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Our ANZAC Heroes share their stories

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STARSOUTHERN CROSS CARE (SA & NT) MAGAZINE, AUTUMN EDITION 2014

AN ODE TO PEARLWaxing lyrical about Southern Cross Care Pearl

Wonderful Waterways

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INTERVIEWChair of the Board, Brendan Bowler

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ConnectivitySOUTHERN CROSS CARE

(SA & NT) MAGAZINE

AUTUMN 2014

Welcome to our autumn edition.

At Southern Cross Care, we believe in connected care, connected lives and connected communities, which is why this edition’s theme is Connectivity. It is timely to share the stories of some of our ANZAC heroes. These individuals’ experiences are very varied, but they remain connected by the spirit of the ANZACS, and remind us of the sacrifice many have made on our behalf.

Keeping in the spirit of connectivity we explore waterways which connect not just cities and regions, but several countries within a continent. From the mighty Amazon to Adelaide’s Torrens, we look at some of the waterways on our doorstep and beyond waiting to be discovered.

As always, Our Life in Focus section keeps us connected with the activities taking place by our services and celebrates the achievements and events of the past few weeks, while our Living Well section this month gives some top tips on how to stay healthy this autumn.

Finally, behind the scenes our Board works hard at directing our affairs to ensure they are not only operating efficiently and smoothly, but they are also transparent and accountable and connected. In this edition Chair of the Board, Brendan Bowler gives us an insight into being a part of Southern Cross Care’s management committee.

Enjoy the read! As always, we welcome your feedback so if there’s something you like, or you’d like us to include, please connect with us via phone, email, our website or our facebook page.

The Editor

Southern Cross Care is proud to be participating in the inaugural National

Open Day 20 June 2014. On this day Aged Care Providers around Australia

and the world will throw open their doors to their local communities.

Organised by Aged and Community Services

(ACSA), it will be a day to celebrate aged care

services and will promote the positive experiences

of older people in Australia and around the world. 4 LIVING WELL

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With Open Days being held on the same date

in the UK, South Africa, Malta and many other

countries, the event is a great opportunity for us to

connect with the international community.

The Your Life Your Wellbeing, released recently

by The Benevolent Society, found most people

waited until they had an accident or serious

health concern to get support from services.

However in our experience, with the support of

care services, people remain living in their own

home for longer.

Take a look at the back page to see how

Southern Cross Care’s Home Support and

Rehabilitation services can help you live well in

a place you call home via a range of services.

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What to eat this Autumn

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For further information visit www.nationalopenday.com.au

New research shows many older people and their carers put off seeking help because they fear losing their independence.

South Australian drivers over 70 years of age will no longer face yearly mandatory driver’s licence

medical testing for their car licence from 1 September this year. However, the 1 September change

will not impact on the current licence requirements for people with medical conditions and disabilities.

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Welcome to Autumn. With the leaves turning

yellow, the crisp wind blowing and the

football season beginning we know that

the cold and wet weather is upon us and

will be set in for many months. For many

of us the thoughts of walking the dog and

making healthy summer salads tend to drift

more towards a less active lifestyle and

warming comfort foods. On a dimly lit

Sunday morning the early morning glow of

a bakery can subconsciously lure us like the

siren’s song. This can shipwreck our attempt

to lose weight until Spring starts to thaw us

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So what to do this autumn and winter?

• Start the day with breakfast - include things like low fat milk/high fibre cereal, egg, baked beans, wholegrain toast & low fat yoghurt.

• Rediscover home cooking.

• Choose the right portions - shrinking portion sizes at every meal is a sure-fire way to lower energy intake.

• Choose low kilojoule, high nutrient foods - wholegrain breads and cereals, fruit and vegetables, lean meat, fish, eggs, legumes, nuts, and low fat dairy foods.

• Aim for 2 serves of fruit a day (a serve is the size of an apple or banana).

