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Winter 2021Christadelphian Aged Care

NewsletterAddress: 15 Gloucester Ave, North Parramatta Phone: (02) 9683 8000 Email: admin@chomes.com.au

Manager’s Message

Greetings to all,

Wishing everyone a beautiful Autumn. The home

is still under sanction; however, we are working

with staff, management, residents and families as a team to continue improving our home. Courtlands

has been appointed a new advisory team to assist

and guide us through getting our home out of

sanction, so I would like to give a warm welcome

to Karen Noble and Antonio Madrusan.

Both Covid vaccination doses have been given to

our residents, majority of our residents received

the vaccine with just a few who did not participate.

Many staff members have also received the vaccine.

We currently do not have a date of when flu vaccines will be given to all staff, we will keep you updated on that.

I would like to personally thank all of you for your

continued hard work and dedication. Let’s keep

up this good work and continue working as a team

and create an even better home for our residents.

Kind Regards, Mohini Narayan

- Director of Consumer Care and Services

Courtlands

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Upcoming EventsJUNE

14 Queen’s Birthday

15-21 Men’s Health Week

15 World Elder Abuse Awareness Day

21 World Music Day

JULY

4-11 NAIDOC Week

14 Bastille Day

23 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony

30 International Day of Friendship

AUGUST

1 Horses Birthday

2 International Forgiveness Day

6 International Beer Day

9 World Indigenous Day

15 Ferragosto Festival

June July August

Ru D Kim C Wilma V

Maria B Marie DMichie C (Blue Gum)

Larry P Allan HTess R

(Blue Gum)

Elaine S (Blue Gum)

Jeanette W

Archie T Patricia M

Trisha P Jean C

15-21 JUNE

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Bus Outing - Residents enjoyed afternoon tea (including delicious

apple cake) and beautiful scenery of the Harbour Bridge, Sydney Opera

House and Luna park from Blues Point Reserve

Concert with Ross – Residents came together for reminiscence,

laughter, singing and dance with an exciting concert. Ross engaged

residents in cultural discussion and reminiscence, and residents were

singing and dancing their hearts out after talking about their lives and

where they grew up.

Celebrating Scotland – In April, residents enjoyed education

about Scotland, a quiz, music and tasty scones for afternoon tea. Residents played games and had

fun dancing to some Scottish music.

Harmony Day – Residents in Bluegum had fun reminiscing about the countries they are from,

where they grew up, their favourite cultural foods and their traditional experiences in the family home.

Residents enjoyed some karaoke in different languages, and some dancing.

Pizza Making – Residents had a lot of fun making pizzas, starting from the dough and ending with

their favourite toppings. Pizzas included Hawaiian, BBQ Chicken, Cheese and Vegetarian. Residents

were amazed and proud of their results when eating their pizzas with their afternoon Happy Hour,

served with love and drinks.

St Patrick’s Day – Residents had an exciting day of games, quizzes,

reminiscence, laughter

and music celebrating St

Patrick’s Day. Residents

enjoyed eating delicious

reuben egg rolls, sweet

green cupcakes and some

cake with an afternoon tea.

Activity Reviews |<<Bluegum

Anzac Day – Residents engaged in a special Anzac Day Service to commemorate our fallen soldiers.

Members of the local RSL Club attended and held a warm service, which resulted in tears, laughter,

exchange of warm words and kindness.

Lavender Bay Bus Trip – Residents had a lovely afternoon at Lavender

Bay, where they had afternoon tea and surprisingly met with Wendy Whiteley (a

famous Australian artist and resident of Lavender Bay). Wendy spent time with

residents, which left them talking about the pleasure of meeting her. Residents

enjoyed seeing Wendy’s secret garden and picking some rosemary from it to

have a smell. “I’ve loved making this garden. It’s been a great gift to my life. It let me

find myself again, and it’s my gift to share with the public” – Wendy Whiteley

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Garden Tea – Residents and their loved ones

enjoyed an afternoon tea in the garden, where

they reminisced and spent quality time together.

Easter Egg Hunt – Residents had fun

making hats in preparation for their Easter Egg

Hunt. Residents and family members had a lot

of fun out in the garden, where they collected

their chocolate Easter eggs into their decorated

baskets. The Easter

egg hunt was followed

by a happy hour in the

garden with snacks,

drinks, jokes, and lots

of memories shared.

