Ernest's Editorial Christmas newsletter 2017

Hampden Street School students, including Aadi Maheswar here with resident Mari McInroe, came to our village for an “Age to Age” visit during August

Inside this issue: • Romeo & Juliet celebrations • Delicious summer menu • Maˉori language week • Meet Maria Ernest Rutherford Retirement Village Christmas Newsletter 2017

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Greetings from Durham...

Hello and welcome to the Christmas edition of Ernest’s Editorial.

residents and staff make our village truly special.

What a busy year we have had! We are continuing to improve things at the village, including the exterior of the main building and townhouses. Our gardeners are also working hard to make our gardens look spectacular for summer.

We are fast approaching Christmas and New Year and our activities team is hard at work planning festive events. I am looking forward to joining in with everyone!

I would like to thank all our volunteers, residents and family who have assisted us throughout the year. I would also like to thank the staff who have gone the extra mile in their endeavours to look after our residents.

We have a wonderful community here and the caring thoughts and actions of our

I wish you and your family a healthy and happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year!

Romeo & Juliet To celebrate the Royal New Zealand Ballet and Ryman Healthcare season of Romeo & Juliet we held our very own ball.

Residents and staff dressed up in fantastic

costumes and the air rang with “Romeo, oh Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo!”

We celebrated the night with fantastic dancing, delicious nibbles and drinks.

Warm regards, g

Durham Quigley Village Manager

Charity partner announced In June, Alzheimer’s NZ was announced as Ryman’s charity partner for the year. Ngaire Dixon, chair of Alzheimer’s New Zealand, was delighted with the announcement as dementia and Alzheimers will become more of an issue in the future. There were more than 62,000 New Zealanders with dementia

in 2016, and the this is forecast to grow to 170,212 people by 2050. Ryman villages include 710 dementia beds and demand for care is growing.

Every dollar raised for Alzheimer’s New Zealand at our villages this year will be matched dollar for dollar by Ryman Healthcare.

Durham Quigley Village Manager Phone: 03 538 0880

Debbie Edwards Sales Advisor Phone: 03 538 0882

Call Durham for general enquiries or any information about resthome, hospital and dementia care.

Talk to Debbie about retirement living options and availabilities in the village.

49 Covent Drive, Stoke, Nelson • www.ernestrutherford.co.nz

mask John Osborn with his unique

Robin and Beryl Sa lmond at the masquerade ball

(Left to right) Les Mason, Dannielle Davis and Bob Boyle

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Summer menu launched!

Our Delicious menus have taken our villages by storm since the launch in February this year. The much-anticipated summer menus combine age-old favourites along with a few new additions, such as the inclusion of couscous.

Hospitality manager Andrew Gibson said that the team concentrated on refining the menus for this edition.

“We’re building on the success of our previous menus by refining the recipes.

We know what works now and we’ll build from there. But we also included a few new dishes.”

Among these new dishes are chefs Paul Kuronic and Steve Iraia’s crab cake dishes.

Paul and Steve both won silver at the New Zealand Hospitality Championships earlier this year, and residents will now get a taste of their creations.

And the best new dish on the menu?

“Definitely the brisket!”

Andrew enthused.

The summer menus were rolled out in October.

Musical interlude Everyone enjoyed a fantastic Sunday afternoon listening to the Nelson Male Voice Choir.

The talent the members of this choir displayed was simply amazing and we were delighted to hear them sing.

One of our residents was previously a member of this choir and he loved sitting back and listening to the harmonious voices.

The choir was a crowd favou rite and we can't wait to hear them perform ag ain

Introducing Danielle Hello, my name is Danielle Davis.

I am 21 years old and was born in Auckland. My family moved to Motueka when I was nine years old and then we shifted to Nelson when I was ten. I am the youngest of four girls and I am also now an aunty to five nephews and two nieces!

I went to Nelson College for Girls. When I was 14, I decided to get my first job as a waitress at Thai Tahuna restaurant. When I left school, I had already worked a range of part-time jobs and after two years I decided that I wanted a full-time job.

My friend was a caregiver in the special care unit at Ernest Rutherford village and recommended that I look into a job here as a caregiver. Thankfully I did! I started working odd shifts and months later I secured permanent hours.

Caregiving brings me much joy and I love working at the village. The job has given me a complete new outlook on life.

After two years, an opportunity came up to become the resthome activities coordinator and I jumped at the chance.

I was lucky to get it! Next year I am looking into completing my studies to become a diversional therapist.

I really like my job at Ernest Rutherford and I love spending time with the residents and hearing all about their lives.

I hope to work here for many years to come!

Cashin Scholarship open for entries Fozia Tasheem has no doubt that winning the first Cashin Scholarship changed the course of her life.

