As always there is something cooking in the Activities Department and boy was it good. Residents and staff member Rosalee cooked a big pot of chili on our first snow day of the season. Just what the doctor ordered on that cold and snowy day. Residents reminisced about the way that they would cook their Read More
Residents and staff always have a blast on Halloween. Who said Halloween is just for kids? Trick or treating, laughs, jokes, pranks and all the fun we could handle was going on around here on Halloween Day. We started our day with the tiniest of Trick or treaters from our local schools. What a treat Read More
Salyersville Nursing & Rehabilitation center hosted our annual First Responders and Veterans Breakfast at our facility. As always, we would like to show our Veterans and First Responders how much we appreciate them for selflessly giving of themselves. What a great admiration there is for all of them. Once again Thank you!! And as always, Read More
Big Blue Madness went on with a bang here at Salyersville Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. We spent the night cheering on our Kentucky Wildcats and eating Pizza. Who doesn’t enjoy a good pizza or a good Wildcat game for that matter? Residents and the Activities Department cheered along with the Wildcats and enjoyed watching the Read More
Candy canes are everyone’s favorite holiday treat. Their versatility makes them perfect for all kinds of decorative uses! Candy canes can be crushed or used whole in holiday arts and crafts projects. You can find candy canes sprinkled inside of cookies and other delicious Christmas recipes. Candy canes make great ornaments. You can buy real Read More
Residents were treated to an old fashioned home-cooked meal by friend Patty Mann along with help from Becky Allen, Kathy Puckett, Catherine Allen, Emily Mann, and Kallie Mann. Residents were treated as if they were right at home sitting outside enjoying friends and good food with the company of a few dogs. Residents enjoyed soup Read More
This month a new program was started with the Activities Department to create a higher level of participation in Activities. Residents were given Activities Bucks for every activity that they attended. Residents were then invited to attend the Activities Store at the end of the month. While at the store residents spent their activities bucks Read More
Residents enjoyed painting their versions of a Fall tree and the leaves flying about. They started out with a blank canvas and then were given fall colored paints such as red, green, brown and yellow to create their very own masterpiece. As residents painted their Fall tree’s we discussed the changing of the leaves and Read More
There never seems to be enough time to prepare for the holidays. Our immune systems plummet and stress rises. During this time, try to find shortcuts to make things less stressful. Turkey leftovers can be a helpful part of this strategy. Here are three light, simple and easy ways to use your turkey leftovers: Turkey Read More
Balancing work, home and private life with the demands of being a caregiver can be frustrating. Just when you may find a good balance, the demands of your elderly parent might change and you are again pulled back into that stressful situation. How can you offset the worry, the anxiety, the anger, and the resentment? Read More