Mother’s Day High Tea –

A heart warming Mother’s Day High Tea was

held with family members included. With

delicious snacks, desserts and morning tea,

residents and their loved ones had a great

time during their get-together.

Activity Reviews |<<Bluegumcontinued...

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Bus Trips - Residents have been on delightful outings to a variety of beautiful spots on Monday

mornings, followed by morning tea, Blues Point, Lane Cove National Park, Nurrragingy Reserve, a

scenic drive to the city, across the Harbour and Anzac bridges, Centennial Park, Warragamba Dam and

Callan park... just to name a few!

Grange has an additional bus trip on Friday afternoons, along with afternoon tea. Our residents have

enjoyed each trip with sing a long, trip guides and commentaries. Outings are a great opportunity for

the residents to reminisce and re-visit places they love.

Cultural Day - We celebrated Scottish and Italian Cultural Days along with traditional finger food for afternoon tea from the respective countries, armchair travel shows and quizzes regarding

the history and geography of each country. Grove and Grange are planning a Chinese Cultural Day

in mid-May, with a special Armchair Travel to China

complete with themed afternoon tea.

Birthday Party - Combined Birthday Party in

April was an amazing success with fantastic concert

by Taylor.

Activity Reviews |<<Grange & Grove

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Harmony Day - Harmony Day was a great success

at Grange and Grove with all staff joining in with their traditional clothes and food. Residents enjoyed special

meals and judging staff’s costumes for the best outfit. At the end residents decided everyone looked so

beautiful and prize was earned by everyone.

St Patrick’s Day - What a fantastic day with

the residents at Grange and Grove with green St

Patrick’s hats and photo props. They enjoyed themed

green cupcakes and Reuben egg rolls for morning tea.

Residents also loved Irish music and quizzes in the

afternoon.

Easter - Making

Easter hats and

Easter baskets

brought a lot of joy

to the Grange and

Grove residents in a group activity.

Outdoor Activities Our ever

popular BBQs

in the Grove garden is a favourite for the residents,

sometimes followed by walks on nice sunny days.

Grove residents also enjoy their balloon tennis, bean bag toss and gardening activities in the Grove

backyard garden.

Activity Reviews |<<Grange & Grovecontinued...

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Garden Tea - Grove residents enjoys their Morning Garden Tea in the Grove backyard area along

with sing a long and karaoke.

Cooking Activity - There was lots of fun in this cooking activity, with Grove and Grange residents

participating and creating a delicious variety of biscuits, pancakes, and scones. Grove residents enjoyed

making pancakes, mini pizzas, cupcakes, Anzac Day peanut butter cookies and we are looking forward

to upcoming recipes like poppy seed cake and pumpkin scones.

Ice Cream Trolley - Grove residents enjoy their movie with an ice cream every Friday afternoon.

Some of the residents engage by helping the lifestyle officer with the ice cream trolley.

Concerts - We have introduced some amazing new entertainers

including cheerful Ros Hamilton, Taylor, Selwyn, Hugh, Eleni and many

more are to come. Grange will host entertainers twice a month, and birthday

parties celebrated every Monday of the month, where we will have special

entertainment highlights moving forward.

Activity Reviews |<<Grange & Grovecontinued...

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Activity Reviews |<<Grange & Grovecontinued...

Anzac Day - Joined team efforts for Bluegum, Grange and Grove to host this special service that always brings lots of emotions and holds special

place in Residents hearts.

Many thanks to the local RSL members and war veterans for their dedication

and support of our residents.

Mother’s Day - Delightful

event to cherish, remember

and celebrate all mums.

We held a special morning high

tea and gave out gorgeous

gifts to all our female residents.

Grove residents engaged

in making love hearts for

Mother’s Day and decorated the Grove Lounge room with their final products.

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It’s almost winter, Autumn has gone by so quickly. We had plenty of activities from Easter, Anzac Day,

andwich making and lots more coming up.

Easter - Easter was great fun, and we enjoyed

decorating hats and Easter decorations leading up

to April. We then wore them during our special Easter

morning tea, which were delicious Easter eggs and

Hot Cross buns.

