‘After a hard day’s work, I feel complete’

Eleanor Demanuele Farrugia’s very first job with CareMalta, as a receptionist at Roseville, fitted her like a glove. She is a bubbly person and loves being in contact with people, so “this role was perfect”. More roles with more responsibility followed, first as facility administrative assistant, then as facility coordinator. “This gave me the opportunity […]

Attard council donates sanitisation kits to CareMalta elderly home

Attard mayor Stefan Cordina (first from left) presenting a sanitisation kit, one of 300 kindly donated to Roseville, a CareMalta elderly home in Attard, as part of an initiative by the council, representing the Central Region. The kits consist of a packet of disposable masks, a hand sanitiser and two packets of sanitising wet wipes. […]

Motherhood and nursing: Two sides of the same coin

Brenda Mizzi, a lead nurse at Roseville elderly home in Attard, celebrates her 27th anniversary in nursing this month. She is also a mother of three children, Amy, 22, Sean, 20, and Casey, 13. “Life throughout the pandemic hasn’t been easy. COVID-19 has taken an emotional toll on me, as a nurse and mother, as […]

Residents at care homes put heart and soul into Mother’s Day-themed crafts

Now that measures within residential homes for the elderly have been eased a little by public health authorities, residents are gradually readapting to catching up with their friends over lunch and dinner, physically attending Mass, as well as taking part in small group activities that keep their spirits high. Seen here are some of the […]