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Hodgkins
Happenings
Frances Hodgkins Retirement Village • Winter edition 2018
Meet Mervyn
The former chartered
accountant reveals a
lifetime of Scout service
Royal wedding Out & Search
celebrations About & Rescue
Greetings from Joy...
Hello and welcome to the latest edition of In other news, we celebrated our cultural
Hodgkins Happenings. diversity with International Month in July.
We are getting through the cold weather and The staff enjoyed getting involved by showcasing
looking forward to spring and longer, warmer their skills in cooking demonstrations, making
days. dishes from many countries, including Sri Lanka,
India, Japan and the Philippines. Everyone enjoyed
The activities staff have been busy keeping it immensely.
everyone entertained and the residents have
enjoyed a variety of activities, events and There are many events coming up, so please keep
concerts. We’ve celebrated St Patrick’s Day, Anzac an eye on your calendars.
Day and Mother’s Day. My door is always open if you have a query.
Recently it was announced that the new charity Kind regards,
for this year is the NZ Stroke Foundation. We
kicked off the fundraising with a quiz night, and
what a great turnout it was. We raised $547 and
are well on our way to meeting our village target Joy Notman
of $3,000. Village Manager
Musical moment
We are pleased to have the New Zealand
Symphony Orchestra perform a concert at the
village at the end of August. Following the
performance, the musicians will join us for a
delicious afternoon tea. We look forward to
seeing you there.
Kate
Joy Notman Kate Morgan
Village Manager Sales Advisor
Ph: 03 455 0277 Ph: 03 455 7936
Call Joy for general enquiries Talk to Kate for information
or for information about about independent apartments
resthome care. or serviced apartments.
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Royal wedding celebrations
To celebrate the Royal wedding of Prince Harry
and Meghan Markle, we decided to hold a very
special bridal showcase.
Many of our staff modelled wedding dresses
which were provided by both staff and residents.
The residents were treated to a fantastic
afternoon tea while they decided which wedding
dress was their favourite.
Of course, everyone looked lovely and it evoked
many memories of the residents’ own weddings.
Above: The fantastic array of dresses provided by
staff and residents.
Inset: Staff members Becky Keen, Keiko Simpson
and Shannon Butler with the three most
popular dresses.
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It’s got to be
good enough for Mum
In May 2018 Kevin Hickman announced
he was standing down from the board
of Ryman, ending 34 years of service at
the company.
There is no doubt that Ryman Healthcare would
not be the company it is today without Kevin, and
everyone at Ryman wishes him all the best with
his retirement.
The Ryman story began back in 1983, when Kevin
was a former policeman turned private detective.
He was asked to investigate a resthome fire in
Christchurch, and he did not like what he saw.
“The fire was in an old villa and there were
four people to a room all with shared toilets,’’
Kevin recalls.
“To me it was crazy, the standards were so poor.
But that’s how resthomes were in those days.’’ “I thought, what would
Kevin would never dream of putting his
mother into a place like that if she needed
I want for Mum?”
to go into care.
As well as providing care that was better
“I thought, what would I want for Mum?”
than anywhere else, the company had to be
And so, Ryman’s philosophy that care has to be sustainable, with its systems constantly refined
“good enough for Mum” was born. and improved upon.
Kevin teamed up with John Ryder, an accountant, The size of the villages and the facilities offered
and together they made a dynamic pair. may have changed over the past 30 years, but
Ryman’s core philosophy remains the same.
Ryman – a combination of Ryder and Hickman –
Healthcare was registered and they bought their Care is still at the heart of what we do. And it’s
first property to convert into a resthome in 1984. got to be good enough for Mum. Or Dad!
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Italian meatballs
Meatballs
500g Mince beef 1 Egg
1 Onion diced 1/2 cup Breadcrumbs
2 tbsp Fresh thyme Salt & Pepper
1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
Sugo sauce A note from Ryman chef,
1/2 Onion, diced 400g Tinned crushed tomatoes Lawrence
1tbsp Garlic 1 Bay leaf
Slow cooked Italian meatballs
1 tbsp Basil, chopped 500ml Beef stock
are a resident favourite at our
1/4 cup Red wine Weary Dunlop Retirement
Village. It’s a hearty dish that
Method
blends well with our new
• Preheat the oven to 180 degrees. Harvest menus, and residents
• Combine all the meatball ingredients with the beef mince love the texture and flavour.
and mix well, then roll them into golf ball size portions.
• Fry all the meat balls in a semi deep fry pan to seal the meat, Furthermore, it’s a healthy
and place them onto a baking tray. option and is easy to prepare.
