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RSCC newsletter: July 2025
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02 Jul 2025
RAND AID ASSOCIATION’S CHAIRMAN’S REPORT: 1 APRIL 2018 TO 31 MARCH 2019
The Board of Management pays tribute to Rae Brown, who had been CEO of Rand Aid Association for almost 15…
12 Sep 2019
RSCC NEWSLETTER: AUGUST 2021
Read all of Ron Smith Care Centre’s latest news!
29 Jul 2021
Don’t miss out on Mother’s Day at Elphino’s
Elphino’s Coffee Shop at Elphin Lodge retirement village is running another raffle – this time for Mother’s Day. Simply enjoy…
14 Apr 2021
101 candles on Irene’s cake
Ron Smith Care Centre resident Irene Watson celebrated her 101st birthday on 8 September. Irene was born in 1921 in…
08 Sep 2022
Become a techno-savvy senior
While many seniors are intimidated by constantly evolving technology – from computers and laptops to smartphones and tablets, apps, social…
28 Jan 2022
RSCC staff receive a special thanks
Allison van Staden, Mirinda Godden and a group of their friends started an initiative to write letters to healthcare workers…
13 Sep 2021
Comrades champions deliver aid to elderly women in Alexandra
Article published by the Sunday Times. David Gatebe (left) and Bruce Fordyce visit elderly residents of Alexandra at the Thembalami…
28 Oct 2020
Ron Smith Care Centre resident celebrates 102nd birthday
There were smiles all round at Rand Aid’s Ron Smith Care Centre when resident Olive Jew celebrated her 102nd birthday…
20 Feb 2026
Paws for joy: Therapy dogs bring smiles to Thembalami Care Centre
The residents of Thembalami Care Centre enjoyed a morning of wagging tails and warm companionship on March 11 when a…
17 Mar 2026
Care bags bring joy to elders
Rand Aid’s Thembalami Care Centre and Max Ordman Deaf Association (MODA) residents received 160 care bags on 9 December, filled…
29 Dec 2022
Eye health in focus at Elphin Lodge
One of the most common causes of visual disability worldwide is macular degeneration – which may be delayed by lifestyle…
17 May 2024
Evelyn joins RSCC OT team
Enrolled nursing assistant Evelyn Shilubane has been seconded to Ron Smith Care Centre’s occupational therapy (OT) department due to her…
02 Sep 2021
Visiting GP challenges Thembalami resident to chess
Dr Kaplan’s got the moves… Thembalami Care Centre resident Brian Penney and general practitioner Dr Dave Kaplan face each other…
14 Oct 2020
Molly celebrates her ninth decade
Rand Aid Tarentaal retirement village resident Molly Cross celebrated her 90th birthday on 10 February, at a lovely party organised…
14 Feb 2022