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Avalon House
Avalon House
Welcome to the Autumn 2021 edition of our newsletter. Well, as you all know, we’ve made it through yet
another lockdown situation just prior to Christmas. Now that we are on the other side of it, it has been
wonderful to see our residents’ families back visiting and reconnecting. Welcome back!!
We hope you will enjoy the review of our activities and events held over the last 3 months, including our
Christmas party, Australia Day celebrations, Valentine’s Day, Shrove Tuesday, live concerts and more.
As always, we would like to take this opportunity to welcome all the new residents and families who have
joined us since the last newsletter release.
Christmas Party a delight!
Christmas at Avalon house was
celebrated a little differently in 2020
due to Covid restrictions but, although
our families were not able to attend,
the residents had a beautiful and
festive day.
Bright decorations filled the home as
we played Christmas carols that
created a joyful atmosphere for all.
Lunch was a scrumptious ham and
turkey roast accompanied by plum
pudding and ice cream, mince tarts
and our traditional punch and wine.
The gorgeous Leyla entertained our
residents on the first floor, singing
joyful Christmas songs while Natalia
treated our ground floor residents
to some spectacular piano.
The staff also provided some
entertainment, singing Christmas
carols for the residents and
performing the Conga line dance,
which provided our residents with
lots of laughs!
The highlight of the day however,
was when Santa made an appearance.
Residents enjoyed taking photos and
everyone was so happy! It was a
beautiful atmosphere and a very
special day.
March 2021 [AVALON HOUSE NEWSLETTER]
Australia Day Celebrations Valentines Day
Avalon House was decorated with Aussie flags Valentine’s Day at Avalon house was celebrated
and bunting to reflect our Australian pride. with live entertainment. The lounge room and
We began the day with exercises to limber us up coffee shop were decorated with hearts and red
for the thong-throwing activity in the afternoon. roses and the residents enjoyed listening to
We were delighted to see that our lady residents beautiful music with some special love songs
excelled at the thong throwing, which made played by Natalia, the pianist.
them very excited and proud of themselves. It One couple commented how much they enjoyed the
was a fun and lively atmosphere, with residents entertainment and the special afternoon. It was a
encouraging each other as each took their turn fantastic event attended by many of our residents.
hurling a thong as far as they could. We finished
the session off with a singalong of traditional
Aussie songs culminating in “I am Australian”,
which always brings a wonderful response from
the residents.
Traditional Australian fare was served though
the day, of course - lamb and “pav” for lunch,
lamingtons and mini Tim Tams for morning and
afternoon teas, and a good old Aussie meat pie
for dinner.
A joyful mood at Happy Hour rounded off our day
of celebration, especially since it was also the
birthday of, not one, but two of our lady
residents.
Keeping up our Exercise
Lock down has not prevented our residents from
enjoying their daily exercises as we continued to run
Covid safe classes that have our residents working
up a sweat!
Our classes involve a range of exercises tailored to
suit individual capabilities and needs. Our exercise
classes are often accompanied by workout music
such as ABBA which really helps to keep our
residents motivated to MOVE!
Not only do these daily exercises assist in improving
strength and flexibility but they also work wonders
in improving the energy levels of our residents and
increasing mood!
We have introduced "hydration stations" so that our
residents can enjoy a glass of refreshing cold water
with fresh mint from the garden after each class.
March 2021 [AVALON HOUSE NEWSLETTER]
Shrove Tuesday Other Happenings at Avalon House
“Pancake Day” We’ve been so pleased to resume much of our regular program,
including Christian services, bus trips, live entertainment, music
We had a lovely sunny day to
therapy, knitting and our much loved, hairdressing service.
celebrate Shrove Tuesday, otherwise
known as Pancake Day. The
residents waited with high
anticipation for a sweet taste of
pancake while several helped to mix
the batter, before our RAOs cooked
them in the outside courtyard. As
they waited, residents were also
treated to some interesting
background info on Shrove Tuesday.
They especially enjoyed hearing
about the Pancake Day traditions in
the UK where pancake races are
held in many villages and towns. We
joked that the RAOs may give that a
go next year. So great to have live music back to entertain our residents
The feedback on the pancakes was
very positive – the residents loved
the traditional lemon and sugar,
maple syrup and jam toppings.
Enjoying Songs of Praise Jigsaw time
Peaceful knitting time Our wonderful gardener, Hung making
our residents’ home beautiful
Check out
our brand
new bus
which has
caused
much
excitement
for our
residents.
March 2021 [AVALON HOUSE NEWSLETTER]
Message from our
DON, Jenny Rose
Upcoming Events for
Life is returning to normal after a very
AUTUMN 2021
challenging time for all over the Christmas March
and New Year period with the COVID cluster 17th St Patrick’s Day
in our local area.
20th tInternational Day of Happiness
Thankyou all for your understanding with 23rd Harmony Day
visitation restrictions, which we had to put April
in place as per NSW Health advice.
4th Easter Sunday
We have been advised that COVID 25th Anzac Day Service
vaccinations will start the week of 7th June - May
an independent team will come to our home
and administer the vaccines. This date may
9th Mothers Day
change but we will let you know. 15th International Day of Families
TBA Rock ‘n’roll 50s Party
As you can see from our newsletter, our staff
have done a great job keeping our residents Autumn Entertainment
happy and engaged during this time.
Leyla; Ross Hamilton; David & Jack
Keff McCulloch; Andrew Dyce
Best wishes,
Jenny Rose
Director of Nursing Monthly:
End of month Birthday Celebrations
As always, we are looking forward to the next season of
fun activities and wish you all the best until our next
newsletter.
Jenny Rose | Director of Nursing| Avalon House
Nursing Home
from the RAO Team!
14-16 John St Avalon NSW 2107 | T: (02) 99730900
| Maria, Kylie, Chris M, Chris S
F: (02) 99730950 I Email: avalonhouse@thc.net.au
www.thompsonhealthcare.com.au Email : rao_avalonhouse@thc.net.au
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