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spring 20 Issue 8
ACH GROUP
lifestyle magazine for 50+
veggies
for small
gardens
WIN a luxury
staycation
fig & pecan
hot cross buns
recipe
sophin’s
extraordinary
journey
Welcome 28
f ro m th e
Publisher ACH Group
Production Manager
Michelle Kelly
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feedback. Please email us at
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Welcome to our Autumn Within this issue you’ll also find a 18
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host of upcoming events (pages
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Plaza, Torrensville SA 5031
2021 Good Lives magazine! 6-7) and social experiences
contents
About ACH Group Another jam-packed (pages 16-17). While overseas
Founded in 1952, ACH Group
is a not-for-profit organisation
edition full of inspiring trips are off the cards, there’s no
better time to discover what’s
promoting opportunities and people living life to the right on our doorstep.
services to support good lives
for older people. fullest and stories on Speaking of new discoveries,
Subscribe ways that we can all live meet Stephen who has reignited
his passion for painting after
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comes from different walks of
Gardening guru and ABC
life and we can often learn a lot
presenter Sophie Thomson
when we hear the experiences
shares her tips on growing
of others. Sophin, our feature
veggies in small gardens
profile in this issue, tells her
(pages 30-31), while ACH
story of growing up as a young 10 28 44
Group Dietitian Kaitlyn Dienelt
adult during the Cambodian
highlights simple dietary
genocide in the mid to late-
changes that can help manage
1970s. Devastatingly, more than
common diet related diseases
1.5 million people were killed Feedback and Winners 4 Royal Commission 22 Book & TV Reviews 38
(pages 18-19).
under the leadership of Pol Pot
including Sophin’s immediate Happy reading! Social Media 5 Home Care 24 Ernest’s 3D Printing 40
family members. Now living in
22 Henley Beach Rd,
Adelaide, Sophin connects with What’s On 6 Stay in the Game 26 Staff Profile 42
Mile End SA 5031 fellow Cambodians through ACH
achgroup.org.au Group’s Cambodian Program News and Views 8 Good Food 28 Planning Ahead 44
enquiries@ach.org.au which is a much-loved part of
1300 22 44 77 her and her husband’s week. Cover Story 10 In the Garden 30 Retirement Living 46
In early March, the Final Report Social Connections 14 Inspired Ceramics 32 Available Properties 48
of the Royal Commission into
JOIN THE CONVERSATION Aged Care Quality and Safety Health & Wellbeing 18 Walking Exercise 34 Out & About 50
was released by the Federal
Government. Read more about Stephen’s Art 20 Benefits of Volunteering 36
the Commissioners’ findings and Frank Weits
recommendations on pages 22- ACH Group
23 and what it might mean for Chief Executive Officer
older people in the future. Did your magazine come in a plastic wrap? Don’t forget you can recycle in a REDcycle
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Animals – Classics Unwrapped 2
march What: From the cute and the cuddly, to the
tall and the terrifying, the animal kingdom has
The Everly Brothers & The Rock n Roll Legends of the 50s & 60s captivated composers through the ages. The
Adelaide Symphony Orchestra will delight
What: Hear hits such as ‘Bye Bye Love,’ ‘Wake up Little Susie,’ ‘Bird Dog’
concertgoers with an exploration of music for all
and more.
creatures great and small.
When: 20 March
When: 19 May
Where: Adelaide Festival Centre
Where: Festival Theatre
More info: adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au
Price: Concession from $40
More info: adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au
History Festival
What: The History Festival is an annual statewide
april event exploring South Australia’s past.
Barossa Vintage Festival When: 1 – 31 May
Where: Various locations across Adelaide
What: A celebration of the Barossa’s wine, food,
culture and heritage. Over 80 events, including
family-friendly events, long table lunches,
masterclasses, and a gala Vintage Ball.
When: 14 - 18 April
Where: Barossa Valley
More info: barossavintagefestival.com.au
Salt Festival don’t forget to
What: SALT provides a platform for artists
and contributors to showcase their ideas, and check our website June
celebrates people coming together through
creative practices. Discover & Explore available experiences Surrealists at Sea - Exhibition
When: 16 - 25 April At ACH Group we offer a range of social What: This exhibition presents the breadth of
experiences designed to connect you with Dusan and Voitre Marek’s investigations and
Where: Eyre Peninsula
your community. Whether you have a passion showcases their voyage paintings created
More info: saltfestival.com.au during their long sea journey from Europe to
for art, love to sing or enjoy fishing, we have a
group experience to match your interest. Australia in 1948.
Tasting Australia
achgroup.org.au/available-experiences When: 19 June – 12 September
What: One of the country’s longest-running food
and beverage festivals. Create lasting memories Where: Art Gallery of South Australia
Events
through the incredible delights of eating and More info: agsa.sa.gov.au
drinking produce only South Australia can offer. Keep up to date with our calendar of
upcoming events
When: 30 April – 9 May
achgroup.org.au/events
Where: Various locations, Adelaide
More info: tastingaustralia.com.au
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News and Views Good LIVES MAGAZINE
THE goodws
ne
small-scale, covid-safe living for
Dining Co.
