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Sunnymeade Park Aged Care Community

The Sunnymeade Sentinel August—September 2020

WINTER IS FINALLY HERE

Sunnymeade Park residents have been enjoying the outside

gardens during the winter days which have been

lovely and sunny. The local magpies love to visit for a drink

and lots of butterflies and insects, bees and bugs

also enjoy the tranquillity of peace and harmony.

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> To Mel and Paul who do-nated amazing crafty items for our residents activities

> To our to all staff, resi-dents and visitors for do-nations used for the Can-cer Council raffle prizes

Raffle—Cancer foundation

Thanks to all who support-ed our Cancer Council Raffle.

We raised $1,742.60, a fantastic effort. A special thank you to staff who do-nated the prizes.

August—September 2020

World Elder Abuse Aware-

ness Day on June 15th was

shared with our Residents

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Let’s Laugh


Thank-you for the lovely sentiment for our residents and also the beautiful garden plants donated by

Mt Mee State School

"What's brown and sticky?

A stick

“What do you call cheese that isn't

yours?”

Nacho cheese

“How do you make a Kleenex

dance?

Put a little boogie in it!

"What do you get from a pampered

cow?

Spoiled milk

"I like telling Dad jokes.

Sometimes he laughs!

CARON’S CORNER This year, 2020, is flying by at a fast rate. We would like to

welcome all the new residents and families who have taken

up residency at Sunnymeade since our last article in the newsletter. The following

article come from a website called “Your Life Choices Australia”.

Want to know the secret to a long and healthy life? Doesn’t everyone?

There are studies and studies, and the ones that present findings gleaned from a

big group of participants over a lengthy time have clout. Take, for instance, the 90+

Study initiated in 2003 in the United States and involving 14,000 people. Research-

ers from the Clinic for Ageing Research and Education (CARE), in Laguna Woods,

California, quizzed participants every six months over the last 15 years. They con-

ducted neurological, neuropsychological, cognitive, and physical tests. They gath-

ered and assessed information relating to diet, physical and social activities, medi-

cal history and medications, and performed brain scans on anyone who died during

the study. They were intent on understanding the ‘super-agers’, the people who

lived to 90 and beyond.

Researchers have already published several scientific papers, but continue to up-

date and add to their findings. Among the latest:

people who drank moderate amounts of alcohol or coffee lived longer than those who abstained;

People who were overweight in their 70s lived longer than normal or under-weight people;

more than 40 per cent of people aged 90 and older suffered from dementia; al-most 80 per cent were disabled and both conditions were more common in women than men;

Approximately half of those with dementia over the age of 90 did not have sufficient neuropathology in their brain to explain their cognitive loss.

In other positive news for older Australians, Heather Snyder, senior doctor of medi-

cal and scientific operations at the Chicago-based Alzheimer's Association, said:

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“What's bad for you in mid-life might not be bad for you in later life. But we have to

think about what that means in the underlying biology and what we can apply to fu-

ture understanding.” 90+ study author Claudia Kawas said there was, as yet, no ex-

planation for the finding that those who drank a couple of glasses of wine or beer

per day were more likely to live longer, compared to abstainers. “That’s been shown

all over the world,” she said. “I have no explanation for it, but I do firmly believe

that modest drinking is associated with longevity.”

“Modest” caffeine intake was also associated with living longer. “The sweet spot for

caffeine was 200–400 milligrams (about two cups of coffee) a day,” said Ms Kawas.

“People who took this much coffee or tea lived longer than people who consumed

more or less caffeine.”

Exercise, unsurprisingly, was another key factor in longevity. People who got as little

as 15 minutes per day had an advantage over those who did little or no exercise,

and the effect was magnified when exercise was increased to 30 and 45 minutes per

day. Beyond that, there was no huge benefit. Having a hobby was also linked to

longevity and to ageing well. One finding which puzzled researchers was that peo-

ple who were overweight in their 70s tended to live longer. “It’s not bad to be skin-

ny when you’re young, but it’s very bad to be skinny when you’re old,” Ms Kawas

said.

The study noted that most of the factors listed helped people age better physically,

but not necessarily in terms of better cognition. While exercise increases blood flow

and oxygen transfer which help to maintain or build the brain’s plasticity that did

not always result in improved mental capacity.

Autopsies showed that some people had extensive Alzheimer’s pathology—plaques

and tangles, yet had not exhibited symptoms, while conversely, people with very

little brain “gunk” sometimes had significant symptoms of dementia.

Take care until we meet again.

Caron and Ramari

To all the relatives who have praised the staff for their

caring attitude towards our residents.

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Message from M

The Queensland winter has arrived with its

cool sunny days, some-

times a few showers of rain

and of course the westerly

winds. Even though I dislike the winds I am

still grateful that I live in the best state in our

wonderful “lucky” country.

As I write we are still concerned about Covid19 and the devas-

tation and heartbreak that it has caused in our country as well as

the world around us. Our medical officers warn us that the virus

will be with us until a vaccine is made and so we must all be on

our guard, get tested if we have “flu” like symptoms, to contin-

ue with good hygiene and to some extent “social” distancing.

