y Austiglion yy? NAIDOC Week Celebrations B=" NAIDOC stands for National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee. Its origins can be traced to the emergence of Aboriginal groups in the 1920s which sought to increase awareness in the wider community of the status and treatment of Indigenous Australians, NAIDOC Week is held in the first full week of July. Itis a time to celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history, culture and achievements and is an opportunity to recognise the contributions that Indigenous Australians make to our country and our Father’s Day On Friday Ist September Rathdowne Place hosted its very first Father’s Day Pub Trivia event. The afternoon was filled with laughter, hardworking minds and healthy competition. A big congratulations to our winning team “Silverchair”, winning by just one point in the end. We would like to thank all who donated to the event, as we managed to raise $250; all of which will be donated to Flagstaff Crisis Accommodation. We would also like to thank our wonderful volunteers Lydea, Dan and Jenny who assisted in making the rent such a success. Keep an eye out for the next society. In recognition of NAIDOC week, on Wednesday 5th July in the ground floor courtyard, Rathdowne Place Precinct welcomed. Unele Gnarnayarrahe to help us celebrate through a traditional Welcome to Country, some dancing, a didgeridoo performance and some dream time story telling, Following the festivities, the catering team with the assistance of Jo Trickey and Charlotte Talatau cooked up a feast on the BBQ. trivia event as you won't want to miss out! With the smell of burning sausages and steaks on a flaming grill, the Father's Day festivities were continued on Saturday 2nd September with the Father's Day Bar-B-Q. We paid tribute to grandfathers, fathers and all dads through poems, classic dad jokes and stories prepared and performed by both residents and staff. Our Super Special Secret Stache lucky number draw was won by John McGeachen on level 5.Lemon Preserving Cooking Demonstration On the afternoon of Friday I8th August on level four, Lorin Jacobs leant his expertise once more to demonstrate how to preserve lemons Historically, pickling was an affordable and practical method of preserving lemons for use long after their season and far away from where they are grown. Pieces of pickled lemon may be washed before using to remove any surface salt, or blanched to remove more of the salt and bring out the natural mild sweetness, They may then be sliced, chopped, or minced as needed for the texture of the dish, The rind may be used with or without the pulp. Preserved lemon is the key ingredient in many Moroccan dishes such as tagines. ICI (lalaaelily Cu) In February 2017 Rathdowne Place warmly welcomed Frank to our Precinct and to our community, Frank studied at London University where he obtained his degrees in Science including a PHD. Upon leaving university he was preparing to head to Germany when his professor mentioned that a job was opening at a new university in Australia Monash University. Being a successful candidate, Frank came to Australia and began his career as a Junior Lecturer in Theoretical Chemistry. He eventually worked his way up to quite a prestigious position as an In Cambodian cuisine, it is used in dishes such as Ngam nguy, a chicken soup with whole preserved lemons, They are often combined in various ways with olives, artichokes, seafood, veal, chicken, and rice. Lorin preserved eight large jars and has continued adding more lemons to each jar over the last few weeks. The jars will be delivered to each floor shortly and the floors will be informed when they are ready for use by residents, staff and family. Each jar contains a number of lemons, an abundance of salt, some lemon juice, cinnamon, star anise, black peppercorns and bay leaves. Associate Professor. Frank loved teaching young minds and speaks with a sense of pride about his work. Aside from this position, Frank is also quite thrilled to mention that he was the Union President of the University for many years~ he was the president for over 2000 people. Though Frank loved lecturing, he decided to make a change and became a part of the environmental movement. He says “lecturing in theoretical chemistry for 40 years was too brain consuming”, Following his departure from Monash University, Frank commenced working at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Relations Organisation, otherwise known as CSIRO. Frank continued his work for CSIRO up until around the start of 2017. Frank was one of the leading campaigners and scientific experts to ban led from petrol in the late 70s. Frank has become a regular face at many of our outings and activities; he especially loves attending Happy Hour, the Kindergarten visits, the afternoon aid himself, movies and various art galleries. As hi he will ‘join in with whatever is going on”. Australian’ UnityRathdowne Place Editorial Dc Welcome Spring! Finally it looks like we are getting some warmth in the air. I would also like to extend a warm welcome to all new residents of our Aged Care Facility and to all staff that have recently joined our team. I hope you have all settled into your new environments. Since our last newsletter we have had some significant announcements that I would like to share with you all. Firstly Kim Miller, Clinical Operations Manager, will be leaving