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Staff unwind for Stress Awareness Day at Thembalami
To mark Stress Awareness Day on Wednesday, October 5, the management and occupational therapy (OT) team at Thembalami Care Centre…
13 Nov 2025
Music therapy: Tapping into a rich resource at RSCC
Annelet Prinsloo, a qualified music therapist with a master’s degree who facilitates group sessions at Ron Smith Care Centre, writes…
26 Oct 2025
Galloping granny is no runaway bride
Their hands may tell the story of rich decades well lived but when Geoff Gearing (86) asked Jill du Toit…
17 Sep 2020
INTERNATIONAL OVERDOSE DAY: 31 AUGUST
“I felt her body next to mine; she was cold. I tried to wake her, felt for a pulse, nothing….
31 Aug 2020
Rand Aid leaders gain global insight at Cape Town conference
A delegation from Rand Aid Association joined global thought leaders, policymakers and practitioners at the International Federation on Ageing’s (IFA)…
26 Sep 2025
Laughter and golden oldies at Thornhill Manor sing-along
Romance wasn’t only in the air this Valentine’s season – it was in every lyric and melody when residents from…
20 Feb 2026
Tarentaal celebrates Heritage Day
Rand Aid’s Tarentaal retirement village Residents’ Committee hosted a braai for residents, to celebrate Heritage Day on 23 September.
25 Oct 2021
Thembalami faces coronavirus as a united family
Resident John McCall (72) and little Amo (4) – the grandson of the care centre’s Matron Paulina Namo – have…
14 May 2020
Friendship draw brings paws and prizes to Tarentaal
Excitement filled the hall at Tarentaal Retirement Village on February 18 as residents turned out in their numbers for the…
21 Feb 2026
World Alzheimer’s Month: When home is no longer the best place
September is World Alzheimer’s Month, a time to raise awareness about dementia and the care needs of those living with…
31 Aug 2025
RSCC bids farewell to Hilda
Ron Smith Care Centre (RSCC) bid a fond farewell to Elphin Lodge and RSCC housekeeping supervisor Hilda Mabaso on 28…
02 Feb 2022
From knee replacements to 300 parkruns: ‘Toppie’ keeps going strong
From knee replacements to 300 parkruns: ‘Toppie’ keeps going strong Neil Munro calls himself a ‘toppie with two artificial knees’…
19 Apr 2026
Denver awarded for 60 years’ service to Polyflor
Thornhill Manor retirement village resident Denver Coleman was recently recognised for 60 years long service at Polyflor, where he started…
13 Sep 2021
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Thornhill’s Man Cave members get to work
Members of Thornhill Manor retirement village’s Man Cave have gone above and beyond, creating a beautiful lock-up cupboard for the…
22 Jul 2021