w NEWSLETTER • Social work student • Donors • Local radio station • Donation • Focus on care plans • Volunteer social worker • Refurbishments • Eku resident’s birthday • Carers honoured on their return APRIL 2013 EKUPHUMLENI Social work student from University of the Western Cape is doing part of her praticum at Eku, and facilitates group discussion and share their cake with the residents, as well as providing entertainment Donors support Eku Donor SAB makes follow up visit CSI team visit to inspect boiler they sponsored Local radio station come to celebrate their 53rd birthday at Eku Donation of wheelchairs, crutches, walkers and commodes is received from Councillor Ntsodo
Ekuphumleni newsletter april 2013
Mar 09, 2016
This is the newsletter we send to Kew Gardens in Victoria, Australia, the organisation that is raising funds for Ekuphumleni’s blister packing of medication initiative. Good stuff is happening and good news must be shared. This is part of IAHSA’s global connections programme.
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NEWSLETTER• Socialworkstudent• Donors• Localradiostation• Donation• Focusoncareplans
• Volunteersocialworker
• Refurbishments• Ekuresident’sbirthday• Carershonouredon
theirreturn
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E K U P H U M L E N I
Social work student from University of the Western Capeis doing part of her praticum at Eku, and facilitates group discussion
and share their cake with the residents, as well as providing entertainment
Donors support EkuDonor SAB makes follow up visit
CSI team visit to inspect boiler they sponsored
Local radio station come to celebrate their 53rd birthday at Eku
Donation of wheelchairs, crutches, walkers and commodes is received from Councillor Ntsodo
Focus on care plans continues
For more information about Ekuphumleni please contact Margie van Zyl on 021 461 3820 or email on [email protected]
Carers get their admin up to date
endears herself to residents and staff alike as she assists with gathering the “potted information” and taking photos of residents
Volunteer social worker Laetitia de Kock
Refurbishment begins…
Face lift for Eku lounges – bright green walls….
And new chairs….
Eku residents assist with baking for their birthday partyVoila! The end result…chocolate cake
“Welcome back” function for carers who went on a year’s training with Dept of Health
From left: Cindi, professional nurse, welcomes them back into the care team. Resident committee member welcomes them back. Margie was guest speaker and encouraged them to live the motto “carpe diem”. She catches up with Nobuntu, kitchen team leader.
The carers were guests of honourThe representative of the carers told of how they thought they were being “got rid of” when they were sent on a year’s training – such was the suspicion before the transformation of Eku began.
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