• Aim for 5 serves of vegetables a day (a serve is ½ cup cooked or 1 cup raw or 1 medium potato).

• Enjoy treats in moderation – cutting back to a couple of squares of chocolate a day or a take-away once a week may be a step in the right direction for you.

• Choose healthier drinks - water is the best choice, so have a glass, bottle or jug of water close by at all times. Too much alcohol can lead to excess kilojoules and poorer food choices, both of which contribute to weight gain.

• Recruit a support team - everyone needs support from friends/family to maintain healthy habits.

Protein loading to improve m u s c l e p e r f o r m a n c e isn’t just for athletes and bodybuilders, with Deakin Un i ve rs i t y researche rs finding that a protein rich diet incorporating lean red meat combined with strength training improved the size and strength of muscles in older women.

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Whether you’re spending a couple of hours seeing a city or natural landscapes, or a few days seeing one or several countries, cruising a river is probably the most relaxing, and easiest way to travel.

Almost every city which is next to a river will offer a cruise of some kind. A river cruise will give you a completely different perspective of the city as you escape the hustle and bustle, see architectural and other highlights from different angles, all without having to get on and off a bus. There is also an added plus for the environmentally-aware tourist; according a Dutch river cruise company, a canal cruise carrying 60 people around Amsterdam produces less CO2 than coaches or cars carrying the same number of people doing a similar route.

But you don’t have to go far to enjoy a cruise – take a look at what’s on our own doorstep. The Dolphin Explorer on the historic Port River and the Popeye on the Torrens both offer concession rates for seniors and will give you very different experiences of our city. Further afield, enjoy the rugged and beautiful world of the Murray River landscapes. There are river cruises of varying distances scattered throughout the length of the Murray River, with boats varying from paddle steamers to modern, purpose-built boats offering small group travel. In South Australia see where it ends by heading to Goolwa and cruise across the River’s mouth, marvelling at the sand dune scenery and wetland birdlife. Further up the river, step back in time for a few days on the southern hemisphere’s largest inland paddlewheeler, the Murray Princess.

The best thing about longer cruises is you’re basically on a big floating hotel – so there’s no need to pack and unpack, get on and off buses/trains/cars with your entire luggage as you travel between destinations. In Europe, cruises down the Rhine and Danube offer diverse enchanting scenery, imposing castles and other architectural wonders, an array of metropolitan cities, traditional villages and numerous countries to boot. However, there are other cruises in Europe waiting to be discovered, with the Douro in Portugal, the Rhône in France and the Main in Germany.

Special interest cruises are increasingly popular, so if gourmet travel floats your boat, take a culinary river cruise in Normandy. Experience Holland’s floral splendour in spring, or get a few rounds of golf in with a local expert when you’re cruising the Danube in Austria and Bavaria.

The Mekong in South East Asia has many cruises through diverse and exciting countries, including Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia. Eastern Temples, tropical scenery and awe-inspiring rock formations line the river banks, while other sites include ancient monuments such as Angkor Wat, distinctive cities such as Phnom Penh, and cultural attractions such as the floating markets in the Mekong delta.

In China, with its sheer cliffs, magnificent peaks and unique rock formations, the Three Gorges cruise along the Yangtze is renowned for its extraordinary beauty. This cruise reveals a stark contrast between

CONNECTING WATERWAYS

LIVING WELLold and new China; other sites include seeing terraces which have been farmed for millennia and ancient temples as well as industrial uses of the river which include the world’s largest power station, the controversial hydroelectric dam by the town of Sandouping which was finished in July 2012.

If the Americas capture your imagination, the Queen of the Mississippi cruise ship takes you from New Orleans and Memphis in the USA’s Deep South. For the more adventurous, head to South America and explore the River Amazon. The specially adapted riverboats can access remote and unique corners of the world’s largest rainforest, giving you a deeper insight into its remarkable flora and fauna.

River cruising is mostly all-inclusive (except in the USA), but check for additional costs such as flights, drinks, tipping and cost of optional excursions.

