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Kew Gardens Newsletter Edition 1 2024 – Lifestyle Manager’s Report
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Kew Gardens Newsletter Edition 1 2024 – Lifestyle Roundup
Kew Gardens Newsletter Edition 1 2024 – Director of Care Message
Hi Everyone! Here is some news from Kew Gardens to share with you. The “new build” is progressing very well. We see...
Kew Gardens Winter Edition 2023 – A Guide to Food Safety
Quality Matters! A Practical Guide to Food Safety. The Australian Aged Care Group has food safety programmes in place...
Kew Gardens Winter Edition 2023 – Lifestyle Roundup May
Bus Outing to Box Hill Art Centre The residents took a trip to Box Hill Art Centre enjoying the local artists works...
Kew Gardens Winter Edition 2023 – Lifestyle Roundup April
Bus Outing to Fairfield Park Boathouse The residents enjoyed a trip to Fairfield Park Boathouse with a magnificent...
Kew Gardens Winter Edition 2023 – Lifestyle Roundup March
Bus Outing to Donovans The residents enjoyed a trip to Donovan’s restaurant at St Kilda with a magnificent view of the...
Kew Gardens Winter Edition 2023 – Director of Care Message
Director of Care MessageHi all!I am excited to be a part of the family here at Kew Gardens and to add value in any way...
Kew Gardens Winter Edition 2023 – CEO Message
CEO Message GREETINGS EVERYONE! The Winter months bring with them many challenges, including the (sometimes-noisy)...
Kew Gardens – AACG Update
What's Happening To keep you up-to-date with all of the exciting developments over the coming months at Kew Gardens...
Kew Gardens Summer Edition 2023 – Health & Wellbeing Report
Did you know that nearly half of all people living in residential aged care facilities experience a ‘fall’ each year?...
Kew Gardens Summer Edition 2023 – Australia Day Celebrations
Aussie Concert: Christina played the piano while Nick belted out some great Aussie ballads, encouraging the residents...
Kew Gardens Summer Edition 2023 – Student Dance Show
The nursing students from ACU put on a show for the residents with a special dance. The residentsthought it was great.
Kew Gardens Summer Edition 2023 – New Year’s Eve Party
This year’s NYE party was a little bit different, as we had a small COVID outbreak. Celebrations were still held as...
Kew Gardens Summer Edition 2023 – Christmas Drink & Nibbles with Families
The residents and their families were able to share drinks and nibbles together for Christmas. It was a greatturnout...
Kew Gardens Summer Edition 2023 – Christmas Arts & Crafts
The residents enjoyed decorating the Christmas centre pieces for the dining room tables and making their own Christmas...
Kew Gardens Summer Edition 2023 – Christmas Bus Outing to the Growling Frog
The residents enjoyed a trip to the Growling Frog restaurant in Yan Yean with a magnificent view and a delicious...
Putting “Spring” in our Step at Kew Gardens Aged Care
“One day in September” simply wasn’t enough for all the fun and excitement at KewGardens Aged Care, as we celebrated...
Artistic Living at Kew Gardens Aged Care
Living with purpose is not just the mantra at Kew Gardens Aged Care, but the lifestyle. It’s the core value and care...
Holistic Care in Aged Care: What is It and What are the Benefits?
The transition into aged care can often seem daunting for both the senior and their loved ones. As people get older,...
What is a Living Will & How to Make One?
For many Australian seniors, important decisions around end-of-life care begin to take greater priority than ever...
ACAT Assessment – Everything You Need to Know
The Aged Care Assessment Team makes recommendations about the most suitable care for older people based on an ACAT...
Pink Ribbon Day & Japanese Lunch
we celebrated Pink Ribbon Day by having a special lunch and by popular demand Japanese food was on the menu. The...
R U OK DAY!
An afternoon tea was organised for awareness of R U OK Day.For the Residents, a special afternoon tea was served with...
Grand Final Week
On the Wednesday beforehand, we had a Pre Grand Final Footy lunch. Party pies, sausage rolls, pasties and mini hot...
Oktoberfest
We celebrated Oktoberfest with a German-themed lunch of Bratwurst sausages with sauerkraut, creamymustard sauce,...
Afternoon Tea in the Gardens
Afternoon tea at Alexandra Gardens has resumed now that some nice weather isfinally here. Our Residents enjoyed going...
Duty of Care in Aged Care Facilities and Nursing Homes
Duty of Care is a term that is often used to refer to someone’s professional responsibility to act in their client or...
Director of Care Message – Cathrine Klomp
Welcome to Summer everyone!The past 24 months have been exceptionally challenging for most of us. Maintaining...
