Pacifica Nambucca Heads

Uniting Pacifica Aged Care facility houses 86 residents and it is operating out of the beachside community of Nambucca Heads on the North Coast of NSW.

During the vacation period Chef management, Penny Moran, taken to life the initial inaugural Gingerbread home Decorating Competition at Pacifica.

Each one of the four families received the blank fabric to a gingerbread house and several decorating supplies including icing and sweets. It absolutely was then as much as the residents to allow their innovative spirit operate no-cost and come together to construct their particular masterpiece.

“i desired to complete something different that got the residents involved and I had built gingerbread homes prior to so I figured you will want to make only a little competitors between the residents at Pacifica” Penny said.

Not merely ended up being indeed there gingerbread home making but Penny additionally the group had the residents tangled up in making White Christmas and Rum Balls with regards to their Christmas party and enhancing gingerbread performers and camels to hold in the xmas tree.

“It was amazing to watch the feamales in the alzhiemer's disease ward instantly bear in mind how exactly to roll rum balls. You Can inform these women were veteran cooks because they had been rolling these with one-hand!” Penny said.

Penny and Uniting Pacifica Service management, Joanne Butler additionally had their particular teenage kids and husbands visit the center which help volunteer at the time.

“The residents truly enjoyed having young adults inside center. You could actually see all of them responding and reaching them.

“Overall it absolutely was a really great time! It absolutely was fantastic to see the residents so pleased and I think they truly liked performing something different. We’ve already booked it into the diary for the following year!”

It is necessary for Cater Care to discover the ones that exceed to exemplify care, pleasure and neighborhood. Penny’s dedication to these values, both in terms and actions, develops a stronger and more healthy neighborhood along with her energy generate value daily could be the foundation to the success.