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Issue 3 - Wednesday 1st January 2020
Silvanna Court 84 Runwell Road, Wickford, SS11 7HR 01268 767 384
Hopes for 2020 Page 2
After a great year, we are look- trips! As well as entertainment Up Coming Events
ing towards how we can make days with your favourites like Ju-
2020 the best to date! 2019, has lie Jive, who we know our Resi- Page 3
been filled with amazing memo- dents always love to see! We Resident Birthdays & Prosper
Champions!
ries, new Staff and new Resi- have also booked in new addi-
dents and their loved ones. tions such as monthly visits from Page 4
In 2019, we upheld our ‘Good’ the Wickford and Runwell Remembrance Sunday
quality rating, and ‘Outstanding’ Church Services!
for Care! We held brilliant The Wellbeing team has been so Page 5
events like our Summer BBQ dedicated to enriching the over- Remembrance Sunday
Continued
where you helped raised an all culture of the home here,
amazing amount to go towards they have even bought in and Page 6
Christmas Fair
our Residents, and more recent- helped make the sweet trolley!
ly our Christmas Fair! For the They love to plan for all occa-
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first time ever, we took our Resi- sions, and 52 weeks of the year
Christmas Fair Continued
dents out to the Wickford Re- they provided a jam-packed ac-
membrance Sunday Service, but tivities planner with themed
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also kept our long standing tra- events such as with Halloween
Christmas Party!
ditions like inviting Hilltop Pri- Week! If you have an idea for an
mary School to sing Carols for event or would like to get in-
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our residents. volved, the Wellbeing Team are Guy Fawkes Night, Mark
In 2020 we hope to uphold this the people who can help! Ponsford & Christmas Prep
level of care and service. We Continued on page 12. Page 10
have big plans for what we can Alzheimer's Elf Coffee
achieve over this next year. Morning & Summer Hill Trip
While the plans for our next Page 11
Summer BBQ and Christmas Fair Christmas Lunch Out & Dignity
are already underway, our fan- Star of the Month
tastic Wellbeing Team has also Page 12
Hopes for 2020 continued &
planned out a year’s worth of
Top Picks!
Silvanna Court
Up Coming Events
at Silvanna Court
Events!
Monday 6th January—Coffee Morning
Thursday 9th January—Wickford & Runwell Team Ministry Service
Monday 3rd February—Coffee Morning
Thursday 13th February—Wickford & Runwell Team Ministry Service
Monday 2nd March—Coffee Morning
Thursday 12th March —Wickford & Runwell Team Ministry Service
Trips!
Thursday 2nd January—Quart Pot Pub Lunch
Thursday 6th February—Toby Carvery Meal
Thursday 5th March—Chinese & Bowling
Entertainment days!
13th January —Cliff Jones
13th February —Frankie Dean
9th March—Wayne Yewman
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Maureen S. on the 5th January! Patricia W. on the 23rd February!
Resident Jack B. on the 10th January! Leslie B. on the 24th February!
Birthdays Sylvia K. on the 10th January! Jean R. on the 27th February!
Mary M. on the 11th January! Violet B. on the 4th March!
Coming Joan S. on the 16th January! Rose G. on the 7th March!
Up Gillian N. on the 17th January! Audrey P. on the 8th March!
June W. on the 17th January! Stella N. on the 8th March!
Wendy T. on the 3rd February! Phyllis H. on the 12th March!
Keith B. on the 5th February! Doris B. on the 15th March!
Magdalena B. on the 14th February! Jack H. on the 18th March!
Nicolas P. on the 14th February! Rose T. on the 18th March!
Margaret C. on the 20th February! Margaret H. on the 24th March!
Albert B. on the 20th February! Margaret R. on the 28th March!
Francis J. on the 21st February!
Prosper Champions
Our staff excel in their efforts to become the best care staff possible. Recently around the home,
you may have noticed posters for our “Prosper Champions”. Prosper is a training scheme by
Essex County Council, and stands for “Promoting Safer Provision of Care for Elderly Residents”.
