Look at our beautiful pumpkin display in front of our building!
Thanks to Charlotte Thomann for bringing and arranging the pumpkins. And thanks also to Darlene Schott for bringing some festive pumpkins for the front of our building as well.
Stop by to check them out!
We had a picnic to celebrate Old Farmer’s Day. Old Farmer’s Day is a national day that is celebrated as a throwback to sustainable farming and farming practices of the old days. The month of October was chosen for this holiday since, traditionally during this time, the harvest would be mostly complete and farmers could take a break from their labors to enjoy this celebration.
For our picnic, we grilled hamburgers outside, despite the cold. We served them with baked beans, macaroni salad, potato chips, cookies and ice tea and lemonade. Care Center families joined us as well. It was a fun (and yummy) way to celebrate farming the old fashioned way.
It is National Health Care Food Service Week, so we want to say a big THANK YOU to our dietary staff.
They do a great job cooking, baking and serving our residents. Plus they always step up for special events, such as ragbrai.
Thanks again for all you do!
Thanks to Dietary Staff not pictured: Anita, Alli, Abby, Emily, Jared & Josh.
We need to spread the word about what a wonderful facility we have!
Many people actually do not know we are here. So any time we can reach out to the local communities we do.
Recently we had information booths at senior events in Cedar Rapids and Riverside.
Please remember to let your friends and family know that we are here for our senior population!
We had many visitors to our Open House, some brand new, and others who have stopped in before.
Many checked out our remodeled apartment, which has a very comfy, modern feel.
We served a delicious light meal of chicken salad and ham sandwiches, pasta salad, chips, cookies and our famous mini-pies!
Amalia Gedney-Lose from Mercy Family Medicine of Columbus Junction, our wonderful speaker for the night, gave an informative talk about disease prevention and wellness.
If you missed our Open House, don’t worry, we will have another one soon. Keep reading our blog or check our Facebook page to find out when!
Here’s a sneak preview of work that has been done on our remodeled unit. Make sure to come to our Open House on Wednesday, September 12th from 5-7 pm to see the finished apartment!
Thanks to Leo Shima and Gayle Cuppy for entertaining us this afternoon!
We heard a variety of music from country to classics.
Here is a sample of what we enjoyed:
Hills was on one of the final legs of Ragbrai this year. We set up a booth to sell personal pies, water and ice tea. We had a lot of help from staff; it was fun but exhausting. Take a look at our pictures from that day!
We had a fun time participating in a couple parades this week!
We first went to Riverside for the Trek Fest Parade.
Then we celebrated the 4th of July in our hometown of Hills. It was very hot, but we still had fun! It was great to wave to all our friends who live at Atrium Village and their families as we walked by.
Who knows, maybe we will show up in your towns parade next? 🙂
Next time you’re in the Care Center, make sure to say congratulations to Maddie, our winner of the Going the Extra Mile Award for CNA’s. She is loved by the residents and appreciated by all. Congrats Maddie!