Jane's Journal Autumn 2019 Newsletter

Jane Mander Retirement Village • Autumn edition 2019

Our annual family event was filled with laughter and smiles

Meet Barbara

Rebecca Nelson

Introducing Paul

Greetings from Wendy...

Hello, and welcome to the latest edition of Jane’s Journal.

It is hard to believe that we are now in autumn – it certainly has been dry and hot up here in Northland!

We have had lots of great events recently, such as our Children’s Party, and also St Patrick’s Day celebrations.

Recently we had our Jane Mander’s Got Talent show, which was a fun-filled extravaganza. We also have Easter celebrations and Anzac Day to look forward to.

A big thanks to our hardworking team at the village who love providing the best care for our residents.

We would like to encourage all residents, relatives and staff members to have their annual flu jab, so we can stay happy, healthy and flu-free over winter.

As always, please don’t hesitate to come and see me for a cuppa and a chat.

Kind regards,

In April we have a two-day audit of the health and disability services we provide to our care centre and serviced apartment residents. We look forward to sharing these results with you soon.

Wendy Turner Village Manager Ph: 09 435 3850

A note from Fiona...

We are well into the year, and so far we’ve had plenty of reasons to celebrate village life.

I have a lovely story to share with you, regarding one of our care residents Colleen Kerr.

Colleen has been at Jane Mander over the past nine years. She began her journey in a lovely threebedroom townhouse, where she spent many happy years. In mid-January she celebrated her 90th birthday surrounded by her four daughters, family, friends and staff. Colleen continues to have her winning smile every day.

Upcoming events at the village include a Pink Ribbon Breakfast in May and our Matariki Concert in June.

Please feel free to come in and chat to me anytime about our wonderful village.

Pictured: Colleen Kerr and her daughters Kathie, Brenda, Janet and Heather.

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Fiona Scotland Sales Advisor

Ph: 09 435 3803

Village news

Children’s Party!

Our team put on an amazing Children’s Party in January, even organising a beautiful sunny day to boot!

The kids enjoyed the face painting, a bouncy castle, ice creams, and a magician as well as some old-fashioned games such as an egg and spoon race, a coconut shy and a chocolate fish challenge.

The children displayed some real skills when showing how one should best eat a chocolate fish suspended on a string. They had to do this without using their hands, and the aim was to finish eating the chocolate fish before anyone else did.

That provided some great entertainment for participants and spectators alike!

We saw some great bonding between residents and the children. There was a smile on everyone’s face.

Pictured above: Resident Harold Stronach and Assistant Manager Barbie Bickerton.

Inset: Children enjoy the chocolate fish challenge.

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Long Road Home brings team together Ryman supports veterans’ charity event A memorial service to celebrate the end of The Long Road Home charity trek brought a tear to the eye for many involved in the walk.

The walk was organised to raise awareness for post-traumatic stress injury (PTSI), and was sponsored by Ryman Healthcare.

The early new year trek from St Arnaud along 110km of high-country station roads ended in Hanmer, on January 12, with a memorial service at Soldier’s Block in the South Island township.

Dozens of onlookers gathered at the block to hear accounts from the New Zealand Mounted Rifles Charitable Trust (NZMRT) team that took part in the horse-ride and walk.

They had followed the route taken by soldiers returning from World War 1, 100 years ago, but with the benefit of blue-sky days and a support team.

The event remembered that soldiers returning from WW1 were often left to make their own way home. Many felt abandoned, hopeless and segregated from their fellow Kiwis after witnessing the horrors of war.

The walk was a success and Ryman has signed on to support the trek next year, and the plan is to make it an annual event.

The trust was also in contact with overseas groups, to help spread the idea of supporting those with PTSI. PTSI continues to impact the lives of soldiers that have served in arenas such as Korea, Malaya, Vietnam, Timor and Afghanistan.

“I think 800 people a year are exiting our current armed forces … some of those will definitely be suffering from PTSI,” Mark said.

Organisers Bernard Shapiro, Murray Hill and Mark Appleton, president of the NZMRT, said the group was raising funds for people suffering from PTSI as a result of traumatic events.

The walk was a success and Ryman has signed on to support the trek next year, and the plan is to make it an annual event.

There were wreaths laid at the memorial on behalf of Ryman, a sponsor of the trust and its work.

Above: NZMRT members, Ryan Haigh and Anna Keehan, with their horses.

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Book review

Dust to Gold The compelling story of Bendigo station, home of Shrek.

Written by John Perriam and photographed by Stephen Jaquiery.

This fascinating history of Central Otago’s iconic Bendigo Station is illustrated with stunning photographs of a wild and rugged landscape. It also showcases the farms owners, the Perriam Family as well as stockmen, animals, wildlife and memorable characters including the legendary Shrek, filling the pages with vibrant colour.

Shrek was the woolly hermit merino, whose story captivated the world when he was discovered high in a mountain cave after avoiding muster for six years. Read about his famous discovery and his subsequent travels throughout the country as an ambassador for Cure Kids. Incidentally, all profits from the sale of Dust to Gold will also go to Cure Kids, a worthy charity for sick children.