Our staff have been trained on things such as how to reduce risks such as falls, and how to man-
age hydration, nutrition and infections. Our Prosper Champions, in order below, include Beata,
Patricia, Mary Anne, Lilyanne, Leigh, Carmen and Lijo!
We also have other criteria for Champions, for those who have gone above and beyond and had
extra training on a special subject. These include the St. Luke’s Hospice “End of Life Champion”,
“Life Vac Champion” for choking and associated risks, “Infection Control & COSHH Champions”,
and many more. If you need help on a specific topic, please speak to our staff who can point you
in the right direction!
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Remembrance Sunday
On 10th November 2019, we took some of our children from the Beavers and Scouts, up to the
residents out to see the Wickford British Le- ages of some of our residents, all enjoying sing-
gion’s Service of Remembrance. In a small town ing the Hymns.
such as Wickford, it is truly commendable to As the bagpipes were played to close the cere-
see how much of the public shows out to re- mony, and the cadets and soldiers marched out,
member those lost nationally and from the our residents got the chance to interact with
community. Enabled by our Staff and Relatives those who had hosted. Leslie was very happy to
of our Residents, we were able to take Resi- be speaking to one of the senior soldiers, while
dents to show their appreciation. Valerie took a moment with the Canon.
Our Residents, such as Jean, endeavour to do After the service, when all of the Residents had
their part. Jean orchestrated the Poppy Appeal retired back into the warmth of the home,
Collection which could be found in our recep- there was one last thing to make the day extra
tion, for weeks prior to Remembrance Sunday. special. Jean’s daughter, Jill, had baked Poppy
On the day, many of our Residents showed out Cupcakes, and our Residents sat down in recep-
to take part in the ceremony. Despite the early tion with a cup of tea,
November chill, they wrapped up well and and a cupcake and
showed their respect. This was the first time spoke of how they
that the Residents had been taken to the ser- enjoyed the service.
vice and they were very thankful to the Staff
The day was a
and Relatives for organising it.
success, and a lovely
The service was opened with the listing of memory for our
those fallen and included a speech by the Can- Residents. We would
on. Looking around the service, one could see like to thank all who
hundreds of people from Wickford, including helped.
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Christmas Fair
Silvana Court’s Christmas Fair the games was hosted by Billie! daughters hosted a stall selling
this year was truly the best one Her contribution to the home is homemade gifts. Their Christ-
to date. The participation from always so appreciated! This mas Tree decorations were al-
everyone was truly appreciat-
year she hosted the “How Many most all sold out by the end of
ed! We had so much help from
so many Relatives and Resi- Sweets in the Jar Game” which the afternoon!
dents, that the day was a great two young girls won and surely Lastly, we would like to thank
success. stuffed their faces with later! our extra special guest, Santa
The afternoon kicked off with Each of our Residents touches Clause. His long ride from the
lots of different stalls hosted by our hearts in different ways, Lily North Pole was so appreciated
many Relatives and Residents, and Mary, who’s daughters by the children who joined us,
while our advertising also really hosted some of our stalls this and I know that some of our la-
worked as we had far more year, were very much loved dies really enjoyed his company
people turn up than what we within the home. While Lily’s too!
could have ever imagined! Half daughters hosted the refresh- Incredibly, we raised an aston-
an hour into the event, we had ments stall, Mary’s daughters ishing £612.70 for the home
the special honour of hosting hosted a stall each. This includ- and our Residents! This money
the Reverend and ladies from ed the pick the bottle game, will be going towards some-
St. Mary’s Church in Wickford, which half of you couldn’t stop thing nice for the Residents and
who performed hymns for our playing in the hopes to win a entertainment in the upcoming
guests. bottle of wine (not a bottle of year! Again from the bottom of
One of the most commendable squash) and the knitted pieces our hearts, from all of us at
hosts of the stalls was Jean. Her stall which everyone appreciat- Silvanna Court, Thank you!