Project:
Championing age friendliness Dr Edoardo Rosso
one meal at a time ach group Product
older people north of adelaide
Co-design Manager
Meaningful connections Working with local businesses With this in mind the
support people to age well in in the City of Onkaparinga, Dining Co. project is now
their communities. Living in older local community providing coaching and
an area with great places to members, the Council and support to two eating
eat out, which care about and other community partners, we establishments to champion
understand older people, and found the capacity of eating age friendly customer service
are inclusive, supportive and venues to understand and in the Noarlunga area. The
A desire for ‘home-like’ living Residents in each of the 12 The design includes larger flexible, may be an important respond to the needs and project challenges the
in older age will see the first bed houses will have access to communal living spaces to aspect of remaining socially preferences of older people is inherent ageism that only too
small-scale residential care integrated services to support allow for social distancing, connected and engaged. crucial in encouraging them to often affects the ability of
home, built in South Australia. them living in their own homes, increased fresh air circulation, Through the Dining Co. project, go out and socialise. older people to interact with
the community in a typical,
Located adjacent the Lyell
McEwin Hospital in Elizabeth
while additional on-site services
include a café, hairdresser and
and designated one-way
entry and exit points to each
supported by the Office for
Ageing Well, SA Health, meaningful stereotype-free way.
South, ACH Group’s Healthia resident gym. house to reduce the spread ACH Group recently explored connections
of infection. In addition, doors what an age friendly,
will offer eight small residential
care houses with a focus on
Reviewed by internationally
regarded health design specialists, and taps will be automated meaningful eating out support people Age Friendly
Dining Experiences
contemporary best practice, Health Projects International, wherever possible, and experience may look like. to age well ‘Dining Co.’ Project
antimicrobial products will look for
personalised, dementia-friendly
care in a familiar and domestic-
Healthia will pioneer COVID-safe
infection control measures. feature more prominently in their local Ask us more!
this symbol!
style setting. “Design features to support COVID-
than has been seen communities.
ACH Group CEO Frank Weits safe care practices have been at
previously.” during march & April
said the organisation was the forefront in the planning of The project is expected to be check out our
open to residents in late-2022.
proud to launch this state-of Healthia,” Mr Weits said. age friendly
-the-art residential care home
which will allow older people partner venues
in the north of Adelaide to feel Jimmy Deane’s
connected to their community South Adelaide Football Club
and involve themselves in the 1 Lovelock Drive
natural flow of daily routine in Noarlunga Downs
the home.
Beck’s Bakehouse
“We recognise that the 25 Clarke Street
northern metropolitan Adelaide Port Noarlunga
region is the fastest growing
If you are interested in
region for older people in South
providing feedback on your
Australia,” he said.
Led by ACH Group, the Dining Co. project is funded through the South Australian experience, please get in
Office for Ageing Well, SA Health and is supported by the City of Onkaparinga. touch with us at
The project is conducted in partnership with local businesses, community groups, diningcoproject@ach.org.au
service providers and older people.
Images: Artist impressions of Healthia at Elzabeth South.
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COVER STORY Good LIVES MAGAZINE
Sophin was born in a small village in
Cambodia and has fond memories of a
simple life as a kid, with her parents and
four siblings. That was until tragedy
struck under the leadership of Pol Pot,
who radically pushed Cambodia towards
communism.
Like many in her country, What was it like to be a
Sophin fled to survive. The survivor of the communist
regime took away her family
but not her purpose to use regime in Cambodia?
her education to help others. When the war broke out, we
were forced to leave home
After decades in Australia,
with little belongings. We were
Sophin with husband
moved to the countryside
Kim found ACH Group’s
and forced into hard labour
Cambodian Program. The
in exchange for small rations
program supported the
of food. We lived in fear and
couple to connect with other
with no access to healthcare
Cambodians and immerse
in areas where cholera and
themselves in their culture, talk
malaria were common.
their mother language, and eat
&
food that takes them back to The Khmer Rouge were after
t
all the educated people
r
their childhood.
o
and one of my brothers was
f
In this interview, Sophin shares
sophin finds
comnection
murdered because he was
her journey.
a pilot. My parents and my
four other siblings were also
Tell us about your memories executed by order of the
of Cambodia. regime. I only survived as I lived
I am the sole survivor in my away from my family. I did not
con
family (apart from my two half- hear of the shocking loss of
brothers) of the Khmer Rouge my family until the end of the Traditional gathering at the temple
regime genocide, which took Khmer Rouge regime, where
place from 1975 to 1979. Before one of my parents’ former
Khmer Rouge, I was based neighbours told me. cambodian genocide
in Phnom Penh and studied The Cambodian
science at Phnom Penh “When the war broke genocide was the systematic
University. out, we were forced persecution and killing of
at the
I had lived away from my Cambodians by the Khmer
parents since I was in high
to leave home with Rouge under the leadership
school and would only return little belongings. of Pol Pot, who radically
cambodian We were moved to
home during school breaks. My pushed Cambodia towards
parents had high expectations communism. It resulted in the
the countryside and deaths of 1.5 - 2 million people
group
of all their children to succeed
in education. My family was forced into hard from 1975 to 1979, nearly a
quarter of Cambodia’s 1975
not well off and my parents labour in exchange for population, including Sophin’s
10 struggled to earn a living.
small rations of food.” entire family.
