St. Clara's Manor celebrates National Nursing Home Week
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[May 23, 2016]     Send a link to a friend  Share

Last week was National Nursing Home Week. To commemorate the event, staff and residents at St. Clara's Nursing Home in Lincoln held special events daily that focused on their primary theme of "It's a small world with a big heart."

The week kicked off with a food drive at the Manor with the collection of items donated being sent to the Logan County Food Pantry.

On Monday the local talent of Eleanor Gunderman and Jon Langebahm sang their hearts out for the residents, and also the group enjoyed a special visit from the very well known comedian "Carol Channing."

Tuesday, the Heartland Mini Hoofs tugged at the hearts of everyone for over an hour as the tiny horses came inside and visited with residents in the activity room. The gentle creatures enjoy being loved and touched, and residents delighted in the opportunity to give them that sought after attention.

In the afternoon on Tuesday, the Geezers, a well-aged band consisting of members from North Pekin, Chillicothe, Bloomington, and Springfield put some swing in the afternoon with some good old rock-n-roll music.

On Wednesday, St. John's United Church of Christ visited the Manor, playing Bingo with residents and passing out heart shaped cookies for everyone to enjoy.

Thursday it was St. Clara's staffer Terry Baker who offered up some delightful entertainment in the form of a wonderful magic show.

On Friday, the week came to an end with residents enjoying Big Heart Bingo. There were special prizes given out and special Bingo necklaces.

It was a great week at the Manor and a chance for the staff to show their love to the residents by means above and beyond their daily care. "Our residents are always our main focus, and we hope they know how very special each one of them is to the staff at St. Clara's Manor," said Activity Director Rebecca Johnson.

Pictures by Rebecca Johnson


Heartland Mini Hoofs

 

Marie Kurtz
 

Juanita Houghtalin
 

Frannie Watson
 

Marti Hendrickson
 

The Greezers
 

Terry Baker, standing, performs a trick with the help of Myrtle Heusing.
 

Terry Baker and Activity Aide Becky Kleinman
 
Big Heart Bingo

John Eimer
 


Elaine Conrady and Betty Shartzer

 

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