RSCC NEWSLETTER: OCTOBER 2020
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Wedge Gardens celebrates unity within diversity
Heritage Day on September 24 recognises and celebrates the cultural wealth of our nation and this year, the day provided the staff at SANCA Wedge Gardens rehab centre a chance …
Dances delight on Heritage Day at Ron Smith Care Centre
Rand Aid’s Ron Smith Care centre celebrated Heritage Day on September 23 with a display of the nation’s many traditional dances. Instead of one get-together, celebrations took place on all …
Dementia expert’s comforting words for loved ones
Social worker and dementia expert Debbie Beech explained how emotionally charged the decision is to place a loved one in a care centre, when she took part in a panel …
Thornhill Manor gets stretching after lockdown
South Africa has reached level one of the national lockdown and Thornhill Manor’s residents are raring to go. The retirement village’s weekly exercise classes resumed under lockdown level two and …
Sr Catherine joins Elphin Lodge family
Rand Aid’s Elphin Lodge retirement village has a new cottage sister, Catherine Dube (49), who took over from Sr Helena Bezuidenhout on her retirement. Sr Catherine has vast experience working …
Molly’s still motoring at age 100
Elphin Lodge retirement village resident Molly Waddington celebrated her 100th birthday on September 9, 2020. A long-time resident of the Rand Aid retirement village in Lyndhurst, Molly was born in …
Cool cats all glammed up
No one is sure if Jill Jones or Annie-Cat was the copy-cat but on September 15, they both looked like the cat that got the cream after enjoying separate pamper …
Shofar blowing at Elphin Lodge
The Hebrew month of Elul is the last month of the Jewish year and the month preceding Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. Traditionally, observant members of the Jewish faith …
Man cave for Thornhill Manor
By Robbie Vermont Thornhill Manor do-it-yourselfers launched a spanking new man cave in the Rand Aid Association (RAA) retirement village in Modderfontein recently. The well-equipped workshop is a result of …