Family & Friends VOLUME 1 | 2021 Features • Celebrating our Nurses and Volunteers • Our Glendale Memorial • Allity Out & About www.allity.com.au | Making every day the best it can be CEO Welcome As this edition of Family & Friends hits your Allity is well placed to implement the required coffee table, we will all be pulling out the actions, with improvements already being made winter woollies and feeling relief and gratitude over the past few years. This means we have that Australia has so far remained largely a headstart on the work required. COVID-19 free. Key to supporting our Homes in meeting the This has been achieved through safe practices enhanced expectations is the implementation adopted by the entire community combined of our new clinical management system – Care with targeted investments in infection prevention Exchange which is showcased in this edition at aged care homes. of Family & Friends. The system is now in place across 11 of our Homes with the remainder COVID-19 vaccinations are well progressed across scheduled over the coming months. our Homes, with the Government accelerating the phased rollout to the general population. At Allity, we are clearer than ever on our purpose This gives increased hope of a return to normality. to: ‘deliver great care in a sustainable way’. Our aim is to ensure we are able to continue As hectic as the last 18 months have been, to provide high quality care well into the future. the second half of 2021 promises to be no less This will enable our residents to continue to busy as the aged care sector processes the adhere to the mantra of “Life is for Living” – Government’s response to the Royal Commission aptly displayed by one of our Claremont Terrace into Aged Care and the changes that will follow. residents in this edition of Family & Friends. The Commission’s Final Report: ‘Care, Dignity Turning the pages, we provide details on and Respect’ was released in March containing the launch of our new dining framework that 148 recommendations designed to ensure the supports our residents’ experiences with safety, health and wellbeing of people receiving nutritionally balanced and delicious meals. aged care. In addition we have our regular features on The report recognises that improvements are exciting excursions, activities that residents needed in many areas including the overall have been up to in our Homes, and my design of the aged care system, definition of high personal favourite: celebrations for our quality care, workforce, regulatory approach, and residents who are 100 years young. Enjoy! of course the financing required to pay for it. Best regards, Allity is an ardent supporter of an improved aged care system that can deliver the needs and wants of our senior citizens. With accountability for 44 Homes, Allity has always employed strong governance and prudential practices. Tomás Chubb Chief Executive Officer 2 Allity | Family & Friends | Volume 1, 2021 Activities Contents & Events CEO Welcome 2 ACTIVITIES, EVENTS AND CELEBRATIONS 3 International Nurses Day 3 Mary Turns 100 at Walkerville 4 International 90 Years Young at Carinya 5 Happy Anniversary Audrey and Arthur 5 Nurses Day 60 Years of Love 6 Wedding Anniversary at Pemulwuy 6 International Nurses Day (IND) is an international day 60th Wedding Anniversary at Coastal Waters 6 observed around the world on 12 May (the anniversary Birthday Celebrations 7 of Florence Nightingale’s birth) of each year, to mark Memories to Share at Keperra Sanctuary 8 Hillside Evacuation 8 the contributions that nurses make to society. National Volunteer Week 9 OUT AND ABOUT 10 The International Council of Nurses (ICN) has celebrated Beechwood Fishing Trip 10 this day since 1965. In 1953 Dorothy Sutherland, an official Walkerville’s Annual Beach Trip 11 with the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare, Martin’s Pride Still in the Race 11 proposed that President Dwight D. Eisenhower proclaim Keperra’s Big Night Out 11 a “Nurses’ Day”; he did not approve it. THE DECADES THAT WERE 12 Food Glorious Food 12 In January 1974, 12 May was chosen to celebrate the day ALLITY DINING 16 as it is the anniversary of the birth of Florence Nightingale, Introducing Allity’s Dining Framework 16 the founder of modern nursing. Each year, ICN prepares and FAMILY & FRIENDS FEATURE 18 distributes the International Nurses Day Kit. The kit contains Eunice (UNI-Q) Lecomber, educational and public information materials, for use by nurses ‘Life is for Living’ 18 everywhere. As of 1998, 8 May was designated as annual ACTIVITIES AT HOME 20 National Student