Summer
2016/2017
Summer Newsletter
St Louis is 70!
St Louis Nursing Home was established on it’s current site in
Foster St Parkside in 1946 by Dorothy Mary Naish.
Dorothy ‘s son Tony ran the business from late 60s to late
90s when the current Administrator—Maris (Tony’s son)
took over .
In the early days St Louis Nursing home agisted
cattle in the Parklands for the fee of 1pound/
year. The cattle provided milk for the nursing
home residents and returned every night to the
yards on Blyth St behind the nursing home—
now occupied by St Louis On Blyth,
Independent Living Units. Maybe that’s why St
Louis’ roses bloom so well!
“Quality Individualised Care"
ST LOUIS NURSING HOME, HOME CARE AND LIFESTYLES
It’s time to celebrate 70 years of St Louis!
News from Maris our Administrator
Dear Residents, Clients, Families and Friends,
It's been another busy year for St Louis. This year marked a new Chapter with the opening
of our Victor Harbor Home Care Office followed by building work at the Nursing home to
increase the number of single ensuite rooms on offer and the commissioning of our new St
Louis buses-along with many new residents clients and staff to welcome.
With our 70th anniversary upon us it seems an opportune time to thank you all for your
support and to encourage you all to let us know if you are aware of any areas for
improvements so that we can work together to provide the best possible care for all our
clients and residents long into the future.
Wishing you and your families a very Merry christmas and a Happy New Year!
Maris Naish
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SUMMER NEWSLETTER
At the time of newsletter preparation the Nursing
Home was abuzz with Christmas preparations! Our
home is looking sensational with all Christmas lights
and decorations.
We are greatly enjoying the freedom that comes with
having our own transport along with the opportunity to
go further afield than we could reasonably manage
with Access Cabs. Please have a look at the regularly
posted weekly program for outings that may interest
you and let Anne know if you are keen to give the bus
a try—or if you have ideas of places you may like to go!
Our celebrations include the regular performance by
the Unley Christmas Choir who sang many beautiful
carols for us last week, our Carols Night to be held
tonight as a joint celebration with residents, families
and staff and their families. The resident’s Christmas
lunch was on Friday 23rd November . So
there has been a lot happening!
In November our residents marked Melbourne Cup
with a luncheon of Prawn cocktails, King George
Whiting, salad and chips and Strawberries Romanoff,
with numerous sweeps and of course watching the race
At this years Remembrance Day service we were very
lucky to have a piper for our service. Many thanks to
Andrew for giving up his time on this very special
We also have a new bus driver (and driver trainer
extraordinaire) —Frank Toner—joining us on staff.
We hope you will all make Frank welcome - see
the back page for more about Frank - and Mike
who will be driving for Victor Harbor trips. If you
occasion.
see us out and about—give us a wave or a toot!
on the big screen in the link.
We have also tried some golf in the courtyard which
was an activity enjoyed by residents and staff alike with
much laughter and reminiscing .
Above: Mel
Watson
Below: Sandy
Melissa Watson has recently
joined us in the position of
Clinical Nurse – Melissa comes
to St Louis from Eldercare and
has a wealth of experience and
has already made herself
popular with residents and
staff alike. Please say “Hi” to
Mel if you see her about the
home.
Pavia
Sandy Pavia is another new face
Men’s Club—continues to be popular with our
you may notice involved in Social
gentlemen residents...recently involving a visit to
Activities . Sandy spends more
Adelaide Oval for a tour which was enjoyed by all, a
lunch at the Earl of Leicester Hotel and some
interesting guest speakers. The Men’s club are
planning a Christmas picnic/lunch at Mount Lofty so we
are hoping for a pleasant day weather-wise to be out
and about!
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time at St Louis Home Care, but
can be found at the Nursing
Home each Wednesday working
with Anne Wicks to make each
day as interesting as possible for
our residents.
St Louis has a new home care Social Program Coordinator—Sandy
(see picture on opposite page). Sandy has been actively inviting clients
to participate in various social activities she has planned, based around
the Dudley Road Home Care hub. If you are interested in coming along
to try some new activities and meeting some new people, please
contact Sandy and she will book you in!
Continuing the bus theme, we also have a number of day trips planned
for the hew year to get out and about and visit some of the places of
interest in and around Adelaide or just to go out for a pleasant lunch.
Please have a look at the enclosed calendar of events for January to
see if there is anything that may interest you and again, contact Sandy
or your Coordinator to let them know pf your interest. New calendars
will be coming out in the following months.
