‘EVENTIDINGS’ Issue No 016 SUMMER 2018

Wow, how quick does Christmas come around, we

only have 25 more sleeps as I write this report.

Once again we have a busy Christmas program,

with the Hostel resident’s dinner being held on

Wednesday 13th December, the Retirement

Village resident’s dinner on Thursday 14th

December and the week ending with the Stawell

Biz Christmas Parade on Friday 15th December.

Last year we won the “Best Float” in the Christmas

Parade so we are hoping to top that this year.

Everyone is welcome to participate. Our staff are

celebrating at the Stawell races on December 9th

and our Board Directors dinner was held on

Thursday, November 23rd, last week.

Our Annual General Meeting was held in October

and I especially wish to thank Darcy Crawford for

singing the National Anthem and Bonnie Mellor for

being our guest speaker. It is lovely to have young

people interested in Eventide and I know the

residents love to see young people around. Julie

Dunn has been appointed as Board Chair, with

Peter Barham appointed Vice Chair. I look forward

to working alongside both Julie and Peter over the

coming 12 months.

I wish to welcome Cathy Potter to the position of

Care & Lifestyle Manager and Diane Edchamag to

the position of Clinical Team Co-ordinator. While it

is sad to see Erica go, it is wonderful we had a

succession plan in place. I wish Cathy and Diana all

the best in their new positions and also Erica good

health & happiness in her retirement.

Eventide have had another very successful year, we

were honoured to win “Community Enterprise”

Award in the 2017 Neoen Grampians Pyrenees Busi-

ness Awards and also thrilled to be recognised at

the 2017 Centre for Participation Volunteering

Awards, receiving the Local Government Award for

the Northern Grampians Shire. We are forever

grateful to our staff and volunteers, taking the time

to make a difference to the lives of our residents. I

recognize it is our people that make Eventide a

wonderful organization to both live and work in.

I would like to take this opportunity to wish all

residents, staff and volunteers a very Merry Christ-

mas and a Safe and Happy New Year and thank you

all for your contribution throughout the year. I hope

you get to spend time with family and loved ones

and enjoy the festive season.

Will catch you in 2018.

Sue Blakey

Chief Executive Officer

Welcome to the Summer issue of ‘Eventidings’

‘What’s happening around

the traps’

Wednesday 13th December

Resident Christmas Dinner

Dining Room

Thursday 14th December

Retirement Village Residents

Christmas Dinner

Friday 15th December

Stawell Biz

Christmas Street Parade

Tuesday 19th December

Carols by Candlelight

6.30pm - Glyn Cashin Hall

Thursday 21st December

Carols by Candlelight

2.00pm - Glyn Cashin Hall

Monday 25th December

Christmas Day Lunch

12.00pm - Dining Room

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EMPLOYEE FACTS

A lot has been happening here at Eventides over the last

few months.

Our Annual General Meeting was held in early October,

the meeting was well attended by residents, volunteers,

staff and members of the community.

We had the sweet treat of live music drawing a crowd of

close to 100 people to be entertained by musical duo

‘Leo & Sandra’. A wonderful afternoon had by all that

attended the event. The Glyn Cashin Hall was also filled

with fashions, fascinators and hats for our annual ‘Oaks

Day’ celebrations. A great afternoon of nibbles, drinks and

race day fun.

We farewelled Care & Lifestyle Manager Erica Bostock

and wish Erica all the best in her well-earned retirement.

Eventide Homes are once again participating with an

entry in this years ‘Christmas Street Parade’. We

encourage & welcome interested Independent Living Unit

residents to come along and join in the fun and walk with

us in the street parade.

If you are interested in this event Please leave your name

and contact number at Eventide Homes Reception.

6 Staff members have been employed for 8 years

1 Staff member has been employed for 9 years

3 Staff members have been employed for 10 Years

4 Staff members have been employed for 11 years

2 Staff members have been employed for 12 years

3 Staff members have been employed for 13 years

2 Staff members have been employed for 14 years

9 Staff members have been employed for over 15 years

Our Annual General Meeting was held on Wednesday evening in the Glyn Cashin Hall.

The meeting was well attended by residents, volunteers, staff and members of the community.

The meeting commenced with a welcome address by Chief Executive Officer Sue Blakey, followed by

Darcy Crawford singing our National Anthem. Our Board of Governance Chair Mr Reg Smith conduct-

ed proceedings for the evening.

Chief Executive Officer Sue Blakey reported “It has been a year we have worked on strengthening

the Governance of the Organisation. We have introduced “TAGS” (The Australian Governance Sys-

tem) and are currently working on implementing new governance policies and procedures. Board

directors are enthusiastically embracing this change.”

