Thembalami and MODA newsletter: September 2024

Inyoni Creek’s street braai on 6 February was a feast to remember! Organised by residents Clive and Jenny Cubitt, with…

Elphino’s coffee shop, based at Elphin Village, hosted festive Christmas lunches on December 15 and 16 for residents of all…

Read Thembalami Care Centre’s and Max Ordman Deaf Association’s latest news.

Tarentaal residents celebrated the retirement village’s 36th anniversary in true 80s style on June 6. In 1988, on June 1,…

Thornhill Manor retirement village’s Easter Bonnet Parade was hotly contested, with 15 residents going all out to take top honours….

Four Wits University occupational therapy (OT) students are completing a four-week practical training block at SANCA Wedge Gardens treatment centre….

Heads were scratched, suggested answers whispered, and merriment reigned at the fun quiz evening organised by Elphino’s Wanda de Groot…

After over a decade of ‘post-retirement’ work for Rand Aid’s Elphin Lodge retirement village, liaison manager Phyllis Phillips has ‘officially’…

KAREN GRIESSEL, A SOCIAL WORKER AT JOHANNESBURG’S SANCA WEDGE GARDENS TREATMENT CENTRE, TALKS ABOUT FAITH VERSUS FEAR AND HOW HAVING…

A heartfelt congratulations to James Algera, who celebrated 15 years of sobriety on July 19, 2025! James took his first…

Sorbet Morningside marked Mandela Day in style, treating 16 ladies from Thembalami Care Centre and the Max Ordman Deaf Association…

There was an explosion of colour at Rand Aid’s Inyoni Creek Retirement Village on Heritage Day when a braai was…

While the cost of living in a retirement village may seem more expensive than continuing to live at home, various…

Rand Aid’s Inyoni Creek retirement village residents again reached out to support non-profit organisation 67 Blankets for Nelson Mandela Day,…

Rand Aid Ron Smith Care Centre resident Anne Brokensha celebrated her 102nd birthday on  28 January. Anne’s daughter Sue Byrne,…