Victor Harbor's social program is run by Sue Wiese whom many of you
know with Kathy assisting. An art and craft session with the obligatory
morning tea is held regularly at the Victor office and has already proven
to be a great success. Victor Harbor bus trips will also commence early
in 2017-so have a look at the enclosed January program and call Kathy
or Sue if you are interested.
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St Louis
Private Home Care can have services in place straight away with
no ACAT assessment and no wait list. St Louis Private Home Care
can be used to top up any government funded program, while
waiting to have an assessment completed, or as a stand alone
service and have services available 24/7. Please contact us on
8332 0950 or speak to your Coordinator Jennifer Phelps
(0408810431), Kim Redin ( 0417853635) or Sue Wiese (0437324780)
if you would like more information.
Please note that our after hours on-call
number is for emergencies and critical information such as shift
changes over the weekend or hospital admissions. If you need medical
assistance immediately, please call an ambulance on 000 before
calling your Coordinator. If you have any general queries or requests
for changes to your service, please call 8332 0950 during the office
hours (Monday-Friday, 6.00am-7.55pm) or contact via
email: [email protected]
We can guide you through the aged
care system and help by arranging an ACAT assessment? Please
talk to Sue and kim about your home care needs and how to navigate
the aged care system.
St Louis is constantly looking for ways to
make our services the best they can be. We would love to hear from
you if you have any ideas for improving the service you receive and to
ensure we are meeting your needs. Please fill out a comments form
(on the back of this newsletter) or available from our offices
in Marryatville or Victor Harbor, contact your coordinator or one of our
office staff on 8332 0950 (Marryatville) or 8552 1481
(Victor Harbor).
We love to meet new clients or residents who
already know about St Louis because you
have told them about the
care you have received.— so a big “thank-you”
to all who have referred friends or relatives to us!
Introducing our Bus Drivers, Frank and
Mike...
Frank joined SAPOL as a cadet in January 1974 and
has worked in the Police Force since, firstly mainly on
patrols and then at the Police Academy as a Driving
Instructor delivering car courses both basic and
advanced.
4WD including all aspects
Truck including 4WD trucks;
Mini bus and Coach;
Off road motorcycle;
and Solo (BMW) police motorcycle.
He has also worked for other training
organisations delivering Accredited
4WD training for the mining industry
(SANTOS) in both local and remote locations (Moomba)
Frank is now retiring from SAPOL and turning
His considerable skills as a trainer and driver to
providing services to St Louis Nursing Home and
Community Packages.
Mike grew up in New
Zealand where he dairy
farmed until deciding to
move away from the dairy
industry and he took up a
role as Project Manager for a
Transport and Aviation
company in Papua New
Guinea with roles extended to Burma, Cambodia and
Mozambique until settling in back FNQ. Mike with his
wife Tracy moved to Yankalilla from Queensland 4 ½
years ago where they could be a little closer to
Tracy’s ageing parents.
Since arriving in Yankalilla Mike has continued his
activities in the local Lions Club, become an active
volunteer within the local CFS, SES and Volunteer
Marine Rescue organizations when he can and has
integrated himself into the local community.
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Changes in Aged Care are coming!
We will be sending out our next newsletter with
further information in late January 2017 along with
a program for future social activities and St Louis
Nursing Home and St Louis Home Care outings—so
will be in touch then!
COMMENTS:
We encourage you to tell us how we are going. If you have any feedback positive or negative please don’t hesitate to let us know.
Post to Administration, 21 Foster Street
Parkside 5063 . Thank you.
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We currently have 1 and 3 bedroom Independent Living Units available for immediate
occupation in our Boutique St Louis on Blyth
development directly behind the nursing
home..
New pricing make these a very attractive option compared with Nursing Home care. Care,
meals and other services can be purchased as
required and if respite or high level care is required, priority of access is given to St Louis on
Blyth residents for entry into St Louis Nursing
Home.
Small pets are allowed and the weekly fee includes all outgoings such as power, water, gas
rates, gardening, maintenance and emergency
services levy—you would only need to pay for
your personal phone!
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Administration and account enquiries
11 Dudley Rd
MARRYATVILLE SA 5068
Phone 8332 0950
email: [email protected]
AGED RIGHTS ADVOCACY SERVICE (Inc)
Need assistance or information, call
8232 5377
Email: [email protected]
A tour of the units can be arranged anytime.
Please call 8272 3344 and ask for Sue.
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