RSCC Newsletter: November 2021

By: Karen Griesell, Thonhill Manor social worker This special day for the elderly is celebrated every year on 1 October…

Rand Aid’s Ron Smith Care Centre residents  had a wonderful time decorating Christmas stockings to hang on their doors. Staff…

Rand Aid’s Thembalami Care Centre and Max Ordman Deaf Association residents and the ‘Gogos’ from the care centre’s Zamokuhle outreach…

When most people think about slowing down at 80, Thea van Tongeren is doing the opposite. This energetic octogenarian has…

Feeling bored or lonely? There’s plenty to get involved in right on your doorstep. The Tarentaal village hall is often…

Thornhill Manor’s Happy Chatty Walkers had tons of fun creating a ‘tree of love’ for Valentine’s Day on 14 February….

With her diverse legal background, including academic and corporate experience, as well as international administrative roles; her empathy for people;…

Congratulations to Kedibone Madibane who won Elphin Lodge’s Knock Your Sox Off award in May. Elphin Lodge’s motivational monthly competition…

Many residents from Rand Aid’s Inyoni Creek retirement village have also received their first Covid-19 vaccination. Ahead of the roll-out…

Registered nurse Estelle Raath shares her experiences of the general anxiety that has become so commonplace during the global coronavirus…

Isobel Kohll, who turned 102 on November 13, continues to keep fellow Scrabble players on their toes. Isobel was a…

Ron Smith Care Centre resident Josephine Kew celebrated her 90th birthday on 5 September, with her sons Gabriel and Nicholas….

Rand Aid’s Inyoni Creek retirement village celebrated Arbor Week in early September. Servest kindly donated a tree to each of…

Elphin Lodge recently launched an innovative, motivational monthly competition to recognise its domestic workers for their hard work and dedication…

Elphin Lodge residents thoroughly enjoyed the village’s craft market on 2 December. Residents enjoyed browsing the 16 tables that displayed…