NAZARETH HOUSE - GERALDTON NEWSLETTER November 2017 17 Crowtherton Street, Geraldton, WA 6530 + 61 8 9923 5000 Pastoral Care Sister Sesilia Ioane Pastoral care is person-centered and recognises that each person has a spiritual dimension. It is also concerned with the physical, emotional and social aspects of a person’s wellbeing. It provides for the spiritual and religious care of the person, and is an integral part of a multidisciplinary team approach. It seeks to provide quality holistic care to the care recipients and give support to their families, friends and employees. Sr Sesilia Kathleen Pastoral Care provides a number of services including but not limited to: Welcoming care recipients and families to our home. Supporting care recipients and families through the transition in consultation with them assessing their spiritual and emotional needs. Assisting care recipients to attend religious / spiritual activities. Providing one on one support with non judgmental empathetic listening and compassion. Sr Anne Ellen Visiting care recipients when in hospital. Arranging for visits from Ministers of religion for services and support. Supporting care recipients’, families and employees at the last stages of a care recipient’s life. For more information on Pastoral care please contact us or pick up a leaflet in House. You can refer to the Pastoral Care team verbally, via email to: [email protected] or using the referral form available on the Nazareth Intranet under forms, Wellbeing & Lifestyle. Sr Telesia Ainslie Meet the Pastoral Care Team ................................... 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Prizes and donations keep coming through the front This re-vamp of our clinical team offers exciting door (particularly today – Friday). It is always a opportunities in the provision of excellence in the great day particularly to see visitors, employees, kids months ahead. and care recipients enjoying each other’s company. As we head toward Christmas employees will be Ainslie’s white elephant store occupies every inch undergoing their annual appraisals. We’re going of the six bay bus garage and is ready to go. to be conducting “Fire Week” drills in mini sessions Considering the work that has gone into this by in late November. This was a great success last Ainslie, friends and family I do believe the term year and an efficient way to get as many employees “White Elephant” doesn’t do it much justice. Looking familiar with evacuation procedures as we head into it up I discovered a White Elephant is an item that the hot months. might have some value but is probably useless (a Sister Sesilia has been working on a new Café set of jousting sticks for example), I have to relate (located where the physios used to be), if you to this as each year I usually buy a stainless steel haven’t peeked in there yet it really is worth a look. teapot (for bush camping) and then never use any Sister has really gone to town (actually I’ve lost of them (I’ve quite a collection of SS teapots in the count the times she has gone to town) sourcing the shed). right sort of decor to make the space welcoming and The origin of the term “White Elephant” comes from comfortable. She wisely rejected my idea of hanging a tactic the King of Siam used to ruin people who a Landrover front end and a moose’s head on the displeased him. He’d give a rare albino elephant wall. This will hopefully become a social hub for as a gift to someone he didn’t particularly like. As care recipients, employee and family members. the recipient of such a wonderful gift you were kind The grand opening will be announced soon. of stuck with it (“oh hi Mike, I haven’t seen your albino elephant in the yard lately”), the upkeep costs eventually sent the unfortunate recipient broke. So just remember that bit of history as you wander into Ainslie’s den. (Back on track) the second half of 2017 has seen the House pass re-accreditation with flying colours. We welcome Kieran Caulfield as our new Clinical Care Coordinator (CCC) and are in the process of finding a full time RN to cover weekday mornings. 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Who’s Who? Sister Superior & Mission Director: Sister Sesilia Responsible for the overall running of the facility and Pastoral Care. Maintenance Manager: Glen Clarkson Responsible for the running of the maintenance department and management of maintenance employees. General Manager: Michael Jack Responsible for the overall running of the facility. Clinical Services Manager: Renae Wehrle Responsible for clinical care and management of care and nursing employees. Support Services Wellbeing & Lifestyle Manager: Manager: Peter Herdman Sari Gregson Responsible for Responsible for the the running of the running of the special kitchen, laundry event and activity and housekeeping programs, therapies departments and and management of management of wellbeing employees. employees. 3 love • compassion • patience • justice • respect • hospitality • love • compassion • patience • justice • respect • hospitality • love • compassion • patience • justice • respect • hospitality • love • love • compassion • patience • justice • respect • hospitality • love • compassion • patience • justice • respect • hospitality love • compassion • patience • justice • respect • hospitality • love • compassion • patience • justice • respect • hospitality compassion • patience • justice • respect • hospitalitylove • compassion • patience • justice • respect • hospitality • love • compassion • patience • justice • respect • hospitality _________________________________________________________________________________________ Continuous Improvement Welcome to Nazareth Geraldton For the benefit of all in our community here at NEW CARE RECIPIENTS Nazareth we are interested in your opinions. Should you have any suggestions, comments or complaints Kevin Dawson please use the purple Continuous Improvement Margaret Chisnall forms located on the notice boards in each area. Dawn Wood If you have any concerns regarding the quality of Douglas Jones care and services provided and feel that we are unable to address the issues you may wish to Keith Jones contact the Aged Care Complaints scheme on Roland Bond 1800 550 552. Joan Blackwell If you have a loved one living with dementia and would like advice or information you can call the National Dementia Helpline: 1800 100 500. Speed Limit For the safety of our care recipients, employees and visitors please be reminded that the speed limit around the entire facility is House Events FATHER’S DAY BBQ On Friday 1 September we celebrated Father’s Day with a BBQ luncheon in Mater Dei. Students from the Midwest GSC Clontarf Academy did a great job cooking the BBQ and chatting with care recipients. Fathers were presented with special poems to For Your Information remember the day. FATHER A ROCK OF STRENGTH TO LEAN UPON IN TIMES OF JOY OR STRESS AN UNDERSTANDING, LOYAL SOUL Meetings A HEART OF TENDERNESS Next resident representative meeting: A MIND ALL WISDOM KNOWING HOW JUSTICE Monday 13 November at 11am in St Joseph’s AND LOVE DO BLEND Lounge. A TEACHER, LOVING, PATIENT, KIND Anyone with any items for the agenda please contact Sari on 99235000 ext 538 or at MY FATHER AND MY FRIEND [email protected] Caring Cuppa: next meeting for families xxxxxxxxxx in St Josephs café area. 4 love • compassion • patience • justice • respect • hospitality • love • compassion • patience • justice • respect • hospitality • love • compassion • patience • justice • respect • hospitality • love • love • compassion • patience • justice • respect • hospitality • love • compassion • patience`