Residents are enjoying the beautiful Fall weather. The leaves on the trees are displaying their gorgeous colours. Birthday wishes are extended to Esther Giroux, Brenda Allen and Maria Oliveira. Randy Grey provided the entertainment for the October birthday party. Everyone was served delicious cake and ice cream during the celebration. Wedding Anniversary wishes are extended to Yvon and Louise Blais.
Thanksgiving is being celebrated this weekend with Don and Bonnie Cook providing the entertainment. The Dietary department is preparing a Thanksgiving feast and later in the day at 1:30 pm the Thanksgiving Social Tea is being held. They had a great time decorating Thanksgiving placemats for the upcoming dinner. Residents will soon be filling candy bags in anticipation of all the trick or treaters that will be dropping in on October 31st. They will also be decorating pumpkins and placing them on display at the entrance.
Residents had a great time and were supervised using the new S’mores table top cooker. The marshmallows turned out toasty brown and delicious. Residents played Bingo three times during the week with several lucky winners. The Book club gathered and read several local news articles as well as “Chicken Soup for the Soul” stories. A discussion followed. Halloween costume ideas are being planned for anyone wanting to dress up for Halloween day celebrations. The Nu-Step cross trainers are very busy during the week with residents exercising as they watch the birds flying around the patio area. Reverend Deb Dolbear Van-Bilsen held worship services for those residents wanting to attend.
Movie night is always a fun time. Chips, salsa and refreshments were served during the viewing. Communion was given to residents of the Catholic faith by John Carter and David Skipper this month. Residents appreciate their one-on-one visits. If you drive by the new nursing home being built you will notice the front entrance drive-through is in the process of being completed. This covered sheltered area will be a great asset for residents being loaded into vehicles or dropped off. Check out our website at babcockonline.com for photos of the building progress.