Cultural Celebrations - We celebrated St

Patrick’s Day and Harmony Day for our multicultural

residents, which consisted of afternoon tea and

an entertainer. We also did a small quiz where we

guessed the country by their flags.

Anzac Day - was another special

event which was hosted by members

from Parramatta RSL who came out to do the service with us. The residents got involved

by making a wreath from the garden. It was a great opportunity to remember our soldiers

and pay respect to some our former navy residents we have in Terrace.

Cooking - The residents have been wanting to do more cooking-based

activities, so we have increased these to twice a month. This is where we

enjoy no bake cooking activities using other

methods such as pie maker and electric frying

pan. The cooking has also given residents the

opportunity to add their own recipes into the

mix, which is exciting for them.

Sandwich Making - We also held a sandwich making

morning in which a number of residents put a variety of

fillings together which they all had for lunch. Some of the fillings that we had included smoked salmon and avocado, cheese and pickles, sardines, leg ham and tomato and Polish

salami. It bought back memories of their younger days.

Pampering - We are also enjoying manicures and

nail painting days on a fortnightly basis which makes the

residents feel nice. Even the men get involved with nail cutting and hand massages.

Bus Outings - Residents are enjoying their weekly bus outings and we have been going to some

new exciting places, no shopping and lunch days as of yet.

Activity Reviews |<<Terrace

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BereavementsOur deepest sympathies have gone out to the families who have lost their loved ones over the Autumn period.

Activity Reviews |<<Terracecontinued...

Concerts - We have had the return of our entertainers with our first concert which was on the 4th May and will be having it on a monthly basis.

Residents have been enjoying them with a lot of music, dancing and drinks.

Mother’s Day - was celebrated by having an afternoon tea, music and

exploring the history of how Mothers Day came about. We also reminisced

about how the residents celebrated Mother’s Day and how their children

celebrated them. It was a great day to celebrate all mothers and they each

received a gorgeous gift.

Upcoming Events - Some of the amazing events coming up include

Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea and Christmas in July. We will be continuing doing our favourite

activities including; bus outings, bingo, sing a longs and painting and as the weather gets cooler, we

want to restart some knitting and sewing activities.

OUR VALUES IN action

Love, Gentleness, Kindness, Peace, Joy, Patience,

Goodness, Self-Control & Faithfulness

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Wilma

My name is Wilma and I was born in the Italian town of Trieste. My mother was

of Yugoslav background and my father was Italian of Hungarian background. I

came to Australia in 1953 and married a fellow Italian, named Giordano. At first, we lived in Brisbane, but later we settled in Sydney. We have two children - my

son Ronaldo and daughter Amanda.

My dear husband and my family visits me here at Grange almost every day, we

have been very close as a family and I love to chat in Italian with my husband.

I still speak fluent Italian, English and languages of former Yugoslavia as well. I love when the staff greets me in these languages, as it brings special memories for me!

I used to work at the Royal Women’s Hospital at Paddington, serving the meals

and assisting the chef.

Giordano and I used to enjoy attending Italian clubs and dancing a lot! We have also travelled to our

beloved Italy a couple of times together.

I am very happy at Courtlands, and enjoy scenic bus outings, cooking pizzas, singalongs and parties.

Recently, we celebrated Italian Cultural Day here, with armchair travel to Italy and that was very special

indeed.

I love singing and often I sing Italian songs in the dining room to my fellow residents and staff around me. What can I say? I am Italian. Singing is part of my soul.

I am very comfortable living in this beautiful place and it feels more like my home. Staff are very kind to me, I am treated very nicely and my Italian identity is very well preserved here. Thank you for your care

and love towards me and my family.

Resident Story

administration Officer Hi everyone! For those who don’t know me, my name is Sonika and I am

the Administration Officer here at Courtlands. I started working for CAC in January 2021, so I am still fairly new to the organisation. This is my first role in aged care; at first it was quite confronting and I didn’t know how I would like it, but as the months have passed, I have come to know the staff and residents and truly enjoy my time here.

As we know, Jahn has sadly left the organisation so I have now been appointed to look after the

rosters for Courtlands. It has been a challenging role, however I have learnt so much in a short

time and am looking forward to growing in this role.

Engaging with the residents and seeing them happy has been a rewarding part of the job and

has allowed me to appreciate the small things in life. It has been lovely to meet and chat with the

relatives of our residents and I am looking forward to meeting all of you in the future.

