Volume 21, Issue 12

December Newsletter 2018

Update on Capital Projects

Refurbishing resident rooms: Thank you to residents, families and staff who have positively

commented about the refurbished resident mock up room in Konvalyia. The room will be

occupied by a resident, so that it can be road tested by staff and the resident who will provide

immediate feedback. It will also be a display suite for those who wish to come to Kalyna Care.

We have progressed with the tender to refurbish all Konvalyia resident rooms, and 12 Maja

Hrudka rooms. As you know there is a due diligence and negotiation process. We hope to start

sometime in February 2019. Unfortunately, there will be noise and disruption due to con-

struction for about 12 months. We will endeavour to finish the project is quickly as possible.

Solar Panels: Unfortunately, due to inclement weather, the solar panel installers were held up at another project which

impacted on our installation. Due to the Christmas break, the solar panel installers have given us an alternate installation

date of January 14 2019. I will continue to provide you with updates which may impact on you as soon as I get them.

40-Bed extension: The council has given approval to proceed with our 40-bed extension. What an exciting time! While we

organise a tender as a separate project to build the extension, the Konvalyia and MH refurbishment project

will continue. There is no rest for us to build a contemporary environment for our residents!

40-Bed extension: The council has given approval to proceed with our 40-bed extension. What an exciting

time! While we organise a tender as a separate project to build the extension, the Konvalyia and MH

refurbishment project will continue. There is no rest for us to build a contemporary environment for our

residents!

Changes to Management

Sarah Sida, our incoming Manager, Care Services resigned shortly after she

arrived. As a result, Alenita Espiritu our senior RN at Kalyna Care has been

appointed Acting Manager, Care Services supported by Davinder Kaur, another

senior RN at Kalyna Care. I am extremely proud of how all our staff stepped up

as a solid team with many voluntarily offering help.

“A rising tide raises all boats”.

I have already started the recruitment and interviewing process. With the Christmas break next week, it will be a slower

process than normal as we all take time to have a break and reflect on 2018.

I take this opportunity to welcome Derick Cavalho as Hotel Services Supervisor on a 6 month contract to help us bed

down our new processes.

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Liturgical Services will take place

on the below dates in our Chapel

beginning at 11.00am

(Please note church services are subject to

Change)

PODIATRIST

Wednesday12th December 2018 for Sosna & Topolya

Wednesday12th

December 2018 for Konvalyia

HAIRDRESSER

Tuesday 8th January

Tuesday 22nd January

DIETICIAN

Thursday 20th

December

The next Resident/ Representative meeting will commence in February 2019

The following Residents will be

celebrating their Birthdays in January,

Hava Okic

Joseph Pirotta

Zofia Glinski

Valentina Mullerow

Nikola Dzodan

Maria Maniszewski

Birda Istuk

Maria Hren

Nada Homa

Borislav Stamenkovic

We wish you all a Happy Birthday

The next Community Tea will be held in

February2019

Ukrainian Catholic Mass

Tuesday 25th December

Sunday 6th January Ukrainian Christmas Eve Mass 4:30pm Svieta Vicheira 5:00pm

Monday 7th January Thursday 17th January

WELCOME TO OUR NEW

RESIDENT

Steven Soulis

WE BID A FOND FAREWELL TO

MYROSLAWA ANIN

May she Rest in Peace

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The Verchovyna Ukrainian Dance Ensemble came back to perform for Kalyna Care on Saturday 8th December. Three levels of dancers performed for our residents some very familiar and well known dances from different areas of Ukraine which highlighted the tradition and stories from days past. The residents had a wonderful time watching the dances and interacting with the young performers – some of whom are related to residents. Each dance was accompanied by an explanation of the dance’s history and colourful costumes by the leader Julianna Moravski. The residents and visitors on the day thoroughly enjoyed the afternoon. The Ensemble has promised to come back in 2019.

Holodomor Remembrance Commemoration. On the 23rd November 2018, Kalyna Care residents gathered to honour the memory of the 1932-33 Holodomor in Ukraine. Marko Pavlyshyn gave a heart warming speech along with some informative slides. We would like to thank Marko Pavlyshyn for his presentation. Your years of research, your depth of understanding and your ability to present the subject in such an interesting way produced a memorable afternoon for our residents.

