Bert's Innings Summer 18

Bert's Innings

Bert Sutcliffe Retirement Village • Summer edition 2018

Bloomin’ marvellous Director for the New Zealand Flower and Garden Show, Kate Hillier shares her expertise with our residents

Meet Don

Wellness Month

Father’s Day

Greetings from Marika...

Bonjour et bienvenue to our summer edition of Bert’s Innings. A warm welcome to our new residents, families and friends of Bert Sutcliffe.

We’re only a few months away from Christmas!

It is almost two years since we welcomed our first residents in October 2016. We are excited for the opening of our Crowe apartments, our final independent apartment block. So we will soon wave goodbye to our hard-working construction crew.

We are looking forward to some great events including; Oktoberfest celebrations, the Royal New Zealand Ballet and Ryman Healthcare season of The Nutcracker, Remembrance Day, and the Dame Malvina Major Foundation concert. Don’t forget to check out our monthly activities calendar!

We are already busy planning our Christmas and New Year’s Eve celebrations. I was in Canada last year for the holidays, so I am looking forward to enjoying some sunshine and the beach this year.

Please feel free to come and see me, or any member of our team, if you would like to know more about our wonderful village or if you have any feedback.

Kind regards,

Marika Laflamme Village Manager

Bowl’s season!

We are very excited to see our bowling green taking shape in the middle of the village. The fantastic open space, which is surrounded by our beautiful gardens, will be the perfect spot to play during the summer months. Who knows, we might challenge our sister villages to a bowls championship!

Leanne and Rosalind

Leanne O’Meara & Rosalind Hayhoe Sales Advisors Ph: 09 483 2226 Talk to Leanne or Rosalind for information about independent or serviced apartments.

Marika Laflamme Village Manager Ph: 09 482 1777 Call Marika for general enquiries, or information about resthome, hospital and dementia care.

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Bloomin’ marvellous!

With four generations of gardening expertise behind her, Kate Hillier is certainly a fitting person to be events director for the New Zealand Flower and Garden Show, which runs from 28 November – 2 December.

Englishwoman Kate told an audience gathered in the village centre at Bert Sutcliffe how the Hillier family had grown into a garden centre brand and quality plant stockist worthy of a Royal Warrant, all stemming from her great great grandfather Edwin

Hillier’s humble beginnings opening a small nursery in Winchester in 1864.

The company has also long been associated with the Chelsea Flower Show, racking up 73 consecutive gold medals, which makes it the most successful exhibitor in the show’s history.

Kate was thrilled to meet resident Jillian Browne who helped set up the original Ellerslie Flower Show 25 years ago, which was modelled on the Chelsea event.

Pictured on cover: Kate Hillier and resident Jillian Browne

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RYMAN E H T

H E A LT H C A R E S E A S O

If you notice the Christmas decorations going up a bit earlier in our villages this year, it’s to celebrate our partnership with the Royal New Zealand Ballet’s season of The Nutcracker.

We know our residents will enjoy being immersed in the whimsical story of the Nutcracker as our villages are transformed – think sugar plum fairies, gingerbread houses and toy soldiers.

There will be a range of activities on offer – from appreciating Tchaikovsky’s beautiful

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musical score, to having a go at making themed-decorations for display.

The ballet will be touring throughout New Zealand, opening in Wellington on 31 October, and finishing in Auckland on 15 December.

Want to see a show near you?

Contact your village reception for exclusive Ryman discounts on tickets!

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Ryman chefs take top prize At the recent New Zealand Hospitality Awards, our in-house Chefs; Steve Iraia and Paul Korunic, took the top two prizes.

also pleased to go one better than last year.

“We’ve got the two top positions in the country, which is a brilliant result.’’

Steve has been the chef at Princess Alexandra village in Napier for 10 years. He was named the winner in the senior lifestyle section.

Steve and Paul had 75 minutes to cook meals for eight people consisting of four hoki loin dishes and four dishes featuring beef cheeks.

Steve came second in last year’s competition.

Ryman Hotel Services Manager Andrew Gibson said he was proud of the chefs, as the dishes they prepared had to be practical and suitable for Ryman menus.

“I’m absolutely ecstatic, it was a bit like taking care of some unfinished business.”

Village chefs serve up more than 10,000 meals a day to our residents.

Chefs prepare the food fresh on-site, with three main course choices, including a vegetarian option.

Both Steve and Paul’s classic recipes feature in Ryman Delicious menus.

