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Big reputation for small rest home By ROBYN BRISTOW CheviotRest Homehas been namedthe bestlittleresthome in the South Islandfor the fourth year in arow. It has takenout the Best SouthIsland Small Aged Care facility (under 40 beds) in the <strong>2019</strong> People’s Choice Awards for BestRetirementVillages and Care FacilitiesinNew Zealand. The recipefor success for the 14bed home is simple, says resthome ownerSue Coleman. ‘‘We are asmall,intimate and personalised resthome, and the staffing is stable, local and know the residentsreally well.’’ Sue, along with her husband Stephen, have owned the home for 19 years.For the first time this year they have beengiven afouryear audit. ‘‘It is agreat achievement.’’ The home has 12 trained and qualified staff, with a registered nurse 24 hoursa day, sevendays aweek. Although the resthomeis small, it is homely and offers homecooked meals with vegetables fromits own garden. Sue saysowning asmall resthome has plenty of positives, but thereare alsosome downsides, such as all the rules, regulations and Valued ... Cheviot Rest Home staff with the flowers presented by owner Sue Coleman in appreciation of their efforts. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED compliance involved. However, on the positive side, thehome enables locals to remain in theircommunity and continue to take partin activities and organisations in the town. ‘‘Just because theyare here doesn’t stop them from being partoftheircommunity,’’ she says. But knowing residents so well can be difficult when one passedaway. ‘‘It leaves ahuge hole becauseyou havegot to know themsowell andtheir familyaswell,’’ Sue says. The resthome nowhas its own website and Facebook page. Facebook is proving agreat way for residents’ Recognition ... The rest home received the award from Aged Advisor founder Nigel Matthews, right. Rest home owner Sue Coleman is beside him. grandchildren, who are often travelling overseas, to keepup to date with happenings at the homeand see the fun their relatives have, Sue says. The awardsare run by Aged Advisor,aNew Zealandbased independent review website for retirement villages, rest homesand agedcare facilities. It has become atop site for retirees andfamiliestohelp them make informed decisions on villageand careoptions. Sue saysshe hands out a form to families andvisitorsto offerareview,rate or vote on the home and send to Aged Advisor as part of the People’s Choice Award process. Aged Advisorfounder Nigel Matthewssays more facilities are realising that areview site is now areality for theirsector and that encouragingfeedback can be beneficial. ‘‘People want to knowthe realstoriesand those facilities doing agreat job willwelcome the opportunityfor their residents to sharetheir stories,’’ he says. Mr Matthews says statistics showthat,every day, more and moreNew Zealanders are going online first to see what people thinkabout acare facility or village before signing on the dotted line. SENIOR LIVING <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>September</strong> 5, <strong>2019</strong> 35 Brain health on agenda By DAVID HILL Optimising brain healthisthe focusofa seminarinRangiora in November. It will be hostedbyDementia <strong>Canterbury</strong> in the Rangiora Town Hall function room from 10.30am on November 14. Dementia <strong>Canterbury</strong> educator Lee Andrewssays the seminar, led by psychiatrist Dr Chris Collins, will discuss how people can optimise brain health to reduce therisk of developing dementia. He will discuss what foods to eat, how to manage stress, how much exercise is needed and how to ensure individuals have enough socialand mental stimulation. ‘‘These are lifestyle choices. It doesn’t matter what age you are,you canmake lifestyledecisions now, if you want to, whichcan reduce the riskordelay the onsetofdementialater in life,’’ Ms Andrews says. ‘‘Thereisalot of researchbasedinformationout there that Chris will be talking about.’’ She saysaround 70,000New Zealanders are believed to have dementia,but this is expected grow to more than170,000by2<strong>05</strong>0,asthe populationages. ‘‘It’s important to realisethat dementia is not anormal part of ageing, so we are not all going to get dementia. ‘‘Chris will talk about practical things we can do to reduce the risk and also who is at risk.’’ Ms Andrews says some peopleare genetically more susceptibleto dementia,but the onsetcan be delayed with lifestyle choices. The seminar is open to anyone interested in reducing the risk of developing dementia. Therewill be an opportunity for questions. Contact Dementia<strong>Canterbury</strong> to register. Phone0800 444 776 or email admin@dementiacanterbury.org.nz. 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