Thank you to everyone for welcoming me, I hope we can all work together to continue to keep

our residents home a happy and beautiful place. Blessings and best wishes to you all.

Staff Profile Sonika

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Pastoral CareThe Heart - We are fearfully and wonderfully made by our Father in heaven.

How amazing and wondrous is Gods’ design of our bodies. Take the Heart.Your heart is essential for your life. Your heart is about the size of your clenched fist. It lies in the front and middle of your chest, behind and slightly to the left of your breastbone. The heart is a body pump, usually beating about 60 to 100 times per minute and your heart beats around 100,000 times a day. With each heartbeat, the heart sends blood throughout our bodies, carrying oxygen and other important nutrients that all body organs need to stay healthy and to work properly, to every cell. After delivering these, the blood returns to the heart. The heart then sends the blood to the lungs to pick up more oxygen.

If your heart stops beating, in turn no blood gets pumped round your body, so very quickly the rest of your body stops working. Your kidneys, your liver, your lungs, all stop working also.

So... your heart is essential for your life. So is you SPIRITUAL heart.The Bible uses the word “heart” primarily to refer to the ruling centre of our whole person... the spring of all our desires. The heart is seen as the seat of our will, our intellect, our emotions & our feelings. It is a spiritual organ that drives our behaviours.

The heart is so important that the Bible tells us to make it a top priority to protect it from negative influences. One key bible verse is,

“Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life.” (Proverbs 4:23, NLT)

The bible is full of verses of guidance for our hearts and we can read of spiritual hearts that drive POSITIVITY in our life: -

So, our heart is the most important organ God placed within our bodies. It not only sustains life to our mortal bodies, but the heart can sustain contentment in each day we have left here on this earth, as well as our desire of another life to come. Jesus when giving His famous sermon on the mount, said, “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God” (Matt 5:8). “For the Lord does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart. God does not judge us by our outward behaviour or our acts like man does, but by the intents and desires of the heart.” - 1 Sam 16: 7

What wonderful news!! You can have a spiritual transformation of your heart and mind at any time towards this peace that is in God, through Jesus. “For I know the plans and thoughts that I have for you,’ says the LORD, ‘plans for peace and well-being and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.” Jeremiah 29:11

So, while God keeps your physical heart ticking, what type of spiritual heart do you have? Gods message to you: “Give me your heart, my child, and let your eyes delight in my ways.” - Proverbs 23:26. And when things do not make sense to our hearts, “trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding” - Proverbs 3:5. May God bless your heart this Winter season and keep your heart warm with his love and peace.

The bible also describes hearts that drive NEGATIVITY in our lives: -

- By Carmel Hayden - Volunteer & Pastoral Care Coordinator, Maranatha

Let us not l�ewith word or speech but with

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• A clean heart - Psalms 51:10

• A tender heart - 2 Kings 22:19; 2 Chron 34:27

• A steadfast heart - Psalms 57:10

• A joyful or glad heart - Proverbs 15:13; 17:22

• A tranquil heart - Proverbs 14:30

• An upright heart - Psalms 32:11

• A heart to revere the Lord - Deuteronomy 5:29

• A surrendered & contrite heart - Psalms 51:17

• A heart after God’s own heart - 1 Sam 13:14; Phil 2:20

• A angry & resentful heart - Psalms 73:21

• A dishonest & deceitful heart - Jeremiah 17:9

• An arrogant or proud heart - 2 Chron 25:19; 26:16; 32:25, 26; Proverbs 21:4

• An unreasonably obstinate & stubborn heart - Psalms 81:12

• A hardened or unchanging heart - 2 Chron 36:13; Isaiah 63:17; Hebrews 3:8,15; 4:7

• A heart refusing or rejecting God - Psalms 95:10; Acts 7:39

• An idol worshipping heart - Ezekiel.14:4,7 (An idol is when something or someone becomes more important to us than God)

• A heart turned away (from God) - 1 Kings 11:3,4,9 ; Isaiah 29:13

• A heart AGAIN turned away from God - Prov 14:14

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17 – 23 May was National Volunteers Week. This year the theme is Recognise, Reconnect, Reimagine.

To celebrate, volunteers were invited to our Biggest Morning Tea – as guests rather than helpers!

