February is the month of love and we at Utilitas have been inspired by a love story that enfolded at one of our own retirement villages during the Covid

  Sitting in my garden sipping my ice-filled wine, I am reflecting on 2021 and wondering what 2022 is going to bring. The last two years have been quite challenging

  The last few weeks our company ran a Covid 19 writing competition where we challenged our residents to write the virus out of their system, some writing therapy if

As some of you may know, November is Diabetes Awareness Month with the 14th of November as Diabetes Awareness Day. Be on the lookout for the blue circle (shown below),

  The month of October has been declared Mental Health Awareness month with the objective of not only educating the public about mental health but also to reduce the stigma

  As I sit in front of my warm fireplace typing this, I can’t help but reflect on how long and cold this winter has been. This is mimicked by

I am writing this in the aftermath of arguably the greatest unrest South Africa has faced in decades. In the midst of the third and most lethal wave of COVID-19

July is dedicated to celebration and commemoration of freedom and independence. Globally we celebrate Canada Day, American Independence Day and Bastille Day. In South Africa, we also aptly celebrate our

As the coldness of Winter starts to settle in, I pour myself a G&T and settle in front of the fireplace. I start to reflect on previous Winters and the

Given the 12th of May is International Nurses Day, I would like to start this month’s G&T with a quote from the founder of modern nursing, Florence Nightingale on whose