Annual Report 2005 - UnitingCare NSW.ACT
Annual Report 2005 - UnitingCare NSW.ACT
Annual Report 2005 - UnitingCare NSW.ACT
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<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>2005</strong><br />
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Contents<br />
Marilyn Jolly (Executive Manager of Care, Sydney North Region) and Elly Winter (Self Care resident and<br />
volunteer at Wesley Heights) enjoying the view and a joke at Wesley Heights, Manly.<br />
Evelyn White enjoying a game of bowls at Bankstown.<br />
02 With our Christian focus, <strong>UnitingCare</strong> Ageing <strong>NSW</strong>.<strong>ACT</strong> offers pastoral care as part of our residential<br />
care services.<br />
04 left Lauris Biggs, the first resident at Hawkesbury Village’s new 70-bed nursing home at Richmond shows her<br />
new room to Federal Aged Care Minister, Julie Bishop.<br />
04 top Regional Director Ken White, Hunter Presbytery Chairperson Rev Dr Don Evans, Hunter Chaplain Rev<br />
Graeme Dark, Service Manager Julie Norris,Singleton Mayor Fred Harvison, Chairperson Elizabeth Iles,<br />
Harry Herbert, Elizabeth Gates resident Max Crofts, Alroy House resident Sylvie Smith at the official<br />
opening of the new Alroy House and the extension to Elizabeth Gates Nursing Home, Singleton on<br />
April 15 <strong>2005</strong>.<br />
04 bottom Federal Member for Macquarie Kerry Bartlett cutting the ceremonial ribbon to open the new 20-bed<br />
dementia unit, an extension to the Nursing Home at <strong>UnitingCare</strong> Springwood.<br />
05 Bowden Brae Retirement Village Hostel, Normanhurst.<br />
10 St Columbus Lane Cove.<br />
11 May O’Neil, a resident at Wirreanda at West Pennant Hills, enjoying a game of pool.<br />
14 Independence, mobility and relaxation - patrons enjoy the therapeutic benefits of hydrotherapy at the<br />
purpose built facility within the <strong>UnitingCare</strong> Ageing Goonellabah complex Lismore.<br />
15 With an emphasis in caring for the ‘whole person’, physical, spiritual and emotional, the chapel at<br />
Wirreanda, West Pennant Hills provides an opportunity for residents to fulfil their spiritual needs.<br />
16 Model train enthusiast Dick Ferguson with his impressive setup at Bowden Brae.<br />
17 top Volunteer Joanne Stewart playing scrabble with resident Mary Caldwell from the Nareen Gardens Hostel,<br />
Bateau Bay.<br />
17 bottom Mrs Chan enjoying a game of Bingo in the South Wing of Wesley Gardens.<br />
18 top Centre for Healthy Ageing trainer Gus Soler Estrada and Emma Greig.<br />
18 bottom A resident enjoying her garden at Northaven Retirement Village.<br />
19 Staff from the Blue Nurses embody the ministry of the Uniting Church.<br />
20 top A personal touch from a caring staff member.<br />
20 bottom Homecare worker walking with a client.<br />
21 top Sue Munir and Joyce Carlill enjoying the garden at Bankstown.<br />
21 bottom Resident keeping her computer skills up to date in her unit at Northaven Retirement Village.<br />
22 Quiet time for reflection and prayer. The stained glass windows at <strong>UnitingCare</strong> Caroona Kalina Nursing Home<br />
(Lismore) celebrate the beauty and diversity of the North Coast Region from the mountains to the sea.<br />
23 top Central Coast Chaplain Rev Heather Coombes with residents Dorothy Faulkner and George Lovegrove<br />
from the Nareen Gardens Hostel, Bateau Bay.<br />
23 bottom Real friendships and real care are what makes <strong>UnitingCare</strong> Ageing special. Registered Nurse, Peter De<br />
Heer and resident, Ethel Gault of <strong>UnitingCare</strong> Caroona Marima Nursing Home, enjoy a quite chat.<br />
24 Wendy Munro, Carol Watson, Julie Williams, Anne Morris all Community Carers with ‘Uniting to Care’.<br />
25 Bowden Brae nurse taking a stroll in the lovely gardens with the company of two residents.<br />
26 Mrs Florence Humphrey assisted by nurse, Marcia Hall, at a residents’ computer club at Gerringong.<br />
27 left Fay Bevan (Recreation Officer) and Jennifer Williams (Self Care Resident) at the piano, Wesley Heights, Manly.<br />
27 top Miriam Watsford (Co-ordinator, Jacaranda Day Care at Warriewood) and Lewis Marton (day care client)<br />
sharing a good book.<br />
27 bottom Alice Luton with cat Trixie Bell, St. Columbas Retirement Centre, Lane Cove. <br />
28 This church, Miraga at Broken Hill, has been converted to a Day Centre, an open plan space used as a<br />
meeting place for older people, including Aboriginal elders.<br />
29 A nurse provides care in the home.<br />
30 The beautiful aviary and grounds of Bowden Brae are a special joy to the residents.<br />
31 top Work continues on the $12 million <strong>UnitingCare</strong> Caroona Jarman Hostel redevelopment project. Stage 1<br />
has been completed and occupied with Stage 2 now commenced and project due for completion by<br />
January 2007.<br />
31 bottom l/r Leichhardt’s future model and current construction.<br />
35 Elsy Brammesan, Diversional Therapy Co-ordinator (centre), showing residents Mrs Vera Roberts (left) and<br />
Mrs Stammers (right) how to make greeting cards at Wirreanda, West Pennant Hills.<br />
36 Senior Staff: (standing) Marisa Mastrioanni, Phil West, Terry Mudie, Paul McMahon, Elizabeth Orr, Ivan<br />
Armstrong, (seated) Ken White, Gillian McFee, Anne Leeson.<br />
39 Mary Campbell, Ernie Lyneham, Joyce Campbell, Gwenyth Hindmarsh playing croquet at Gerringong.<br />
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