Thembalami Nature Walk
Thembalami Care Centre and the Max Ordman Deaf Association are blessed with large, beautiful grounds. Residents enjoyed a Nature Walk recently which enabled them to bask in the winter sunshine …
Rand Aid: Care philosophy during COVID-19 and beyond
When Rand Aid Association was formed in 1903, it gave assistance to the destitute, the aged and to men left jobless by the Anglo-Boer War. In 1929, it again stepped …
Sizzling fun at Thembalami Care Centre
The smell of the braai fire and beautiful winter sunshine lifted the spirits of the residents and staff of Rand Aid’s Thembalami Care Centre on May 22. “Some of the …
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Impromptu dance session in the winter sun
An impromptu dance session saw Thembalami Care Centre residents and some staff members loosening their muscles, swinging their hips and letting go of their inhibitions in the gentle winter sunshine …
Thembalami nursing staff saluted
International Nurses’ Day is celebrated around the world on May 12, the anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth. Known as the ‘Lady with the Lamp’, Florence was involved in nursing people …
Smiles from across the miles
Beautiful hand-made Mother’s Day collages containing special messages from loved ones and family photos made hearts soar at Thembalami Care Centre. The staff at the Rand Aid care centre – …
Thembalami faces coronavirus as a united family
Resident John McCall (72) and little Amo (4) – the grandson of the care centre’s Matron Paulina Namo – have a special bond. Thembalami’s heart-warming response to the the pandemic …
Rand Aid unites in the face of adversity
Rand Aid Association’s staff and residents have shown their mettle during the national coronavirus lockdown by adapting and innovating to promote wellbeing. Apart from the mandated safety precautions that have …
Chair exercises get bodies working
Thembalami Care Centre resident Brian Crosley is promoting active aging among fellow residents. He holds exercise classes in the spacious occupational therapy room a couple of times a week, enabling …