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:
Author: Atrium Village
Ragbrai!
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 Love a Parade!
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? 🙂
Congrats to Maddie, Winner of the Going The Extra Mile Award
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!
Canada Adventure
Thanks to our cook, Jared, who shared stories of his recent Canada fishing trip to our care center residents.
He also brought his fishing boat so residents could look at it and reminisce about their fishing days. 
Here is a little snippet of his talk (turn up the volume, the audio is quiet).
CNA Week
This week was CNA week! We appreciate our amazing CNA’s who work so hard to make Atrium Village Care Center Residents feel comfortable, safe and loved. They do an amazing job!
Flag Day
Happy Flag Day! It is wonderful to have a day to recognize our beautiful flag that represents the sacrifice of brave men and women and the freedoms that we enjoy.
We were honored to have veteran Terry Kruse from the Lone Tree American Legion speak to us today about our flag, sharing some very interesting facts and history.
Here is a little snippet of his speech. The audio didn’t record very well, so turn up the volume to hear.
Thank you Terry!
Tractorcade!
Tractorcade paraded by Hills Monday, so we headed to the edge of town to watch it go by.
It turned out to be a pretty nice afternoon, the sun was mostly under, and it wasn’t blazing hot.
Our Activities Director/Social Worker, Jane, got a treat by riding in an antique car! 
Flowers Are Blooming In Our Atrium
There are some pretty colors in our Atrium right now as flowers begin to bloom!
Nursing Home Week Day Five: 1950’s Day
It’s our final day of Nursing Home Week, and it’s 1950’s Day!
We had a cookout for lunch of cheeseburgers, baked beans, macaroni salad and sunshine jello – yum!
Our staff brought out their pearls and poodle skirts to wear.
In the afternoon we had root-beer floats in the care center and a sing-a-long with Iowa City Hospice Choir to finish the day!