• Use the same deep fry pan to sauté the onion, garlic, basil You simply combine the
and bay leaf, then deglaze with red wine and add the ingredients and let the oven do
crushed tomatoes and beef stock. the cooking – leaving more time
• Once the sauce starts bubbling, pour over the meatball tray. to spend with your loved ones.
• Cover with baking paper and foil and cook for 2 hours. Weary Dunlop chef Lawrence
• Serve hot on a bed of mashed potatoes. with resident Enid McCauley
• Serves 4-5.
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Resident Profile
Meet
Mervyn My first job was at Perpetual Trustees where
I was in the legal department but as I did not
understand Latin, I couldn’t continue with law.
I changed to the accountancy department
and started attending university lectures and
eventually became a chartered accountant. I later
completed a Bachelor of Commerce. When I
retired I started working as a finance manager for
the NZ Fire Service.
Outside of work I was involved in Scouting
(leadership training) for most of my life. I was
awarded Life Membership after 68 years of
service. I owed a great debt to Scouting for
helping me became a strong boy, and thus I
Outside of work I was involved
decided to give back to the movement.
in Scouting... I was awarded Life
Membership after 68 years of service. In 1959, I married Judith Scott, a school teacher
who taught maths and history. We have two
Hello, my name is Mervyn Cranefield and I was children, both of whom completed a PhD.
born in 1932. Jocelyn and Stephen are also both musicians,
Jocelyn plays the cello in orchestras and quartets,
My first home was in Calder Street, but my parents
and Stephen is the lead clarinet in the Dunedin
lost the house during the depression era. I lived
Symphony Orchestra. We are also blessed with
in Pine Hill, Broad Bay and North-East Valley and
three grandchildren.
attended the schools there. I went to King Edward
Technical College and while there I passed the Judith sadly passed away in 2014 and I decided to
Accountancy One examination at the University. move into Frances Hodgkins last December.
Welcome new Kiwis
At Frances Hodgkins we and Paul is a caregiver. We are
celebrate many milestones and very happy that they decided
none are more important than to make New Zealand their
celebrating those who adopt permanent home, and so
New Zealand as their home. together we celebrated the
Arlene and Paul Martillana occasion with them with
recently became New Zealand a spectacular Kiwiana-
citizens. They are both part of themed afternoon tea.
the Frances Hodgkins family Welcome to the Kiwi family
as Arlene is a housekeeper Paul and Arlene!
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Out & About Congratulations
Several of our independent residents enjoyed a Many good things come out of our kitchen, and
fantastic afternoon at Taieri Mouth. Taieri Mouth one of those is our Chef Rachael. Rachael has
is a small fishing village at the mouth of the Taieri recently celebrated a very special 10th anniversary
River, and we took advantage of the scenery to at Frances Hodgkins. We are very proud of her and
enjoy a delicious afternoon tea. we hope she stays with us for many years to come.
Pictured: Our residents enjoyed the outing and Pictured: Congratulations Rachael, we are very
can’t wait to go again. proud of you.
Staff Profile
Introducing
Hello, my name is Marie Darling in Dunedin. We are enjoying
Marie and I have worked at Frances having a grandson near us.
Hodgkins for over 11 years!
Kate, her husband Neville, and
I was a caregiver for 10 years
their daughters Aliana and
and now I am an activities
Sienna, live in Waitati. Sienna is
coordinator. I am enjoying the
well-known to most residents
challenge and look forward to
here as she loves to come and
what lies ahead.
help during school holidays.
I have been married to Tony
I love being part of the Frances
for over 40 years and we have
Hodgkins team, and really enjoy
two girls; Toni and Kate. Toni
the activities and the part they
married Kevin and they have
play in village life. Once again, I
three children; Nikau, Shea and
look forward to spending a few
Tarrin. They live in Australia
I am enjoying the more years in this role!
except for Tarrin who still lives
challenge and look forward
to what lies ahead.
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Search and Rescue Upcoming events
The Men’s Club had an enjoyable and informative
afternoon at the Rescue Helicopter HQ.
August August
The men learned about the way the rescue
helicopters work and found out more information 15 31
on the operations that are so vital to many. They Memory Foundation NZSO
also had an up-close look at the helicopters and presentation quartet
got to talk to the staff about the equipment used
during a rescue mission.
The experienced paramedics kept it informal and
entertaining with anecdotes of jobs and their
personal experiences.
September October
The afternoon ended with a relaxing afternoon 19 09
tea and a few laughs. Food tasting with Naturopath
Pictured: A close up look at one of the helicopters The Butchers Daily presentation
used in rescue missions.
40 Fenton Crescent, St Clair
www.franceshodgkins.co.nz
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