Hilda’s Highlights Hilda Ross Retirement Village • Autumn edition 2019
Children’s Party Our residents and the youngsters enjoy their annual summer event
Meet Patrick
Birthday celebrations
Remember December
Greetings from Wendy... Hello and a warm welcome to the autumn edition of Hilda’s Highlights. In our last edition I mentioned we were hosting a fundraising walk, Remember December, in conjunction with Dementia Waikato. We were delighted to raise $2,500 for a very worthy cause. This year kicked off with wonderful long, hot summer days and the residents and their families enjoyed a fabulous Children’s Party in January. The pony rides and the magician were extra popular this year. Residents also enjoyed their annual February barbeques.
Some of our village objectives include the continuation of staff training. Health and safety is a daily priority and we’re also focusing on mental wellbeing. As part of our refurbishment we now have some lovely new pictures hanging in the serviced apartment corridors and some new furniture for the village. Please remember if you have any concerns or questions, pop in to see me so we can have a chat. Kind regards,
We were pleased to have extra air-conditioning units fitted into our hospital and special care unit lounges. Residents have also been enjoying ice blocks on the warmer afternoons to help keep everyone cool.
Wendy Taylor Village Manager
A note from Trish… What a great summer and autumn we have been having. I was fortunate enough to walk the Routeburn Track in late January. The scenery was amazing and the highlight was finishing the tramp, driving up to Milford Sound and hopping on a scenic boat for a few hours. Here at the village we started the year off with the lovely Rebecca Nelson performing to residents. We also recently had a wonderful art showcase with local artists from Art Nexus and ArtVenture displaying their work.
Above: Residents enjoy the art showcase
At the village we have some refurbishments underway and I encourage you to come in and put your name on our no obligation waitlist to secure a home here. We have a very happy village, and if you would like to come along to experience one of the events and see the facilities, do call or pop in and see me.
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Trish de Jong Sales Advisor
Ph: 07 853 6148
Village news
Children’s Party There were smiles all round at our annual Children’s Party, with the pony rides, chickens, rabbits and guinea pigs proving to be big hits. There were entertainment options galore, including an ice cream van, a bouncy castle, face painting, a magician, a colouring-in competition and a sausage sizzle. Towards the end of the afternoon Village Manager Wendy took to the bowling green holding a large basket and proved there are only two words in the English language needed to give you total control over dozens of children – lolly scramble! Once those were uttered, the kids came running! An excellent day was had by all. Above: Resident Eunice Uren with her grandchildren at the party. Right: Activity and Lifestyle Coordinator Ronny Taane’s daughter Coreen and little Marley.
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Long Road Home brings team together Ryman supports veterans’ charity event A memorial service to celebrate the end of The Long Road Home charity trek brought a tear to the eye for many involved in the walk. The walk was organised to raise awareness for post-traumatic stress injury (PTSI), and was sponsored by Ryman Healthcare. The early new year trek from St Arnaud along 110km of high-country station roads ended in Hanmer, on January 12, with a memorial service at Soldier’s Block in the South Island township. Dozens of onlookers gathered at the block to hear accounts from the New Zealand Mounted Rifles Charitable Trust (NZMRT) team that took part in the horse-ride and walk. They had followed the route taken by soldiers returning from World War 1, 100 years ago, but with the benefit of blue-sky days and a support team.
The event remembered that soldiers returning from WW1 were often left to make their own way home. Many felt abandoned, hopeless and segregated from their fellow Kiwis after witnessing the horrors of war. The walk was a success and Ryman has signed on to support the trek next year, and the plan is to make it an annual event. The trust was also in contact with overseas groups, to help spread the idea of supporting those with PTSI. PTSI continues to impact the lives of soldiers that have served in arenas such as Korea, Malaya, Vietnam, Timor and Afghanistan. “I think 800 people a year are exiting our current armed forces … some of those will definitely be suffering from PTSI,” Mark said.
Organisers Bernard Shapiro, Murray Hill and Mark Appleton, president of the NZMRT, said the group was raising funds for people suffering from PTSI as a result of traumatic events.
The walk was a success and Ryman has signed on to support the trek next year, and the plan is to make it an annual event.
There were wreaths laid at the memorial on behalf of Ryman, a sponsor of the trust and its work.
Above: NZMRT members, Ryan Haigh and Anna Keehan, with their horses.