The following websites give general independent travel advice:

www.rivercruiseinsight.com

www.thesenior.com.au

www.newyoungtravel.com.au

www.yourlifechoices.com.au

Or for more information, visit a reputable travel agency.

Before you travel, always check the latest travel advice and if necessary register with the Foreign Office website: www.smartraveller.gov.au

Image credit: Creative Commons, Murray River on the Murray Princess. By thinboyfatter. Licensed under CC BY 2.0

Image credit: Creative Commons, Cruise of Three Gorges. Scenes along the First Gorge. By Mulligan Stu. Licensed under CC BY 2.0

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ANZACS Honouring our

As we take time to reflect on the sacrifice our ANZACS made for us, our veteran residents’ recollections give us insights into the many facets of war. One of our residents who fought in the Middle East and New Guinea with 2/33rd Battalion spoke of his guilt for still being alive – while he was on leave between assignments, he signed up for Radar, so instead of heading back to New Guinea with his friends, he caught a train from the Atherton Tablelands to Sydney. They called and said goodbye, but it was the last time he spoke to them. On 7 September 1943, a fully -loaded American Liberator bomber crashed into the trucks carrying the battalion at Port Moresby, killing 60 and injuring 92.

Here are other stories which residents have shared.

Tolek KropinskiOn 31 August 1939, 16-year old Tolek Kropinski returned to his home town Przemyśl, in south east Poland to complete his secondary education. The town was choked with mobilised soldiers. As Captain in the Reserve Army, on 7 September Tolek’s father received orders to evacuate. Leaving his mother behind, Tolek left with his father, marching at night and avoiding main roads, to Eger in Hungary. His father transferred to an internment camp for officers, while Tolek went to Lake Balaton to continue his studies.

After matriculation in May the following year, Tolek and many of his young colleagues volunteered to join the Polish army. His father received a special permit to visit his son for a couple of days; it was the last time Tolek was to see his father.

Tolek’s group were originally going to France for training, but Italy declared war on the French, so instead they went to Palestine, travelling via Greece, Turkey and Syria. Allocated to the Independent Brigade of Karpathian Shooters, Tolek was sent to Egypt where he fought alongside the Australians in the Battle of Tobruk. He got on well with the Australians, and taught himself English with a Polish/English dictionary he’d bought in Cairo. It was the Australian’s friendship

Charles Dunstan “I had a hard war, but I am proud to be able to help save Australia, which we did under terrible conditions,” says Charles Dunstan. At just 18, Charles voluntarily joined the army, completing his infantry training at Woodside before heading to New South Wales for amphibious landing training and Queensland for jungle training in preparation for New Guinea. After serving in campaigns in Milne Bay, Lae and Finschhafen, Charles was sent to Borneo. Here he secured the airfield the Japanese had held for three years at Tarakan. “This was a terrible place. You had to cope with the heat and mosquitos in tropical area as well as being on the front line,” said Charles. “We lost many men.” Charles was later sent to Japan where he was stationed in Hiroshima, and served for a year helping restore Japan.

Charles has been awarded with several medals including the Crossed Rifles(awarded for front line soldier) , 1939 Star, and Australian Medal and Japanese Medals, but he is modest about his war service: “I was only part of the saving of Australia – the Japanese were just 40 miles from us,” he said. “The boys on the Kokoda trail did a magnificent effort to sustain and hold positions under very difficult conditions.

“ANZAC day means a lot to me – the people I’ve known and met that helped me through the war. You can’t get through it alone; I had a wonderful sergeant,” he says, adding that he marches every time in ANZAC parades and will be marching this year.

and camaraderie which partly influenced Tolek’s decision to eventually move here in the 1970s.

After Egypt, Tolek fought in the Battle of Bardia in Libya and saw combat in Italy including in the historic battle of Monte Cassino.

