FITZGERALD News & Views January 2021 - A VERY HAPPY, PROSPEROUS AND HEALTHY NEW YEAR TO - Fitzgerald Aged ...

FITZGERALD
  News & Views
  January 2021

A VERY HAPPY, PROSPEROUS
AND HEALTHY NEW YEAR TO
        EVERYONE

June and Leo      Lauren and Leo

                       Pearl

     Gymea Lily   Audrey and Leo

Annagrams
    2020 was definitely not the year I imagined it would be
when I read back on my first Annagram for that year! COVID-19
arrived and sadly it was all downhill and just when we thought
that Christmas would be the high point of the year that ended
up being spoilt for many, especially for us working and living in
aged care.
    I am writing from home, trying to recharge my batteries,
wondering what 2021 will have in store for us. COVID-19
continues to loom large and remaining positive and alert will
be important.
    2021 also brings with it our three yearly Accreditation
which, with COVID-19 and the new Quality Standards, will add
more challenges into the mix.
    This year will bring to fruition a new role at Fitzgerald of a
Social Wellness Officer to support our resident’s mental
wellbeing through an enhanced activity and wellness program.
I’m sure many of you met Brooke Fryer while she was doing
work experience here and fell under the charm of Fitzgerald
and its wonderful residents. I believe Brooke became engaged
over the Christmas break, so congratulations and welcome to
the team Brooke.
    Thank you to you and your families for the lovely treats
presented to staff who were working over the Christmas break.
Dr Ravi donated a lovely hamper that was raffled off amongst
the staff that volunteered to sacrifice their family time and
work Christmas Day. Congratulations to Sulav on winning the
hamper.
    I hope everyone had the best Christmas and New Year
possible. I’m looking forward to seeing you all on the 4th of
January.
Anna Whitney RN, Executive Manager
                        Hairdressing Fees
Our Hairdresser has been keeping hairdressing fees for Residents
 the same over the past 2 years. In the New Year there will be a
  small increase for Hairdressing Services. The price list will be
    available in the Salon to view or please ask at the office.

ACTIVITY PROGRAM FOR JANUARY 2021
     Our regular activity program is currently on hold due to the
COVID 19 Management Plan and restrictions for Volunteers at
Fitzgerald.
     During this time, the facility has been providing additional
Activity Staff to ensure that our Residents have plenty to do. The
facility is continually receiving updated advice from the NSW
Department of Health regarding the current pandemic. We are
hoping to be able to resume regular activities as soon as is
possible. Fortunately, we will continue to have some of our
Volunteers working away outside the Facility for our benefit.
                 Daily activities are written up on the
                  whiteboard near the lift, each day.
                JANUARY 2021 HAPPENINGS
Tuesday       5th     1:30pm  Video Concert in Main Lounge
Wednesday     6th    11:00am  Men’s Group
Wednesday     6th    12:00pm  Barbecue Lunch
Thursday      7th     9:30am  Bee & Co Café
Friday        8th     9:45am  Birthday Cake
Tuesday       12th    1:30pm  Video Concert in Main Lounge
Thursday      14th    9:30am  Bee & Co Café
Monday        18th   11:15am  Residents Focus Group
Tuesday       19th    1:30pm  Video Concert in Main Lounge
Wednesday     20th      11am  High Tea
Thursday      21st    9.30am  Bee & Co Café
Monday        25th            Australia Day Celebrations
Monday        25th     1:30pm Entertainment
Monday        25th     2:00pm Hawkesbury Library
Friday        29th            Podiatry
       Check the program board for daily activities

ADDITIONAL LINKS AVAILABLE FOR FAMILY & FRIENDS
      We do realise that this is a difficult time for everyone with
restrictions on visiting your loved one as you usually would. We
still have in place some IPhones for Face Time and a Tablet
equipped with Skype and Zoom for our Residents to use to speak
with you with our assistance.
      Please arrange this during office hours so we can make a
suitable time with you to make these calls. We are more than
happy to help our Residents do this so they can speak with you.
            RESIDENTS’ BIRTHDAYS THIS MONTH
            10th January        Rhondda Carpenter
              th
            10 January          Alan Wrench
              th
            15 January          Zena Gough
              st
            21 January          Judith Tate
            22nd January        Eduard Chmilevski
              th
            25 January          Pearl Hooper
         The monthly birthday cake will be celebrated on
                  Friday, 8th January at 9:45am.
GYMEA LILY (Picture Inside Front Cover)
     The gymea lily is a wildflower that is to be seen in coastal
areas of New South Wales near Sydney, including the
Hawkesbury. It has sword-like leaves up to 2.5 metre (8 ft) long
and it grows a flower spike up to 6 metres (20 ft) high. The tip of
the spike bears a large cluster of bright red trumpet shaped
flowers, each 10 centimetres (4 in) across. Its name was given to
it by the indigenous Eora people. The Sydney suburbs of Gymea
and Gymea Bay are named after the lily.
     In winter the flower spike grows from the centre of the
rosette of leaves. At the top of the spike, a head of flowers 30
centimetres (10 in) in diameter develops, each flower being
bright red, trumpet-shaped and about 10 centimetres (4 in) long.
Flowering occurs in spring and is followed by oval-shaped
reddish-brown pods, 7–10 centimetres (3–4 in) long. In late
summer, the pods split open and release the seeds which are 15–
23 millimetres (0.6–0.9 in) long.
     Plants have developed some clever ways of dispersing their
seeds. The gymea lily has found one of the most remarkable.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR RESIDENTS
Bringing in Food for Residents Policy:
    Fitzgerald Aged Care cannot accept responsibility for food
that is prepared outside of the facility and is brought in for
Residents by relatives and visitors. Our facility has a legal
obligation to comply with the Food Standards code.
    Residents, relatives and visitors are welcome to use storage
provided in the O'Grady room fridge. Please inform the nursing
staff about food you bring and clearly label this with the
residents' name, the date the food was prepared and the time
the food arrived in our facility.
    In compliance with our policies, all perishable food brought
into the facility must be consumed immediately or it will be
discarded. All food items stored over 24 hours in the fridges
provided will be discarded and any undated food will be
discarded immediately. This will minimize the risk of food
poisoning.
    Residents, relatives and visitors please be aware of
potentially hazardous foods including raw and cooked meats,
poultry, seafood and fish, rice and pasta, dairy products, eggs,
soft cheeses, deli meats, pates, dips, soups and sauces,
unpasteurized fruit, vegetable, salad and juice.
TAKING RESIDENTS OUT
    This is a friendly reminder to check with the Team Leader
before taking your family resident out, to ensure they do not miss
out on their medication.
CHARTER OF AGED CARE RIGHTS
I have the right to:
1) safe and high quality care and services
2) be treated with dignity and respect
3) have my identity, culture and diversity valued and supported
4) live without abuse and neglect
5) be informed about my care and services in a way I understand
6) access all information about myself, including information
    about my rights, care and services
7) have control over, and make choices about, my care, personal
    and social life, including where choices involve personal risk