As you read, you begin to feel part of this resilient family, joining them in their struggles and setbacks as they nurture the land in their care while also promoting their merino breed of sheep from “fleece to fashion”.

I felt their pain as they watched their family’s original farm, brimming with memories and dreams, sink below the waters of Lake Dunstan: the trigger

for the eventual purchase of Bendigo Station.

From droughts, weeds, gorse and rabbits to indifferent bureaucrats and meddling politicians, many battles were fought and not always won.

The Perriam family story is a compelling one.

“For me it was a nostalgic reminder of my roots in the nearby North Otago high country.”

This is a book for rural and urban dwellers alike.

For me it was a nostalgic reminder of my roots in the nearby North Otago high country.

It is also an insight into the lives of those who work with and care for our land and country, a blue print on diversifying and a connection with the past for us all.

John Perriam’s prose is easy and uncluttered, with the pages full of accurately drawn high country characters and the sometimes cruel events impacting on the lives of his family.

Reviewed by Phyllis Thorby Edmund Hillary Retirement Village.

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Melbourne bowls challenge Ryman supports trans-Tasman bowls excursion A group of Charles Upham village lawn bowls enthusiasts have made the most of a trip across the Tasman making friends and enjoying some Ryman hospitality in Melbourne.

The group of bowlers and supporters from the Canterbury-based village took on some of the best from Australia at Melbourne greens located at the Glen Waverley Bowls Club, not too far from where Ryman’s Weary Dunlop and Nellie Melba villages are based.

They won the right to represent Ryman having topped a South Island Ryman village competition held at Charles Upham village in November.

The bowlers Barbara McJarrow, Bruce McCorkindale, Alan Pegley and Frances McDowell plus supporters Trevor McJarrow, Anna Armstrong and Gill Small flew out on Boxing Day and stayed in Australia until New Year’s Day. Ryman is a major sponsor of the Glen Waverley club and bowls carnival.

Alan says the team competed on four of the five days in the open competition.

“The calibre of competition was of a very high standard with many of the locals having represented Victoria and Australia,” Barbara says.

“We won a few and lost more than we won,” Alan adds.

Two days saw temperatures in the mid-30s, with more than 150 players at the club to contend with the sweltering conditions. The thermometer reached 36.4 degrees on the first day.

Between them the group members have been bowling for a considerable number of years and have watched changes in the game including more modern bowls running on a ‘tighter draw’, meaning they don’t have to be played so wide.

Nowadays the events are social, colourful and regularly held at most Ryman villages.

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Gemma wins the Cashin Scholarship Gemma Ballantyne’s year has got off to the best start possible thanks to the 2019 Cashin Scholarship.

Gemma has opted for a pharmacy degree after her first year, which adds another four years at university followed by an internship.

Gemma, 18, will use the scholarship to fund her pharmacy studies at the University of Otago in Dunedin.

Gemma’s looking forward to starting back at university and says the scholarship will be a big help with a busy year of learning ahead.

She was thrilled to get the news.

“I’m thrilled to win and I’m honoured that the Cashin family selected me,” Gemma says.

“I’m thrilled to win and I’m honoured that the Cashin family selected me.”

“It’s awesome to win. It means that it will ease the financial stress this year and allow me to focus on my studies so that I can be the best that I can be.”

Gemma has been part of the Ryman family since 2016, when she was a part-time receptionist at Anthony Wilding Retirement Village in Christchurch.

“I’m really grateful.”

Blair Cashin, Mike Cashin’s son, said the family wished Gemma all the best with her studies.

There were 100 applicants this year, a record for the scholarship.

The Cashin Scholarship

She says she loved the job from the very start.

“I was 16 and it was my first job and I couldn’t have had a better place to work. I loved talking to the residents, they were always interested in what I was studying and it was like having 200 grandparents.”

In 2018 she began her first year at university, studying health sciences at Otago University. She worked at Yvette Williams Retirement Village in Dunedin part-time to support herself.

The Cashin Scholarship was established to honour the memory of former Ryman director Mike Cashin. Mike was a strong believer in the power of education to change lives and was a great advocate for Ryman Healthcare and its staff. The scholarship is designed to provide a helping hand to members of the Ryman family who are taking on tertiary study. Each year the Cashin family help select the winner of the $5,000 grant, which is intended to help with study costs.

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Independent resident profile

Meet Barbara

I worked in accounting, while caring for my aged parents. I married Les who was a health surveyor.

We moved to Papua New Guinea and I became a government liaison officer, organising conferences for diplomats and business executives.

I travelled to Sri Lanka, the Philippines, India, and the United Kingdom to interview and recruit new staff. I felt honoured when Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare asked me to stay on to assist the newly independent country.

Les worked for the World Health Organisation and later I joined him living for periods in the Solomon Islands, Fiji and Western Samoa. I learnt to play bridge and golf, which I really enjoyed.

We moved to Sydney after 17 years abroad, and I became a general manager of Millers Self Storage.

Our greatest achievement in 66 years of marriage is our family.

Our greatest achievement in 66 years of marriage is our family.

I have eight grandchildren, all successful in their chosen careers, and 11 great-grandchildren.

