Campbell's Chronicle Winter 2018

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Chronicles

Logan Campbell Retirement Village • Winter edition 2018

Our first residents move in!

Welcome to Logan Campbell

Location, location, location

Meet Gail

Greetings from Karyn...

Hello and welcome to Campbell’s Chronicles.

My first six weeks at Logan Campbell have been very enjoyable and I’m so pleased I made the decision to return to the retirement sector. It’s very exciting to see our new residents settle into their new homes in the village!

My career started out in hotel management at the Hyatt Regency, I then lived in the United Kingdom for a few years before returning home and taking up a retirement village management position. Most recently I have been working within the business and operations areas of early childhood education.

On a personal note, I have lived in the local community for the past 13 years and I really do think this is a very special part of Auckland.

Cornwall Park is truly beautiful and I feel we are blessed to have this amazing space so close and accessible to us.

I am happily married to Brad, and we have two wonderful, boisterous sons, Matty (6yrs) and Joe (5yrs).

I’m looking forward to the months ahead when our village centre will be open for the public to view at our open days on 16 and 17 June.

Kind regards,

Karyn Nobilo Village Manager

Meeting our residents We are enjoying our new sales office located just to the left of the main door at Logan Campbell.

We have 60 residents already enjoying life at the village, including Jean Brown, pictured opposite with Lucy.

Open Days Sat 16 and Sun 17 June, 10am-3pm Lucy and Taryn

Karyn Nobilo Village Manager Ph: 09 636 3888 Call Karyn for general enquiries, or any information about resthome, hospital and dementia care.

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Lucy Caldwell & Taryn Eagle Sales Advisors Ph: 09 636 3883 Talk to Lucy or Taryn for more information about independent or serviced apartments.

Welcome to Logan Campbell The first ever residents to move into our new Logan Campbell Retirement Village were welcomed to their shiny new independent apartment on 1 March 2018.

A special gift box, bouquet of flowers, and a welcome platter were presented to them by our sales advisors Lucy Caldwell and Taryn Eagle, and of course there was a ribbon on the door to cut.

Marion and Murray Garlick said it was very exciting and just a little overwhelming to be the first.

“We’re so glad to be in,” said Marion.

“We expected it to be beautiful but this is far better than we ever imagined,” added Murray, who in his delight gave Marion an impromptu kiss on the cheek!

The couple had spent the night before the big move in their motorhome parked on the driveway of their home just down the road in Royal Oak. They arrived bright and early at the Campbell Road village to wait for their removal truck to arrive.

While there were plenty of construction workers around in hard hats and high vis vests finishing off the rest of the village, the new independent apartment block was a thing of beauty, decorated with wall sculptures and pictures along the

hallways, and of course the Garlicks’ new name plate!

Downsizing their belongings had been the least enjoyable part of the process, said Murray, but the pair were excited to set up their new apartment.

Their daughter Judith and granddaughter Kate had joined them at the village to help with unpacking boxes and there were a few goodies from Ryman to help them on their first day.

Regional sales and community relations manager, Tammy Drinkwater, said she was thrilled to welcome Marion and Murray as the first official residents of the new village.

Tammy said: “We’re delighted to have Marion and Murray on board and we’re sure they’re going to enjoy their lovely new apartment for many years to come.”

Joining the Garlicks at the village later that day was second resident to move in, Jean Brown, followed by Joy Whitehead the next day.

Above: New residents Marion and Murray with sales advisor Lucy and Taryn Right: Murray a bit overwhelmed but loved their name tag

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It’s got to be

good enough for mum In May 2018 Kevin Hickman announced he was standing down from the board of Ryman, ending 34 years of service at the company.

There is no doubt that Ryman Healthcare would not be the company it is today without Kevin, and everyone at Ryman wishes him all the best with his retirement.

The Ryman story began back in 1983, when Kevin was a former policeman turned private detective.