Nurses Day. ANZAC Day 20 International Women’s Day 20 At Allity, we know we have the best nurses in the business and Glendale’s Memorial 21 the incredible care and kindness that our residents receive Graham Shares His Knowledge at Somerton 21 is top notch, we thank them for all that they do to ensure that Medina Marches to the every day is the best it can be. Beat of Their Own Drum 22 Chinese Calligraphy at Princeton View 22 Greenview’s Special Paintings 22 Expressions of the Heart at Carinya 23 PCA Xing Zou Goes Above and Beyond for the Residents at Carinya 23 Mother’s Day Celebrated 23 Calare Knits for Nature 23 Zeppole Master Class at Redleaf Manor 24 Rock ‘n’ Roll Day In 24 One Meal at a Time 25 Furry Visitors 25 YOUR WELLNESS 26 Princeton View Hits the Big Time 26 Care Exchange 27 ARTS & CULTURE 28 Poetry at Keperra 28 Glendale’s Art for the Community 28 Art for the Heart 28 Greek Independence Day Celebrated at Allity 29 Medina Manor Meets Arabia 29 Harmony Day Feasts 29 FUN & GAMES 30 Brain Teasers + Sudoku 30 On the cover: Mary, 45 years as a cook for the police force and still enjoying handing down helpful tips. Allity | Family & Friends | Volume 1, 2021 3 Celebrating Our Centenarians Members of our Allity family turn 100! Mary Turns 100 at Walkerville Mary Montgomery had a few ideas for how she wanted to celebrate her 100th birthday and the amazing staff at Walkerville set out to make them happen. It started with a morning tea of something good, strong and Mary shared a nugget of with family and friends, then on the rocks. In this instance it advice with LSC Shontell when the bus was loaded with was brandy. Wikaire, “You are gifted one revellers off they set to visit her life darling. Live it your way.” After arriving back to Walkerville family home. ‘Ashley House’ for a well-earned rest, the final Congratulations on this is where Mary was born and celebration of the day began, amazing milestone Mary. raised, and where her great a surprise birthday party. The grandparents, grandparents room was filled with love and and parents lived and is now cheer, well wishes, great food lovingly lived in and cared and drinks as well as 100 for by her niece and family. balloons in the Adelaide Crows Ashley has been the home colours. After a twirl on the of six generations of Mary’s dance floor, followed with a family so far. big beautiful cake, Mary made Next it was a stop for Mary’s a speech thanking everyone favourite meal of fish and chips for making her day so special and where the group enjoyed with a “Cheers, here’s to a few stories she shared of the trouble more years to come.” she used to get up to in the local pub. Lunch was served alongside one of her secrets “You are gifted one life darling. Live it your way.” to a long life… a double shot 4 Allity | Family & Friends | Volume 1, 2021 Celebrations Carinya 90 Years Young at Carinya Ian McDonald was born in Adelaide Memorial Hospital Ian’s grandparents, Edwin and make wooden toys – planes, in 1931 and then Ethel, started Jarman’s Shoes trains and automobiles that lived in the suburb in 1903 in Adelaide. Edwin the boy took to show and tell at school – St Peters College. of Burnside. worked in a factory making shoes during the day and did The teacher approached Ian shoe repairs in his shop after and proposed a deal to make more and before he knew it, From 16 years of age Ian built hours while Ethel ran the shop he had to set up a workshop and flew model airplanes – in Hindley Street during the to cope with demand. Free Flight single diesel engine day. Later Ian’s father Les, his and Control Line Planes and brother Ross and himself formed Ian says the secret to a long he flew them at Glenelg Oval a company called Jarman’s life is all things in moderation Shoes Ltd. Ian looked after the – one time a plane got caught and his advice for young accountancy for the company in an updraft and landed on people is “do unto others where there were five shops the Saint Columbus Church what you want done to you.” operating at any given time. roof. The Rector called Ian To celebrate Ian’s birthday he and asked him to come down Ian once befriended a family enjoyed a lunch at Carinya with and collect his plane as they from Africa and when their son special guests including some all thought the Angel of the showed an interest in wood of his mates from school Mastyn, Lord had landed on the roof! work, Ian showed him how to John, John and Jim. Somerton Park Happy Anniversary Audrey and Arthur A huge congratulations goes to Audrey and Arthur from Somerton Park who just celebrated 77 years together.