Thornhill Manor Retirement Village’s motto is ‘people matter here’, and with the pandemic having restricted people’s social lives, the village had to find ways to safely enable residents to fill their days with enjoyable activities.
“It was vital to ensure our residents can still avail themselves of the village’s amenities, like our well-stocked library which offers not only books but also puzzles and DVDs,” said Jackie Scott, the village’s deputy manager.
“Thornhill Manor, other Rand Aid retirement villages and care centres support the Eden Alternative philosophy.
“It asserts that no matter how old you are or what challenges you live with, life is about continuing to grow.
“We are committed to ensuring residents are able to participate in the simple pleasures of life, despite the pandemic,” said Scott.
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To enable residents to continue using the village library, an ozone generator was acquired.
The generator converts ambient oxygen into ozone, a powerful gas capable of high levels of disinfection. Ozone can be effective in inactivating viruses.
These ozone generators have been rented by Rand Aid for use in all of its village libraries.
“Books that are taken out are placed in a bin and these books, as well as the rest of the library, are disinfected overnight.”
The books are then sorted by the volunteer librarians and placed back on the shelves for the residents’ convenience.
“Resident Jenny Carliell has steered the library and its volunteers for over 16 years and we are grateful for all her hard work and organisational skills in cataloguing, labelling and referencing the large variety of books,” said Scott.
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