Tolek’s decorations include:

Polish Cross of Courage with a bar

Cross of Monte Cassino

Cross of Western War

Gold Cross of Combatants

British Star for 1939/1945 War

Star for Africa War

Star for Italy War

Medal for the Defence of Britain

Medal for the Defence of British Imperium

Australian Tobruk siege medal for 100 days in Tobruk

Tolek’s daughter Louise says her father always marched in ANZAC Parades and he was heavily involved in the Adelaide Polish Retired Services Group. This year she took him to Canberra to attend for the first time the National ANZAC Day Ceremony.

Thelma Kelton Having served in the Women’s Auxiliary National Service, Thelma Kelton and her husband Robert, who had served in both the army and airforce, always commemorated ANZAC day. However the day became even more poignant after her brother, Major Peter Badcoe, was posted to Vietnam.

Thelma said he showed outstanding bravery and commitment on at least three occasions which eventually led to him being awarded the Victoria Cross. On 23 February 1967, in Huong Trà, despite experiencing heavy fire, Peter rescued a United States Medical Adviser. In March he personally led his company in an attack over open terrain in an attack to capture a heavily defended position. On 7 April, in an operation in the Huong Trà District, Peter led his company again against more powerful opposition. Unfortunately this final act of bravery resulted in his death as the company came under heavy fire.

Peter’s gallantry, bravery and leadership were an inspiration to all, and he was not only honoured in Australia, but he also received the American Silver Star and the National Order of the Republic of Vietnam.

It was a very proud Thelma and her parents who joined Peter’s widow and his children at Government House in Canberra when the medal was awarded by Governor General Casey. In South Australia, Major Badcoe VC is honoured in a plaque on the War Memorial, and the Port Power Football Club award a special medal in his name in the ANZAC Day Game. There is also the Peter Badcoe VC Complex and Internal Ex-service Organisation where rehabilitation services are provided to ex-servicemen.

Stan Leysley Although he considers his story mediocre, Stan played a vital back-up role in WWII. He lived in Darwin and it was his responsibility to ensure communications were always operational, fixing faulty telephone equipment after air raids, and also supplying the military with the latest equipment and technology.

Initially Stan joined the army because he’d wanted to be stationed in New Guinea with his brother-in-law. In hindsight, he was relieved he didn’t go and considered himself lucky to get through the war never firing a bullet but still serving his country. “I’d have preferred to have spent my war years drawing maps and being involved with planning though,” Stan says.

Stan’s family was later hit with tragedy when his brother, a cadet in the Air Force, was killed in an aircraft training accident. Both his brother and the instructor were killed and Stan recalls that it broke a very happy family.

It was when he came home on leave one time that Stan met his wife Joan. They met at the Adelaide railway station ‘Cheer Up Hut’ and although they didn’t marry until after the war, they were to spend 40 years together, travelling and raising their children.

Stan had told his story for this edition of Southern Star before sadly passing away at Fullarton Care Centre in early April. Our deepest condolences are with the family and our sincere thanks for allowing us to share his story.

David Staunton Born and raised in Wales, David Staunton joined the merchant navy when he received the order to enlist. “They came and knocked on your door and you were off,” he said, “You went where they sent you, and you didn’t get home until you got home.” Over the next few years, David was to see many parts of the world, and experience some horrific aspects of war at sea.

David’s ship was involved in the evacuations after the Battle of Dunkirk where for a while his ship was reported as being missing. In the coming years, David sailed in convoys to Canada, was involved in the Sicily Landings, was held up in dry dock at Fort St Paul in Somalia, and visited ports in Algiers, Egypt and on the Red Sea. As well as being fluent in English and Gaelic, David also knows a bit of Arabic. “I had to give instructions to the Arabs working on the ship, so I had to learn,” explains David.

Throughout the war, David served on a number of ships, including The Empire Bit tern which was eventually sunk as a blockage during the Normandy Landings.

After contracting TB, David was discharged from the Bellerby ship in Adelaide in 1948. He decided to stay in Australia, and eventually bought a farm near Broken Hill.