Cover story “The group meets Good LIVES MAGAZINE
weekly and has
allowed my husband centennial medal
and myself to keep In the year 2002, Sophin was awarded with the Centennial Medal
connected to our issued by the Federal Government for her contribution and support
to services in the community. The medal was presented by then
culture and to meet Foreign Minister Alexander Downer.
and support others.” “It was a proud moment with lots of congratulatory letters from
the many different organisations I had worked or been involved
with. That made me so proud, not just as a person, but in the name
WHAT CHALLENGES DID YOU of the refugees. I feel so honoured and am always thankful to the
FACE WHEN ARRIVING IN organisations and whoever nominated me.”
ADELAIDE?
My new chapter in a new Did your role at SA Health We always have opportunities What do you miss about
country was not without help you remain connected to share snippets of our Cambodia the most?
its challenges, such as everyday life with the group, as
to people from Cambodia? well as offer to stop and listen I miss my family and still feel
understanding a new culture homesick often. I feel sad at
and way of living. Yes, it did. I met a lot of to each other.
times when families tend to
My life in Australia has been Cambodians through work come together, like birthdays
filled with ups and downs and remain connected with What are some of the things or weddings. I feel sad I do not
and I often miss Cambodia, some of them still. Because you do as a group? have my family as part of my
especially on special occasions. of my role as a Multicultural The group meets weekly and life here in Australia.
I miss my family the most. Kim Community Health Worker, has allowed my husband and
and I have been living here for people not only knew me, myself to keep connected to
40 years and have two children but they also respected our culture and to meet and
last thoughts...
and two grandchildren. me. I was someone they support others. Some people There is a saying: “Every
could trust and that they enjoy the social aspect of it and journey starts with a first step”.
We are a close family and knew would understand the More often than not, the first
I have been watching my how you can come along and
cultural differences between talk about everyday life things. step is the hardest one, but
one-year-old grandchild Cambodia and Australia. due to a critical circumstances
three-times-a-week, since my A lot of people in the group
also go for walks together and I was forced into an unknown
daughter went back to work.
My son is getting married next
When did you join the ACH there is a lot of dancing, so we destination. This destination
Group Cambodia Program are keeping active as we get turned out to be such an
year, so I am grateful for the life extraordinary journey.
What were your next steps What was life like in the we could provide our children and how did it come about? older.
after surviving the regime? refugee camp? in Australia. After my 23 years of work, I like the fact that the ACH
Following such a devastating In the camp, I offered support I decided to retire in 2012 Group Cultural Program
loss and after nearly four years to other refugees in the camp Tell us about your career and found continued sense focuses on your emotional,
under the Khmer Rouge, the teaching French and very of community when I began physical, and mental wellbeing
in Australia by providing opportunities to
ACH Group celebrates
future was unknown. In April basic English, even though I to attend the ACH Group
1979, I went to stay with a had never formally worked
A few years after I arrived, I
Cambodian Program. exercise, socialise and have diversity and
started to pick up small jobs, fun. welcomes everyone
family member I had never as a teacher. I also spent my Because of my work, I was
volunteer work and hourly
known and only returned to days working with children in
paid work with different fully aware of the program but as an individual,
my village in July 1979. I stayed the playgroup whilst studying
organisations such as Child had never attended. It was a What is your favourite thing acknowledging and
with my half-brother until April English myself. about Australia?
1980 when I decided I would
and Youth Health, Migrant no-brainer for us. I enjoy being respecting cultural
It was also there where I met Resources, and Primary Health with a group where I meet I like how friendly the backgrounds, religious
venture to the refugee camp my husband Kim. We were lots of people from Cambodia,
Care Services. I learned a lot Australian people are and how
at the Thailand border with offered asylum in Australia and socialising, having fun, much freedom we have here.
and spiritual beliefs,
and was involved in health
a friend. I stayed in the Surin arrived in Adelaide in April 1981. promotion, health education laughing, exercising and going Not only freedom to come and and practices.
refugee camp for almost one We stayed for three months on outings to places I would not
and advocacy, supporting go but people do not judge To find out more call
year. at the Glen Osmond Saint Paul normally go on my own.
a number of multicultural your appearance, so you have 1300 22 44 77 or visit
Retreat before moving into communities and new I believe the other group freedom to wear what you like. achgroup.org.au/
a rental house and starting a migrants and refugees. members find similar joy in Australia makes me feel free available-experiences
family. attending the group. and secured.
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social connections Good LIVES MAGAZINE
Coo k i n g u p Social Links participants
with Callum Hann.
Let the in ...
a storm with art beg
2021 ACh Group SALA
callum hann theme announced!
‘From Little Things,
Big Things Grow’
Participate as an artist as
‘We loved having Kicking off in January,
part of ACH Group’s
exhibition. The South
the groups our brand-new Social Links
experience program began
Australian Living Artists
Festival (SALA) is a statewide,
through and with fresh and dynamic
events, including guests
open-access arts festival
held in August.
I think everyone cooking up a storm in the
Sprout Cooking School
learnt something kitchen with Callum Hann
new but more (MasterChef star and Sprout
owner).
importantly Participants learnt new cooking
techniques and then sat down
we had a lot of to share their meals together.
laughs and a lot Callum and the Sprout team
have been regular contributors
Artwork by
Ann Whitby (2020).
of fun which is of the Good Lives magazine -
see the latest recipe and article
what we always on page 29.
try to do at Register your interest for our
next Sprout Cooking class,
Sprout.’ email enquiries@ach.org.au
Callum Hann Artwork by Richard
Westamacott (2020).
