Newsletter 31 March 2025

N E W S L E T T E R

The second Quarterly Quiz for 2025 will be held in lounge on Wednesday evening the 9th April at 6:15 pm and the format will be as follows:-

1. Residents to nominate their own teams of 4.
2. Residents not in teams but wishing to participate are to put their names on a separate list and they will be put in a team.

The House Committee has recommended that all evening entertainment will now commence at 6:15 pm to allow residents sufficient time to finish their supper and be able to join in the activities provided.

Welcome to the following new residents who have joined the Caister Family and hope their stay here will be a long and happy one:-

Dennis Freeman – Unit 104 Sarah (Sass) Greenspan – Unit 104 Wendy Doull – Unit 38

The Clinic Management is busy organizing a service provider to administer flu vaccines to the residents and staff and as soon as a date and time has been confirmed, a notice will be placed on the board for your information.

Residents are reminded of the clinic’s visiting hours which is from 10:00 am to 11:00 am and from 3:00 pm and 4:00 pm as outside of these times, the staff may be busy attending to the patients and unable to see visitors at the same time, so please respect the above and only visit at the allocated times.

On arrival at the clinic and you do not see a staff member to assist you, please ring the assistance bell on the reception desk as the staff member may be attending to a patient and did not see you.

Residents wishing to order sandwiches are requested to please place their order a day in advance so as staff can be allocated to attend to same.

The trained staff in clinic has access to the entrance keys of every apartment at Caister Lodge in case of emergency and if you have had reason to change your locks, please ensure that the clinic has been provided with a copy of the correct key.

The Caister bus has been repaired and back in use for all the residents transportation needs as per the bus schedule and apologies for the delay in the return thereof due to the spares not being readily available.

The ongoing burden of high electricity and water costs continues to burden the Caister’s finances and residents are requested to be respectful of same and utilize these resources conservatively and switch off all items when not in use.

Notwithstanding the above, the dams that feed the greater Durban area are at full capacity due to the above average rainfall during the summer months. For your information, please see the current levels of the dams that feed the greater Durban area:-

Albert Falls Dam – 102.22% Midmar Dam – 100.76% Inanda Dam – 103.27% Hazelmere Dam – 102.13%

PATRICK ROBERT 31st March 2025