The company directors and our wonderful

staff will continue to work at keeping our

residents safe and I thank them, the residents

and their family and friends for their efforts

at keeping Sunnymeade free from this terri-

ble virus.

Our residents and the lifestyle staff have been doing some won-

derful creative “art” work and I hope that everyone will take

the time to look at these creations. Our painted rocks and the

Keith wing courtyard garden are also worth looking at. We are

indeed fortunate to have staff who not only look after the resi-

dent’s daily health cares but wonderful creative staff who try

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many different ways of keeping our residents minds and fingers

active and purposeful. As the virus restrictions ease, family and

friends may like to join the residents in their Diversional activi-

ties. Tony, our Life Style coordinator, is seek-

ing eight ply knitting wool for our residents so

if you have any that you no longer require it

would be appreciated.

We have had some staff retire or leave for

greener pastures and we wish them well in their

new roles. This means that we have had new staff commence

and I hope that you will all welcome them into the Sunnymeade

family. Sadly we have said farewell to some of our residents

and our thoughts, prayers and condolences are with their family

and friends. We welcome our new residents and hope that they

and their relatives will soon feel like mem-

bers of our extended family. Please ask any

of our staff if you require assistance in set-

tling into your new home. Remember you

are special and unique with perhaps ideas

and goals that we can assist you in achiev-

ing. Your wellness and comfort are our priorities.

Sugar Ray Leonard, a light weight boxer, wrote “Within our

dreams and aspirations we find our opportunities”. Robert

Browning said “Our aspirations are our possibilities”. It is nev-

er too late to dream so until next time dream a little and perhaps

find new possibilities

or new opportunities.

M

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PAT’S PAWS With everyone worried about the spread of Covid-19 and the economic climate, we

are very fortunate to have work to come to. The residents in our home are continuing

to attend activities and they are very happy with the variety of activities provided. The

residents are very fortunate to be able to keep contact with their friends here and so-

cialise as they wish. I think that also applies to staff here whose colleagues are experi-

encing the same challenges. We are constantly encouraging each other to stay posi-

tive and we really appreciate the staff whose commitment to the residents is so im-

portant.

We have the influx of students which will be ongoing for the year. We have employed

some students and they are now on staff and an integral part of the team. We make a

lot of effort to roster people here with attention to staff needs and work life balance.

Staff members are able to choose days they do not wish to work so that the staff do-

ing replacements do not need to ring them on their time off. We are very thankful for

the staff who are able to pick up extra shifts they really help us maintain our level of

care.

We have had some “movement at the station” with staff a couple of staff resigning for

experiences elsewhere and new staff coming in to the facility. We wish the “leavers’

good luck in the future and welcome all staff to the team and hope they enjoy their

chosen path and have great job satisfaction.

We are maintaining open communication with family and residents when changes are

made to care, such as, medication changes and care plan changes and we are notify-

ing resident representatives after each doctors round of any changes that the doctor

wishes to make and making sure the representative understands the reason and the

outcome that the doctor is planning for. Residents can decide that they do not want

family contacted with this information if they so desire. Most families are very happy

to be kept in the loop even if there is no action to be taken on their part.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all visitors for following the instructions

for signing in and out and having temperature taken when they visit.

We appreciate your help in keeping our residents and our staff safe

and well. Until next time, stay well and care for each other.

Don’t worry, be happy. Pat Hamilton

Birthdays Happy birthday to the following residents who celebrate

their birthdays in August & September 2020

SEPTEMBER 2020

5 Elsie ESKE

14 Dulcie OBERHARDT

14 Jack MICALLEF

4 Rick UIL

4 Madge GAHAN

7 Janice PICKETT

14 John HULSTAERT

15 Donna WATTERSON

21 Marlene BEHAN

22 Adele MAREK

AUGUST 2020


1 Phyllis Howie 6

1 Leslie Fleming 6

2 Raymond Green 2

2 Beth McNeilly 2

2 Barry Waller 2 INDOOR BOWLS

BOWLS TOURNAMENT TALLY

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Birthday

Sunnymeade kitchen staff made a delicious tasty

birthday morning tea for our amazing residents. Tony

DT sang & all cheered on whilst having a great time

together celebrating another memory of a life time


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Morning Teas

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Vale Our sincerest condolences to the family and friends of George

Roberts, Elaine Bates, Ruth Gray & Raymond Thornton on

their recent passing. They will all be missed dearly.


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BIRDS, BEES, FLOWERS AND JUST BLISS!


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CREATIVITY, RTS & MUSIC

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ACTIVITY SUNSHINE TAKEN INDOORS


HAPPY HOUR

SINGALONG & KAREOKE

BINGO

PUTT PUTT & BOWLS

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Happy days with lots of projects on the go!

We have completed our 2nd batch

of bat wraps and possum/kangaroo

pouches for Wildlife Rescue

Residents working hard on projects to send

to the child care centre. Thank you to all the

ladies for their hard work and giving back to

the community

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Fun time at Bowls

Fun Dress-up!