‘I thoroughly
For more information email
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Photos by @nichole_louise_photography
I just really, achgroup.org.au/events
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health & wellbeing Good LIVES MAGAZINE
Common diet related This means not adding any salt
diseases that become more during the cooking process
prevalent as we age include and avoiding highly processed
hypercholesterolaemia, foods or choosing ‘no added
hypertension and type 2 salt’ options.
diabetes.
Having a balanced diet
What are these conditions?
Hyper refers to a higher
with the right amount
amount and in this case of salt, fat, fruit and
hypercholesterolemia refers vegetable intake can
to high cholesterol levels,
whereas hypertension is high
help manage common
blood pressure. Both can be diet related diseases.
managed with medication
With fat intake, the type of fats
however, dietary changes
consumed are important as
are an easy way to see
well as the amount. Looking
improvements. Diabetes is a
at foods naturally higher in
result of the body’s inability to
d
unsaturated fats will help to
maintain appropriate blood
t e
maintain good cholesterol and
Managing common
sugar levels. Early signs of
l a
avoid the build-up of plaques
diabetes can be highlighted
r e
in blood vessels. This includes
by your GP from blood test
t
oily fish, nuts, legumes,
e
results, allowing time to make
i
vegetable oils and avocado.
d
changes and prevent the
progression to diabetes. Finally, fruit and vegetable
intake is very important. Both
what kind of diet can help of these food groups have
e s
manage these conditions? plenty of vitamins and minerals
a s
that are excellent in supporting
Having a balanced diet with
e
our essential body functions.
di s
the right amount of salt, fat,
This can also help manage
fruit and vegetable intake can
diet related diseases and risk
help manage common diet
factors for other conditions.
related diseases.
Aim for 2 servings of fruit
The daily recommended salt and 5 servings of vegetables
intake should be no more than each day.
simple changes to 5 grams, which is equivalent to
a teaspoon or around 2000mg
your diet can help of sodium. Considering sodium
naturally occurs in food, we
maintain good health. need to be mindful of sodium
3 Simple ways to improve your diet:
added during processing and
cooking. • Watch your salt intake
• Eat foods naturally high in unsaturated fats, including
oily fish, nuts and avocado
• Aim for two serves of fruit and five servings of
Kaitlyn Dienelt vegetables each day
ach group Dietitian
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Stephen painting Painting by Stephen Hill.
at home.
“I was aware that art can be a
“I enjoy my time “These are two-hour sessions.
t
useful therapy for Parkinson’s In the first hour we explore
Disease. With Parkinson’s there
at the group. new techniques, using different
r
is nothing you can do about mediums. In the other half
At the end of
A
its existence and progression. we can continue work on our
It is all about managing and projects. In between sessions,
finding activities that might the two hours I do further work,” Stephen
I am tired, but
make it easier to live with it,” explained.
Stephen said. “I enjoy my time at the art
Painting by Stephen Hill.
The prospects of a new hobby
he would enjoy, combined with
I don’t mind." class. At the end of the
two hours I am tired, but I
the potential health benefits Stephen started his career as don’t mind. It is a satisfying
made the decision to join the a civil engineer and finished as tiredness. I am also enjoying
class an easy one. a town planner. His familiarity the results. The activity forces
“Even though I had never done with dimensions, proportions my brain and nervous system
keeps Stephen’s
painting in my adult life, and perspective are now used to concentrate hard, so I can
I always had a certain interest in an artistic way. hold the paint brush steady.
in it and in high school I was That doesn’t alter the fact
I have Parkinson’s, but I am
brain muscles active
fairly good at it and thought I
might enjoy that.” exercising my brain. I have a
feeling it is useful for me and I
enjoy it.”
When you see Stephen’s Stephen was diagnosed with
artwork for the first time, Parkinson’s Disease a few
you would think he had been years ago and after seeing a
an accomplished artist his post on Facebook about an
entire life. The reality is, he art class near his home, he
only joined ACH Group's considered exploring.
Art In Focus class in less than
12 months ago.
20 21y
royal commission Good LIVES MAGAZINE
r e , d i g n i t
Ca So, what will its 148 a 'star rating' system
c t
recommendations mean for for providers
p e
older Australians? Currently it’s hard to know
e s
how aged care providers
r
A new Aged Care Act are performing but the
&
The Government has already Commissioners have
committed to tearing up recommended ‘star ratings’
the old Aged Care Act be published so you will
and replacing it with new be able to see information
legislation based on a human- about their staffing, clinical
rights approach to aged care. care, serious incidents, and
This will ensure aged care is complaints made plus reviews
based around the person, not from people and their families
the provider or the funding, using the service. This will help
the Royal Commission delivers After two-and-a-half years, 99 days of and guarantee all Australians’ providers to improve the care
formal hearings and over 10,000 public right to safe, quality care as they offer and allow families
its vision for the future of submissions, the Royal Commission into
Aged Care Quality and Safety has handed
they age. to make informed decisions
about aged care services for
easier access to aged
Australia’s aged care system. its Final Report to the Governor-General,
His Excellency, General the Honourable
care services their loved ones.
