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OCTOBER 2021 | I SSUE 16
OCTOBER 2021
Care with Purpose
Welcome to the October
edition of “Out and About”, a
newsletter showcasing Care
with Purpose in action at our
care residences.
In this newsletter, you get to see a snapshot
of what the people living at each of our
residences can achieve with some
assistance from our team working with the
Care with Purpose model of care.
Forming positive relationships with peers is a
contributing factor to feeling at home when
living at a Catholic Homes residence.
Group activities offer a way to meet people,
have fun, keep busy, and sometimes even to
contribute to community.
Small group activities that involve people’s
hobbies or interests ensure social engagement
that is meaningful, and supports a sense of
belonging for those who choose to participate.
Please browse through these wonderful photos
and stories of our Care With Purpose in action
across the residences.
CATHOLIC HOMES | CARE WI TH PURPOSE
SERVITE
Knitting Group
Knitting group at Servite is a regular Friday
morning event. Usually, squares are knitted
then sewn together in colourful arrangements
to make rugs, which are often given to
people in need. On the day these photos
were taken there was a pink baby’s’ bonnet
well on its way to completion.
Volunteer Ruth was taught to knit by the
original knitter’s group when she first arrived
as a volunteer over 9 years ago. She now
volunteers each week and encourages the
current group of knitters to come together in
the light and bright community room. Dora
and Agnes are two of the regulars, but others
including some friends of Servite, join the
group and share the knitting, have a cuppa
and enjoy the good company.
Small group participation is a great way to
begin caring relationships with peers.
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ST VINCENT’S
Wool Bombing The project of “wool bombing” pillars in the foyer
at St Vincent’s is almost complete. The Knit and
Natter group have worked on this project for
months and the final display is spectacular. Each
wool bombed pillar represents a Catholic Homes
value of Joy, Love, and Hospitality.
Feedback from the people living at St Vincent’s
is that they love their foyer’s new look, and
homely environment it creates for all who enter.
Look at the photos of the group sewing each
piece together and assembling them onto the
pillars.
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ST VINCENT’S
Board Games
Small group activities are an ideal way for
people to develop peer group friendships.
It’s wonderful to see when the people living
at St Vincent’s invite others to join them in
playing board games.
Board Games are always available in the
activity rooms.
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ST VINCENT’S
River Cruise Bus Trip At St Vincent’s we have been looking at
creating new experiences during bus outings.
This month, a special river cruise along Swan
River was organised.
Cruise passengers got to see Herrison Island,
Optus Stadium, Matagarup Bridge, and
Claisebrook Cove while cruising.
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OCEAN STAR
Breast Cancer
Awareness Month We got very creative at Ocean Star for Breast
Cancer Awareness month, making this
colourful bra tree to attract attention to
breast cancer awareness month.
Themed cupcakes and drinks added more to
the occasion which went down well, as
everyone loved the concept and thoroughly
enjoyed the afternoon tea.
Thanks to the team for their contributions to
the tree.
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OCEAN STAR
Benefits of
Bubbles Eleanor, Julie, Josephine, and Fiona
enjoy the fun of the bubble machine in
the family room. Apart from the pure
fun, visual tracking skills, hand eye
coordination, sensory processing, and
gross motor skills are all being activated
with this small group engagement.
CASTLEDARE
Knitting Group This month our friend Judy Clairs started up a
small knitting group. Judy has always knitted
for charity and knew that others may enjoy
this. Working with Alanna, she’s helped
organise a small group knitting afternoon for
those that are gifted at knitting and wish to
contribute to charity. It’s a wonderful way of
giving back to the community and
connecting in a smaller group with other
women.
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CASTLEDARE
Floral Artistry A few of our wonderful ladies at
Casltedare have a real gift when it
comes to flower arranging. It’s not a
huge interest for everyone, but we
wanted to create an opportunity to
connect the small group that do
enjoy the craft.
Our lovely OT students Frankie and
Veronica set up some wildflowers to
be arranged, and we were able to
brighten up all the houses at
Castledare with the results of this
small craft group.
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CASTLEDARE
Wine and Cheese
Wine and Cheese gatherings began
last month. Six people from different
houses are invited to join host lifestyle
facilitator Kathy in an intimate
gathering. These gatherings are
designed to create social connections,
as often in larger groups the focus is on
a selected activity, and we don’t have
time to really connect with each other.
From the very first evening,
conversation flowed, and we explored
topics from travel, to marriage, and to
our experiences at Catholic Homes.
These small group events will continue
to be held every few weeks, mixing and
matching different people to provide
an opportunity to talk to someone new.
.
