When Ron Smith Care Centre resident Lorraine Lowdon celebrated her 80th birthday in April, during the coronavirus lockdown, Sr Leanie Bessinger, the Charge Sister on River Lodge 1, made sure that all Lorraine’s loved ones were able to join in on the fun. “I downloaded an application on my phone called Houseparty, a video call app, which enabled all of Lorraine’s family to join in. I had approximately eight family members on my phone who joined in when we sang happy birthday to her. Lorraine could see them and they could see her. After we sang, each family member gave her a personal birthday wish. It was a very special moment as the family could see her on her birthday,” says Sr Leanie.
Related Posts
When Rand Aid Association was formed in 1903, it gave assistance to the destitute, the aged and to men left…
Delicious soup and rolls were the order of the day at Thembalami Care Centre and the Max Ordman Deaf Association…
Lerato Masoga and Iris Radebe from Ron Smith Care Centre’s River Lodge 3 again won the accolade of best housekeeping…
Thornhill Manor retirement village recently held a Christmas market in its hall (socially distanced with masks and sanitiser) where some…
Elphin Lodge and Ron Smith Care Centre (RSCC) social worker Nadine Radford enjoys her everyday interaction with residents, and listening…
Rand Aid Thornhill Manor retirement village resident Arlette Emilia Lass will celebrate her 90th birthday on 31 August. Born in…
“The purpose of life is… to be productive, to be useful, to have it make some difference that you have…
Following two years of Covid-19 lockdown restrictions, Rand Aid’s Tarentaal retirement village residents thoroughly enjoyed celebrating St Patrick’s Day on…
Rand Aid Tarentaal retirement village resident Mary Louise Hattingh (neé Carratu) celebrated her 100th birthday in style on 24 July,…
Rand Aid’s Thornhill Manor residents enjoyed an evening of love and laughter at the retirement village’s Valentine’s sundowner dinner on…
Three residents of Rand Aid’s Thornhill Manor turned heads at the village’s March morning tea with their eye-catching Easter bonnets….
Thabisile Ndobe and Lebo Matloga won the award for the Best Housekeeping Team for January 2024. Their supervisor, Portia Ngobeni,…
Rand Aid Inyoni Creek resident Peter Moore reached out to the retirement village’s residents for assistance after reading in the…