The Commissioners have more time with staff
David Hurley AC DSC (Retd).
advised the development of in residential care
a new aged care program The Royal Commission has
that will combine basic-level also advocated aged care
home supports, home care residents receive a mandated
and residential care. This will minimum of three hours and
make it simpler to transition 20 minutes of one-on-one
between services through a care per day provided by a mix
single streamlined process and of nurses and personal care Lauren Broomham is the
see the Federal Government’s workers. Registered Nurses Editor at the DCM Group,
aged care portal My Aged Care will be required to be on duty heading up its Weekly
made easier to navigate. 24/7 and provide 40 minutes SOURCE and Donaldson
of direct care per resident too.
improved oversight This will make sure all residents Sisters publications.
of aged care providers receive the care – and more
The Royal Commission Lauren is also the
importantly the ‘touch’ – that only journalist to have
have put forward a range of
they need to enjoy a real attended every hearing
measures designed to better
quality of life. and community forum
protect aged care users and
their families. These include a of the Royal Commission
The recommendations into Aged Care Quality
new general duty for providers will take time to roll out –
to provide high-quality care, a and Safety, producing
five years according to the 300 issues of The
new Inspector-General of Aged Commissioners’ timeline
Care to identify and investigate Daily COMMISSION
– but the result will be a newsletter on the Royal
serious issues, a new better-quality system
Complaints Commissioner, plus Commission.
for all Australians.
civil penalties for providers
that breach standards.
22 23home care Good LIVES MAGAZINE
Understanding
what
h e l p a t
m e
The government provides If you are assessed as eligible There are four levels of a
ho
two streams of funding to for a Home Care Package, you Home Care Package with
support people aged 65 and will be placed in the national different levels of care
over (50 years and over for queue. When you reach the and funding.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait top of the queue, you will be
Islanders) to stay living in assigned a package and you Package Level of
their home as they age. can then choose an approved level care needs
care provider such as
Level 1 Basic care needs
Commonwealth Home ACH Group to coordinate and
approximately
Support Program (CHSP) deliver your services.
is available
$9,000 a year
An entry level program There is likely to be a waiting
period before you are assigned Level 2 Low care needs
which gives you access to
a Home Care Package. Wait approximately
basic support services. The
times can vary between 3-18 $15,750 a year
Commonwealth Home Support
Program offers a variety months so it is important to be
Level 3 Intermediate
of basic assistance such as assessed as early as possible
care needs
cleaning, home maintenance, when your needs begin to
approximately
home modification, personal change.
$34,250 a year
care, health services, exercise You can still privately fund
classes or support to maintain aged care and health support Level 4 High care needs
social networks. whilst you wait, or as part of approximately
the Commonwealth Home $52,000 a year
Home Care Package (HCP) Support Program if eligible.
Most of us prefer As needs increase, a Home
Care Package may offer more
to stay living support. A Home Care Package there is likely to be a
ACH Group is here
waiting period before
independently is, as the name suggests,
a ‘package’ of services to you are assigned a home to help you now or
at home as we support you to remain living care package. wait times in the future with
safely and independently in
can vary between 3-18 a range of services
age. Finding the your own home.
months so it is important funded under
right support to A Home Care Package can be
accessed when you need more to be assessed as early as chsp or hcp.
continue living life than basic support, and offers
a coordinated approach with
possible when your needs
begin to change.
Ask us for a copy
of our FREE
the way you want access to a greater range of
services, aids and equipment
Information Guide
can sometimes be and a dedicated Advisor who showcasing the vast
range of services
challenging. will help you design your
package of care. and support on offer.
24 25
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Think about the last time you
played a game. Was it a board
game with the family? A hit of
tennis at the local courts?
Or maybe a game of cards
with some friends?
In 2021 many people’s answer
is just as likely to be that they
played a game on their mobile
phone, their iPad, or played a "Video games can
video console game with their Games to try for fun
family. Gaming is booming be an extra tool and fitness:
amongst Boomers and older for when you can’t • Ring Fit on Nintendo Switch
generations. According to
recent research, over 40 get to the gym or do • Words with Friends and
Pictoword on smartphones
percent of Australians aged 65
and over regularly play some
your usual outdoor and tablets
form of video game. exercise.” • Mario Kart on iPad
• Just Dance on PS4 or Switch
y
It’s not just fun and games Daniel Peacock
a
either! One of the reasons for ACH Group Exercise Physiologist
l
the surge in popularity among
a new way
p
older demographics is the
“Ringfit Adventure from
potential positive effects of
Nintendo Switch is a great
Join the ‘Stay in the
to
video games which include
choice for staying physically
hand-eye coordination,
Painting by Stephen Hill problem-solving skills,
fit at home. It comes with
a Pilates ring that gives a
Game’ challenge!
information processing and
great arm workout and has
even fitness. It’s these skills The six-week challenge from
many different mobility and
that ACH Group’s new Stay in 19 April – 28 May encourages
accessibility features,” Kosta
the Game challenge is set to South Australians aged 65 and
said.
target. Launching in April 2021,
For those who want to get over, together with their friends
the 6-week challenge is funded
by Wellbeing SA and aims to started with gaming but want and family, to play games online.
get older South Australians to begin with something
From Pilates classes, to car playing video games to
increase exercise, and fun and
familiar there is often an online
version of most traditional
- Increase your physical activity
and social connections.
racing, and traditional games friendship with friends and
family.
games too. Scrabble, chess,
solitaire, darts and bowling
- PLUS, you’ll learn new skills, set
including chess and solitaire, Project coordinator Kosta
can be found online and are
available in easy to learn
and track your goals, and there’s
10 prizes to WIN!
the options are endless when it Canatselis has been working
with people aged 65+ to
formats. Plus, you can keep
comes to online gaming. identify which video games
on the market have both an
it local and play your mates
or challenge someone on the
Sign up!
stayinthegame.achgroup.org.au
other side of the world to a
exercise component and are
game, all from the comfort of
easy to use.
your lounge room.