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Book review
Dust to Gold The compelling story of Bendigo station, home of Shrek. Written by John Perriam and photographed by Stephen Jaquiery. This fascinating history of Central Otago’s iconic Bendigo Station is illustrated with stunning photographs of a wild and rugged landscape. It also showcases the farms owners, the Perriam Family as well as stockmen, animals, wildlife and memorable characters including the legendary Shrek, filling the pages with vibrant colour. Shrek was the woolly hermit merino, whose story captivated the world when he was discovered high in a mountain cave after avoiding muster for six years. Read about his famous discovery and his subsequent travels throughout the country as an ambassador for Cure Kids. Incidentally, all profits from the sale of Dust to Gold will also go to Cure Kids, a worthy charity for sick children. As you read, you begin to feel part of this resilient family, joining them in their struggles and setbacks as they nurture the land in their care while also promoting their merino breed of sheep from “fleece to fashion”. I felt their pain as they watched their family’s original farm, brimming with memories and dreams, sink below the waters of Lake Dunstan: the trigger
for the eventual purchase of Bendigo Station. From droughts, weeds, gorse and rabbits to indifferent bureaucrats and meddling politicians, many battles were fought and not always won. The Perriam family story is a compelling one. “For me it was a nostalgic reminder of my roots in the nearby North Otago high country.” This is a book for rural and urban dwellers alike. For me it was a nostalgic reminder of my roots in the nearby North Otago high country. It is also an insight into the lives of those who work with and care for our land and country, a blue print on diversifying and a connection with the past for us all. John Perriam’s prose is easy and uncluttered, with the pages full of accurately drawn high country characters and the sometimes cruel events impacting on the lives of his family. Reviewed by Phyllis Thorby Edmund Hillary Retirement Village.
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Melbourne bowls challenge Ryman supports trans-Tasman bowls excursion A group of Charles Upham village lawn bowls enthusiasts have made the most of a trip across the Tasman making friends and enjoying some Ryman hospitality in Melbourne. The group of bowlers and supporters from the Canterbury-based village took on some of the best from Australia at Melbourne greens located at the Glen Waverley Bowls Club, not too far from where Ryman’s Weary Dunlop and Nellie Melba villages are based. They won the right to represent Ryman having topped a South Island Ryman village competition held at Charles Upham village in November. The bowlers Barbara McJarrow, Bruce McCorkindale, Alan Pegley and Frances McDowell plus supporters Trevor McJarrow, Anna Armstrong and Gill Small flew out on Boxing Day and stayed in Australia until New Year’s Day. Ryman is a major sponsor of the Glen Waverley club and bowls carnival. Alan says the team competed on four of the five days in the open competition. “The calibre of competition was of a very high standard with many of the locals having represented Victoria and Australia,” Barbara says.
“We won a few and lost more than we won,” Alan adds. Two days saw temperatures in the mid-30s, with more than 150 players at the club to contend with the sweltering conditions. The thermometer reached 36.4 degrees on the first day. Between them the group members have been bowling for a considerable number of years and have watched changes in the game including more modern bowls running on a ‘tighter draw’, meaning they don’t have to be played so wide. Nowadays the events are social, colourful and regularly held at most Ryman villages.
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Gemma wins the Cashin Scholarship Gemma Ballantyne’s year has got off to the best start possible thanks to the 2019 Cashin Scholarship.
Gemma has opted for a pharmacy degree after her first year, which adds another four years at university followed by an internship.
Gemma, 18, will use the scholarship to fund her pharmacy studies at the University of Otago in Dunedin.
Gemma’s looking forward to starting back at university and says the scholarship will be a big help with a busy year of learning ahead.
She was thrilled to get the news.
“I’m thrilled to win and I’m honoured that the Cashin family selected me,” Gemma says.
“I’m thrilled to win and I’m honoured that the Cashin family selected me.” “It’s awesome to win. It means that it will ease the financial stress this year and allow me to focus on my studies so that I can be the best that I can be.” Gemma has been part of the Ryman family since 2016, when she was a part-time receptionist at Anthony Wilding Retirement Village in Christchurch. She says she loved the job from the very start. “I was 16 and it was my first job and I couldn’t have had a better place to work. I loved talking to the residents, they were always interested in what I was studying and it was like having 200 grandparents.” In 2018 she began her first year at university, studying health sciences at Otago University. She worked at Yvette Williams Retirement Village in Dunedin part-time to support herself.
“I’m really grateful.” Blair Cashin, Mike Cashin’s son, said the family wished Gemma all the best with her studies. There were 100 applicants this year, a record for the scholarship.
The Cashin Scholarship The Cashin Scholarship was established to honour the memory of former Ryman director Mike Cashin. Mike was a strong believer in the power of education to change lives and was a great advocate for Ryman Healthcare and its staff. The scholarship is designed to provide a helping hand to members of the Ryman family who are taking on tertiary study. Each year the Cashin family help select the winner of the $5,000 grant, which is intended to help with study costs.
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Resthome resident profile
Meet Patrick
After leaving school in 1934 I joined the Waikato Times newspaper and only left there 46 years later. My roles at the Waikato Times included being a compositor and a linotype operator. I spent 20 years in each position. Then my last six years were spent in various departments, mainly within the publishing division and canvasing for subscriptions for the paper. The official title was rural circulation consultant. For the period of 1941 to 1945 I served in an infantry role in the Middle East with the 24th Battalion. I still think this was the best battalion in the Middle East. We took part in the Battle of El Alamein, fought at Cassino, Tunisia and Greece.
I have made a number of new friends and caught up with a few that have been in military service.
As soon as I returned from the war I got married. My wife, Grace, and I had three children, a daughter and two sons. My wife passed away 11 years ago.
