Manorisms Feb 2013

Vol 4 JUNE 2010

A perfect place to retire for the over 65’s

MANORISMSA publication for De Paul Manor Estate

Residents get into the swim with aqua aerobics. See page 2

Cool down and tone up

Inside

Master Builders Regional Award Winner 2010Master Builders State Award Winner 2010

There’s always an excuse to have fun at the ‘Manor’. See back page

Celebrating life!

Living close to all the action. See page 3

Location, location

VoL 12 FEBRUARY 2013

Taking care of retirement

SAVE UP TO$50,000on selected apartmentsOFFER MUST END 30 APRIL

Want to save up to $50,000 and

become a part of the vibrant

De Paul Manor Estate community?

Now is the time to make the move

before the remaining new 2 and

2.5 bedroom independent-living

apartments sell out. But hurry,

offer must end on Tuesday 30 April

2013 or while stocks last. Seize the

moment, inspect the award winning

community before it’s too late!

Join residents who are already making

the most of maintenance-free living

while enjoying the resort style facilities

and amenities on offer. It’s a chance

for you to become part of new interest

groups or even start a new hobby.

Don’t wait any longer to have peace of

mind of 24-hour security, a dedicated

on-site management team and priority

access to the De Paul Villa Aged Care

facility located next door.

A perfect place to retire for the over 65’sA perfect place to retire for the over 65’s

Get into the swimTurn up Wednesday mornings bright

and early and the pool is definitely

the place to be for aqua aerobics

with experienced instructor Julie

from G.C. Personal Training.

Popular with both the ladies and the

gentlemen of the ‘Manor’ for both

fitness and fun, sessions run for

45 minutes and record numbers of

residents have turned up this year to

join in.

Before she moved to De Paul Manor,

Anne Allen had never tried aqua

aerobics and now she’s hooked on

the regular workouts. “I noticed huge

improvements even after just one

class,” said Anne.

De Paul Manor Estate is home

to three extraordinary women, all

with the name, Margaret Evans.

Coincidently all three Margaret’s live

in the same building. Luckily, saving

a lot of confusion, two of the three

now use different names.

Margaret Evans (known as Margaret

Evans) moved in prior to Christmas

and loves her new community. She

is a “top o’ the morning” Irish lass

who is already totally involved in the

Manor’s activities! Her neighbour

Margaret ‘Peggy’ Evans moved in

with husband Frank last year and

Peggy still plays tennis every week.

It turns out their respective children

went to the same schools!

Aqua aerobics for fun and fitness

Our third Margaret Evans, known

now as Jenny Artup, was christened

Margaret but always known as Jenny,

married to gain the surname Evans.

Jenny enjoys keeping fit with a daily

walk to Ashmore City.

Whether your name is Margaret,

Mary, Maude or May, there is no

doubt you will love living at the Manor

as much as our three Margarets.

Now that the De Paul Manor

Estate community is more

than 70% sold, newcomers

are being warmly welcomed

into the fold and new players

are emerging in the games

room. Whether it’s Scrabble

or a spirted game of Rummy

on Monday’s or perhaps

Trivial Pursuit on Friday

nights, the good-natured

battle of the intellects

rages on each week in the

luxurious surroundings of the

exclusive Residents’ Retreat!

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O1 N1

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The Margaret Evans’s society!

From left Margaret ‘Peggy’ Evans, Jenny Artup & Margaret Evans.

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‘Manorisms’ caught up with the

daughter of the late Maurie Cook,

one of our original residents, for a

heart-warming chat about his time at

De Paul Manor Estate.

Before Maurie came to live at De

Paul Manor, the former accountant

had relocated from Melbourne,

setting up home at Isle of Capri on

the Gold Coast. His daughter Gail

flew in from Melbourne regularly for

visits and holidays and stayed in

close contact via phone. Over time

Gail realised that it was becoming

too much for Maurie to be living

alone at home, at times he was

missing his medication, not eating

well and he needed to be around

other people. A solution was required

so when friends from Maurie’s

church recommended De Paul

Manor Estate, Gail decided to take a

look with her father.

“Immediately we knew this was right

De Paul Manor Estate

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Maurie Cook with daughter Gail

Close to everything

The community that cares

One look at this photograph and you

can see that De Paul Manor Estate

is located close to an abundance of

convenient services and leisurely

distractions! The famous Gold Coast

beaches, the Broadwater, Australia

Fair and Harbour Town Shopping

Centres are all within 10 minutes

drive. Closer to home, Ashmore City

Shopping Centre and the Medical

Centre are just a short stroll away,

and the Mary Immaculate church is

literally next door! A tempting array

of quality restaurants, bowling,

golf and RSL clubs can be found

within easy reach of the community,

along with local bus routes, taxi

services and the future Gold Coast

Light Rail system which will have a

stop on Olsen Ave outside the new

Gold Coast Hospital. So whether

it’s shopping, transport, dining, art

galleries, live entertainment, or

a visit to one of the local clubs,

De Paul Manor Estate is close to

all the action.

for him, we were impressed by the

caring nature of the staff so we put

a deposit on an apartment then and

there,” said Gail.

Not long after he moved in, Maurie

was diagnosed with stage one

Dementia. “I was flying backwards

and forwards from Melbourne as

often as possible, that’s when the

staff and community at De Paul

Manor stepped in,” she said. “He

would have his meals down at De

Paul Villa each day and the staff at

De Paul Manor arrange to keep an

eye on his medication.”

De Paul Manor staff also made sure

Maurie didn’t miss any of the fun

events at the Residents’ Retreat,

and he was just as popular with the

residents as he was with the staff.

Throughout this time staff were

in regular email contact back and

forth with Gail regarding his general

wellbeing, and Gail would also

update them after long chats on the

phone with her Dad.

After living at De Paul Manor for 18

months, Maurie required full time

care so Gail was relieved that he

could move next door to De Paul

Villa Aged Care. She knew how

good the staff and level of care was.

“Everyone was brilliant there, it was

a real eye opener.”

“I was blown away by the genuine

care, love and respect shown to

my father and I’m just so grateful to

everyone. The communication was

excellent…it was like I was dealing

with family”. Sadly Maurie passed

away in November 2012, a popular

and much loved member of a very

close community.

1 Edmund Rice Drive, Ashmore Qld 4214

Ph:1300 732 306www.depaulmanorestate.com.au

De Paul Manor Estate

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Ph: 55 827 999

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MANORISMSA publication for De Paul Manor Estate

This fabulous apartment boasts 2 spacious bedrooms plus a study nook and is airy with a wonderful peaceful outlook on to the bush reserve.

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SAVE UP TO $50,000on selected apartmentsOFFER MUST END 30 APRIL

On the social front, it was a busy

and exciting festive season with the

residents celebrating at multiple

Christmas parties and seeing the

New Year in together at a fun event

held at the exclusive Residents’

Retreat. Partygoers took to the

dance floor both indoors and outside

under the stars on the deck by the

pool, dancing the night away!

No rest for the wicked in January

as the celebrations continued

with Social Club outings and a fun

garden party around the ‘fountain of

youth’, which has just been installed

at the Manor and was a project of

NOW $417,000

OFFER MUST END 30 APRILSAVE $50,000

Jingle bells, the fountain of youth and snags on the Barbie

New two bedroom + study nook apartment

the residents garden group. Next up

it was the time-honoured tradition

of the Australia day party where the

residents of the Manor got together

for snags on the barbie and the odd

glass of VB!

With raffles, Birthday parties,

sing-alongs around the piano and

families stopping in, there’s never a

dull moment at the Manor!