The Gardens Gazette – CEO Message
Dear residents, relatives and friends,Welcome to our final Gardens Gazette for the year - the "Christmas Edition".With...
The Importance of an End of Life Care Plan
Planning ahead if you or a loved one has a life-limiting or life-threatening illness can be a difficult discussion to...
Mandatory Staff Vaccination Rollout
The pandemic and its variety of pressures have created ongoing challenges in the aged care sector. We continually...
Our Resident Author Dr Maurie Balson
Dr Maurie Balson has been a Kew Gardens resident for a number of years. However, what a lot of people don't know is...
Lifestyle Fun!
Men’s Business: Our Kew Gardens Men meet each Friday afternoon to enjoy the company of… well… Men! Not sure what is...
Physio Report: Regular exercise is important
It is recommended by the Australian Government Department of Health and the World Health Organisation that adults over...
Leigh’s Farmyard Friends come to visit!
Our residents were thrilled to have Pet Therapy commence once again with some very special animal friends coming in to...
The Gardens Gazette – CEO Message
Dear residents, relatives and friends, I hope this message finds you well, as Winter settles in. We continue to...
Director of Care Message — Cathrine Klomp
Hi everyone,At Kew Gardens we have a focus on the health, safety and wellbeing of our residents and employees and we...
Golden Ladies Chat Group
Our ladies are embracing the "golden years" when they meet up once a week for the Golden Ladies Chat Group. One member...
Greenthumbs in the Garden!
We've been collecting the Woollies Discovery Garden pots lately and our resident Gardeners have done a brilliant job...
Courtyard Bingo
Whilst we were still enjoying some late warmer weather, we encouraged our Residents to come outside and enjoy the...
Hopping into Easter
We celebrated Easter 2021 by making the most of the beautiful weather, hosting a BBQ lunch outside. Our Residents all...
Drumming up Health & Wellbeing
Have you heard the beat of our new Drumming Programme recently? Cardio drumming has taken off at Kew Gardens, taking a...
Physio Report: A Focus on Preventing Falls
Everyone at AACG, including the physiotherapy team, work hard to prevent falls. The risk of falls increases with age...
Lifestyle Round Up! What we’ve been up to
Christmas Picnic Lunch with Families: To ensure we kept to COVID safe distancing, the picnics were held in three...
Director of Care Message — Cathrine Klomp
Hi everyone, Many of the residents are rejoicing in new freedom following the last COVID lock down. It is wonderful to...
The Gardens Gazette – CEO Message
Dear residents, relatives and friends, I hope this message finds you well and you’re having a positive start to 2021....
The Gardens Gazette – CEO Message
Dear residents, relatives and friends, As we continue to navigate the challenges of COVID-19 within our facilities and...
Director of Care Message – Cathrine Klomp
Hi everyone, We are travelling very well here at Kew Gardens Aged Care. We agree that the best part of being at Kew...
‘Health Breaks’: supporting our staff when they need it most
You may have read about health and wellbeing partnership with Enact Health in past editions of this Newsletter. We...
Kew Gardens Celebrates Sydney 2000 Olympics… 20 Years On!
"I touched the wall and all my dreams, hopes and ambitions basically coalesced into one moment" - Duncan Armstrong on...
Come together….
Our residents had some musically-nostalgic fun recently and "Let it be" by recreating the famous album cover from the...
Remember we are all just a Skype call away….
We know how challenging this year has been for our wonderful residents and their resilient families, as well as our...
Take-Away Wednesday Lunch… Italiano style!
When you can't travel to Italy.... eat some yummy pizza instead! And that's exactly what we did here at Kew Gardens...
Intergenerational Program – Retired Doctors, Interns & Residents Meeting
Our Intergenerational Program also included monthly meetings via Zoom with retired Doctors, Interns and our Residents....
Intergenerational Program – Davis Street Kindergarten
As a part of our Intergenerational Program, we previously had enjoyed the Davis Street Kindergarten visiting us here...
KFC luncheon Al Fresco style
Many Residents have said lately that they've missed having a simple takeaway meal since COVID-19 impacted us. We...
Knit a Square Challenge
A year 10 student from MLC, Lola Tichabaev, is taking part in the ‘Knit a Square Challenge’ and asked our residents...
CEO Message – Edward Matthies
Dear residents, relatives and friends, Thank you to our Kew Garden’s family – to our residents, relatives and friends...
Director of Care Message – Cathrine Klomp
Hi everyone, In my last message I said 2020 promised to be an exciting year for Kew Gardens. Now, I say be careful...