Nursing Home Week celebrated in spades
Wed, 06/02/2010 - 12:00am
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Red Oak Rehabilitation and Care Center kicked National Nursing Home Week off with a “Mother’s Tea”, May 8 with a variety of specialty teas and pastries while the residents and their family members listening to poetry.
Monday due to inclement weather the outing to the Henry Doorly Zoo was rescheduled for June 28. Residents still entertained throughout the day with trivia fun with Maxine Chastine and games with Bob Sparr in the afternoon.
Tuesday was “Hat Day”, residents and staff wore their either special or silly hat throughout the day. Lonnie Hartstack gave a presentation on the history of hats throughout the years.
Wednesday was the 70’s era, there was plat form shoes, bell-bottoms, pant suits, lime green go-go boots and blue eye shadow.
Thursday was represent your favorite sports team. In the morning the residents were able to view many animals brought in by the “Country Critters” followed by a BBQ luncheon and in the afternoon Stanton resident John Palmquist state certified amateur archaeologist and Honorary Ioway tribal member brought in many artifacts and talked to the residents about Archeology of Southwest Iowa. John also brought in a carriage that he found broken down in ditch on his farm, which he took on the project of restoring.
The week ended on Friday with Red Oak Rehab Olympics where residents played a variety of games from plinko to golfing and after the work out they made chocolate soft serve ice cream cones. The afternoon was the staff’s turn for Olympic games that ranged from outside wheel chair races, egg roll and toss and pie throwing.