Sisters Hospitallers are immersed in reviewing their constitution. They studied, prayed and reflected on its contents in an atmosphere of fraternal sharing. It was a very enriching experience at a community level. Shenstone and London communities would like to share their conclusions so far. Sr Bernardina concluded by saying ‘we call the constitution our Gospel, living the hospitality as consecrated life in the world.’
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At Sisters Hospitallers care home in London, we had many beautiful moments in October and the days were filled with activities and joy. Painting, quizzes, outings, concerts, games and movie afternoons were some of our daily activities.
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Sisters Hospitallers are recruiting for Day & Night Healthcare Assistants at our Care Home, St Augustine’s, in Addlestone. If you enjoy helping people and want to make a positive difference in their lives, this job could just be what you are looking for. Working with a really supportive team and friendly atmosphere, Care and Support workers are at the absolute heart of what we do, by providing the majority of frontline care within our Care Home. Our focus is on the care of the elderly, to include those with Dementia. As a Charitable business, our ethos is to provide hospitality, humanity and care with professionalism.
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Katie Lee has been Deputy Manager at St Augustine’s Home since last September. She has reached NVQ Level 5, starting in the care sector as a part-time domiciliary care assistant because she was looking for a rewarding job. “I started work as a domiciliary care assistant many years ago when my children were small. I wanted a part-time job that not only fitted around my family commitments but was also rewarding.”
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Sisters Hospitallers care home in London has introduced a new activity – ‘Visit a country’ morning. Each month we present a country to our residents and take them on a virtual trip. In October, the residents were happy to learn more about France during our French Morning.
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Kevin Rusbridge is Sisters Hospitallers Managing Director in the UK. He wants to share a positive message as the UK prepares itself for another lockdown. “This brings about its own challenges for businesses who have faced an unprecedented level of disruptions not only in Healthcare but across all global markets.”
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Sisters Hospitallers community in Addlestone celebrates the 30th of each month María Josefa Recio’s Day. She was one of the foundresses of the Congregation together with Benedict Mennin and María Angustias Jimenez. They dedicate the day to reflect on her many virtues, especially her life of prayer, charity and service.
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Cheese and Wine Afternoon at Footherly Hall Care Home! The residents at Sisters Hospitallers centre in Shenstone have enjoyed tasting wine and cheese from around the world.
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The residents at Sisters Hospitallers care home in London have been enjoying a new game - “The magic table”. It is a projector of interactive technology, similar to a computer, loaded with many sensory games which can be played on a table. The magic table is helping to put a smile on the faces of our residents with dementia– while increasing their social engagement.
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Sisters Hospitalers care home in Shenstone has been fortunate enough to host an Abba musical. Our residents’ faces lit up, with beaming smiles all around. Footherley Hall was elated!
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Sisters Hospitallers care home in Addlestone couldn’t say goodbye to the summer without a party. For the occasion, they had a barbecue. Gathering together was just lovely, mostly to see our residents having fun. The best part was to have Daniel Brewerton with us again. Due to COVID-19, it’s not easy to provide our residents with entertainers. The barbeque was arranged to celebrate our home day, which coincided with St Augustine’s Feast.
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St Teresa’s residents, Sisters Hospitallers care home in London, have fone to Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens, where they took long walks, look at the swans and flowers. Also, they had a lovely picnic.
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Deputy Manager Claire Zehe celebrated an amazing 30 years of service Hall Care Home run by the Sisters Hospitallers. We honoured this very special day by presenting Claire with a card, flowers and gifts from us all. In her speech, Claire talked of how she has always been lucky here and has worked with some really good teams of staff.
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Skype and Facetime are now an essential part of the residents daily life and the conversations always end up with them being uplifted and cheerful. Two examples are Ann and Pamela. Ann kept in contact with her brother who visited their old family house in Ireland. Through Livestream, Pamela was able to “attend virtually “ the graduation of her grandson.
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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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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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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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