26 27good FOOD Good LIVES MAGAZINE
Because I’m Fig & pecan hot cross buns
h a p p y . . . Ingredients
4 cups plain flour, plus ½ cup
extra
⅓ cup caster sugar, plus 2
Method
1. Combine 4 cups flour, ⅓ cup caster sugar, yeast, cinnamon, figs,
pecans and salt in a large bowl. Make a well in the centre. Add
butter, milk and eggs and mix with a wooden spoon until dough
k
starts to come together.
o
tablespoons extra
c o
2. Turn dough onto a floured surface. Use clean hands to knead for
to
2 x 7g sachets of dried yeast 10 minutes or until dough is smooth. Place in a lightly oiled bowl
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon and cover with plastic wrap. Set aside in a warm place for 1-1½
hours or until dough doubles in size.
1 cup dried figs, roughly chopped
WRITTEN BY 3. Preheat oven to 180°C (fan-forced). Line a baking tray with
½ cup pecans, roughly chopped baking paper. Knock back dough using your fists to its original
CALLUM HANN
pinch of salt size. Divide dough into twelve evenly sized balls. Arrange balls
on the lined baking tray about 1cm apart and cover with plastic
40g butter, melted
wrap. Set aside in a warm place for another 30 minutes or until
300ml milk, warmed buns double in size.
Raise your hand if you have 2 eggs, lightly beaten 4. Meanwhile make a flour paste. Mix remaining ½ cup flour and ¼
cup water in a small bowl until smooth. Add a little more water
Water
ever said “I don’t like cooking”. if necessary. Transfer paste to a piping bag. Pipe flour paste over
buns to form crosses. Bake buns for 18-20 minutes or until buns
It’s fine, you’re not alone! are light golden and springy to touch.
5. To make a glaze, combine remaining 2 tablespoons caster sugar
and ⅓ cup water in a small saucepan over low heat. Stir until
sugar dissolves. Brush warm glaze over warm hot cross buns.
Have you ever asked yourself, The key to happy cooking is And the best part about this
why you don’t like cooking? recognising why you do it, and hobby is that everyone around to find out more
Or have you ever considered cooking for the right reasons, you is happy to support it about sprout cooking
why you cook at all? Perhaps not just because you’re hungry! because they get to enjoy the classes turn
when your patience and Here are some reasons why spoils!
desire to cook was low, your people genuinely enjoy
to page 14
Cooking (and eating!) should
motivation was wrong. cooking: be fun, you just need to find
When we view something in • The challenge of watching your “why” and before you
a positive light we are more the perfect sponge cake know it, you will fall in love
likely to be excited and likely to rise, with cooking. The best part
engage in associated tasks. For • It is rewarding to cook for though, if you love food,
example, if it is cold and dark others and allows you to cooking and eating, then it will
outside and my alarm wakes socially connect, love you back with health and
me up to go to the gym, am I happiness.
more likely to go when I have • Cooking allows you to
no purpose or goal, am I more express your creativity and
likely to go when I genuinely relax your mind,
like the activity I’m doing, who • It’s a way to explore
I’m doing it with and if I have a different nationalities and
clear goal? The latter, of course. cultures,
• A hobby that you can
continue to challenge
yourself and improve in.
28GARDEN Good LIVES MAGAZINE
g ard
In the
e n Q&A
I planted pumpkins from
seed last October and got at
least ten plants with a lot of
flowers, but now I have one
big pumpkin and about three
smaller ones , one of which
already has fallen off. What
am I doing wrong?
3. Asian greens. There
my top 5
Amanda
are so many varieties of these
to choose from including bok Sophie: It sounds like a
small space
choy or pak choy, tatsoi, Tokyo pollination problem however
bekana and yukina. Individual you are not the only person
leaves can be harvested when to have problems with
veggies. young or pick the whole head
as required as they grow. They
will grow in sun or part shade,
pumpkins and zucchini this
year, presumably due to our
unseasonal weather. You
but are best covered with can hand pollinate pumpkins
insect exclusion netting to by cutting off a male flower
keep the caterpillars off in (flower without the small fruit
the warmer weather. at the base), removing the
1. Loose leaf or ‘cut and petals and rubbing the central
The past 12 months have as pots, troughs or even wall
come again’ lettuces can be 4. Herbs. Every kitchen stamen which is covered
with pollen on the centre
grown all year round. These are needs some basic fresh herbs
seen an increased interest garden unit. My suggestion part known as the stigma or
best harvested by picking off such as parsley, basil and
in produce gardening. Many is to choose ‘good value’ pistil of the female flowers
individual leaves as required coriander and these can be
people who have never tried vegetables that are highly (the ones with a small fruit
even though you can cut the planted in between other
before have started to grow productive in a limited space at the base of the flowers).