Verchovyna Ukrainian Dance

Holodomor Remembrance Commemoration

WE BID A FOND FAREWELL TO

Deb D’Costa’s Farewell. On the 7th December 2018, Kalyna Care hosted a farewell Morning Tea for Deb D’Costa. This was attended by past directors, residents and their families. She will be missed greatly by

residents and staff. Deb has been working at Kalyna Care in various departments for 21 years. We would like to thank Deb for her commitment and hard work.

Debs Farewell

ABN: 57 006 305 844

Our Values RESPECT –for and with those who we care for, those we work with and those with whom we have involvement. These values are: Respect Empathy Support and Improvement Privacy and Dignity Equity and Encouragement Compassion Trust and Understanding

Find us on the Web: www.kalynaagedcare.com.au

We offer a variety of documents

in many languages, which are

available on our document stand

located in our foyer. If we don’t

have the one that you are after

on display then please see our

receptionist for assistance.

Kalyna Care News:

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contributions to Kalyna Care

News.

Contact Leanne Lancaster on

(03) 9367 8055

or email leane@kalynacare.com.au

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Kalyna Care prides itself in ensuring that our residents are safe and well cared for. The

new standards which will be effective from 1 July 2019 make residents central to all

decision making. For many years, most if not all who come to Kalyna Care know how to

enter the PIN number on the keypads to come in and leave the premises. While we may

change the PIN number, just as you change your PIN number for your credit cards, we still

have to provide the new PIN to those who come in regularly, and we are unable to

monitor who comes in as the current device is a simple keypad access.

To remain contemporary and observe continuous improvement in our operations, the

front access will be via FOB keys. Each family will be issued one fob key with a bond which

will be refunded on return of the fob. The fob will allow 24 hours access, 7 days a week

to the facility. Additional fobs can be ordered and will also be with a bond which will be

refunded on return of the fob. Kalyna Care is working with the communications group

during refurbishment to ensure compatibility with access to individual resident rooms.

This way, residents and families are assured of privacy and security. We will be sending

you a separate correspondence regarding the logistics of rolling this out.

For visitors who do not have a FOB key,

there will be a new intercom and CCTV

overhead which will allow the front

office to open the doors during business

hours and the RN-in-Charge to do the

same after hours.

Resident Outing Register and Resident Food Register

When Kalyna Care started as an under-50 bed

facility, everyone knew each other and watched

out for each other. This included knowing who has

gone out with families or friends, and who has had

a box of chocolates given!

As we have grown to over 100 beds – we need to

have proper processes in place to ensure each

resident is well-minded and we know who has

gone on an outing with families and friends or who has had food brought in for

them. While most families will tell the RN or staff, that they are taking mum or dad

out, there has been many occasions where other staff see a resident leave our

premises with someone, but not sure if care staff have been told, and may be too

late to catch the resident leaving to check!

We now have a register on the sign in table for all to fill in if you are taking someone

out for an outing.

Similarly, it is important we have a record of food brought into the premises to ensure that we

understand and know the source of the food brought in by well-meaning families and friends for

residents. This will assist us with retaining comprehensive information about their diet.

We now also have a register on the sign in table for all to fill in if you are bringing food in for a

resident. It is critically important that food brought in by families and friends not be shared with other

residents. We know how hard it is at times not to share and it is contra to the natural instinct to share.

However, we have residents who may be allergic to or not permitted to have certain foods which you

may not be aware of, and if consumed will be detrimental to their health.

We ask for your cooperation to not share food with other residents.

Kalyna Care wishes you

all a Merry Christmas

and a Happy New Year

Festive Season and Christmas Greetings

As we move into the preparation of the Christmas period and the Orthodox Christmas

period, and the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ by all Christian denominations,

we reflect on the year just about gone and give thanks to all families, friends and staff

who have made a difference to our residents. We wish you all joy and peace.

Kalyna Care would like to give a big thank you to

everyone who has generously donated items for

various fundraising events throughout the year.

These things are all greatly appreciated.