Radius Rest Homes Celebrate Health Care Assistant Day
Hundreds of Radius Residential Care Health Care Assistants were recognized and celebrated on Friday with a special day commemorating their invaluable role and dedication to helping care for New Zealand’s quickly amassing elderly and disabled population.
The inaugural Radius Residential Care Ltd ‘Health Care Assistants Day’ was a company driven initiative aimed at celebrating the role of more than 750 professional Health Care Assistants who work in 22 Radius rest home and hospital facilities nationwide. A special ceremonial morning tea and presentation of certificates and chocolates where presented to Health Care Assistants in each Radius Residential Care facility.
“This is our first health care assistant’s day and Radius wanted to give recognition to our many valuable team members who dedicate their life and work to helping care for our residents,” says Brien Cree, Chief Executive of Radius Residential Care – New Zealand’s third largest provider of aged care.
“We really appreciate the dedication, patience and hard work involved with being a health care assistant. At Radius our people are more than just caregivers – they are professional health care assistants who have undergone essential training so they can deliver the highest standard of care to our many residents”.
“Our people are passionate about providing exceptional quality care and we wanted to express our sincere thanks by marking a special day all for them. It is truly an honour to have them part of the Radius team,” says Brien who acknowledges that being a Health Care Assistant is not an easy job.
Radius Health Care Assistant’s daily duties involve a range of responsibilities including helping to dress, feed and bath residents. They also co-ordinate fun activities and take residents for walks and bus trips and other outings.
“We wanted to actively recognise the contribution made by our health care assistants in this valuable role and this special day will be a regular annual event,” says Brien.
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For further information or images please contact:
Brien Cree
Chief Executive Radius Residential Care Ltd
Ph (09) 353 20280
Cell 021 955 769
brien.cree@radiushealth.co.nz
The Tribune Newspaper
22 November 2009
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Celebrating 100 year birthday milestone
Ken Bishop is having a party tomorrow and he certainly has something to celebrate: he is turning 100 years of age.
Ken intends celebrating this landmark day and his remarkable old age with a special cake and the company of fellow resident friends at Radius Peppertree Care Centre rest home in Palmerston North.
Born on 17th November 1909 Ken is the oldest rest home resident at Radius Peppertree Care Centre and believes that the secret to long life is plain old hard work.
Ken also thinks that honesty, kindness, peace and harmony has helped him to achieve 100 years of age – as well as a whisky a day to keep him physically healthy he says.
Ken grew up in the small farming village of Makotuku 12miles east of Dannevirke and remembers a good honest farming life lived to the full.
“At the age of 10 it was my job to milk 10 cows each day. I left school at 14 years of age and drove a team of horses. I continued farming for many years then served as a soldier based in New Zealand during World War II,” says Ken who has a son in the South Island and two daughters now living in Australia.
“We worked and played hard and always kept busy. One of my hobbies was racing pigeons – I did have a few good birds back then”, says Ken who comments that younger people today have too much time on their hands and too many temptations unlike the old days.
Ken continues to maintain a good outlook on life and enjoys the activities and friendship of fellow residents at Radius Peppertree where he now resides.
“The staff are all very kind and supportive and I’m looking forward to celebrating my birthday tomorrow”.
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For further information or images please contact:
Christine Scott, Radius Peppertree Care Centre
Ph (06) 353 0004
radiuspeppertree@radiushealth.co.nz