whole head off when mature larger veggies. There are
some of their own veggies, and avoid veggies that take This year many people have
at around 8 weeks. They can be several perennial herbs that
herbs and fruits and that is up a lot of space over a long also complained about a lack
grown in full sun to part shade, can also be grown in confined
wonderful as nothing beats period for just one item, such of female flowers. Often the
Sophie thomson but turn bitter if the plants get spaces without getting out main runners have mainly
the flavour, freshness and as the large headed cabbages
abc gardening Australia presenter stressed or are harvested at of hand like thyme, sage and male flowers so nip the tip
nutrient density of organically and cauliflower. Rapid turnover
the end of the day in summer. rosemary. out of the long runners and
grown home produce. is also important, so as soon
as one crop, planting or variety they will develop lots of side
However, if you have only a
small garden, it is vital to make is finished, remove it, improve 2. Tomatoes are a great 5. Climbing peas grow branches which have more
the soil and plant again. All summer and autumn crop well on trellis and can be female flowers.
good choices about the veggies
veggies grow best in rich fertile which is planted in spring and squeezed into small veggie
you want to grow. You can be
soil so make sure you get your can be grown on stakes, tripod- patches. You can choose from
remarkably productive in just a
soil right before you plant, and like frames or trellis. To get snow peas sugar snap peas Do you have a gardening
few square metres or less, and
don’t let them become stressed early fruit, the smaller cherry or shelling peas and all taste question?
even if there is no ‘in ground
for water or nutrition, or your types are best, however if you delicious straight off the vine
space’ you can still be highly Email goodlivesmag@ach.org.au
crops will suffer. can squeeze two varieties so the numbers that make
productive in containers such or alternatively post to
in, choose a cherry like the it inside into the kitchen are
often far less than what was PO Box 646, Torrensville Plaza,
delicious ‘Tommy Toe’ and a
larger variety. harvested. They are best sown Torrensville SA 5031.
30 from autumn to spring.Our Community Good LIVES MAGAZINE
i n
Josie
Bessie with her creations.
‘va alia’
It with clay pieces
Josie, a resident at Milpara “With this piece I was able to Bessie moved to Milpara about
residential care home was talk about this place and my four years ago and joined the
born in Squilani, Italy – a place childhood with my children. art group straight away. She is
she has fond memories of. This piece will be gifted to visually impaired and taps into
Memories of Squilani were them and stay in the family for her memories to create art.
triggered when Josie and generations to come,” Josie “Instead of using my sight to
fellow members of Milpara’s art added. copy something and create art,
Art is a medium group created a series of small I work from pictures I have in
ceramic villages and homes “Instead of using my mind,” she said.
through which inspired by the theme “My
my sight to copy “We look forward to attending
Home”, to display at Casa Mia,
people can Milpara’s on-site café gallery. something and the art group week after
week. It means a lot to us.
document and “The group’s art creations create art, I work We encourage, support and
always start with a chat. The challenge each other. We all
from pictures I
share their story. pieces we developed along
this theme generated a lot of have in my mind.”
try hard and work hard in the
group. It comes from the heart
conversations about where and keeps us connected.”
we come from, grew up and Resident and artist Bessie
raised our children. For me, it added that thanks to a
somehow took me back to that grant from the ACH Group
little church in Italy, where I had Foundation for Older
my first communion,” Josie Australians, Milpara’s art group to book a tour of one of
explained. has a kiln on site which has ach group’s eight residential
accommodated a growing care homes, call 1300 22 44 77.
enjoyment in creating with clay.
Josie ‘s inspiration!
32 33Section Good LIVES MAGAZINE
W a l k i n g jack carter
ach group exercise physiologist
It is important to
consider your safety
while walking.
Check out these
handy walking tips
before you get started:
- Walk in areas designated for
pedestrians. Look for well-lit
Walking is a simple Burns calories:
the most underated and cost effective
Depending on your fitness
goal, walking can help
areas if possible.
- If you walk in the evening
maintain your weight or even or early morning, wear a
way to improve your
exercise activity overall health.
lose weight. Reducing body
weight helps lower the impact
reflective vest or light so cars
can see you.
on joints. - Wear correct fitting shoes
Physical activity does not
have to be vigorous to Strengthens the heart: with good heel and arch
improve your health. Walking improves support.
cardiovascular fitness - Drink plenty of water before
Something as simple as a
and enhances pulmonary and after your walk to stay
daily 30-minute walk can
function. Research has shown hydrated.
have a massive effect on
30-minutes of daily walking
fitness and wellbeing. Walking - You can also recruit a friend
can reduce the risk of coronary
is low impact, requires no or family member to walk
heart disease by 18-20%.
equipment and can be with you and hold you
completed at your own pace. Reduce joint pain: accountable.
Walking supports and
ACH Group’s Exercise - Consider getting a
strengthens the muscles
Physiologist Jack Carter pedometer or other fitness
surrounding the joints. Less
discusses 5 benefits of tracker to keep track of your
impact on joints means lower
walking and how walking can daily steps.
pain when moving.
impact your overall health and
wellbeing. Improve balance and
mobility:
Walking improves your
Physical activity coordination and balance
which reduces risk of falls. It
does not have also helps prevent injury and
to be vigorous improve limb control.
to improve your Enhance circulation and
greater blood flow:
health. Something Walking improves feeling in
as simple as taking extremities and is shown to
reduce the risk of coronary
To find out more
a 30-minute walk blockages, especially in older
about available
ACH Group exercise
a day can have a people. and wellness groups,
call 1300 22 44 77.
massive effect
on fitness and
34 wellbeing. 35volunteering Good LIVES MAGAZINE
Am a z i n g
b e n e f i t s Finding the right volunteer
opportunity could help you
stay socially connected and
feel happier. There is growing
Promote physical activity
Staying active as we age
plays an important role in
positive health outcomes.