Rathdowne Place in January 2018, to take up an exciting opportunity with Australian Unity's Quality and Risk team. Kim has been a fantastic clinician and manager for Rathdowne Place and we will surely miss her. Also more sad news with Michelle Garita leaving Rathdowne Place for greener pastures on the 27th October 2017, taking up an opportunity to build the new Business School for Australian Unity. Michelle has been instrumental in adapting our safety culture, building the Community Development department and opening ‘The Residences’. Lam grateful to them both for their outstanding contribution to Rathdowne Place, so please join me in congratulating them on their new positions within the company. Asa result we have made changes to our Senior Leadership Team. Moving into the role of Clinical Operations Manager will be Jade McGaw. Jade has been with Rathdowne Place since it opened and has an in depth knowledge of our residents and systems. She will be invaluable to the clinical team. Gregor Poole will move into the Care Manager role permanently. Gregor has been our Care Manager over the weekends and will again bring significant care experience to this Christmas in July role, Both Gregor and Jade will start their new roles in January 2018. Replacing Michelle will be Avinash (Avi) Vasudevan into the Client Services Manger of The Residences. Avi comes to Rathdowne Place with extensive client services experience, predominantly in the Hotel Industry. I wish all chree managers well in their new roles. In October we will again hold our Safety Month activities, which will culminate into our “Safety Games” theme. This will take place during Safety Week from Monday 23rd of October to Friday 27th of October. Last year was a great success with staff and residents all getting involved in the festivities. Finally, our three yearly accreditation will take place in November this year. We have been given our dates of the 20th and 2ist of November. The process entails a visit from the five accreditors from the Australian Aged Care Quality Agency, who will review all 44 outcomes over the four key standards of: Standard One: Management systems, staffing and organisational development Standard Two: Health and personal care Standard Three: Care recipient lifestyle Standard Four: Physical environment and safe systems We are looking forward to this process, and will keep you all updated in the coming weeks of the procedures that will be taking place during the accreditation process. Again a big welcome to all of our new residents and staff to the Rathdowne Place family. Best regards, Gavin Young On Friday 28th July, Rathdowne Place celebrated Christmas in July with a delicious lunch expertly made by our catering team and handmade bon bons made by residents and the Community Development team. The festive lunch would not have been the success it was without the excellent work from Lorin Jacobs and his team. A big thank you for the hard work put in by all staff and residents to make it a meaningful event.Steptember Challenge For the month of September, the residents, staff and families of Rathdowne Place took part in Steptember, anational campaign which raises awareness for cerebral palsy. The aim was to complete as many steps as possible for the month. To celebrate the efforts of not only our winners, Level 1, but for all who participated, we held a lovely brunch in the courtyard on Thursday 28th September. Staff Awards June 2017 Better Together Award - Kalpana Tandon For “being an outstanding care companion. You are understanding, responsive and very caring, Thank you for attending to client queries with professionalism and efficiency.” Moments That Matter Award - Rebecca Hone For “the immediate rapport she has developed with arespite client and making it possible for the client to still engage in previous hobbies such as regular volunteering,” OWOBS Ambassador - Lorin Jacobs For “hazard prevention through application of electric cable holders on hot boxes.” July 2017 Better Together Award - Jo Oster For “taking a resident out for dinner to a French restaurant and looking out for the resident after she recently lost her husband.” Moments That Matter Award - Kyle Miller For “visiting a resident who recently lost his partner. The resident was so happy and his face lit up when he talked about the visit he reneived. He lifted his Footy Tipping Winners This year saw Rathdowne Place host it's first AFL Footy Tipping. Thank you to all who participated, it was an interesting season to say the least. Congratulations to our 2017 AFL Footy Tipping winners who are as follows: First Prize Kyle Miller (Community Development) Second Prize Chris Shakes (Level 5) Third Prize John Saltau (Level 5) GO TIGERS! spirits and the resident's family can't thank you enough’ OWOBS Ambassador - Kyle Miller For “his attentiveness and quick reflexes when an unsecured sign blew onto the road when he was driving the Rathdowne Place bus.” August,2017 Better Together Award - Keisha Jayasekera For “her hard work and dedication in her role at The Residences, particularly her impeccable ability to step up and assist in any capacity when needed.” Moments That Matter Award - Kalpana Tandon For “her care, thoughtfulness and compassion to the family of a resident that passed away.” OWOBS Ambassador - Abid Vohra, Jo Trickey and Anushka De Mel For “completing the first of our 5S’ program in the basement store rooms.”