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COMMERCIAL 20 maltatoday | SUNDAY • 20 MAY 2018 A paintings exhibition by Maes- tro Chevalier Pawlu Grech, a veteran artist, composer and resident at Casa Antonia Nurs- ing and Residential Home in Balzan, will be the opening event at 10.30am during the home's Open Day on 7th June, a public holiday. This year, Casa Antonia is celebrating its 15th anniversa- ry with the Open Day, between 10am and 7pm, being the second in a series of celebratory events marking 2018. The public and the surrounding community are invited to visit the home and meet the dedicated care team, while enjoying the beautiful landscaped gardens and activi- ties. To add to the festive spirit, there will be a number of enter- taining activities ranging from performances by musicians to artists at work, as well as artisan stands and food stalls. The duo Jacob Portelli on harp and vio- linist Emese Toth will perform in the morning, while Mark Rapa's trio will be providing entertain- ment in the afternoon. Paintings by artists Matthew Kassar and Tony Vella will be on sale, while Vladimir Kiuznetsov will be pen- cil drawing portraits of residents and guests. "On the occasion of our 15th anniversary we are opening our doors to the public, in particular those who would like to receive information about our caring home," said Casa Antonia gen- eral manager Sarah Cassar. "At Casa Antonia, we provide a lov- ing nursing home. Our empha- sis is on giving holistic quality care. We make sure that every resident enjoys living here to the point that they consider it their home, while their relatives have the peace of mind that their loved ones are assisted at all times." Going back to Maestro Cheva- lier Pawlu Grech's paintings ex- hibition (open till 7th July 2018), he has lived in Rome, London and Malta and has had an illus- trious life as an artist, composer and conductor. Casa Antonia Nursing and Residential home is nestled in a quiet cul-de-sac in the heart of Balzan and overlooks San Anton Gardens. It is spread on nearly four tumoli of land and houses 80 rooms with a bed ca- pacity of over 120 residents. The rooms enjoy wonderful views of the home's gardens and the sur- rounding superb environment. During the Open Day, com- plimentary refreshments will be offered in the courtyard while free parking will be available at the Primary School of St Aloy- sius College (former Stella Maris School), with a free shuttle ser- vice. Casa Antonia Nursing and Res- idential home is situated in Pope Alexander VII Junction, Balzan. For enquiries one can call on 21496277 or send an email to info@casa-antonia.com.mt CAREMALTA, which this year is celebrating its 25th an- niversary, has just launched an ambitious service excellence training programme for all its employees called I Care. De- veloped together with the com- pany's training partners, Think Talent, I Care has the aim of taking the quality of service offered by the company to the next level. A one-hour lavish event hosted by actor and presenter Malcolm Galea was repeated three times in one day to reach over 1000 employers. The launch included special mes- sages by former international footballer Carmel Busuttil, TV personality Claire Agius and Her Excellency the President of Maltese, Marie Louise Coleiro Preca who spoke about 'profes- sionalism', 'engagement' and 'compassion' respectively, the three pillars of the I Care Pro- gramme. The event started off with a video clip about eight residents who are currently residing in a CareMalta home to make the point that the resident must be the focus of the service that is provided by those who work with the company. A live chat with a number of so-called 'influencers', who will be entrusted with promot- ing he values of I Care at their place of work, was also includ- ed. 90 influencers have already been identified and trained by Think Talent. Senior services manager Paul Pace spoke about the back- ground to this programme as well as about the principles on which it is based. In her message on this oc- casion, CareMalta's CEO Na- talie Briffa Farrugia pointed out that I Care is not a set of instructions, policies or prece- dures. "We want I Care to be- come our common language. The language with which each one of us speaks whatever one's job and irrispective of the circumstances and situations one finds oneself in." She also stated that I Care was built on our 25 year long experi- ence as leaders in the business of care for the elderly but it is not meant as some kind of me- mento of the past but it must be a key to the future. "We want to make ourselves future-proof in a changing world with a chang- ing set of values" she continued. At the end of the event, which also included live music by "The Residents", each partici- pant was asked to leave his or her fingerprint on a large white board as a symbol of com- mitment to the principles of I Care. CareMalta launches I Care – the 'language' of care Online course to beat GDPR deadline WITH the deadline fast ap- proaching for local companies and organisations to be com- pliant with the European Un- ion's GDPR (General Data Pro- tection Regulation) on Friday 25 May 2018), Information Systems Limited have a solu- tion. Their 20-minute GDPR course from Skillsoft enables staff at all levels to recognise the data protection obligations regulated by the GDPR. The course outlines the purpose and general principles of GDPR, targeting a general employee audience. It explains the obligations of controllers and processors, discusses the major rights of data subjects, including the concept of con- sent, and outlines measures employees can take to sup- port their organisation's com- pliance with GDPR. Support content was provided by the law firm Gordon Dadds LLP. Among the benefits of this course are the ability to dem- onstrate the organisation's at- tention to privacy practices, reduce the risk of data breach- es and legal violations, and establish a competitive edge with a proactive GDPR pro- gramme. Casa Antonia holding Open Day on Sette Giugno