The 2018 Cashin Scholarship is now open.

Ryman staff and family members undertaking tertiary study in 2018 can apply.

Fozia was studying accounting and information systems at Victoria University and funding her studies was a struggle.

For more details contact David King at: david.king@rymanhealthcare.com

Fozia’s mum, Hushn Bano, was working at Malvina Major as a housekeeper, and Fozia took a part time job there.

“I did everything I could at the village to get extra shifts.’’

In 2011, she applied for the first Cashin Scholarship and it could not have come at a better time.

Now 25, Fozia has just been promoted to a co-ordinator’s role at Datacom in Wellington, so her career is on the up.

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Ngaio but when my father passed away we moved to Lower Hutt to be closer to my mother’s sister.

Ma¯ori Language week

had several During Maˉori Language week, we ge. activities for the residents in the villa enjoyed a Townhouse resident, Pat Bowater, allmanSm visit from her great grand-son Leo allman.

Bowater and his mum Tatyana Sm ee It was great seeing all thr generations together!

Pat loved spending time with her randson granddaughter-in-law and great-g

Knitters Unite!

Our talented Knit & Na tter group decided to combine their efforts to make some amazing needlework for our mon ster craft market.

We had a great day at the market and all the proceeds went to our ch arity for the year, Alzheimer’s New Zeala nd.

Some of the finished pie ces the talented group produced

esare C e D a Meet Mari Hello, my name is Maria De Cesare.

My father, Giovanni and mother Enrica Bratti both came from Italy. My parents met on the journey to Sydney, Australia. Not long after, they married and moved to Auckland, New Zealand. My father and his brothers started a thriving Terazzo and Mosaic business called Gasparini Brothers. They worked from a large factory in Wellington.

I grew up in Wellington and we had a comfortable life as children. On weekends, we would motorbike to the Hutt Valley to see our Auntie and Uncle as they had a market garden. We all worked to gather the veggies and prepare them for market day.

Trick or treat

My father took ill with what I believe to be testicular cancer. He was confined to bed and my mother looked after him. I used to read to him as his eyesight was failing. He died in 1944 aged 46 years.

My mother did a spectacular job looking after us. We bought our first home in

Oh! What a scary Halloween night we had. The Halloween enthusiasts flew into the village lounge making us surrender to trick or treat! Many residents dressed in costumes of all shapes and sizes. A fantastic way to celebrate the iconic day!

A spooky Hallow's Eve for our reside

nts

After leaving school, I went to Polytec and my sister, Elsa went to Gilby’s College. I eventually started to work for the Hutt News, which was published weekly and delivered for free. I was trained as a proof reader by Margaret Ogilvie. The Hutt News was printed in the days of linotype, and everything was handset. The firm was family oriented and took care of me as I was young when I left school.

I worked for the Hutt News for three and half years before my wedding to Nandi De Cesare. After our wedding we moved to Nelson. Nandi and I welcomed five children! After the birth of my fifth child, in 1972, I answered an advertisement at the age of 52 in the Nelson Evening Mail. The editor, Graham Spencer, arranged for me to be interviewed and I was lucky enough to be accepted. After years of babies, nappies, cleaning and cooking I embarked on a 10-year career with the paper!

I later retired and when coping with Nandi and the house became too much for me, we made the decision to move to Ernest Rutherford. We have a fantastic serviced apartment. I still enjoy Housie at the Suburban Club once a week and these days they are a highlight for me.

I also love that my family in Nelson and Australia visits!

Thank you for the great support and love I receive from my caregivers – I love you all. I would also like to thank my family.

Bless you all.

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Christmas tree cookies Makes approx 10 trees Ingredients: • 2 cups flour • ½ tsp baking soda • 1 tbsp ground ginger • 1 cup (220g) firmly packed soft brown sugar • 150g butter

• 1 egg • Cookie cutter, one shape varying sizes Royal icing sugar: • 2 egg whites • 2 cups icing sugar • 2 tsp vanilla extract

Method: 1. Preheat oven to 180°C. 2. Sift flour, baking soda and ground ginger together in a bowl. Add butter.

3. In a separate bowl beat the egg and sugar until light and fluffy.

4. Mix everything together. Refrigerate the dough for 30 minutes.

5. Roll out on a lightly floured surface and cut out the shapes.

6. Bake for 8-10 minutes until golden.

Keep an eye on the smaller cookies so that they don’t burn.

7. Remove from oven and cool on baking rack.

8. Assemble the tree by using a bit of icing sugar between the layers.

Royal icing sugar: Beat egg whites in clean, large bowl with mixer at high speed until foamy. Gradually add sugar and vanilla extract. Beat at high speed until thickened.

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