Activities fill out week

At Deseret Health and Rehab, residents enjoyed many activities throughout the week. The Activity Department offers a wide variety of activities each week to meet the residents’ interests, as well as the physical, mental and psychological well-being of each resident.

Games throughout the week provided fun and laughter. On Sunday afternoon, three residents played Dominoes with Pat Rust winning. On Tuesday morning, four residents played Yahtzee with Frank Jereb winning. On Wednesday afternoon, 11 residents played Bingo, and on Friday afternoon, 12 residents played Bingo. Frank Jereb and Charlotte Gibbons won Four Corners. Nadine Caleb won Blackouts. Our Bingo helpers were Lila Worden, Joy Hamilton, Betty Dean, and Gloria Rakness, with Gloria Rakness calling on Wednesday. On Thursday afternoon, five residents played Dominoes with Dora Martin winning. On Saturday afternoon, residents played Blackjack.

Evenings throughout the week, residents watched the Turner Classic Movie channel.

On Sunday morning, eight residents watched the VCR movie, “The Rare Breed”. On Tuesday afternoon, five residents watched the VCR movie, “The Last of the Mohicans”. On Saturday morning, residents watched the VCR movie, “The Awful Truth”.

For Lunch Out four residents ate at the Saratoga Senior Center, on Monday and Friday.

On Sunday afternoon, Pastor Arlen Hughes of the Abundant Life Fellowship led our church service. On Tuesday morning, he offered Bible Study to five residents.

On Wednesday morning, Lynda Healey, Pat Steumke, Georgia Schroer, Ann Kerschen, Alex Meadows, and Merlynn Hoopes gave Hair Care to eight residents and Nail Care to eight residents.

On Thursday morning, Janet Kennaday helped decorate three bulletin boards for April.

On Thursday afternoon, Ruth Monroe, our Administrator’s wife, played and sang religious hymns on the keyboard for 13 residents. On Friday morning, she returned to give an encore performance to residents, playing her dulcimer.

On Saturday afternoon, residents enjoyed ice cream sandwiches.

We wish to thank the Rebekah Lodge for the kind financial donation to Bingo.

The Activity program relies on volunteers to enhance residents’ lives. If interested, please call 326-8212 and ask for the Activity Director, Tom Mansfield.