Although he no longer marches, David has marched on many ANZAC days as he feels the spirit of the ANZACS as much as anyone else. “We are as one,” he says. A talented artist, David now spends much of his time painting.

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Brendan has been a Board Member of Southern Cross Care (SCC) since 1984 and today presides over the Board as Chairman, a role he has held since 1996. He graduated from the University of Adelaide with a Bachelor of Law and eventually became a partner with Hume Taylor & Co. Brendan is married with two children, takes a keen interest in politics and current affairs, and enjoys a round of golf.

Why did you become involved with SCC?

My late father, Des Bowler, was a member of the board of SCC and became the Administrator, as they were then titled, at Lourdes Valley when SCC took over that facility from the Little Sisters of the Poor. So I was quite aware of the organisation and the good work it did. In 1984 a vacancy came up on the board when the lawyer who had been there some years stood down and I was approached to fill that vacancy. I accepted the invitation expecting that I would serve a term of a few years and then move on. Little did I know the journey that lay ahead.

What aspects to you enjoy most in your role of Chairman and being on the Board?

It a privilege to be the Chairman and a Director of SCC and the enjoyment comes from honouring that privilege really. I enjoy the fact that we can provide a service that improves the quality and enjoyment of life for older people.

What lessons have your work life taught you?

Don’t start something unless you intend to finish it, and if you do your best you will usually succeed

Who has influenced you in your life and why?

Lots of different people including my family, work colleagues and friends but I would say my wife Sue has had the greatest influence. Who knows how things might have turned out for me without her very down to earth and loving personality.

What has been your favourite holiday and why?

I travelled to the UK and Ireland as a single 26 year old in 1979 spending 10 weeks there, staying in B&B’s, village pubs or wherever I could get a bed. A great experience and a lot of fun. Since then trips away with Sue and the kids, when they were younger, were always enjoyable.

What was your first job?

I worked at Miller Andersons department store during the school holidays leading up to Christmas for a couple of years. I started in the men’s underwear section but progressed to knitted garments after a while. The pay was a princely $20 per week.

In 2010 you received an Order of Australia for your service to the welfare of the aged, but what do you consider to be your greatest achievement?

A beautiful wife who still puts up with me and two grown up sons who still talk to me. It doesn’t get much better than that.

If you could have a super power, what would it be?

To conjure up a lot more Port Adelaide AFL premierships. Go the Power!

Not far from the Retirement Village is Pearl’s own Southern Cross Care.Built to the highest standard it’s a home for the old folks to share.The décor and design of the centre are all very tastefully doneTo ensure the patients’ comfort in a place that affords much fun.The rooms are well tended and tidied by friendly supportive staffWho take their jobs seriously and still have time for a laugh.The food is good and healthy and fit for any king or queenSo if you are feeling hungry or too embarrassed to be seenEating like areal glutton or filching food from another’s plateJust do what makes you happy and forget the food you ate.The activities here are many with pastimes for one and all.From singing songs together or just dancing and having a ball.The entertainment that’s offered on certain days of the weekMakes life most enjoyable for those with a musical streak.Bingo, happy hour and movies are on tap for the patients tooSo there’s never a dull moment for anyone, even for me and you.Visitors are made most welcome to be with their loved ones so dearAnd enjoy precious time together with a song or even a beer.In this beaut haven of safety provided by Southern Cross CareAre some of our older people who are living in comfort so rare!Les Fern 19/3/14, Resident of Pearl Retirement Resort

An Ode to Pearl Nursing Home

An interview with Brendan BowlerAM, Chairman of Southern Cross Care (SA & NT) Inc.

LIFE IN FOCUS

Sandpiper residents joined friends and relations to celebrate lifestyle coordinator Karen Osborne’s wedding.

Barry Hall entertained Glen Woodley Estate residents at a friend’s 80th birthday.