Busy painting and

doing mosaics!

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A DT’s day is never dull but very rewarding especially in the current COVID scenario where a lot of emotional

support is given to our residents and their families. We have a great team named, Debbie, Jayne, Christine,

Joanna, Annette and finally Tony who is the only male and requires a great deal of patience with all the girls

as they are full of energy and love to muck him around (in fun of course!). Providing leisure and recreational

experiences for all the residents takes a lot of planning of activity programs to support, challenge and en-

hance the psychological, spiritual, social, emotional and physical wellbeing of all our residents. Behind the

scenes a lot of administration happens and IT technology is something used to keep us updated with the

times. DT’s learn how to explore what activities suit the needs of our residents at all levels, so that they can

enjoy life on an individual and social basis, and important that their spiritual and cultural needs are met at all

times. All DT’s work together on different projects and activities, and are well known for their talents in

cooking, sewing, art & crafts, music, pet therapy (and introducing other animals), administration and so

much more. A great thanks to all the DT’s for all their hard work which is always appreciated by the resi-

dents, their families and staff on the block. We look forward to the next theme day coming up soon!... ‘Rock

and Roll”, and don’t forget the hippy hippy shake, shake !

Debbie Chris Annette

February—March 2018 April - May 2020


Sunnymeade have a great team of 6 DT’s

who are doing heaps of preparation work

weeks prior to the next theme day com-

ing up. The DT’s take work home as they

are passionate and are dedicated to en-

sure every detail in their project is done

on time. This of course takes up time be-

hind hours as well as behind the scenes.

SO! We are all looking forward to the

Rock and Roll theme day coming up of

which will be in our next newsletter.

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The Bowls Tournament JKS

June 8th

Even through the cool mornings have

arrived, many residents came out to

support their fellow residents. It was

very entertaining morning with some

new bowling techniques showing staff

the game of bowling. With a tight finish

and applause from the spectators, Mar-

garet fought to stay in the final. Howev-

er at the end of the morning Barry Wal-

ler thought he may have a chance to

win for a 2nd month. Cliff Box surprised

Barry with some sneaky shots and win-

ning the June monthly tournament.

Well done everyone!


July 13th

This months tournament came with

lots of new players bringing some in-

teresting tactics to the game. This

tournament started with the first

game of Ron up against Tony. Re-

sulting with Ron through with the win

of he first 2 games. Everyone got into

the game watching and waiting, hop-

ing for their favourite player to win.

Great games were played, a grouping

of the balls was spectacular to watch.

The finals were then played between

Neville Roginson and Imelda Ellis, with

Imelda winning the July tournament.

Thank you to everyone!




June 25th

The June tournament was played

with many spectators and applause

during the game. Very exciting to

watch as the finals came to the end

with Catherine Brown winning and

runner up was Thelma Dennis


July 14th

Another exciting tournament was

played very strategically whilst all

the spectators watch, cheered

and laughed. Finalists then played

against each other with Christine

Walters taking the trophy and

runner up being Gwen Marshall.

Congratulations to all who played

and thanks to all the spectators

who came and cheered them on.


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Walk D

own Memory L

ane

Residents were treated

to an awesome theme

day of walking down

memory lane where

fashion and lifestyle was

discussed between all.

Lovely teas were cele-

brated with laughter

and song.


INGREDIENTS

Couple Spuds

Couple Carrots

2 x pairs Zucchinis

2 x Cackle berries

Butter, Flour, and the other usual suspects

A couple of thumbs!

Cooking started at 8am and the potatoes were on the boil in the courtyard. DT’s had

to be reminded that we are not camping so we came inside to mash potatoes for the

vegetable fritters. Residents gloved up, aprons and graters in hand. A few vegetables

made their way around table, the tears began to flow and a birdie told us to refriger-

ate our onions (will remember that for next time). Residents gloved hands were digit

checked after grating vegetables and slowly but surely the ingredients found their way

to the big mixing bowl. The best resident stirrers were put to work to give the ingredi-

ent's a jolly good beating. Dollops of mixture were put to sizzle with the delicious aro-

ma assaulting both resident and staff nostrils. Yum Yum !!!

Please note whilst making this food NO residents were harmed & fingers were in

place!

SUNNYMEADE CRAZY COOKERY GROUP


VEGETABLE FRITTERS

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Proprietors: Mr Leslie K Walker

Mrs Margaret J Walker

Directors: Mr Michael L Walker

Mr Anthony C Walker

Director of Nursing: Mrs Patricia Hamilton

Diversional Therapists: Mrs Jayne Parella

Ms Leonie Horne

Ms Kris Muscat

Mrs Denise Moore

Mrs Debbie Renton

The Editor: Mr Joel Bankier

t. 07 5495 4233 e. [email protected]

f. 07 5428 1265 a. 362-376 King Street, Caboolture QLD 4510

www.sunnymeadepark.com.au


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