Paul, Chef at Anthony Wilding village in Christchurch for the last four years, was

myRyman rollout crosses the finishing line Our myRyman electronic care system has been rolled out to all our villages in New Zealand. myRyman is a robust electronic care system located in each resident’s room. It allows nurses and care assistants to view the full care profile of each resident at the touch of a button. Information is recorded in real time, dramatically reducing paperwork.

In 2015, Chief Operations Office Barbara ReynenRose went looking for an electronic care

system but couldn’t find one she liked, so Ryman decided to build its own version.

“It makes us excited about what’s possible, and where we can take it next.”

Chief Executive Gordon MacLeod said the project would keep Ryman Healthcare at the forefront of aged care.

“What we have achieved is very, very rare. To take a concept that involved a complete change in how people work and make it into a system that is operable 24/7 in a care operation is incredible.

“It makes us excited about what’s possible, and where we can take it next.’’

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Resident Profile

Meet Don

NZ Territorial Army for seven years and in 1962, I retired with the rank of Captain.

I attended both Canterbury University and Victoria University to study Geology. I was appointed as a survey cadet in Rotorua in 1958 and gained my registration as a land surveyor in 1964.

I married my lovely wife, Anne Warren, in Hamilton in 1961. We have three children – David, Campbell and Kirsten.

When I was not working, I played sports such as cricket, tennis, badminton, table tennis and sailing. I still play tennis and attend meetings at various Masonic orders to which I belong.

M serviced apartment is very My comfortable, well maintained, and the meals are delicious.

I have been fortunate enough to travel and have been to Australia, the UK, Europe, Asia, the Pacific Islands and South America.

Hello, my name is Don Speedy and I was born in Hastings on 18 April 1936.

Anne passed away in November 2016 and I moved from Rotorua to Bert Sutcliffe in November 2017 to be near my family.

I attended eight primary schools and completed my secondary education at Takapuna Grammar School. I also represented the school in cricket and rugby and became a prefect.

In 1956, I completed compulsory training with the Royal New Zealand Engineers and served with the

My serviced apartment is very comfortable, well maintained, the meals are delicious, and there are many great activities in the village.

Moving to Bert Sutcliffe village after almost 60 years in Rotorua was a major decision but I have no regrets.

Wellness Month During August we celebrated Wellness Month and here at Bert Sutcliffe we don’t just look after our residents, we also look after our staff. For Wellness Month we decided that a delicious healthy breakfast would be just the thing. The staff had a blast while eating delectable croissants, fruits,

vegetables and many more delicious treats. Thank you to our kitchen staff who excelled in making a healthy, nutritious, and delicious breakfast.

Pictured: Our staff greatly enjoyed the healthy breakfast.

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International Month

Spring celebrations

International Month was all about celebrating our diverse cultures. We dressed up and held a pot luck lunch to showcase all the different types of cuisine. Our Village Manger, Marika (far right), dressed up in traditional Indian clothes to celebrate with us.

For spring our serviced apartment residents celebrated with a lovely fine dining lunch.

The room was decorated with beautiful floral colours and flower centrepieces. Residents enjoyed a delicious meal accompanied by a glass of wine.

Pictured: Residents June and Gordon James with their daughter Amanda and staff.

Pictured: Doreen Boyd and Daphne Doherty enjoyed the festivities.

Staff Profile

Introducing Heather

Hello, my name is Heather Robinson and I started working at Bert Sutcliffe Retirement Village in June, this year.

I was born and raised in Belfast, Northern Ireland, where I worked in aged care for seven years. At the University of Ulster I gained a BSc in International Hospitality Management and a MSc in Human Resource Management, before moving to New Zealand in June 2017.

I am looking forward to my future career as part of the Ryman family.

I have always been passionate about aged care and am excited to be a part of the Ryman team

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and the difference they are making in the aged care sector in New Zealand.

In my role as Assistant to the Manager, I love the daily interaction with both residents and staff; there is something that makes me smile every day.

I am looking forward to my future career as part of the Ryman family.

Father’s Day

Upcoming events

Father’s Day at the village is always very special.

The serviced apartment residents celebrated the day with a delicious barbeque along with a cold beer. Burgers and sausages were on the menu, which proved to be very popular as there were none left at the end! Meanwhile in the resthome and hospital, Father’s Day was celebrated with delicious pizza.

The residents also enjoyed having their families celebrating the day with them, and many stayed long after to spend quality time together.

Pictured: Ron Sibbe with his son at the Father’s Day celebrations.

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Dame Malvina Major Foundation concert

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Christmas Market

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December

Music in the village

Debbie Dorday &

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Jim Joel concert

2 Rangatira Road, Birkenhead

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