Around 40 residential aged-care nurses employed by Presbyterian Support Southland Enliven are delighted to have received significant pay increases, affording them parity with their DHB counterparts.
Posted: Monday September 2, 2019
Walmsley House Tai Chi instructor Sharon Shond leads a weekly class for our aged care residents, helping them to get active no matter what their ability.
Posted: Friday August 30, 2019
Spanning 100 years from 1919 to 2019, our recently launched centenary book features stories and images which tell the history of Presbyterian Support Southland creating something that people could have to look back on. A lot of the families we support have been receiving support from PSS for a number...
Posted: Thursday August 29, 2019
This July, some of our Enliven homes helped us kick off our centenary celebrations in style. Staff and residents joined together to host events that showed the true community spirit that we pride ourselves on, here at Presbyterian Support Southland.
Posted: Thursday August 29, 2019
Over the past few months at Enliven Southland we have welcomed new management to each site. We have welcomed Rachel Linton-Mapp as Manager of Vickery Court, Jenifer de Jesus as Manager of Walmsley House, Carol Riddle as Manager of Peachaven, Donna McEntyre as Manager of Resthaven and Karl Lamb as...
Posted: Thursday August 29, 2019
Earlier this year, Family Works were approached by Doug Kamo, Managing Director of a corporate team building company called DKCM, to take part in a charity Build a Bike event with Foodstuffs South Island. This opportunity allowed seventeen excited children aged between 7-12 years to take part in team building activities.
Posted: Thursday August 29, 2019
You could be forgiven for thinking Artificial Intelligence (AI) might be something beamed straight out of the latest Star Wars movie or broadcast live in last nights 6 Oclock News headlines. But in a New Zealand first, Invercargills very own leading aged-care facility, Peacehaven Village, is trialling a smart phone...
Posted: Sunday August 25, 2019
No distance of place or lapse of time can lessen the friendship of those who are thoroughly persuaded of each other's worth. Robert Southey
Posted: Tuesday August 13, 2019
PSS has welcomed several Board Members over the past few months, each bringing with them invaluable experience.
Posted: Wednesday April 3, 2019
The generosity of the Southland community has once again amazed Family Works staff, with a huge number of donations helping to make Christmas a little brighter for hundreds of Southland families.
Posted: Wednesday April 3, 2019
Vickery Court care worker Anna Oosthuizen may be only beginning her nursing career, but if she continues as she has started, her future will be bright.
Posted: Wednesday April 3, 2019
Volunteering with Enliven's community service 'SupportLink' in Wakatipu has opened new doors for Sergio Pivetta, who is now taking steps to pursue a career in aged care.
Posted: Sunday March 10, 2019
One of Invercargills largest and best known aged care homes will celebrate its 65th birthday on February 23 and 24, with two special events set to mark the milestone.
Posted: Sunday February 24, 2019
Enliven and its staff and residents will be right behind the Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel this season, as the team seeks a third consecutive national netball title.
Posted: Friday February 22, 2019
For Geoff and Nancy Piercy, the move to a townhouse at Peacehaven Village was a big shift, both emotionally and physically, but two and a half years on they are happy to call it home and are overwhelmingly positive about it.
Posted: Monday January 7, 2019
If anyone knows anything about going the extra mile, its Robyn Colvin from Invercargill department store, H&J Smiths.
Posted: Thursday December 20, 2018
Volunteering was not only an enjoyable and rewarding experience for Dilna Kolakunnath, but it also opened the door for a new career.
Posted: Tuesday December 4, 2018
Vickery Court Manager Carol Riddle was humbled to receive a Sunrise Rotary Pride of Workmanship Award recently.
Posted: Tuesday December 4, 2018
The courtyard at Peacehavens secure dementia unit, Iona, has been given a makeover an edible one.
Posted: Tuesday December 4, 2018
Family Works staff are set to gain invaluable knowledge and expertise early in 2019, when they take part in a five-day training course on trauma informed practice, thanks to the support of the Tindall Foundation.
Posted: Tuesday December 4, 2018