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CASTLEDARE
Care with Purpose
Roles Acknowledged People in our community support each other
in numerous ways that make Castledare a
wonderful place to live. To show our
appreciation we organised a special
afternoon tea to thank the people that have
taken up job roles to support community. Over
half of the residents here enjoy a particular
chosen role.
At this event we presented our new ‘Job Role’
boards which and are now hung up in each
house.
Each person then received a letter of thanks,
and it was very special to see not only people
reading their own letters but sharing them with
those around their table, so others got to learn
what each person does.
We made sure to acknowledge choice, which
includes not only the choice to have a
specific role, but also the choice to not have
a role. It was wonderful to see people
embrace those who do so much to help.
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TRINITY
The Fairy Wren Gift House 36 residents at Trinity, Bev and Reg
Lincoln have been married for 57 years! At
a recent on-site exhibition by artist,
photographer, and valued volunteer
Graham Green, Reg managed to secure
the perfect gift for Bev. He came across
Bev’s favourite bird the beautiful ‘Fairy
Wren’ amongst the exhibition items. Reg
secretly made the purchase and Graham
organised the framing. Reg presented this
thoughtful gift to Bev at the end of month
party celebrating their 57 years of wedded
bliss. A bottle of bubbles thrown in by the
team added some more sparkle to the
celebration.
CATHOLIC HOMES | CARE WI TH PURPOSE
Grandmother’s
Calypso Chops
LESLEY’SRECIPE
INGREDIENTS 4 forequarter lamb chops
1 tin tomato soup
1 onion, sliced
1 clove garlic, crushed
2 tbsps. red capsicum, finely chopped
2 tbsps.’ celery, finely chopped
½ cup pineapple, crushed
fresh chilli, green or red, finely chopped
(optional – beware, can be very hot!)
½ packet corn chips
METHOD Fry onion. Add garlic, capsicum, celery, pineapple and chilli and sweat down in the pan.
Brown off the chops. Place them in a casserole dish with vegetable and pineapple mix on top.
Pour can of tomato soup over all ingredients. Cook at 180 degrees for 20 minutes, checking every
now and then – the chops are done when fork goes into them softly. When cooked, remove from
oven and crumble corn chips on top. Serve with mashed potato and green beans.
A quick and easy recipe that can be prepared in less than 30 minutes.
Alternatives:
- Remove the cooked lamb chops, cut from the bone, shred with 2 forks, and return to the pot.
- Vegetarian version could be made using refried beans instead of lamb chops.
- Serve with whole corn chips.
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ARCHBISHOP GOODY HOUSE
Meaningful
Engagement Care With Purpose involves meaningful
engagement. Here Deborah and Pat
relax and reminiscence while listening to
their favourite music. Meanwhile, Tony is
keeping occupied by polishing the
silverware.
ARCHBISHOP GOODY HOUSE
Small Group Activity Not everyone enjoys the same activities, and so it
is important that small group engagement is
supported at residences. Here activity at a small
craft group is being enjoyed.
ARCHBISHOP GOODY HOUSE
Matilda Bay David is on our Coffee Bus Reminiscence tour at
Matilda Bay, and he tells us about how he would
come to Matilda Bay in his youth and would fish
here with family and friends.
CATHOLIC HOMES | CARE WI TH PURPOSE
FEATURE
Meet Val Time has not slowed down multi-award-winning
poet Val Laughton who finds time every day to
reflect and keep a diary of her thoughts and ideas.
Inspired to paint and write at aged eight by her
artist grandfather Thomas Pridham, Val overcame
early criticism (“why would a girl do that?”) to
maintain a lifetime of creativity.
Val is proud that she does not need eyeglasses
or hearing aids to keep up with her hobbies
which include knitting, stitching and of course,
writing.
Her skill has been put to good use, including
donating knitted dolls for children overseas and
helping ‘yarn-bomb’ the foyer pillars at
St Vincent’s where she lives.
Listed in an international who’s who of poetry,
Val has been extensively published and has won
several awards including writer of the year.
Val was born in South Australia, and is a relation
of Australian poet and journalist
C J Dennis (famed for the “Sentimental Bloke”
verse novel).
Val has worked as a midwife and nurse and was
in the Solomon Islands during a time of crisis there
in the early 1970s.
Married for 53 years to husband Robert (dec.),
the couple had three children, and Val now has
11 great grandchildren.
Val credits being a good listener and staying
positive as keys to a productive and enjoyable
life.
“We are all given a gift and we have to use it,”
she said.
NEXT EDITION
November 2021 Next month we will be focusing on our
exciting plans to help people living at
Catholic Homes residences to experience a
life of purpose. Keep an eye out for the next
edition of “Out & About”.