West Beach Resident Ruth Foot joins the 100 club! There’s been a few 100 plus birthdays at Southern Cross Care in the past few weeks – with one resident putting her longevity down to rare steak! Lourdes Valley Annual Cocktail Party was a success.

Fullarton Care Centre enjoyed a day of international cuisine and culture on Harmony Day.

18 students completed our Graduate Aged Care Worker Program.

Happy Birthday to McCracken Views which turned 10 in March. culture

happily ever after

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COCKTAIL PARTY

McCracken’s Birthday

100 CLUB

Harmony Day

Over 14 years ago, Largs retirement living residents Moira O’Donnell and her sister Kath transformed a dumping ground to a native garden. Now there is an increase in native flora and fauna in the area, and many residents have joined in and enjoy helping maintain the native environment. Pictured: Moira (centre) with fellow resident Helen Herde and friend Peter Trezise.

Graduate Program

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Shirley Godfrey at McCracken Views turned heads when she participated in the Greatest Shave.

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Please send to: Southern Cross Care Community Foundation Manager, Reply Paid 155, Glen Osmond SA 5064 Email: foundation.manager@southernxc.com.au Tel: 08 8291 8035

The Southern Cross Care Community Foundation raises funds to enhance the quality of life for older Australians via aged care research, projects and programs that have a direct benefit for those

whom we provide care and those we represent. Southern Cross Care SA & NT Inc. ARBN 129 985 905, South Australia, liability limited. 151 Greenhill Road Parkside SA 5063, 1800 180 781.

It has been an eventful twelve months since we gathered at Government House to launch the Southern Cross Care Community Foundation - a celebration which also included the release of the eagerly awaited first Community Foundation bus.

The subsequent Foundation events and activities - such as the corporate golf day, Channel 9 Telethon lottery and annual Christmas Appeal - have all enjoyed record levels of participation and financial returns this year.

As a result of these efforts and, most importantly, thanks to the generosity of our residents, donors, staff and supporters, we were delighted and thrilled to purchase our second wheelchair accessible Community Foundation Bus.

Our thanks go to everyone who has played a part in the success of the Community Foundation to date – from participating in casual days, morning teas, purchasing lottery tickets, attending events or simply donating time, effort or money. We look forward to your ongoing support for the vital aims of the Foundation.

Just $2 per ticket gives you the chance to win one of the 212 fabulous prizes on offer, including a Hyundai ix35 Highlander Petrol Auto or a $35,000 Harvey Norman shopping spree in this year’s People’s Choice Community Lottery.

The Southern Cross Care Community Foundation will get back 100% of your ticket purchase.

To order t ickets s imply f i l l in and re tu rn the order form below or contac t the Communi t y Foundat ion Manager on foundation.manager@southernxc.com.au or phone 8291 8035

Alternatively, tickets can also be purchased via a link on our website by using your credit card (minimum purchase 5 tickets = $10) and these tickets are extra to our ticket allocation so every online purchase is a bonus for us. Go to www.southerncrosscare.com.au and click on the News & Events section to take you to the People’s Choice Lottery item which has instructions on how to purchase online.

Community Foundation

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Leaving a legacyIt’s a common misconception that only wealthy people leave money to charity when they die. The reality is most bequests are made by ordinary, hard-working people who want to make a positive difference to their community after they’re gone.

The simple fact is without the generosity of these normal, everyday Australians, many of the charities we know and support wouldn’t even exist.

Bequests form the financial basis of most major Australian charities and are absolutely essential for ensuring the good work they

do continues into the future. For tunately Australians as a whole are a very generous bunch, with 70% of us supporting charities. And when asked, 29% of people say they’d be willing to leave a gif t in their will once family and friends had been provided for.

Including a charity in your will is just as easy as providing for your loved ones. And it can be for as much or as lit tle as you want. In fact, if the percentage of Australians making

a bequest were to increase to just 12%, an additional $440 million would be created for charities in Australia every year to help them continue their amazing work.

