Page 2 - _Lansdowne Gardens Newsletter Winter 2018

2 LANSDOWNE NEWS, WINTER 2018
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From David

"People don't notice whether it is winter or
summer when they're happy." Anton Chekhov

Lansdowne Gardens is gearing up for the winter
months with a number of great activities for our Veronica at the ANZAC Day Service
Residents. A trip to the Orchid Festival at the
Hawkesbury Turf Club — or, with the cooler
weather closing in, a hot chocolate at the Lindt
Café. These are only a couple of the exciting and Housekeeping
wide-ranging events offered to our Residents.

Catherine and her Leisure & Lifestyle Team Dear Family and Friends,
continue to seek out new and exciting events and
locations for our Residents’ outings. With the cool I hope that everyone is enjoying the cooler nights and
weather heading our way it is important to ensure sunny days. For all new residents and families, I would like
your loved ones have enough warm clothing. to welcome you to Lansdowne Gardens. A reminder that
Should you bring in new winter attire, please leave Jane Te - Clinical Care Manager has arranged for the Flu
it with the Registered Nurse on duty so we can Vaccinations, in mid-May 2018 for all consenting
have it correctly labelled, so it finds its new owner. residents and staff.

As we are coming into the Flu Season we Aged Care - Appointment of a Nominee
encourage all our families and friends who visit
their loved ones to have their Flu Vaccination. This Family members or representatives of permanent
will assist us in ensuring all our Residents and Staff residents are strongly encouraged to complete and
are at lower risk of contracting and transmitting submit an Aged Care Appointment of a Nominee Form
the flu virus. with the Department of Human Services:

We are continuing to seek your feedback on how https://www.humanservices.gov.au/individuals/forms
we are doing. You will find “My Thoughts” By completing this Nominee Form, you are then
brochures located at the main entry and on B1. authorised to deal with the Department of Human
Feel free to complete this and drop it into the
Suggestions Box next to the Director of Care’s Services on behalf of your loved one. The Nominee will
then receive information from the Department about
Office on Level 1. My door is always open so changes to care costs, means-tested fees, and be able to
please feel free to drop by B2 for a chat.
provide them with resident information about income
Until next time…. and assets. An Aged Care Appointment of a Nominee
Form was sent out recently with the March accounts.
Please ensure you complete this form, attach a copy of
the relevant Powers of Attorney or Guardianship
documents and return this to the Department at the
address stated. Please note: if the Nominee does not hold
a Power of Attorney or similar, both the resident and the
Nominee will receive a letter from the Department.

David Clark, Residential Services Manager
Lynette Phillips, Client Services Manager