8) have control over, and to make decisions about, the personal
   aspects of my daily life, financial affairs and possessions
9) my independence
10) be listened to and understood
11) have a person of my choice, including an aged care
   advocate, support me or speak on my behalf
12) complain free from reprisal, and to have my complaints
   dealt with fairly and promptly
13) personal privacy and to have my personal information
   protected
14) exercise my rights without it adversely affecting the way I
   am treated
COMPLAINTS AND SUGGESTIONS
    Any problems, complaints or suggestions regarding the care
or procedures and practices should be bought to the attention of
management directly, by phone, email or in writing for discussion
and action. Fitzgerald Aged Care has a process of documentation
and reporting for improvements and complaints. This process
involves the:
    Feedback form- Use for Complaints, Comments and
       Compliments.
    Continuous Improvement Log- Management use
    Feedback Register- Management use
    Feedback forms- are available from the side of the red
Mailbox near the Activity Room. These forms can be lodged
directly by posting them into this Mailbox or by handing them to
management.
    If a complaint cannot be resolved to the complainant’s
satisfaction, this will be referred to the Fitzgerald Board of
Directors for further investigation and action.
    Other avenues for complaints are as follows:
    Aged Care Quality Safety Commission - Phone Free call
       1800 951 822
    Or Online to: agedcarequality.gov.au
    Or in writing to:
              Aged Care Quality Safety Commission
              GPO Box 9819
              Sydney NSW 2001

HAPPY NEW YEAR
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APPETIZERS       DANCE            FIREWORKS    OCCASION
BABIES           DAYONE           FRIENDS      PARADES
BALLOONS         DECORATIONS      HATS         RESOLUTIONS
BANNERS          EVENTS           HOLIDAY      SINGING
BUFFET           FAMILY           HORNS        STREAMERS
CELEBRATE        FATHER TIME      KISS         THIRTY FIRST
CHAMPAGNE        FEAST            MIDNIGHT     TIARAS
CONFETTI         FESTIVITIES      MUSIC        WINE

THE ATHEIST AND THE BEAR
    One beautiful morning, an atheist was walking through
the forest admiring natures surroundings. He looked up and
saw the trees swaying in the wind high above him and
smiled. He saw the river glisten and the sun twinkle like a
new born star and it made him warm inside. He thought to
himself that mother nature had made a true and wonderful
world.
    The atheist had walked a little further down the track
when suddenly a bear jumped out of the bushes only a few
yards ahead of him and started growling, looking hungry and
ran quickly towards him. Seeing the big bear bounding
towards him, he screamed in horror and started running as
fast as he could away from the bear. Knowing that the bear
would catch up to him and he had no chance, the atheist
soon ran out of breath and in a few paces fell to the ground.
As the bear’s shadow fell upon his face and his paws come
down upon his chest, the atheist screamed, " God help me!"
    Suddenly the trees that he so much admired stopped
swaying. The river he loved suddenly stopped flowing. And
the sky opened up and a voice begun to speak. "I am God,
and even though you don’t believe in me, I am here for every
being on this earth. I will give you one wish to help you and
that is all. You may proceed with your wish."
    The atheist thought about this wish for a moment and
then spoke to God, "Well I don’t really want to become a
religious person, so I wish the bear to become religious
himself."
    God said, “"Let it be so."
    The trees began swaying in the wind, the river began to
flow again and the sky closed over and darkened.
    And the bear clapped his paws together and said, "For
the meal I am about to receive, may the Lord make me truly
thankful!"

Tiffany’s Hands        Brian             Leonardo Di-CAT-rio

    June and Gloria                  Rhondda and Leo

             Residents at the Christmas Lunch

Fay and Louise          Betty and Betty

 Esma            Ione            Jacqui

 Jane and Leo           Kathleen and Leo