Jane's Journal Autumn17

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The Mangalanandan family with our activities coordinator Coralie Vine

Inside this issue: • A Willy Wonka day!

• Innovative cuisine • Meet Maureen • Delectable truffles

Jane Mander Retirement Village Autumn Newsletter 2017

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Greetings from Wendy...

Hello and welcome to this edition of Jane’s Journal.

Recently we hosted our children’s party, the theme was Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, you can read more on page three. We also celebrated the launch of our new menu, Project Delicious, with a Long Lunch. The residents are loving the new meal choices!

There is plenty more to look forward to with our Easter celebrations and Anzac commemoration coming up soon, we would love for you to join us!

Our fresh air ventilation project has been completed and provides improved air circulation for our care centre and serviced apartments – which is great. We are also working on our Never Alone project which entails providing a new level of safety for our independent residents.

I am delighted to be able to introduce the following new members to our leadership team; Shalimar Bawayan, Rhonda Swainson, Jeremy Wood and Glenn Thomas. Please join me in welcoming them when you see them around the village.

Finally, I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge the generosity of residents who volunteer their time and resources to help others within our village. Thank you for making our village such a wonderful place.

Kind regards,

Wendy Turner Village Manager

The Ryman Season of Romeo & Juliet Ryman Healthcare is pleased to announce another ballet season in partnership with the Royal New Zealand Ballet.

This year the RNZB is showcasing their new production of the tragic romance Romeo and Juliet. This production, created by Francesco Ventriglia, promises to bring the splendour of the Renaissance Verona to New Zealand audiences. The Ryman Healthcare Season of Romeo and Juliet will be opening in Wellington on 16 August, and the production will tour Christchurch, Auckland, Rotorua, Napier, Palmerston North, Dunedin and Invercargill.

Wendy Turner Village Manager Phone: 09 435 3850

Fiona Scotland Sales Advisor Phone: 09 435 3803

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

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

262 Fairway Drive, Whangarei • www.janemander.co.nz

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This year the children’s party theme was Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.

The children, grandchildren and greatgrandchildren of our residents and staff were invited to share this special day with us. Everyone had a lot of fun, with pony rides, Willy Wonka mobile rides, delicious treats, games and even a bouncy castle.

We had spectacular weather to boot! We want to thank Willy Wonka, Charlie, our grandma’s, grandpa’s, Oompa Loompas, families, and residents for the lovely day.

Great job everyone! We will definitely do this all again next year.

Carol Freebair, Ian Williams, and Max and Rosalie Beazley as Charlie's grandparents

Stan Bikerton as Willy Wonka and Paul Child as Char lie

ng ready for a ride

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recipe> Evelyn<generic Page bowlers take on Melbourne It was a busy end-of-year for the Evelyn Page team who won last year’s Ryman Mixed Fours Bowls Tournament.

Brian Wood, Leonie Wood, Yvonne Preston and Murray Pile flew off to Melbourne on Boxing Day to take on some of Australia’s best bowlers at the Ryman sponsored, Glen Waverley Christmas Bowls Carnival. The team had a brilliant five days in Melbourne.

“They looked after us like kings”, said Brian Wood.

Although the slower greens and weather conditions were a little difficult to adjust to, the team never gave up.

“We were always competitive,” said Murray Pile.

, Yvonne Preston, Front row: Janette Pile, Murray Pile Leonie Wood and Brian Wood ton, Back row: Russ Nicholls, Dale Single in Clarke Kev Michelle Shaw, Debbie McClure and

“We were never really thrashed.”

The trip included a visit to Ryman’s first Australian village Weary Dunlop, where they were treated to morning tea and “they felt quite at home.”

“We were there as Ryman representatives and we played our best,” said Yvonne.

“We did what we enjoyed. I’m just amazed at how fantastic everything went.”

Kitchen superstar takes Cashin Scholarship Nika Wood, 18, who works at Yvette Williams as a kitchen hand, was picked for the 2017 Cashin Scholarship.

Nika is off to Otago University to study health science and hopes to become a doctor working in geriatric or paediatric care. She joined Yvette Williams last year as a kitchen worker and applied for the scholarship to ease her family’s financial burden.

“I feel awesome – it is great news. It’s a lot of stress off my shoulders,” she said.

her family have received from health professionals inspired her to study medicine.

When Nika was young she and her family were hurt in a house fire. The support

Nika is the sixth winner of the Cashin Scholarship. Congratulations Nika!

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delicious During February, more than 5,000 residents sat down to a Long Lunch to coincide with Shrove Tuesday and the launch of Ryman Delicious.

an artisan supplier, new Ryman club sandwiches and Ryman chicken salad.

On the new menu, the tried and true rub shoulders with exotic newcomers.

Residents from Whangarei to Invercargill enjoyed a delicious meal, which included salmon cakes, salt and pepper hoki, beef cheeks, apricot chicken, and pancakes.

