Ron Smith celebrates its employees’ dedicated service

 

Laurentia Jooste and Vivian Maphosa from Ron Smith were recently congratulated on their 20 years’ loyal service to the care centre and its residents.

Laurentia, who was born in Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape, started her nursing career in 1979. She has worked in many fields, throughout the country, but always returned to geriatric care. Her passion is working for the elderly.  

Laurentia moved to Johannesburg 21 years ago, but her family still live in the Eastern Cape.

Laurentia works on RSCC River Lodge 3 wing, which is home to RAA’s residents living with advanced dementia. “The residents are my family,” she says.

Laurentia Jooste pictured with Rand Aid Board Chairman Paul Carter (left)
and Rand Aid CEO Peter Quinn (right).

 

Vivian, who started working at RAA as a cottage domestic, remembers cleaning paint off the windows of the new head office building when RAA moved from Bramley. She was promoted to kitchen supervisor, employed by Stafflink for three years, and then employed directly by RAA in 2000.

 “I like my job. I enjoy the challenge of resolving food service issues and making an unhappy resident smile again. My happy place is when the residents are happy and have good comments about the food,” she says. 

Vivian Maphosa pictured with Rand Aid Board Chairman Paul Carter (left)
and Rand Aid CEO Peter Quinn (right).