Dementia versus normal ageing
Social worker Debbie Beech gave a talk on normal ageing vs dementia during World Alzheimer’s Month in September. Do I have early onset dementia or is my memory loss …
Eye tests for staff, thanks to the Lionesses of Edenvale
The Edenvale Lionesses see the necessity of good vision. Shelly Sherwood, who is the Treasurer of the Lioness Club of Edenvale District 410B and a resident of Rand Aid’s Inyoni …
Top award for Elphin Lodge’s Edna
Only a few years away from her 90th birthday, Edna Freinkel is still working. South Africa’s queen of literacy says she cannot retire while so many South Africans are still …
Vicky’s walkers celebrate a year’s worth of steps
Members of Thornhill Manor’s Happy Chatty Walkers Club have taken countless steps since the group’s establishment one year ago. Participants meet each Monday at 9am at the village community centre …
Thornhill Manor’s first centenarian
There was great cause for celebration at Thornhill Manor retirement village on Saturday, September 14, when, for the first time, a resident turned 100! Phyllis Emett’s centenary was celebrated in …
Hennie takes audience down memory lane
On September 9, residents and staff of Rand Aid’s Elphin Lodge and Ron Smith Care Centre were entertained by TV personality Hennie Smit (of Egoli and Sewende Laan fame). He …
A ball of a time had by RSCC nursing teams
On September 10, the nursing staff of the Woodlands and Cedar Park wings of Rand Aid’s Ron Smith Care Centre held a team-building event at the Woodlands Lapa and croquet …
Rand Aid Association remains in good hands
Following the passing away of CEO Rae Brown on August 26, 2019, Rand Aid remains in good hands whilst the search is on for a new CEO. Members of the …
New OT focuses on people’s strengths rather than their weaknesses
People living with dementia need to have a sense of independence and the right level of stimulation, believes Ron Smith Care Centre’s new occupational therapist, Corlia Schutte. “I have a …
Faith and love have characterised Mary’s long life
Tarentaal village’s oldest resident, Mary Louise Hattingh, turned 97 on July 24, 2019. Born in a small village called Cava dei Tirreni (Cove of Terraces), in the province of Salerno, …