Sara spent some time with individual residents to work on a quilting square that will then be turned into one big “fidget quilt.” Fidget quilts are laden with many colors, textures, and activities to help residents with advanced dementia keep engaged.
Programming assistant Sara helps Larry keep his cognitive skills sharp with this word puzzle.
Happy birthday to Ellen, Nancy, Herman, and Larry!
We have some furry friends around here that really appreciated our residents making some new toys for them! Sandy’s new kitten and Mike’s beautiful white cat are living the good life!
We have recently received some amazing new technology called Eversound which uses headphones, microphones, and transmitters to help residents hear their family members more clearly. Elgin really enjoyed using them to talk with his visitors.
We brought the great outdoors inside with an indoor camping day! We pitched the tent, unrolled our sleeping bags, set up the chairs around the campfire, and enjoyed some s’mores, all in the comfort of our air-conditioned living room!
Thank you to Humanity Hospice for providing this delicious ice cream sundae kit! Everyone enjoyed the treat.
Patricia and Betty love to sing You Are My Sunshine.
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‘Tis the season for festive fall decor, so we thought we’d try our hand at some homemade scarecrows! Our adorable couple now greets guests at the entrance of our community.
We ROCKED the Walk to End Alzheimer’s this weekend! We embraced the virtual walk this year by making signs and crazy purple headgear and hit the streets near the community to raise money for Alzheimer’s research. At the end of the day, the residents’ hard work paid off, and we were able to make a monetary donation to the Alzheimer’s Association thanks to those who cared enough to stop and donate.
Herman has recently made a connection with the dolls at our parenting life station. I spoke with Herman’s daughter, Liz, who said this is a new side of her dad; one that she has never seen before to this degree. We felt so lucky to have witnessed this tender moment.
Thank you to our veterans, Polly, Juney Lee, Jourdan, Damon, Warren, Larry, and Don for your service. Thank you also to Mat Jones and Interim Hospice for celebrating our men and women in uniform this Veterans Day by providing a parade, a program, and certificates of appreciation to our veterans here at Brookdale.
Sara helped our residents create cards to thank our veterans for their service this week.
From all of us at Brookdale, happy Veterans Day to those who have served to protect our freedom.
The “Thankful Tree” is a Brookdale tradition in which we decorate a lighted birch tree with leaves full of things we are thankful for. As always, the wonderful messages warmed our hearts.
We’ve got some new faces on our caregiving crew here at Brookdale OKC SW! Please join us in welcoming Carolina, Aleydis, and Neecie!
Of the young adults with autism that pursue further schooling after high school, 75% to 85% are unemployed after graduation. Octogenarian Beverly Ficon is helping change that through her work with Spectrum Works.
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We will be raising money for Alzheimer’s research with these homemade candles.
Last week was National Activity Professional Week and it was an honor to take some time to celebrate Alie and Sara, two of the best there are in OK!!!! Thank you both for all you do each day to help our residents achieve purpose and have personal success!! It’s a privilege to work with you both each day and we are so happy to have you here at OKC Southwest!!
Mike saved us some stress and put together some new furniture for us today.
Sending out cards with winter wishes and hoping it will encourage spring to hurry along!
Jay is keeping giving our very thirsty plants a much needed drink.
Our crafters made some spectacular wreaths to beautify the community.