We Recognise the important work that volunteers do and have appreciated Reconnecting with them

as they have been able to return following the challenges of last year. We are grateful to our volunteers

who assist with church services, art and craft, cooking, music and visiting those who appreciate a

chat. We also recognise that the connection is not only beneficial for our residents but also for the volunteers, with the National Centre for Volunteering noting that “Evidence shows that volunteering

connects us to others in our local communities, to better mental well-being or to potential pathways

to employment. When we help others in our community or give our time to a cause we value, we also

give back to ourselves”

We continue to look to build connections and have been pleased to link with Sydney Multicultural

Community Services who arrange for volunteers to visit our residents from diverse backgrounds.

Volunteer Corner BY NERIDA O’NEILL

Nerida O’Neill Spiritual Care Coordinator

e: noneill@

chomes.com.au

p: 9683 8047

If you are interested in joining the Volunteer program, please do not hesitate to contact me:

We thank all our volunteers for the time they give to our

residents at Courtlands.

Act as if what you do makes

a difference. It does.- William James““

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Read.Rest.Relax. SMILE!

Ingredients• 1 tablespoon olive oil

• 1 brown onion, finely chopped• 1 carrot, finely chopped• 2 celery sticks, finely chopped• 2 garlic cloves, crushed

• 500g Lamb Mince

• 2 tablespoons plain flour• 1 cup (250ml) beef stock

• 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce

• 1 tablespoon tomato paste

• 1/2 cup (60g) frozen peas

• 3 brushed potatoes, peeled, coarsely

chopped

• 1 swede, peeled, coarsely chopped

• 40g butter, melted

• 1/4 cup (60ml) milk

• 1/2 cup (60g) coarsely grated

cheddar

• 20g butter, melted, extra

Shepherd’s Pie 1. Heat oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Cook onion, carrot, celery

and garlic, stirring, for 5 mins or until onion softens. Add mince. Cook,

stirring with a wooden spoon to break up any lumps, for 5 mins or

until mince changes colour.

2. Sprinkle over the flour and stir to combine. Add stock, Worcestershire sauce and tomato paste and cook, stirring occasionally, for 10 mins

or until the sauce thickens slightly. Remove from heat. Stir in peas.

Season.

3. Meanwhile, cook the potato and swede in a medium saucepan

of boiling water for 15 mins or until tender. Drain well and return to

the pan. Add the butter. Use a potato masher or fork to mash until

smooth. Stir in the milk. Season.

4. Preheat oven to 200°C. Divide the lamb mixture evenly among four

1.5 cup (375ml) ramekins or ovenproof dishes. Sprinkle with cheddar.

Spoon over the potato

mixture and brush with

extra melted butter. Place

on a baking tray. Bake for

25-30 mins or until the

tops are golden and the

filling is heated through.

Prep: 15 min

Cook: 50 min

Makes: 4

WARMER TIPSWINTERWinter Jokes

Q: What did one snowman say to the other snowman?

A: “Can you smell carrot?”

Q: What’s an ig?

A: A snow house without a loo!

Q: What is it called when a snowman has a temper tantrum?

A: A meltdown!

Q: What do you call a snowman with a six-pack?

A: An abdominal snowman.

Q: What do you call a penguin in the Sahara desert?

A: Lost!

Q: What do you call an old snowman?

A: Water

Q: What is the favorite Mexican food of snowman?

A: Brrrr – itos.

Q: What do you sing at a snowman’s birthday party?

A: “Freeze a Jolly Good Fellow.

Grandma’s been staring through the window ever since it started to snow. If it gets any worse I’ll have to let her in.

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Visual Word PuzzlesCan you solve these puzzles? Let your mind explore and you are sure

to find the answers. Good Luck!

Puzzle Page

Answers: 1. A bundle of nerves 2. Small potatoes 3. Pinchinc pennies 4. Back on one’s feet 5. The birds and

the bees 6. A finger in the pie 7. One in a million 8. Grey matter 9. Too funny for words 10. Not worth a red cent

1. The pen is mightier than

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2. Strike when the

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3. If at first you don’t succeed,

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4. No news is

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5. Two is company; three is

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6. A penny saved is

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7. You can’t teach an old dog

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9. A rolling stone

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Finish the Proverb...