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KAHCF Awards Banquet

Hillcrest Health and Rehabilitation Center staff were honored at the Kentucky Association of Health Care Facilities’ Quality Awards Banquet recently at the Galt House including the Best of Kentucky – Nursing and Rehabilitation recognition. Those honored were: Anna Brock, Hillcrest Health and Rehabilitation Center – Top Ten Caregiving Tiffany Golden, Hillcrest Health and Rehabilitation –…

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A Week of Celebrations

This past Monday, Hillcrest Health and Rehabilitation Center celebrated Resident and Employee Veterans. On Thursday, two of the best from the center were sent to Louisville to be recognized at the annual KAHCF Awards Banquet. Also, staff and residents enjoyed a delicious Thanksgiving dinner, prepared by the Food & Nutrition Services Staff. Happy Thanksgiving from…

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Happy Halloween

The residents enjoyed seeing the employees dressed up in Halloween costumes. The night was a success with residents and family members participating in the festivities as well. Candy was passed out, fun was had, and people had an all around wonderful time. Thank you to all who participated in the Halloween.

Food and Nutrition Services Appreciation Week

Thank you, Iulia, for preparing a special buffet of goodies for the employees in honor of Food and Nutrition Services Appreciation week. She included some homemade Romanian treats, including Schnitzel and Romanian deviled eggs, meatballs and many other wonderful items. They enjoyed their wonderful food as well as the gifts they received. We are so…

Walk To End Alzheimer’s

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…

Hillcrest Goes Hollywood

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)…

Chasing Excellence

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…

Welcome to the Jungle

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.

Painting with Ruth

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…