Wednesday, September 11, 2019

Fun Times with Residents and Staff

Pat Celebrates her 90th Birthday with Family & Friends
Pat was overjoyed with the amount of family members who came to celebrate her 90th birthday.

 We had delicious chocolate cake with strawberry filling.

 Pat was so happy to introduce her family to her friends she has made at The Elms.

 There wasn't an empty place at the party.

 Thank you to everyone who attended the party.

Wendell Performs
 Wendell always draws in a great crowd!

 He always has the Residents moving during his performances.

Mister Softee Visit
 Ana was happy that she could share this time with her son, Ralph. 

 Mary along with a few other Residents, had her cone delivered.

 Ismary did a great job getting ice cream for our Residents in the Memory Program.

 Gloria always enjoys a vanilla cone.

 Stewart had fun getting his cone and making friends with Andrew.

 Virginia couldn't wait to take a lick.

Staff Appreciation Day!
 We are very lucky here at San Carlos Elms to have and retain the staff  we have.

 We had delicious food from the Taco Truck and some Chinese food too.

 Everyone was accounted for at the raffle!

 Personal Care Attendant (P.C.A), Magda was so excited about her new laptop.

 Maintenance crew, Margarito and Willy were happy to pose with their gifts.


 Memory Care staff, Raquel was delighted with her gift.

 Receptionist, David and P.C.A, Nereida smile for the camera.

 Cook of twenty three years Fabricio was happy to show off his gift.

Housekeeper Maritza was gratful for her gift.
Thank you to all of the staff at San Carols Elms, because of you we are able to give our Residents "Excellence in Senior Housing with Serves".

Wednesday, September 4, 2019

Residents Keeping Busy in Activities

San Carlos Museum of History Outing
The Residents enjoyed their time at the San Carlos Museum of History.

 Learning the history of San Carlos was educational for the Residents.

 Tillie and Virginia enjoyed the firehouse. 

 Velma and Bill were happy to see the museum.

Laughter Yoga
 Thanks to our friends from Care Indeed we keep our Residents laughing with Anne.

 Laughter has been proven to be the best medicine.

 Our Residents and Staff would agree!

Manicure Social
  The Residents enjoy getting their nails done with friends.

 Yes, even the men take advantage of this wonderful activity.

Mayor Visit
 We are so lucky to have an active Mayor like Mark Olbert to take time to inform our Residents what is going on in the community.

Hula Performance
Mikayla & Kiana came in to perform a Hula dance.

They were absolutely beautiful!

 The Residents were surprised with gifts they had made everyone in the whole building including the staff.

 We look forward to your next performance when you get a brake from school.

 Jeanette proud grandmother of Mikayla.




Interview by AO50 (Active Over 50)
Larry Hayes from Active over 50 came in to interview a couple of our Residents for the latest AO50 Housing Guide magazine. He is writing a story on "Why Seniors Move Into a Retirement Community"
Here he is interviewing Pat.

 He also interview Helen to get her take too.
We look forward to the magazine coming out.
Thank you Larry!

Jerry Performs

 


Jerry even got our quietest Resident to participate in the signing.

 Wine & Cheese Social
 We all enjoy getting together to enjoy a glass of wine and cheese with friends.

Blackjack
 The Residents enjoy a game of cards with friends.

Arts and Crafts
 Lindsay is such a dedicated volunteer always has a fun craft for our Residents enjoy.

 They had fun making birthday cards for all of their friends birthdays coming up this month.

Newest activity assistant, Annabelle is having fun learning all of the fun activities we do with our Residents.

Happy St. Patrick's Day