Hello, my name is Barbara Hart. My family, including seven children, lived in the regional town of Griffith, New South Wales.

In 2009 we came to New Zealand and settled in Onerahi, and then in 2014 moved into Jane Mander.

For the first 10 years of my life I lived on a very remote and dry property. I went to school, and eventually obtained a Diploma in Business Management.

Les passed away in 2015 and I moved into a serviced apartment, which was a great decision for me. I am privileged to be cared by dedicated staff.

Village news

Rebecca Nelson What a treat it was for our village to have classical singer Rebecca Nelson back in our midst again.

Rebecca delighted our residents with her beautiful performance and stories about rubbing shoulders with royalty and the connections she made during her recent trip to Europe.

Afterwards she sat down with our residents and enjoyed a cuppa and chat.

Many of the audience thoroughly enjoyed her conversation and anecdotes.

We can’t wait to see her back again soon!

Pictured: Rebecca Nelson entertains residents.

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News from our village residents

BBQ picnic

Carl Doy

Our care centre residents celebrated and ate a delicious lunch at our annual BBQ picnic.

The steak, sausages, salads and homemade garlic bread, went down a treat!

We loved being wowed by the very talented pianist Carl Doy. Carl not only played one concert but two!

There was one for our independent and serviced residents and one for our care centre residents.

He performed classics like Moon River.

Pictured: Staff and residents enjoyed the barbeque picnic.

Pictured: Carl Doy enjoys a village performance.

Staff profile

Introducing Paul

Hello, my name is Paul Child, and I’m one of the gardeners here at the village.

I love the feeling of freedom I get in the gardens. We have a beautiful sub-tropical climate here in Northland.

I find it very rewarding to see the plants and trees growing and developing into maturity. It has brought me a great deal of satisfaction while working here.

I love the feeling of freedom I get in the gardens.

I’m also our health and safety officer at Jane Mander.

The roles keep me extremely busy, but I love my work.

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My partner Hayley and I often relax at home, taking time to attend to our native garden area and lake. I also often take on a do-it-yourself project in my spare time.

I play badminton twice a week and have encouraged other staff to join in. I’ve also recently taken up playing touch rugby in a staff team.

Congratulations to Paul for recently being our employee of the month.

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Savoury or sweet profiteroles fi Ingredients ¾ cup water 125g butter 1 cup high grade flour

Pinch of salt 4 eggs

Savoury filling 150g middle rindless bacon

Sweet filling 200g fresh or frozen raspberries 3 tbsp icing sugar 2 tbsp lemon juice 200ml double cream 150g white chocolate 50g shelled pistachio

(diced)

500g smoked chicken breast (diced)

125g sour cream 125g mayonnaise ½ cup spring onions

A note from Ryman chef,

Timothy Garlick This makes a delicious finger food as it’s small and easy to eat. It’s always a big hit with everyone and you can change it up and serve it as an entrée or dessert.

This is on the menu at Jane Mander Retirement Village and the residents absolutely love it!

(finely chopped)

Profiterole method

Sweet filling

• Preheat oven to 180˚C. • Bring water to the boil in saucepan, add butter and stir until melted. Sift in flour and salt, and mix with a wooden spoon over a low heat until the paste starts to dry out. Allow to cool.

• Place paste in a bowl and beat in eggs, one at a time, mixing really well after each egg is added.

• Place tablespoonfuls of mixture onto a tray lined with baking paper. Bake for 20 minutes. Cool profiteroles on a wire rack.

• Put the raspberries, icing sugar and lemon juice into a food processor or mini blender and blitz until smooth. Press through a sieve into a bowl.

• Whip the cream until stiff, then fold in 4tbsp of the raspberry sauce. Spoon the filling into a piping bag and make a hole in each profiterole.

Make sure the profiteroles are cool before piping in the filling.

• Break up the chocolate into a small bowl and melt in the microwave on low for 1½-2 mins.

Leave to cool briefly until slightly thickened.

• Carefully spoon the melted chocolate over each filled profiterole and sprinkle with pistachios.

Leave to set. To serve, drizzle the remaining raspberry sauce over the profiteroles.

Savoury filling • Fry the diced bacon and place in a bowl to cool.

Add the diced chicken with the sour cream, mayonnaise and spring onions. Slice the top off the puff, add the filling and put the lid back on top.

• Serve with your favourite chutney.

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Village news

Summer BBQ Our independent and serviced apartment residents enjoyed a beautiful warm night as the setting for their summer barbeque and country picnic. They had such a good time.

More than 200 turned up on the night.

Thanks to Tim Garlick for his amazing cooking and food preparation. We were easily able to feed everyone!

The band, Stampede, played all the favourite dance songs.

By the end of the evening several residents hadn’t missed a dance. They were calling for the music to continue. The musicians have promised to return soon.

Pictured: Stampede put on a summer show.

Wendy Turner Village Manager Ph: 09 435 3850 Call Wendy for general enquiries or for information about resthome, hospital and dementia care.

Fiona Scotland Sales Advisor Ph: 09 435 3803 Talk to Fiona for information about independent apartments, townhouses or serviced apartments.

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