My name is Patrick Green and I was born in Frankton, Hamilton in 1917. I was one of three brothers, and we all did service during World War II. My poor mother really struggled with this. I was educated at Frankton Primary School and St Columba’s School before attending Marist Brothers High School.
Kindy kids visit Every Tuesday morning the resthome residents look forward to a visit from the Wondernaughts kindy kids. Each time the children visit they bring something different to share with our men and women. It may be reading books, a singing and parachute play routine, or just taking the chance to chat.
I lived in the same house for 73 years, but after deciding to move into Hilda Ross I settled into village life. I’m enjoying the company. I have made a number of new friends and caught up with a few that have been in military service. I still enjoy reading the Waikato Times every morning.
News from our care centre Our residents really enjoy interacting with the children. As the visits happen weekly some close friendships have developed between the youngsters and those in the village resthome. Pictured: The children and residents have a lot of fun together.
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Serviced apartment news
News from our care centre residents
Happy birthday!
Floral art
Our 99-year-old serviced apartment resident Lorna Morgan was the centre of attention at her recent birthday party. She was joined at her birthday celebrations by other residents including Wendy Cunningham and Ciska Hommel, from our townhouses.
The resthome ladies celebrated Valentine’s Day with a lovely afternoon tea followed by a floral workshop with Elsie Moorman. The residents enjoyed talking about all the different techniques florists use to produce their masterpieces.
Pictured: Lorna is ready to blow out the candles.
Pictured: Grace Keene, Patricia Balsom, Elsie Moorman and Maureen Coldwell.
Staff profile
Introducing John
Hello, my name is John Tate and I work in a maintenance role at Hilda Ross.
We have three adult children, as well as three grandchildren.
On reaching retirement age I decided to look for a better work-life balance and so jumped at the part-time maintenance support role at Hilda Ross. I love Ryman’s values of looking after people’s wellbeing while maintaining a health and safety focus.
My interests outside of family include rugby, which I have played and coached. I also like fishing, golf, going to the gym and to travel.
I have found my time working at the village to be most rewarding. There are lots of happy staff and residents here.
I have been married to Pamela for 44 years and together we are proud residents of Hamilton.
I have found my time working at the village to be most rewarding.
Throughout my career I held sales and management roles, including working 22-years in the waste and recycling sector.
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Savoury or sweet profiteroles Ingredients ¾ cup water 125g butter 1 cup high grade flour
Pinch of salt 4 eggs
Savoury filling 150g middle rindless bacon
Sweet filling 200g fresh or frozen raspberries 3 tbsp icing sugar 2 tbsp lemon juice 200ml double cream 150g white chocolate 50g shelled pistachio
(diced)
500g smoked chicken breast (diced)
125g sour cream 125g mayonnaise ½ cup spring onions
A note from Ryman chef,
Timothy Garlick This makes a delicious finger food as it’s small and easy to eat. It’s always a big hit with everyone and you can change it up and serve it as an entrée or dessert. This is on the menu at Jane Mander Retirement Village and the residents absolutely love it!
(finely chopped)
Profiterole method
Sweet filling
• Preheat oven to 180˚C. • Bring water to the boil in saucepan, add butter and stir until melted. Sift in flour and salt, and mix with a wooden spoon over a low heat until the paste starts to dry out. Allow to cool. • Place paste in a bowl and beat in eggs, one at a time, mixing really well after each egg is added. • Place tablespoonfuls of mixture onto a tray lined with baking paper. Bake for 20 minutes. Cool profiteroles on a wire rack.
• Put the raspberries, icing sugar and lemon juice into a food processor or mini blender and blitz until smooth. Press through a sieve into a bowl. • Whip the cream until stiff, then fold in 4tbsp of the raspberry sauce. Spoon the filling into a piping bag and make a hole in each profiterole. Make sure the profiteroles are cool before piping in the filling. • Break up the chocolate into a small bowl and melt in the microwave on low for 1½-2 mins. Leave to cool briefly until slightly thickened. • Carefully spoon the melted chocolate over each filled profiterole and sprinkle with pistachios. Leave to set. To serve, drizzle the remaining raspberry sauce over the profiteroles.
Savoury filling • Fry the diced bacon and place in a bowl to cool. Add the diced chicken with the sour cream, mayonnaise and spring onions. Slice the top off the puff, add the filling and put the lid back on top. • Serve with your favourite chutney.
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Village news
Remember December walk Residents are always keen to celebrate village charity efforts, and they recently presented a cheque for $2,500 to Dementia Waikato. This money was raised during the Remember December walk event, which was held on a very rainy day late last year. The walk took place around the village. There was food and entertainment offered to all. We had a great crowd turn out, with families and the community supporting the day. Dementia Waikato works to support those with dementia symptoms to be assisted, on their own terms, to live with as much independence as possible.
Wendy Taylor Village Manager Ph: 07 855 9542 Call Wendy for general enquiries or for information about resthome, hospital and dementia care.
Trish de Jong Sales Advisor Ph: 07 853 6148 Talk to Trish for information about townhouses or serviced apartments.
Pictured: Village walkers at the 2km mark.
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