He was asked to investigate a resthome fire in Christchurch, and he did not like what he saw.

“The fire was in an old villa and there were four people to a room all with shared toilets,’’ Kevin recalls.

“To me it was crazy, the standards were so poor.

But that’s how resthomes were in those days.’’

Kevin would never dream of putting his mother into a place like that if she needed to go into care.

“I thought, what would I want for mum?”

And so, Ryman’s philosophy that care has to be “good enough for mum” was born.

Kevin teamed up with John Ryder, an accountant, and together they made a dynamic pair.

Ryman – a combination of Ryder and Hickman – Healthcare was registered and they bought their first property to convert into a resthome in 1984.

“I thought, what would I want for mum?”

As well as providing care that was better than anywhere else, the company had to be sustainable, with its systems constantly refined and improved upon.

The size of the villages and the facilities offered may have changed over the past 30 years, but Ryman’s core philosophy remains the same.

Care is still at the heart of what we do. And it’s got to be good enough for mum. Or dad!

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Italian meatballs Meatballs 500g Mince beef 1 Onion diced 2 tbsp Fresh thyme 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese

1 Egg 1/2 cup Breadcrumbs Salt & Pepper

A note from our chef,

Sugo sauce 1/2 Onion, diced 1tbsp Garlic 1 tbsp Basil, chopped 1/4 cup Red wine

400g Tinned crushed tomatoes 1 Bay leaf 500ml Beef stock

Method • Preheat the oven to 180 degrees.

• Combine all the meatball ingredients with the beef mince and mix well, then roll them into golf ball size portions.

• Fry all the meat balls in a semi deep fry pan to seal the meat, and place them onto a baking tray.

• Use the same deep fry pan to sauté the onion, garlic, basil and bay leaf, then deglaze with red wine and add the crushed tomatoes and beef stock.

• Once the sauce starts bubbling, pour over the meatball tray.

• Cover with baking paper and foil and cook for 2 hours.

• Serve hot on a bed of mashed potatoes.

• Serves 4-5.

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Lawrence Slow cooked Italian meatballs is a resident favourite at our Weary Dunlop Retirement Village. It’s a hearty dish that blends well with our new Harvest menus, and residents love the texture and flavour.

Furthermore, it’s a healthy option and is easy to prepare.

You simply combine the ingredients and let the oven do the cooking – leaving more time to spend with your loved ones.

Chef Lawrence with resident Enid McCauley

Staff Profile

Introducing Ian

redundant so we thought the time was right to come back and spend more time with our family here.”

Ian’s first day on the job also happened to be the first day of residents moving into the village.

“The funny thing is when I got here there was no one else here but as soon as they arrived I don’t think I’ve stopped since!” he laughs.

And there hasn’t been much gardening yet either, as Ian has been helping out anyone who needed it, be it maintenance, removals or running errands!

I think anything that makes the residents feel like this is their home, is a great idea.

When Ian Whyte saw the ad for a gardener at Logan Campbell village his reaction was instant.

“Straightaway I thought ‘It’s got my name written on it!’” he says.

“It’s exactly what I wanted to get into.”

Ian had just returned to New Zealand with his wife and three children, after 16 years of living in the UK. “I was working on a private estate of 250 acres near Windsor but then my wife got made

His highlight so far has definitely been getting to know the residents.

“They are really good fun, and have all got a great sense of humour so I’m just having the best time.”

As more of the site is constructed, Ian is relishing getting stuck in with maintaining the beautiful grounds and perhaps adding the odd personal touch.

“There’s talk of doing a herb garden – I think anything that makes the residents feel like this is their home is a great idea.”

Location, location, location Just around the corner from the village is a small group of shops and also, just a short stroll away and directly across the road, is the beautiful Cornwall Park.

The shops, situated on the crossroads of Tawa and Rawhiti Roads, includes a food market, Lotto shop, takeaways, bakery, hairdresser, drycleaners and a café.