The lunch was to celebrate the start of a food revolution at all Ryman villages across the country.

“We’ve tried to get a good mix of the old favourites – we’ve still got mince on toast – with some much more interesting meals including Thai beef salad,” says Andrew.

Ryman Delicious is a fresh approach to delivering food to Ryman’s 10,000 residents. Ryman Hospitality Manager Andrew Gibson said Delicious is all about putting a new twist on the old-fashioned home-cooked meals.

Innovations include a new Rymandeveloped Calzone in partnership with

The menu is just the start of the revolution.

Delicious will also reorganise the kitchen space and will remove the serveries out of the village lounges.

Rosemary Deane, village manager at Essie Summers, says you cannot overestimate the importance of food to a village’s success.

“For many residents their day revolves around food. Giving them more choice about what they eat is great.’’

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Village picnic

Our residents loved our country hoe down village picnic. Everybody got into the swing of things with their cowboy and cow girl outfits and enjoyed a sumptuous lunch of southern fried chicken and a great salad sele ction.

Anne Allen and Norma Bailey sportin g their cowgirl looks

Introducing Marie Olsen I am pleased to introduce Marie Olsen.

Marie was born in Auckland, but has spent most of her life in Whangarei. She has travelled extensively with her husband Ian. Marie has two children, Steven and Michelle, and two grandchildren, Darcy and Boyd.

Marie is a registered nurse and the clinical coordinator for our dementia care unit.

Marie started working at Jane Mander in September 2016, after many years of providing clinical leadership in multipurpose facilities in Australia. She also worked as a practice nurse at Prime Care.

Her hobbies and interest include tennis and gardening, and Marie is also a former president of the Whangarei Garden Discovery Trail. Together with her

husband, she owned and operated a flower export business. She is also involved in the kiwi fruit growing and exporting business.

A lady who wears many hats, Marie has also been a volunteer for St Johns Ambulance and owned, and operated, Arron Court Motel in Wolfe Street.

This has enabled Marie to expand her hospitality skills.

Marie has advanced skills St Patrick'sclinical Day was a lotand of brings a wealth nursingHillary knowledge fun atof Edmund with and experience ourts,team. know greento outfi greenYou food, that you are in of good company with Marie and course, Guinness! at the helm of our dementia care unit!

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Lawrence and I set up home in New Lynn, Auckland. We remained in Auckland until we decided to move to Whangarei so that we could be near our adult children and our 14 grandchildren.

alker W n e e Meet Maur Hi, my name is Maureen Walker.

I grew up as part of a loving family with six siblings in Auckland. In 1948, I met my future husband Lawrence Walker, and not long afterwards, in 1952, Lawrence and I got married at St David’s Church in Khyber Pass, Auckland.

Married life was enjoyable for both of us and we had five beautiful children who brought with them much pleasure and a fair bit of worry and consternation.

We bought a house in Kamo, and enjoyed the many challenges and opportunities life threw at us. Whilst in Whangarei, I worked as an office clerk in a local accounting firm and Lawrence owned and operated Kiwi Cabs and Taxis. We both enjoyed our jobs and social life.

Sadly, Lawrence passed away at age 65, and I needed to downsize the family home. I moved to Riponui, where I built a small cottage and lived with my daughter.

However, after several years I decided to look for a retirement village that would offer me the comforts of home but with the security and support that I could depend upon if needed. I have been at Jane Mander since December 2015.

Since moving into the resthome, I have developed strong friendships that I cherish.

I love the staff and other residents and enjoy the lifestyle and activities that are on offer – it is my home away from home.

Laura’s Truffles Ingredients: 1 punnet of cream cheese 2 packets of your favourite biscuits (Arnott’s Mint Biscuits are a crowd favourite) 250gm block of chocolate for dipping Method: • Crush biscuits and mix with cream cheese. (If you have a food processor, whiz biscuits until smooth, then add cream cheese until mixed through).

• Roll mixture into bite size balls and freeze for 20 minutes.

Photo credit: Laura Ralph

Makes approx 20

heat.

• Melt chocolate gently over a low heat (Add a little bit of oil to make the chocolate glossier).

• One by one, dip truffles in chocolate.

• Place in the fridge to set.

Janeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Journal A quartet of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra performing

Symphony Orchestra During February, our residents were invited to attend a complimentary concert provided by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra Quartet. It was a very warm day and our village centre was packed with residents mesmerised by the incredible music of the string quartet.

A hidden treasure

Upcoming Events Easter Celebrations n Anzac Commemoratio Wearable Arts Pet Therapy Day

During February, the independent residents visited Waipapakauri â&#x20AC;&#x201C;a hidden trea sure north of Kaitaia. A delicious lunch was ser ved at the local pub and it was followed up by a whirl around Kauri Museum. The reside nts loved it!

Jean Ellis exploring the museum