RSCC NEWSLETTER: OCTOBER 2020
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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 …
Rand Aid’s Ron Smith Care Centre takes on the #jerusalemachallenge
Rand Aid’s Ron Smith Care Centre staff and residents have joined the #JerusalemaDanceChallenge. The Lyndhurst-based care centre has had a challenging time over the past few months. However, its elderly …
Ron Smith Care Centre newsletter: September 2020
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Scones served with a side order of camaraderie
Even though South Africa has moved to Alert Level Two of the national coronavirus lockdown, Rand Aid’s Inyoni Creek retirement village continues to follow social distancing guidelines. When resident Dugald …
Ron Smith Care Centre’s 103-year-old coronavirus survivor
After 14 days in isolation, 103-year-old coronavirus survivor Kitty Venn is back in her pretty room at Ron Smith Care Centre in Lyndhurst just outside of Johannesburg. “It is exceptionally …
Everyday COVID-19 heroes receive lovely surprise
All 300 of Ron Smith Care Centre’s residents and staff were treated to a lovely surprise when they were each presented with a Lindt chocolate bunny, compliments of friends of …
RSCC newsletter: August 2020
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Letter of thanks to Ron Smith Care Centre
To the amazing Rand Aid team On 20 June, our Mom Jill sent us a worrying ‘goodbye’. While we know she is older and has underlying conditions, it was a …