RSCC Newsletter: February 2025

Rand Aid’s Ron Smith Care Centre launched its Hearts and Hands for the Homeless project during the coronavirus lockdown. The…

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How I love my little garden, where I sit and contemplate. My perfect piece of paradise inside my garden gate….

Thornhill Manor’s annual family fun day and fete has become a firm favourite on many people’s social calendars. This year’s…

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Elphin Lodge’s Christmas dinner on 8 December was a delight to behold after two years of being unable to hold…

People matter at Rand Aid retirement village Thornhill Manor, which is why the phrase ‘People Matter Here’ has been adopted…

Fittingly, Wedge Gardens manager Adèl Grobbelaar’s birthday falls on Women’s Day, August 9. This year, she turned a significant 60…

Inyoni Creek resident Stan Rodkin recently enjoyed showing other members of the Gentlemen Only Ladies Forbidden (GOLF) group how he…

The coronavirus pandemic has had a devasting effect on elderly residents living in care centres, especially during strict lockdown, as…

Unlike so many of the special celebrations and events on the Ron Smith Care Centre calendar, the Christmas celebrations were…

Thembalami Care Centre resident Doreen Calder’s (94) day was made on May 8 when her daughter Jenny Fraser visited. Although…

International Nurses’ Day is celebrated around the world on May 12, the anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth. Known as the…

Tarentaal Retirement Village celebrated Valentine’s Day on February 14 by hosting a tea, complete with entertainment by Diana Cowen, a…

A beautifully landscaped water-wise garden was created at Rand Aid’s Tarentaal retirement village in celebration of spring. Grounds manager George…