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…
The first Saturday of May is always a glorious time in the Bluegrass where every gal wears a giant hat with their spring dress and every guy wears a seersucker suit. It’s Derby Day. A rain-soaked crowd filled the stands at Churchill Downs to watch the 144th annual Kentucky Derby to witness WinStar Farm’s Justify…
On Monday, Hillcrest residents enjoyed a delicious meal at KFC. You’re not a proper Kentuckian unless you have a deep passion for fried chicken. Everyone had a great time as they ate and talked about all the memorabilia they have on display. One of our residents even talked about the time he came and had…
Occupational therapy helps with many areas of occupation including bathing, dressing, grooming, home and financial management, rest and sleep, education, work, play and leisure and social participation. The goal is to help people recover from injury to learn how to compensate and/or regain function in order to lead a full and productive life. For this…
Hillcrest Health and Rehabilitation residents were delighted to host the annual Easter Egg Hunt on Friday. Children from around the community came to find the eggs that the residents had hidden for them and enjoy the treats inside them. All of the residents lit up with a magnificent level of joy seeing the faces of…
Harlan HRC is donning Kentucky (and eating it) as they prepare to watch the Wildcats take on Kansas State in the Sweet 16 on Thursday night. Joe Lunsford, a member of the facility’s Food & Nutrition Services Department, made a UK themed cake and cupcakes for the occasion so that everyone can snack on the…