT TO GLENWOOD

Glenwood Aged Care Home

Glenwood went into cuteness meltdown as Bertie the PAWS Pet Therapy dog popped by to visit with residents. Bertie brought huge smiles to the faces of all our residents as he toured from room to room.

PAWS people and pooches are all volunteers who generously give up their time to spread the magic of pet-assisted therapy to people in a range of settings, helping alleviate loneliness and the knock-on effects of debilitating disease. Staff and the PAWS volunteer were regularly rewarded with a smile or a special moment as they visited Glenwood residents, and little Bertie was very proud of his special role as he gave his style of unique love to each individual resident.

OH WE DO LIKE TO BE BESIDE THE seaside

Rockingham Aged Care Home

Here are some lovely snaps of Marjorie, who, at 99 years of age, still loves the feeling of the warm Indian Ocean water between her toes. Along with some of her pals from her aged care home in Rockingham, Marjorie had fun wading in the water at the Rockingham foreshore on a beautiful sunny day - and all had a lovely time down on the beach, enjoying a nice cup of coffee and a delicious ice-cream.

BIRTHDAYS TO REMEMBER

Shangri-La Aged Care Home

Vaucluse Aged Care Home

Shangri-la resident Elizabeth (who goes by the preferred name of Jean) turned 98 in November. With a gorgeous cake for a gorgeous resident, staff and friends celebrated Jean’s 98th birthday together as she was showered with birthday wishes and gifts. Jean received numerous notes and fresh flower bouquets and a special visit from her daughter, Heather, and her adult grandchildren. Jean’s other daughter, Fay, rang in to wish her mum a special birthday as she lives outside of Sydney in a rural area. Meanwhile in Vaucluse, Luba reached a significant milestone and turned 100!

A gorgeous Triple Chocolate cake (Luba’s favourite) was presented by Director of Nursing, Manezheh along with a huge pavlova cake from her family. Residents and staff wished Luba a very happy birthday, with everyone commenting on how amazing she looks reaching such a great age. There was also a special card from Prime Minister, Scott Morrison congratulating Luba on this important birthday.