Are you
looking for a
evidence volunteering can Volunteering helps promote
volunteering
of volunteering help improve your overall
health and wellbeing and
offer many benefits.
physical activities and helps
you stay more active whether opportunity?
it’s helping with a social group
or at an event. ACH Group's Volunteer
Help prevent isolation Program has a broad
If you are looking to meet like-minded and loneliness range of volunteering
Finding the
people, make new friends and feel more
opportunities within its
More and more older people
are now living with loneliness right volunteer community, residential,
fulfilled in life, consider volunteering. in Australia. Volunteering
is a great way to combat opportunity could
social and health
services as well as at
special events.
loneliness. Finding the
right volunteer opportunity
give you a sense Roles available include
could give you a sense of of belonging and tutors in art, crafts and
belonging and promote strong
social connection with your
promote strong social media, social
support assistants,
community. Volunteering social connection drivers, social program
assistants and more.
opens opportunities for people
to meet like-minded people with your Volunteer roles are
and share common interests. community. based at a broad
range of metropolitan
Gain a sense of locations as well as in
Develop new skills the outdoors.
self and purpose You’re never too old to If you're interested in
Volunteering can give you a learn. By volunteering, you volunteering with
sense of accomplishment. can step outside of your ACH Group, call us on
Volunteering for as little as one comfort zone and learn 1300 22 44 77 or visit
hour a week can have positive a new skill. Whether it’s achgroup.org.au/work-
impact on emotional health. knitting, painting, gardening, with-us/volunteers to
Giving back to others brings woodworking, public speaking, find out more.
you a sense of purpose and or organisational skills, you can
makes you feel good. always learn something new
from volunteering.
37Reviews Good LIVES MAGAZINE
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Fre ook' s TV Reviews book reviews
'Where the
Crawdads
Sing' - Delia
‘I, Steve:
Steve Jobs
in his own
b
Owens words’ –
w
George
e
The story of
n
a very young Beahm
girl surviving ‘Stay hungry,
and growing stay foolish.’
to adulthood - is a motto
in the coastal that followed
marshes of North Carolina, Steve Jobs through life.
as one by one, all her family I thoroughly enjoyed this book
leaves her. and learnt a lot from it. Here
Kya has to learn to trust again, are 9 useful lessons that I
Out now
to work out how to support took from reading Steve Jobs’
‘The Queen's Gambit’ herself, and later, to experience biography.
– Netflix series young love and then betrayal. 1. Love what you do.
This wonderful series, set in Contrary to the prejudices 2. Cut out or avoid the bozos.
the Cold War era of the 50s of the nearby township, Kya
and 60s, follows a peculiar educates herself and becomes 3. Money need not dictate
child prodigy on her way to an expert on the marshland's your projects.
becoming a chess master. flora and fauna, even to the 4. Surround yourself with
Watching as a young girl extent of having her detailed culture to be more creative.
takes centre stage in a male drawings and accompanying 5. Don't be afraid to take risks.
dominated game, while knowledge published.
overcoming her vices, creates 6. Qualifications are not
A beautifully written book that everything.
gripping drama.
could be based anywhere as
Most of us have grown up 7. Keep it simple.
the diverse, credible characters
playing chess but have never are universal. There are some 8. The truth is that every
known the intricacies of the characters that will cross the problem you face today has
intellectual game. This series road to avoid any contact been solved by someone
follows themes like addiction, with Kya and others who else in the past with half
equality, kindness and of support her. the resources.
course chess, very elegantly
Fred Brown recently As a teenager in Yorkshire, Fred emigrated to Australia in
and with a compelling
It is a gripping page turner, 9. He relied on his own
Fred’s ambition to join the RAF 1965 and, when he retired, he with Kya becoming the local instinct for refining existing
published a fascinating was ignited by seeing Whitley spent time tracing the Belgian storyline.
sheriff's main suspect for the technologies, developing
autobiography detailing bombers in the sky, many years farmers who rescued him. Fred The period's fashion, colour murder of the town's flawed new products and
his extraordinary life as before the Second World War. describes his poignant return
to Belgium in 1988 to thank
and music are also very well young hero. packaging them in a way
Parachuting from a blazing done. I think it is time to dust that people would want
an Air Gunner in the RAF. Lancaster over Belgium, Fred this family who discovered him off my underused chess pieces!
- Tiggi
to use.
landed in a field in Limal and injured and hiding in a hayloft. - Cheryl - Pen
spent a month in hiding, thanks Fred now lives in one of
to the kindness of the Belgian ACH Group’s residential care
people who risked their lives
to help RAF crews. Finally
homes at Glenelg South.
Tell us what you think
captured by the Gestapo, Fred’s book is available to buy If you have enjoyed a great book, podcast or television
Fred graphically describes on Amazon.com.au for $23.50 series, we’d love to hear about it. Write a review of 100
life as a Prisoner of War and or Kindle for $12.99. words or less and email it to goodlivesmag@ach.org.au
the long march back home, or alternatively post to PO Box 646, Torrensville Plaza,
38 during which many perished. Torrensville SA 5031. 39You can also read
