Alexander Aryeh works as a psychiatric nurse at San Benito Menni Hospital, Sisters Hospitallers centre in Dompoase, Ghana. Since the lockdown in Ghana, his job has become more difficult but it doesn’t prevent him from visiting the children in their homes for follow-ups and to ensure their wellbeing.
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Sisters Hospitallers care home in Shenstone had enjoyed a concert. Residents and staff alike were singing and dancing. It was a joy to see such a fantastic afternoon and just what we needed!
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At St Teresa’s Home, we had a beautiful ice cream party. Deidre, one of our residents, and Anita, the Activities Coordinator, were in charge of the organisation. There was a setup place in the kitchenette that helped us to create the atmosphere of an ice-cream shop. Residents said that it was a fantastic ice cream afternoon and brought memories back from when they had their family Sunday walk with ice cream in the park.
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Sisters Hospitallers care home in Shenstone held a Fancy Dress Day. The residents put on a variety of hats and staff dressed up in various outfits. They thought it was fabulous that we had all dressed up and they loved the different costumes. It was heartwarming to see our residents’ faces light up like this.
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Sara Badesare is the Registered Manager at St Teresa’s Care Home, London. She has told us how they have been coping with the pandemic caused by COVID-19. Sara said that they are aware of a second spike and that they are preparing for it. “These are based on our observations of some of the residents’ responses during the lockdown.”
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Sisters Hospitallers care home in Addlestone found the perfect activity for rainy days, ‘Hangman’. Sue was the person on the board and she had to think of a proverb. It was great fun seeing our residents suggesting random letters to find the gaps!
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St Francis Xavier Hospital, Ghana, would like to express their appreciation to all our donors for their benevolence. Recently they have received an oxygen concentrator, among other PPE material to protect the co-workers against COVID-19.
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Tina Boyland is the Registered Manager at Christ the King Care Home, and she has shared with us the effects of COVID-19 pandemic in the residential care setting. Also, she told us they are getting prepare for a potential second wave. “We have learnt a lot, experienced changes, felt drained, exhausted and emotionally tested but this will have helped to contribute to our preparation for what may be just around the corner.”
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We would like to start September having a walk around Sisters Hospitallers Care Home in Shenstone, and share with you some pictures of the pretty garden. Many thanks to the gardeners for their hard work.
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St Augustine´s residents like to challenge themselves. Although playing games is fun, sometimes they compete and see who is the best. This month we introduced several tournaments: ring toss, snakes and ladders, carpet bowls, and darts. Everybody did their best but unfortunately, there can only be one winner!
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Do you know who discovered coffee, where and how? The residents at St Teresa have learnt everything about coffee during their Wednesday talks. They all were very excited to find more about coffee while enjoying a delicious one.
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At Christ the King, Sisters Hospitallers care home in Shenstone, residents and staff had a ‘Daytime Pyjama Party’. Everybody had a lot of fun, and there were bright smiles everywhere!
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We are hiring a full-time Head of Care in London to assist the Registered Care Home Manager in managing the day-to-day service of the Home to ensure the delivery of a quality-driven, holistic service to Residents supporting them and enabling them to live independently and as dignified a life as possible.
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Sisters Hospitallers in Dompoase had to close temporary the children Day Centre because of the COVID-19. Now, the sisters and the psychiatric nurses visit them regularly to do follow-ups and make sure they are fine. They provide them with the necessary medication and sometimes food to those in need.
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At Christ the King Care Home, Friday means Sing-a-Long and the lounge comes alive. Those who aren’t singing are up dancing, while those who are sitting are dancing in their chairs. Definitely, a morning to remember!
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Our mornings at St Teresa’s have been busy and vibrant. The residents gathered in the conservatory or garden and took an active part in exercises for the whole body. On sunny days some residents prefer to go for nice long walks in the neighbourhood, enjoying the sunshine, the beautiful gardens and mews and chatting to passers-by walking their dogs.
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The residents at Sisters Hospitallers care homes embrace new technology in a very natural way. Swapping the paper and pen for the IPad for playing word search or playing Nintendo Wii Sports, are some examples. While some of them choose to play traditional games, which help them to socialise more.
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The residents’ at St Teresa’s are fortunate to be able to enjoy concerts via Zoom. This time the violinist Henry Rankin performing for them live from Manchester! A few residents were tempted by the lovely music and joined in for a dance, which also gave the violinist great pleasure as of course, he was able to see them just as they could see him.
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Megan Derry is a senior carer at Christ the King Care Home, Shenstone She has worked for Sisters Hospitallers for 6 years. When Covid-19 was announced, her role changed completely and she became aware of how vital her job was in protecting our vulnerable residents. She said that “I have seen things I have never seen before and been put into situations I never thought I would be put in, but all of this has made me a stronger person”.
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Sisters Hospitallers hospital in Assin Foso, Ghana, has received a valued donation of much-needed items: surgical face masks, reusable African print face masks and hand sanitizers.
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Anita is the activities coordinator at St Teresa’s Care Home, in London. She has shared her experience during the lockdown. She told us how much she admires her colleagues because they continued working, keeping calm, collected and spreading their happy thoughts and spirits with no complaint or relaxation in their giving attitude. And the most important, “the pandemic has taught us one thing - together we are strong and with support, compassion and love we can go through the hardship, learn and continue forward stronger and more inspired.”
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Our residents in London enjoy their daily activities. A flower party, chocolate afternoon or painting, were some of their favourites ones this month. And of course, going for a walk when the weather allowed us.
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Sisters Hospitallers care home in London continue our Resident of the Day activities, dedicated to giving each resident a day during which they can feel special, and do or receive something precious especially for them.
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Dr Martín Carrasco, Medical Director of the Sisters Hospitallers’ Centres in Navarra and current Vice President of the Spanish Psychiatry Society, analyses the impact of the current pandemic and his own emergence from isolation from the point of view of people’s mental health.
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The Sisters and the residents in London have been very busy looking after the garden and the allotment. They all love to spend time outdoors relaxing, having a cup of tea or painting the sculptures! It is so beautiful to see how from a small seed such good food is produced.
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