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Entertainment
& Activities
Outside
Home Activities
Residents
are encouraged to maintain their social responsibilities, obligations and
privileges as private citizens, such as being informed of current affairs,
voting and continuing to take part in community events.
Regular
day trips are organised to surrounding areas such as Richmond,
Huon Valley and other locations.
Independent shopping excursions also occur frequently with the facility bus
taking residents to a shopping venue of choice. Family members are most
welcome on these outings.
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Special Services
The Mary
Ogilvy Homes Society offers a wide range of additional services to our
residents and includes such things as:
Food
Services - a daily menu with extensive options is provided. Click here for
a sample of the menu
Laundry
Facilities - Personal laundry facilities are provided for residents at the
home. Provision is made for Dry Cleaning to be picked up and delivered to
the Home, with the resident responsible for the payment of this service.
Library
Services - The Volunteer Community Services Library attend each fortnight
with a selection of books for residents. Hear-a-Book tapes are also
available to compliment the already extensive Mary Ogilvy House library.
Hairdressing
- a Hairdresser visits the Home weekly for those residents who wish to use
her services. If you would like to continue using your own hairdresser and
can not visit their salon any more, they are more than welcome to visit you
at the home. Residents are responsible for the cost of these services.
Beautician
- A beautician visits regularly each fortnight and is available for
massage, manicures, make up, reflexology, facial waxing, eyebrow shaping
and many other services. Residents are responsible for the cost of this
service.
Podiatrist
- Our Podiatrist visits every 4 weeks or whenever required. An appointment
is essential for this service.
Physiotherapist
- Our Physiotherapist visits twice weekly. She assesses residents for
physiotherapy programmes and oversees their implementation and progress
both individually and as a group.
Newspapers
- Residents may order newspapers and magazines from the local newsagency
and the newsagent will send monthly accounts to each resident. Communal
copies of The Mercury are distributed around the building each morning.
Kiosk - a
Kiosk run by the Mary Ogilvy House Auxiliary members is open at 10am each
Thursday morning. Items not available may be ordered for the following
week.
Religious
Services - Uniting, Anglican and Catholic Church representatives hold
services at Mary Ogilvy House. Ministers of other denominations also visit.
You are welcome to invite your own spiritual advisor to visit.
Newsletter
- A resident and staff newsletter is produced monthly. It includes the
minutes of the residents monthly meeting, an activities calendar for the
coming month, items of interest and fun, photographs, reports of previous
activities and outings and much more.
Residents
Meeting - the residents meet one day a month. Residents or their
representatives are welcome to attend. Issues of concern or interest are
discussed, plans for activities and outings put forward, in-house changes
or recommendations to staff or Board can all come from this forum.
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Calendar
of Events
Click here for a sample list of resident activities.
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51 Pirie St
New
Town. TAS. 7008
Ph (03) 6228 1037 Fax (03) 62287826
Email: moh.tas@tassie.net.au
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