Address 72 Ballarat Road, Hamilton, Vic. 3300 Telephone (03) 5571 0444

What’s on in August 2015…

REGULAR EVENTS

EVERY MONDAY AND WEDNESDAY: Blood pressures and blood sugar level testing at 10.00 am in the function room or feel free to just come and enjoy morning tea and a chat. EVERY THURSDAY: The STRENGTH & BALANCE EXERCISE CLASS is held every Thursday 10.00 am in the function room. EVERY SATURDAY: Unit resident’s BINGO is on every Saturday commencing 1.30 pm in the function room.

Everyone is welcome to attend the weekly activities.

SPECIAL EVENTS

SUNDAY 2nd AUGUST: CAFÉ CHURCH Lutheran Church Hall, Hamilton. Evening meal at 5.45 pm. Worship at 6.30 pm. Cost: Donation.

MONDAY/TUESDAY 3rd AUGUST: Sheepvention. — WDHD LUNCHEON and MOVIE (see page 3 for details). Bus available and leaving Eventide at 10.30 am. RSVP by 30th July. WEDNESDAY 5th AUGUST: An evening with ROBIN MANN

commencing 7.00 pm in the Hamilton Lutheran Church Hall. MONDAY 10th AUGUST: Wool and Craft Guild. Bus leaves

Eventide at 9.45 am then Hamilton Village. — INTER-CHURCH SOCIAL: 1.30 pm at the Anglican Church. Bring a plate of afternoon tea. Bus available and leaving Eventide at 1.15 pm. Please let the office or Donna know if you would like to travel by bus. MONDAY 10th AUGUST: iPad training. TUESDAY 11th AUGUST: Presbyterian Church Service at 2.00 pm. MONDAY 17th AUGUST: iPad training. WEDNESDAY 19th AUGUST: Tarrington Seniors. Bus leaves Eventide at 11.30 am. THURSDAY 20th AUGUST: Catholic Mass 9.30 am — HAPPY HOUR from 4.00 pm to 5.00 pm in the Eventide function room with door prize. SATURDAY 22nd AUGUST: Doll display by Jacinta Wareham at 1.30

pm in the activities room. Feel free to bring along old dolls for display. SUNDAY 23rd AUGUST: Uniting Church 11.45 am. MONDAY 24th AUGUST: Final session of iPad training. THURSDAY 27th AUGUST: MENS GROUP 2.00 pm … continued over page….

Margaret Bloom — Unit 22

Elizabeth Walker — Unit 43

We look forward to meeting you and

getting to know you.

First: Donna Gunn (92) Second: John Oliver (91) Third: Jeanette Storer (89). Fourth: Betty Handreck and Brian Dickinson (86) Last Place: Gretta Morris and Leanne Wilson (63).

SLEEP PATTERNS IN OLDER AGE

Older adults need seven to nine hours of sleep per night. It's a misconception that as we get older, our sleep needs decline. However, it can be harder for men and women ages 65+ years to stay asleep throughout the night. A recent poll found that older people were more likely to say they wake up a lot during the night. On the high side, older adults were more likely to report getting a good night's sleep every night or almost every night, and less likely to say they woke up feeling unrefreshed. There are certain biological changes that make sleep more difficult as we age. For example, older adults can experience a shift in circadian rhythm that causes them to become sleepy in the early evening and to wake up too early in the morning. Indeed, 64 percent of adults over 65 consider themselves a "morning person." Medical conditions and other sleep disorders can also cause insomnia. For example, health issues such as gastrointestinal and respiratory problems can disrupt sleep. Sleep apnoea — in which a person briefly but repeatedly stops breathing during sleep—can also cause insomnia. It's important to talk to your doctor if you regularly have trouble sleeping or feel fatigued during the day. Small changes in sleep habits—such as stopping napping or moving the timing of your naps, as well as cutting back on caffeine—can help. If your insomnia is related to a medical or psychiatric condition, it's important to review this with your doctor and decide on a treatment plan. Sleep Foundation

SATURDAY 29th AUGUST: “FOOTPRINTS IN THE CUSTARD” concert in the Eventide activities room at 10.30 am.

— ADELAIDE MALE VOICE CHOIR in the Hamilton Lutheran Church at 7.30 pm. Cost $15 and $10 for seniors. MONDAY 31st AUGUST: LUNCH at 12.30 pm followed by MOVIE at 1.00

pm in the Function room “HER MAJESTY MRS BROWN”. See next page for more information. RSVP by Wednesday 26th August.

LUNCH AND MOVIE AFTERNOON

MONDAY 31st August. Lunch at 12.00MD and Movie at 12.30pm

Soup, garlic bread, cake and coffee or tea.

Cost $10.00

RSVP with money to the office before Wednesday 26th August.

MOVIE: HER MAJESTY MRS BROWN

A true story at the height of Victorian England, an extraordinary scandal rocked the Monarchy. A relationship between a Queen and her servant. Between Queen Victoria and her Highland

ghillie, John Brown. Starring Dame Judi Dench and Billy Connolly. Brown’s arrival at Court is the beginning of an extraordinary relationship. A confident Highlander with no respect for either the English or Court protocol, Brown quickly becomes the Queen’s most trusted companion.Rumours of an affair begin to scandalise polite society and a crisis in the Monarchy seems inevitable. Rated: PG

Above: Queen Victoria on “Fyvie” with John Brown at Balmoral in 1863

ILU MAINTENANCE

Heaters: Finchett Plumbing has been engaged to service the heaters and are currently

working through all the Independent Living Units.

Smoke alarms: John together with Schurmann Electrical Services are currently checking

smoke alarms in the units.

WDHS Residential Ladies invite the Eventide Ladies to a

LUNCHEON AND MOVIE Monday 3rd August 2015 at 11.00 am — meet in the WDHS cafeteria

3 course meal $20.00 followed by WALK THROUGH HISTORY OF WDHS

and private screening of the movie ONE HUNDRED FOOT JOURNEY starring Helen Merrin

In the WDHS Education Centre. RSVP to the Eventide office by Wednesday 30th July

Bus available and leaving Eventide at 10.30 am.

FUNNY FACTS ABOUT BECOMING OLD

When this Funny Stuff becomes reality you just know you are old. Enjoy... Everything hurts and what doesn’t hurt, doesn’t work. In a hostage situation you are likely to be released first. It takes a couple of tries to get over a speed bump. It takes longer to rest than it did to get tired. People call at 9 p.m. and ask, “Did I wake you?” People no longer view you as a hypochondriac. The clothes you’ve put away until they come back in style… come back in style. You finally got your head together, now your body is falling apart. The little gray-haired lady you help across the street is your wife. The pharmacist has become you new best friend. You don’t care where your wife goes, just so you don’t have to go

along. You and your teeth don’t sleep together, There’s nothing left to learn the hard way. Getting lucky means you find your car in the parking lot. You are cautioned to slow down by your doctor instead of the police.

Conductor William Shaw OAM, accompanist Edward Kriek

Saturday 29th

of August at 7:30pm at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Hamilton. Soloists: Francine Bell (Soprano) and Kate Wear

(Violin). A variety concert featuring the most popular music of the 20

th century – and some

classical gems. Supper provided. Tickets available from the Lutheran Church

office — $15 and $10 for seniors and students.

Singer of faith, hope and love.

Lutheran Church, Hamilton

Fellowship hall.

Wednesday 5th August at 7.00 pm.

Bring a plate of supper to share.

Free-will offering to go toward mission.