Today Residents and Employees of Hillcrest Health & Rehabilitation Center united to walk in honor of the fight against Alzheimer’s Disease. As Long Term Care Employees, this is a disease that we see daily. We remind residents who have forgotten; we assist those who can no longer assist themselves; we calm those who are upset…
The last Friday of every month we host Movie Night in the Gathering Place. It has become a much anticipated and talked about event. This month’s movie was Overboard, a comedy starring Anna Farris and Eugenio Derbez. Our residents enjoyed some delicious snacks (that they didn’t have to bother to sneak into this movie showing)…
Congratulations to our August 2018 ACE Award Winners! They are Anna Brock, Shanda Love, Carolyn Carnes and Haley Fouts. We will award four ACE (Achieving & Creating Excellence) Awards each month. The ACE Award is our way of recognizing and rewarding employees who excel in their jobs and go above and beyond the call of…
Jumanji, starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Jack Black, was a hit with our residents at Hillcrest HRC. Lots and lots of laughter from this crew. Also, a huge thank you to our Food and Nutrition Services Staff for some amazing snacks.
Today our residents enjoyed a painting class with our special instructor, Ruth. They were given three different scenes to choose from and then they added their own special touch. Without a doubt, each painting was a masterpiece! Studies show that creating and viewing art can have a positive effect on physical and mental healing as…
The great people at Hillcrest Health and Rehab had a “blast” celebrating the Fourth of July surrounded by family and friends. With each person holding tiny American flags, dressed in red, white and blue, flaunting smiles across their faces, staff and residents could not have been more excited to celebrate 242 years of independence for…
Every week, the staff has ‘Movie Night’ at the Hillcrest HRC facility for staff and residents. Popcorn and candy are always on the menu when it’s time to go on a Hollywood adventure. For this week, they watched The Greatest Showman with Hugh Jackman who plays P.T. Barnum as the film covers how his life…
On National Forgiveness Day our Activities Director taught us some archery terminology. She explained that when you miss your mark in archery it’s called a “sin”. We sometimes miss the mark, but always we have any opportunity to try again. Needless the say, our residents had a blast shooting the crossbow at “Buck”. There might…
When Hillcrest HRC wants to have fun, they don’t cut corners. The facility started the day with a balloon launch on the East Wing Courtyard and followed that with some delicious watermelon on the West Wing Courtyard. This afternoon they played some red, white and blue Bingo, tie dyed some t-shirts and rounded off the…
Today, Hillcrest HRC recognized their eldest mother, youngest mother and the mother with the most children with special gifts this afternoon. On Sunday, each mother will receive a special gift, pink carnations, and the facility will serve cake and punch in the Gathering Place. The staff has expressed how blessed they are to have all…