granddaughters and their ed having again.
friends also turned up to help We also love it when the Rela-
host! We had lots of games for tives of new Residents are keen
people to play this year! One of to get involved! Maria’s grand-
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Silvanna Court There are always things going on at Silvanna Court! At the top of this page you can see our Residents enjoying a trip out bowling, then in the middle are our Spooktacular Halloween Pumpkins, and an autumnal walk in the park. Lastly, we have our Residents baking cookies. Silvanna Court Newsletter Issue 3 8
Silvanna Court At the top we can see pictures from Guy Fawkes Night as we put on a display of fireworks for our Residents. Then there is some fantastic entertainment by Mark Ponsford. Lastly, Christmas comes into full swing as we decorate the home and put on Christmas themed activities for our Residents! Silvanna Court Newsletter Issue 3 9
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We love Christmas here at Silvanna Court! At the top you will find pictures from our
Alzheimer’s Elf Coffee Morning. Then we had our fantastic trip to Summer Hill Nursey, and on the
opposite page there are pictures of our delicious Christmas Dinner out!
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Dignity Star of the Month Silvanna Court’s Dignity Stars from
April to June, for their excellent care of
Each month, all of our homes focus on one key our residents, are:
aspect of what dignity means and aims to find
new ways to promote dignity for all residents. At
the beginning of the month, each home chooses October:
one member of staff who has gone above and Victoria Ressel
beyond to really make that theme make a differ-
ence to residents.
At Runwood Homes we take the dignity of our November:
residents very seriously, understanding how im- Ray Munroe
portant it is that everyone deserves to be treated
with individuality, respect, and consideration,
that’s why our company philosophy is ‘Dignity for
Everyone, Everyday’. The Dignity Services December:
Team ensures that staff, relatives and residents Jean C
are all supported and educated about the affects
of dementia.
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Hopes for 2020 Continued and while the hairdressers come in weekly, Ni-
va decided that our hairdressing salon needed
Since becoming Manager, Niva has made great a revamp, which will commence in early 2020.
improvements to the home, and for 2020 she In line with the renovations which Niva has
has even more plans! She has dedicated time already overseen, we will be adding finishing
to listen to your concerns and ideas for im- touches to the home and the Resident’s
provement, and even operates surgery times! rooms, like new matching curtains and bed
With the addition of Chris as Deputy Manager, throws to give the rooms a more homely feel.
the home is in the most capable hands to en-
Niva and Chris are always looking for input on
ter into the new decade!
how to improve the home, so if you have any
We have exciting plans for 2020, including ideas, please speak to them.
hopes to create a more dementia-friendly en-
Our management team would like to wish all
vironment. We recently implemented baby
of our dedicated Staff, Residents and Relatives
therapy which our Residents have found
a very Happy New Year. As we enter this new
greatly beneficial, and this is the kind of direc- decade, we hope to make many more fond
tion we plan on taking the home in. We also memories.
know that our Residents love to be pampered,
Top Picks to Look Forward to:
Quart Pot Pub Lunch
Manager’s Surgery Times:
Niva, the home manager, oper-
Welcome in 2020 with a scrump-
ates an open door policy for all.
tious pub lunch out on the 2nd
Tuesday 5pm – 6pm
January!
Thursday 11:30am – 12:30am
Frankie Dean
Lunch Time:
We’re kicking off Valentines with
some romantic songs by Frankie 12:30pm – 1:30pm
on the 13th February! We have protected meal times
for the dignity of our residents.
We do ask that if you are vis-
Chinese & Bowling
iting a loved one during lunch
A resident favourite, we are go- time, as it is our residents’ main
ing out for a Chinese and some meal, that you do so in the pri-
vacy and comfort of their room.
bowling on the 5th March!
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