Cornwall Park, features a fine selection of specimen trees, beautiful garden beds, panoramic summit views, grazing sheep and cattle. There are

many free events held at the park throughout the year and it provides the community with easy walks and a chance to enjoy the great outdoors.

Therefore, you shouldn’t want for anything at our village!

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Resident Profile

Meet Gail

Gail is certainly not short of friends. She still keeps in regular touch with three close friends who she went to New Plymouth Girls High School with, one of whom she has known since primary school.

She says she followed the example of her father, a navigator in the RNZAF who was a very good letter writer, and when her marriage ended, her teaching career began to take off and so began the steady collection of legions of friends over the years.

When she started teaching at Sir Edmund Hillary Collegiate in 1975 she immersed herself in school life, inviting senior students round to her house for revision nights during the week.

I love books and reading, and if I can’t get to the library it’s not a problem, I can just go to my shelves.

As she prepares to leave her home of nearly three decades to move into a serviced apartment at Logan Campbell, Gail Tennent-Brown says her love of literature has helped her deal with the feeling of upheaval from such a big move.

“It makes me think of a quote from one of my favourite books, ‘The essence of life is change’ from John Wyndham’s The Chrysalids,” says Gail, a former English teacher at Sir Edmund Hillary Collegiate who worked there for 40-plus years.

“It’s a big change which can feel a little bit scary but I think I will soon get distracted with all the lovely facilities on offer and get over it pretty quickly!”

The change came about after Gail’s son Christopher heard about the new village being built on Campbell Road not far from where he lives in Onehunga.

As Gail also has connections to the area through attending St Peter’s church with her auntie for many years, the idea began to appeal.

Having had a couple of falls in recent times she acknowledged there was a need to move and opted for a serviced apartment within the village.

“With Ryman I think what I’m most looking forward to is a secure and supportive life as well as the possibility of new connections with people.”

On Saturday mornings, she would even volunteer at weekends to drive the rugby team to their matches, bundling up her two sons Christopher and Brett for the ride too!

“It became my life,” she says. “I feel lucky that I have got a bunch of friends my age but also this secondary level who are my ex-students.

“I must have been able to engage with them in a way that was meaningful to them and it was meaningful to me too.

“It gave me an amazing experience of people and their lives and helped me get to know different cultures from my own.”

“It was a two-way thing and it’s what’s been sustaining me when I haven’t been well in this last year, it’s been those students as well as my own children who have given me the energy.”

Cat-loving Gail is looking forward to showing visitors around her new ground-floor apartment, perfectly situated to house her feline friend.

And when she wants a change from the various village activities on offer she knows she always has one favourite pastime to turn to.

“I love book and reading, and if I can’t get to the library it’s not a problem, I can just go to my shelves.”

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Village heart now beating If project manager Antony Williams was a heart surgeon and the village was his patient, you could say that the heart was well and truly beating and he was now on the stitching up stage!

In other words, the heart of the village – the village centre – is open for business, with Logan Campbell’s newest residents now enjoying their Happy Hours in the lounge.

Amenities such as the snooker room, pool, gym, movie theatre, hair salon and bar are kitted out and ready to go, and the bowling green which the village centre looks out upon, has been planted out with beautiful potted colour and young trees.

While he sets the bar pretty high, Ant said he was ‘happy’ with the overall progress of the build - he was more effusive about seeing the smiling faces of the residents who’d moved in to date.

“They seem to be enjoying their new home which is really rewarding for me and I know that makes the guys happy too,” he said.

The site’s construction team had now switched operations to some unused serviced apartments tucked around the corner from the main entrance while the area their containers used to be on is being prepared for the final stage of building.

“Work started on that towards the end of May and involves the usual excavations and foundations before it starts growing up out of the ground.

“That should be pretty straightforward compared to the rest of the build,” he said. “It’s exciting to see the end in sight.”

Right: Village manager Karyn Nobilo outside the entrance of our new village.

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