WHISPERS
WHISPERS is the official newsletter of Adventist Aged Care, Wahroonga
September-October 2014 Edition
Compiled by Irene Corbett Recreational Activities Co-ordinator
Hello and welcome to the September-October edition
of Whispers: The Newsletter designed to keep the residents and
their loved ones updated with current events and important
information about Elizabeth Lodge & Esther Somerville.
Adventist Aged Care, Wahroonga We would like to extend a very warm welcome to Mr Ray Neal and Mrs Jean Neal They join us here in Elizabeth Lodge. LOGO Chapel Sabbath will be on the ground floor in the new dining room. Sabbath from 10.00am-‐11.00am The corporate identity for the Seventh-‐day Adventist Church reflects our deep and abiding belief in Jesus Christ as the centre of our lives and our faith. The logo reflects the core values of the Seventh-‐day Adventist Church. Its foundation is the Bible, the Word of God, shown open because its message should be read and put into practice. Central to that biblical message is the cross, which is also a central feature of the logo. Above the cross and the open Bible is a burning flame that represents the Holy Spirit, the messenger of truth. THE SECOND COMING The lines at the top of the design suggest upward momentum symbolizing the resurrection and ascension to heaven at Christ's second coming, the ultimate focus of our faith. THE FLAME This is the shape formed by three lines encircling an implied sphere. The lines represent the three angels of Revelation 14 circling the globe and our commission to take the gospel to the entire world. The overall shape forms a flame symbolic of the Holy Spirit. THE CROSS The symbol of the cross, representing the gospel of salvation, is positioned in the centre of the design to emphasize Christ's sacrifice, which is the central theme of the Adventist faith. THE OPEN BIBLE The Bible forms the base of the design and represents the biblical foundation of our beliefs. It is portrayed in a fully open position suggesting a full acceptance of God's word. Sign in and Out Please remember to sign in and out when you leave the facility as it is important that we know who is in the facility in the case of emergency. The s igning book is found in the foyer on Level 1 near the main entrance. Clothing labels:
When the fire alarm goes
off residents are advised to
stay in their room.
Please remember that residents who have their
clothing laundered on site should have all
garments labelled with either ironed-on or
sewn-on labels. If new clothing is brought in,
please give it to the supervisor for labelling
before it is worn. All clothing that is not
adequately labelled will have the residents’
label ironed on, and the cost (at .50c per label)
will be charged to the resident’s account.
Labels are printed in sets of 10 or more. We
ask that residents and/or families check
wardrobes regularly for unlabeled or
incorrectly labelled clothing. If clothing is
incorrectly labelled, a replacement label will be
printed and stored. There will be no cost to the
resident for that label.
Thanks you for understanding.
Communal NEWSPAPER Attention Residents: Please remember the Newspapers located in the Lounge room are paid for by the facility and are for all residents use. Please do not remove these papers from the lounge areas. Thank you for your cooperation. Prescriptions
Families that have any scripts given to
them from a doctor for their relative
must be brought back to the hostel and
handed in to the Sister in charge or the
Hostel Supervisor or handed into
Florence pharmacy to be dispensed.
Florence pharmacy will then liaise
with the hostel.
Blue forms
Blue forms are found just at the entrance of Esther Somerville and on each floor of Elizabeth Lodge. Please use these forms to compliment, suggest or lodge a grievance. Our Continuous Improvement Officer, Julie Cutler will respond to your blue form. This is an important part of our process to ensure we are always improving what we do . Signing Forms At the last board meeting the board has again confirmed that staff should not witness any documents for residents and families. This is for the protection of staff and the facility. The reason is that if there is Court case, person can say by signing the staff has implied that the resident is capable of signing COMMUNICATON OF
CONCERNS OR QUESTIONS
To reduce risk of possible confusion,
if you have any concerns that are
related to your health, medications or
care, please ask Registered Nurse or
Hostel Supervisor or ADOC, Lin Lo.
This will ensure you get the most up
to date and accurate information.
BUS OUTING
Monday bus outings are leisurely outings to parks and cafes, from 1-‐3pm except on public holidays On Tuesday there is a shopping bus that takes residents to Pennant Hills Shopping village. If you are interested in these please see Irene or call on 94870679. We would like to wish a Happy Birthday
Trevor Barnett, Mrs Moya Ryan, Mrs Joan Hlubucek, Mr Eric Clayton, Mrs Minnie Chow,
Mr
Mrs Jean Robinson, Mrs Geneva Smith, Mr Ian Cameron, Mrs Lorna Wright, Mr Arthur
Duffy, Mrs Martha Pontey, Mrs Barbara Jameson, Mr Ross Mattinson, Mr Linley Davies, Miss
Lorraine Miller, Mrs Emily Banks, Mrs Phyllis Marriott and
Mrs Martha Olivier
All the staff at Adventist Age Care
Wish you health and happiness
We would like to extend a very warm welcome to Esther Somerville Janis Brodie -Grant, Dorothy Byrne, Walter Maconachie
We would also like to wish a very warm welcome to our new residents Dates to remember for Esther Somerville Birthday afternoon tea Residents meeting Bus outing Wednesday13th August, 2:00 pm th
Tuesday 28 October, 2:00pm Thursday28th August, 2014 We would like to wish a very happy Birthday to Mrs Wanda Hill, Mrs Margaret Setton, Mrs Dorothy Bramble, Mrs Patricia Archer and Mrs Coreena Buckle All the staff here at Adventist Aged Care Wish you all health and happiness. Esther Somerville has their bus outing the last Thursday of the month
it is enjoyed by all.
In House Television
We now have in house Television on Channel 351for advertising, this shows Channel350
for Chapel e.g. Sabbath, programs and any other news at Wahroonga this is available on
all television (in your rooms, at reception, in the lounge room). Where ever there is a
television.
Call Bell in Esther Somerville
Call Bell in Esther Somerville for families to communicate with the RN on care concerns. This
call bell is at the nurse’s station. If you cannot locate an RN, please use this to call the RN and
discuss any care issues you may have.
Hand Towels
Hand towels in resident bathroom are to be put in bins not in the toilet as this will block
our toilets, only toilet paper for toilets please
Residents Auxiliary
This is our resident’s auxiliary cupboard with gifts, donations, and crafts that residents and
family have given, for us to raise money. This cupboard is situated at reception and is available
Monday to Friday
1 The first milestone has been reached. The new lounge on the ground floor is
complete. But we will use this as a temporary dining room while the work is
done on middle floor. The lounge area will also be used for worship
services as residents will not have access to the chapel for a while.
Some problems were encountered during the renovation of the ground floor
that resulted in a six week delay to complete that area. The builders will
make up two of the six weeks. This means the project will now be finished
in December 2014 (not November)
Area Start date Completion date Extend car park 28 January 2014 31 March 2014
Renovate Ground Floor 2 Build lift shaft and fire stairs 3 Renovate Middle floor (lounge) 4 30 June 2014 10 March 2014 22 October 2014 7 July 2014
21 August 2014 Renovate Top floor 21 August 2014 20 October 2014 5 Build Admin block 15 August 2014 5 December 2014 6 Resurface entry road and new car
park 6 December 2014 12 December 2014 Highlighting indicates they have started or finished Bereavements
It is with great sadness that we announce the following resident’s have
passed away
Mrs Joan Welsh, Mrs Joyce Keeler
We have brand new Computers available for the residents in Level 1
– Coffee Shop if they wish to navigate on the internet?
We’ve moved the Broadband for senior’s kiosk to Level 1 – Coffee
Shop.
This computer is funded by the Government – Broadband for senior’s
project. It has internet and Windows 8.
Thank you!
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