Memory walk Residents support Alzheimer’s event for a second year
Meet David
Farm visit
Gaelic event
Greetings from Gail... Hello and welcome to the summer edition of Jane’s Flyer. It’s a delight to be back at the village, catching up with staff and residents from when I was here three years ago. It certainly doesn’t seem that long ago! Back then, the special care unit was being built and now it’s a wonderful asset to the village. Over the last few months residents have kept busy with a variety of events and presentations. The Blue Ribbon Breakfast was a real hit with residents raising more than $1,000 for prostate cancer. Our village chef did an outstanding job! We also had a Scottish night, giving residents the opportunity to wear their tartans. A haggis
was piped in followed by a traditional haggis ceremony. The residents then enjoyed some whisky tasting and a quiz. Residents have also enjoyed an outing to Hatrick Street for greyhound racing followed by lunch. A presentation by Jennifer Taylor Moore on Edith Collier, a Whanganui painter, was another highlight. Please let me know if you have any queries, my door is always open. Kind regards,
Gaill Miller ll Acting Village Manager
Residents help fundraising walk Having the opportunity to help out at a water station along the Alzheimer’s Whanganui Memory Walk allowed residents to give back to an organisation that works tirelessly for our community. They proudly passed out chocolate fish and water to participating walkers and their canine friends. Maureen
Sue Buchanan Village Manager Ph: 06 345 6783 Call Sue for general enquiries or for information about resthome, hospital and dementia care.
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Competition time! Recently our residents challenged the staff to do a Triple A circuit with them. There were two mixed teams of staff and residents competing in the class, while Triple A instructor Sarah Tyler oversaw the competition. It was a fun class full of laughter, and it was great to see everyone working hard together to get in some exercise! Residents and staff joined in ball sit-ups during the circuit route, and naturally we ended the activities with a delicious and healthy afternoon tea. Above: Residents and staff enjoyed the time they had together on the fitness circuit. Pictured: Village gardener Jason Mack and Jock Rasmussen (village maintenance) join with Marlene Steele and Val Thompson on a circuit.
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If you notice the Christmas decorations going up a bit earlier in our villages this year, it’s to celebrate our partnership with the Royal New Zealand Ballet’s season of The Nutcracker. We know our residents will enjoy being immersed in the whimsical story of the Nutcracker as our villages are transformed – think sugar plum fairies, gingerbread houses and toy soldiers. There will be a range of activities on offer – from appreciating Tchaikovsky’s beautiful
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musical score, to having a go at making themed-decorations for display. The ballet will be touring throughout New Zealand, opening in Wellington on 31 October, and finishing in Auckland on 15 December.
Want to see a show near you? Contact your village reception for exclusive Ryman discounts on tickets!
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Ryman chefs take top prize At the recent New Zealand Hospitality Awards, our in-house Chefs; Steve Iraia and Paul Korunic, took the top two prizes.
also pleased to go one better than last year. “We’ve got the two top positions in the country, which is a brilliant result.’’
Steve has been the chef at Princess Alexandra village in Napier for 10 years. He was named the winner in the senior lifestyle section.
Steve and Paul had 75 minutes to cook meals for eight people consisting of four hoki loin dishes and four dishes featuring beef cheeks.
Steve came second in last year’s competition.
Ryman Hotel Services Manager Andrew Gibson said he was proud of the chefs, as the dishes they prepared had to be practical and suitable for Ryman menus.
“I’m absolutely ecstatic, it was a bit like taking care of some unfinished business.”
Village chefs serve up more than 10,000 meals a day to our residents. Chefs prepare the food fresh on-site, with three main course choices, including a vegetarian option.
Both Steve and Paul’s classic recipes feature in Ryman Delicious menus. Paul, Chef at Anthony Wilding village in Christchurch for the last four years, was
myRyman rollout crosses the finishing line Our myRyman electronic care system has been rolled out to all our villages in New Zealand. myRyman is a robust electronic care system located in each resident’s room. It allows nurses and care assistants to view the full care profile of each resident at the touch of a button. Information is recorded in real time, dramatically reducing paperwork. In 2015, Chief Operations Officer Barbara ReynenRose went looking for an electronic care
system but couldn’t find one she liked, so Ryman decided to build its own version.
