Tarentaal retirement village resident Maria Ferencz is not only keeping busy during the coronavirus lockdown, but she is also bringing smiles to anxious faces. She attached face masks to two hippo statues which never fails to lift the spirits of people enjoying their morning exercise. Maria has also used rock art to create a topical feature outside the village office.
My life revolved around alcohol, says 51-year-old James Algera who recently celebrated 10 years of sobriety. After growing up in…
At 11 years of age, James Donovan started drinking. At 13, he was smoking weed and when he was barely…
Tarentaal Care Centre manager Tammy Neilson and committee member Helen Edwards hard at work preparing Mother’s Day treats of hot…
People who abuse drugs or alcohol often do so to cope with anxiety, depression and other mental health issues. A…
Rand Aid’s Elphin Lodge retirement village residents are knitting and donating teddies to non-profit organisation Light A Sparke, which donates…
Thornhill Manor retirement village’s motto is ‘People Matter Here’ and with the coronavirus pandemic having restricted people’s social lives, the…
Florah Tshonisa, who joined Ron Smith Care Centre as a professional nurse in 2019, has been promoted to the position…
Chris Dormehl was a beloved resident of MODA. The life of Chris Dormehl was celebrated around a braai fire by…
Inyoni Creek resident Adelle Rogoff holds the disc of ice from her birdbath. With minimum temperatures recently plummeting to -2,…
Their hands may tell the story of rich decades well lived but when Geoff Gearing (86) asked Jill du Toit…
To the amazing Rand Aid team On 20 June, our Mom Jill sent us a worrying ‘goodbye’. While we know…
By: Estelle Raath, Deputy Complex Manager SANCA Wedge Gardens When will everything be back to normal? What is normal? These…
Despite the coronavirus lockdown, Ron Smith Care Centre resident Kitty Venn’s 103rd birthday did not slip by unnoticed. A birthday tea…