Eventide has continued to focus on Retirement Living and Residential Aged Care and we are also

looking at expanding our accommodation options in the future.

We farewelled longstanding Board Directors, Lyn

Harrison, Judith McGregor, Wes Nalder and John

Teasdale. As well as presenting Long Service Awards

to Maggie Black, Sharyn Johnson, Karan McIntyre,

Grace Rethus, Rachel Coverdale, Tracey Fox, Anne

Prydderch and Anne Meale. Certificates of Apprecia-

tion Awards were presented to volunteers Annette

Dwyer, Carmel Phelan, Joyce Matheson, Jeanette

Sharp and Margie Taylor.

This year our guests were also delighted to hear

guest speaker Bonnie Mellor sing and speak about

her experience as the lead role of Annie in the

Horsham Arts Council musical ‘Annie’.

Thank You to all that attended.

‘63rd ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING’

Pictured above: Bonnie Mellor

Pictured left: Darcy Crawford

Each newsletter edition we

introduce you to one of the many

brilliant staff members we have working at

Eventide Homes. There are a broad range

of roles across the organisation and every

staff member does an amazing job.

This edition we meet new Care & Lifestyle

Manager Catherine Potter.

As you are all aware, Catherine (or Cathy as

we all know her by) previously worked as the

Clinical Care Co-ordinator which has helped

her prepare for this new and exciting role.

As Cathy already has a great relationship

with the residents, relatives and staff, the

transition to Care and Lifestyle Manager

has been smooth for both Cathy and the

residents as there has not been a huge

change in the structure of staff.

Cathy was fortunate enough to work along-

side recently retired Erica Bostock.

Erica was a fantastic mentor and she was

able to teach Cathy the ropes.

The philosophy we share is to grow your

own rather than have somebody come from

the outside, especially in a small community

it is important to maintain that sense of

community.

‘To lead a great team

forward into the future’

Diana Edchamag who has been working at

Eventide as a Registered Nurse will take over

Cathy’s previous role as Clinical Care Co-

Ordinator. Cathy looks forward to working

with Dianna and watching her blossom in

this position.

Cathy is excited about her new role and

looks forward to the challenges ahead.

Staff Profile

Catherine Potter - Care & Lifestyle Manager

A well planned menu incorporating meal fortification and efficient weight monitoring are

vital to residents here at Eventide Homes.

Food Services Supervisor Andrea Monaghan reports that Menu planning to include natural meal

fortification requires careful planning and consideration. Food Fortification involves adding nutrients,

particularly energy (kilojoules) and protein to meals to maximise the nutritional value. This can provide

the nutrition the residents need with smaller portions of food, which they are more easily able to eat.

Basically, fortification ensures every mouthful counts, minimising the reliance of high protein energy

drinks and supplements throughout each day.

Thanks to our incredible Food Services team, this is an area that Eventide excels in. Under careful guid-

ance and management from Andrea our menus are regularly monitored, reviewed and assessed to see

what is working and what is not and Andrea makes changes to each resident’s menu accordingly.

Stawell Regional Health Dietitian Nadia Maxwell and Food Services Supervisor Shirley Hetherington re-

cently visited Andrea to go through the expansive collection of meals and recipes included in our menu

here at Eventide Homes. They were very impressed with our natural food fortification providing adequate

nutrition and delicious food our residents here at Eventide.

‘The Perfect Menu’

‘Operation Christmas Child’

Residents have once again been busy making gifts and

packing shoeboxes for impoverished children overseas.

The initiative is Operation Christmas Child which seeks

to bring great happiness to children in desperate need

across the world through gift-filled shoeboxes.

Everybody involved has enjoyed knitting toys and gifts

for the children and packing them along with necessary

everyday items as well.

The shoeboxes packed will very likely be the first gift

these children have ever received. Pictured above:

Ann, Jean & Glad happily packing the shoeboxes..

Pictured from left to right:

Eventide Homes Food Services Supervisor

Andrea Monaghan with Stawell Regional

Health’s Dietician Nadia Maxwell and Food

Services Supervisor Shirley Hetherington

‘Best Community

Social Enterprise’ Award

Eventide Homes were thrilled to be awarded the “Best Community /

Social Enterprise” sponsored by Northern Grampians Shire Council at

this years 2017 Neoen Grampians Pyrenees Business Awards. The

awards are shared and supported by three councils - Ararat Rural City,

Northern Grampians, and Pyrenees.

Well done to our Board of Governance Directors, Management and

Staff on this fantastic achievement.