“It makes us excited about what’s possible, and where we can take it next.” Chief Executive Gordon MacLeod said the project would keep Ryman Healthcare at the forefront of aged care. “What we have achieved is very, very rare. To take a concept that involved a complete change in how people work and make it into a system that is operable 24/7 in a care operation is incredible. “It makes us excited about what’s possible, and where we can take it next.’’
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Resident Profile
Meet David
I decided to travel and my first destination was Israel, where I joined a kibbutz in Galilee. Whilst there I met my future wife, Julie. Our time off was spent hitch-hiking around the country, and we got to visit a great many places. We returned to Europe and were married in the Copenhagen Town Hall in 1963. After living in London for six years, we moved to a small village in Cambridgeshire with our two children. I worked there for several years. In 1978, I started working for the HK Mass Transit Railway. I managed the construction of three lines and became chief engineer – the most satisfying and influential part of my career. Later, back in the United Kingdom, I joined the London Underground as chief engineer of the Jubilee Line Extension.
Back in the United Kingdom, I joined the London Underground as chief engineer of the Jubilee Line Extension. Hello, my name is David Sharpe and I was born just before the start of World War II in St Albans, which is 20 miles outside of London. I had three other siblings, two older and one younger. After finishing school I attended college to study civil engineering, and after graduating worked in London for two years.
Julie and I retired in 2001, and soon after we came to New Zealand to join our daughter who was living here. In December 2011 we bought a townhouse at Jane Winstone, and we are still living here today. We have fun participating in village events. I enjoy getting along to Triple A functional classes, Friday Happy Hours and the fine dining events.
Lambs a highlight Our special care unit residents enjoyed a spring-time visit to a local farm. At the rural block they cuddled lambs, having already watched them be fed. We then visited calves in the farm paddocks, and watched the cows waiting to be milked.
What a big day enjoying rural pursuits and seeing the workings of a farm. Of course, there were a few chuckles to be had on the drive home to the village Pictured: Ray Maata strokes a young lamb.
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Spring bulbs on the way Gone to ‘the dogs’ Our care centre residents had the chance to show off their green fingers recently. The residents are thrilled with how quickly their plantings are coming along so far. Initially they didn’t know which types of seeds they sowed, but now everyone is looking at the results with a competitive eye! Pictured: Thanks to green fingers the bulbs made an early showing.
Care centre and independent residents came together to enjoy a delicious lunch and had a few punts on the greyhounds recently at the Hatrick Raceway. It was a beautiful sunny day out, and a couple of people even won a bob or two! Pictured from left: Anne Phillips with serviced apartment residents Judith Massey and Alan Sheild.
Staff Profile
Introducing Nicole
Hello, I’m Nicole Kearney, I am a caregiver in the resthome and hospital, and an activities coordinator in our special care unit. I was born in Bad Langensalza, a spa town in Germany, and moved to New Zealand in 2001. My husband refused to move to Germany as we don’t play rugby and have little coverage of the All Blacks!
There is never a dull moment in a very supportive and caring environment.
I live close to the village and share my home with my two daughters (aged 16 and seven
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years) one little dog and one not-so-little cat. I also have a son, 25, who lives in Hawke’s Bay. Outside work I walk my pooch Max, have my nose in a good book or I’m glued to my laptop to write code. I have a degree in IT, with a major in robotics. Here, the residents are just awesome. My colleagues aren’t too bad either, and there is never a dull moment in a very supportive and caring environment!
Gaelic night event At the end of winter we held a traditional Gaelic night to celebrate all things Scottish and Robbie Burns.
It was a fabulous night, and everyone enjoyed it so much that another such occasion has been requested!
In the village atrium nearly 80 residents and staff were treated to tunes from our lone piper, Scottish sing-a-longs and of course an authentic haggis!
Pictured: Residents John and Anne Mitchell are dressed for the night out.
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My Way concert
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