If you would like to receive a copy of Southern Cross Care’s new Bequest Brochure contact foundation.manager@southernxc.com.au or phone 8291 8035.

To celebrate the Community Foundation 1st Bir thday, decorated bir thday cakes were delivered to all Southern Cross Care sites for staff and residents to enjoy. This was thanks to the generous sponsorship of Fifty Shades of Cake and the dedicated volunteers who undertook the deliveries.

CONNECTING COMMUNITIES

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IT’S ON AGAIN!

Following last year’s highly successful event, the Southern Cross Care Community Foundation Quiz Night will take place from 7.00pm on Saturday 21 June at the Latvian Hall in Wayville.

Tickets are $20 per person (10 per table).

Get your smartest friends together to match their wits against Quiz Master, Chris Cassidy, and enjoy a great range of games, activities and a silent auction.

BYO food only.

Beverages will be available to purchase on the night.

For Quiz Night information and bookings please contact the Community Foundation Manager on 8291 8041 or emai l foundation.manager@southernxc.com.au

Special thanks to Advantage Salary Packaging for its support.

It’s truly the thought that counts!

Another new innovation for the Community

Foundation is the introduction of ‘virtual gifts’ to

our donation page on the Southern Cross Care

website as an alternative to making a general

donation. Each virtual gift represents an item that

provides a special enhancement to the lives of the

people that we care for.

Donors simply choose a virtual gift from our wide range of life’s ‘little extras’ such as musical or entertainment equipment that provide stimulation and enjoyment for our residents. Options include;

• $25 toward the purchase of Garden & Nursery items to enhance the surrounds of the resident communal garden areas.

• $50 toward the purchase of IT and enter tainment equipment for residents’ enjoyment.

• $100 toward the purchase of musical instruments for resident lifestyle amenities.

• $200 toward the purchase of a Community Bus for Southern Cross Care residents to participate in outings and activities that keep them connected to their family, friends and

community.

• $500 contribution to a wheelchair lift and access modification of Community Foundation Bus. As ageing increases, more people are becoming wheelchair reliant, and the need for suitably equipped buses becomes urgent.

• $1000 contribution toward the purchase of a second ‘PARO’ (interactive seal) for use in our respite services and memory support units. PARO is used in dementia care in several countries around the world and research suggests that it can have a range of positive effects.

For more information visit: www.southerncrosscare.com.au and click on the Donate to the Foundation button.

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Giving you the freedom to live well in a place you call home, our Home Support and Rehabilitation services can support you via a range of services.

Typically our service includes:

• Domestic assistance – cleaning, laundry

• Meal preparation

• Transport - to shopping, appointments, lifestyle

• Personal assistance- showering, dressing

• Health and wellbeing – Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Podiatry, Dietetics

• Home gardening

• Home safety

• Mobility aides

• Clinical care

• Medication management

• Respite services

• Access to Southern Cross Care group activities

We would love your thoughts on our new look Southern Star. What did you like or not like? Do you have a story to share? Please connect with us via phone 1800 180 781 (SA), or 1800 894 375 (NT), email magazine@southernxc.com.au or our website www.southerncrosscare.com.au

Giving you another way to connect with us, we’ve launched our Facebook page. Here you’ll find out about our latest news and Community Foundation activities.

You’ll find us on Facebook at: www.facebook.com/southerncrosscare

Southern Cross Care’s Home Support andRehabilitation Services

LET US KNOW WHAT YOU THINK!

Our aim is to maximise your independence, support you to maintain relationships, connect to activities and provide access to communities that have meaning to you.

We understand that no two people are the same and neither are their circumstances, day to day needs, health or wellbeing. Our approach is not confined to a prescriptive service, rather one tailored to individual needs - right service at the right time.

This support is available either directly through a private Fee for Service arrangement or where eligible, via a Commonwealth funded package.

If you would like more information about these services please contact us on 1300 203 077 or via email hss.metro@southernxc.com.au