Harold Blake enjoys utilising all that Eventide

Homes offers. Being an active resident in one

of Eventide Homes Independent Living

Cottages, Harold makes use of the onsite

Exercise Equipment. He incorporates two 20

minute sessions of cycling on the Exercise

Bike each and every morning and afternoon.

which equates to 21kms of cycling each day.

Harold rarely misses a session, which

indisputably benefits his health, fitness and

general well-being.

‘Cycling for Health & Fitness’

It only take two to four hours a week to achieve a general Improvement to health. Cycling is: • Low impact – it causes less strain and injuries than most

other forms of exercise. • A good muscle workout – cycling uses all of the major

muscle groups as you pedal. • Easy – unlike some other sports, cycling does not require

high levels of physical skill. Most people know how to ride a bike and, once you learn, you don’t forget.

• Good for strength and stamina – cycling increases stami-

na, strength and aerobic fitness.

• As intense as you want – cycling can be done at very low intensity to begin with, if recovering from injury or illness, but can be built up to a demanding physical workout.

• A fun way to get fit – the adventure and buzz you get

from coasting down hills and being outdoors means you are more likely to continue to cycle regularly, compared to other physical activities that keep you indoors or re-quire special times or places.

• Time-efficient – as a mode of transport, cycling replaces

sedentary (sitting) time spent driving motor vehicles or using trams, trains or buses with healthy exercise. Source: https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/healthyliving/ cycling-health-benefits

There is always something happening

at Eventide Homes

‘Spring Time’

Ball

Christine & Pam Elva & Jennifer Grace & Clem

Rod & Grace Neil & Sheila Neil & Margie

Sheila & Elva Julie & Betty Sonia & Cliff

There is always something happening

at Eventide Homes

‘Leo & Sandra’

Musical Duo

Leo & Sandra in action Leo & Sandra

Sing Along! Beth & Sandra

A Full House Leanne & Sue Carmel & Betty

There is always something happening

at Eventide Homes

Nancy Rachel & Beth Nancy

‘Oaks Day’

Celebrations

Margie Elaine Jean & Sylvia

George A day at the races! Mavis & Marg

There is always something happening

at Eventide Homes

‘A visit from the Zoo’

Joan & Irene Julie & Marie

Ann up close & personal Rod

Shona Jean Mavis & Marg

‘WORD PUZZLE’

HOLIDAY TUNES

R E G N A M E H T N I Y A W A X N G C V S M A R Y S B O Y C H I L D H P Q U S M A O C O M E A L L Y E F A I T H F U L N M P I C L I T T L E D R U M M E R B O Y T W I N T E R W O N D E R L A N D Q N V S U G X G B S A M T S I R H C E T I H W I D L R O W E H T O T Y O J D M D U Y I R A T S A N O P U H S I W U O Y N E H W H D L E O N T S R I F E H T R X V R Z A C O H O L Y N I G H T A I R A M E V A U Y D O Y O U H E A R W H A T I H E A R L L Y B A B S A M T S I R H C Y R R E M D L J I N G L E B E L L R O C K Q G A I L O B L U E C H R I S T M A S H A Q F C A J N A M W O N S E H T Y T S O R F S L N Y S L L A H E H T K C E D C T F X H N G L U U L I T T L E D O N K E Y B H W P S L L X X Z B T H G I N T N E L I S Y H Y O R U D O L P H J I N G L E B E L L S N H G N O S S A M T S I R H C E H T O Q E

AULD LANG SYNE AVE MARIA AWAY IN THE MANGER

BLUE CHRISTMAS DECK THE HALLS DO YOU HEAR WHAT I HEAR

FROSTY THE SNOWMAN HOLLY JOLLY CHRISTMAS JINGLE BELL ROCK

JINGLE BELLS JOY TO THE WORLD LITTLE DONKEY

LITTLE DRUMMER BOY MARYS BOY CHILD MERRY CHRISTMAS BABY

O COME ALL YE FAITHFUL O HOLY NIGHT RUDOLPH

SILENT NIGHT THE CHRISTMAS SONG THE FIRST NOEL

WHEN YOU WISH UPON A STAR WHITE CHRISTMAS WINTER WONDERLAND

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Looking for a Christmas Gift. Our 2018 ‘Movie Greats’ Calendar’s starring Eventide residents, are

available for purchase from Eventide Homes reception.

Eventide Homes Board of Governance, Executive & Staff would like

to wish you a Merry Christmas and Best Wishes for the New Year

‘Movie Greats’

Calendar $20.00

Available for purchase at

Eventide Homes Reception Pictured Above: Pam Out & About

promoting our ‘Movie Greats’ Calendar

Pictured right:

Grace & Dawn catching up with

the locals in Stawell Main Street.

‘Movie Greats’ Calendar