Storm can’t ‘Menace’ the nostalgia of a nursing home drive-in
By
Josh Henreckson
Feb 08, 2024
It was a cold winter day, but residents of Heritage Pointe of Fort Wayne, IN, were in for a nostalgic event with a summertime mood. When they were snowed-in from their usual January outing, staff came...
Arkansas Nurse Honor Guard spotlights a pair of nursing home residents in historic observance
By
Foster Stubbs
Jan 30, 2024
Eva Young and Jan Stackhouse might be long-term care residents today but as former nurses, they were once providing the care themselves. Young began her nursing career in 1949 while Stackhouse’s began...
Rented theme park a $250,000 ‘thank you’ for thousands of nursing home staff, loved ones
By
Josh Henreckson
Jan 23, 2024
Thousands of care workers and their loved ones recently arrived at Nickelodeon Universe Theme Park in East Rutherford, NJ, for a night of family fun. The twist: they had the place all to themselves, with...
Elementary school pen pals, nursing home residents share emotional first meeting
By
Josh Henreckson
Jan 18, 2024
After months of swapping letters, nursing home residents at Landmark of Elkhorn City finally got to meet their 3rd-8th grade pen pals from the writing club at Elkhorn City Elementary School.
Residents’ indoor ‘snowball fight’ more than just fun and games
By
Josh Henreckson
Jan 09, 2024
Nursing home residents and snowball fights are an unlikely combination, but residents at the Good Samaritan Society–Luverne became the exception to the rule thanks to a bit of creative thinking from...
Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders bring the show to adoring nursing home fans
By
Foster Stubbs
Jan 02, 2024
Dubbed “America’s team,” the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys are a source of both deep admiration and deep antipathy across the country. Besides the blue star on their helmet, the most recognizable...
Clydesdales bring Christmas cheer and carriage rides to nursing home residents, families
By
Josh Henreckson
Dec 20, 2023
Christmas came early for Garden Gate Nursing Home residents in the form of holiday carriage rides led by two distinguished Clydesdales.
Residents make tasty drinks, deep connections at nursing home’s ‘coffee shop’
By
Josh Henreckson
Dec 12, 2023
The residents of Good Samaritan Society – Le Mars weren’t always obsessed with coffee, but now they have every reason to be.
Gurwin inducts Disney into its centenarian Clubhouse
By
Foster Stubbs
Dec 05, 2023
Being a centenarian, Disney likely fits in as naturally at a nursing home as it does on television and movie screens worldwide. That’s why Gurwin Healthcare decided to induct the entertainment giant...
Nursing center’s program ensures every resident will get ‘adopted’ — and a visit from Santa
By
Josh Henreckson
Nov 29, 2023
When some residents had no gifts to unwrap one Christmas morning, the staff of Princeton Health Care Center decided to do something about it.