August is Women’s Month
August is Women’s Month and the theme of many of the occupational therapy activities that will take place this month for both Thembalami Care Centre and Max Ordman Deaf Association …
Thembalami’s winter walkers
A group of ladies from Thembalami Care Centre have not forgone their regular walks, despite the biting cold of July and the big winds of Augusts. The centre has beautiful …
Young and old bond over games
A happy afternoon was enjoyed on July 26 when the 1st St Benedict’s Pack Scouts visited Rand Aid’s Thembalami Care Centre. The children and residents tucked into the sweet treats …
Cubs worms their way into Thembalami hearts
Sand under fingernails, tea and cake in tummies and smiles on faces! That is what characterised the time spent by Northrand District cubs at Rand Aid’s Thembalami Care Centre on …
Bright red blankets give cheer and warmth
With Johannesburg in the grip of a cold spell on July 19, the donation of blankets to Thembalami Care Centre by Broll Auctions and Sales could not have come at …
Thembalami and MODA men all spiffy after Mandela Day treat
Sorbet Man Hyde Park left a group of care centre residents with a spring in their step recently. The dudes-only salon invited 10 men from Rand Aid’s Thembalami Care Centre …
Productive time for cub packs at Thembalami
On June 29, 2019, approximately 10 children from 1st St Benedicts, 1st Edenvale and 1st Hellenic cub packs visited Thembalami Care Centre where they spent time happily working in the …
Worm box for Thembalami
Louis Schoenfeldt, a friend of Thembalami Care Centre, is making a worm box to help keep the food garden’s soil and plants healthy. Worm composting is the process of using …
Hypnotherapy relaxes Thembalami
Residents and staff members of Lombardy East’s Thembalami Care Centre have discovered how deeply relaxing hypnotherapy can be, thanks to occupational therapist Emily Raubenheimer. She organised that hypnotherapist Elvis Ademba …
New Thembalami Care Centre manager is a natural-born carer
Thembalami Care Centre manager Esme van der Walt with Ayanda Matthews, Rand Aid’s GM: Compliance and Social React Division. Nurturing comes naturally to new Thembalami Care Centre manager Esme van …