Latest News from San Carlos Elms and Grove

We are so lucky to have Lindsay come in on a regular basis to teach our Residents fun Crafts. Today Lindsay showed the Residents different ways of making flowers; one out of tissue and one our of cupcake wrappers. The Residents had a blast. Thank you Lindsay!!

For the past six months the 4H has come in with a different activity to share with the Residents.  This past weekend the Residents had so much fun with the 4H Group and the friends they brought with them. Thank you to all the 4Hers for their dedication and time with our Residents. Thank you to all the parents that made these afternoons possible.  Sue was all smiles holding her new rat friend.  Renate enjoyed spending time with the children as much as the animals.  Nelly thought she would ever enjoy the company of a rat.  Helen loved her rabbit.  They enjoyed seeing a fluffy bird.  Sally enjoyed the afternoon with all the animals and children.  Sid enjoyed her one on one time with one of the 4Hers, keeping the rat at a distance. They even brought a tiny frog.

The Residents are enjoying their newest activity of going out on a Scenic Drive. Then, able to get off the bus a stretch their legs. This past weekend the Residents had a beautiful trip to San Francisco and were able to walk around at Crissy Fields . It was a gorgeous day!!!  

With each visit, more and more Residents are getting excited with Laughing Yoga. Thanks to Care Indeed we have a wonderful Laughing Yoga instructor. Laughter yoga is a practice involving prolonged voluntary laughter. Laughter yoga is based on the belief that voluntary laughter provides the same physiological and psychological benefits as spontaneous laughter. Laughter yoga is done in groups, with eye contact, jokes and playfulness between participants. Forced laughter soon turns into real and contagious laughter.

The Residents were happy to spend an afternoon with the Girl Scouts . They socialized, sang songs, and crafted together.  It was a fun afternoon.  Thank you girls for taking the time out of your busy schedules to spend time with our Residents.  Fred enjoyed the socializing.  Madelaine had such a great time.  Anita was happy crafting with the scouts. Loraine was intrigued by the drinks they were making. Hope we can do it again soon. Thank you to all the drivers that got the scouts here safe.

Sydney is a student in San Carlos working on her ROPES project ( R ite O f P assage E xperience S program). ROPES is an opportunity for students to participate in an academic ritual by way of real-life learning experiences. The ROPES project gives students an opportunity to explore and demonstrate project based learning. Sydney decided to make a Happy Spring note for each of our Residents, we have over 100.  All the Residents were delighted with their surprise gift and visit from Sydney; she handed them out during lunch time. Below are just a few moment caught on camera.  

The Residents, Staff and Family Members had so much fun with the Little Explorers Petting Zoo. The weather was perfect, the animals were happy in their shade, and the Residents were more than happy to give the animals love.  Tish was all laughs holding a two week old bunny.  Shirley loved her new furry friend.  Helen couldn't get enough of the animals. She was one of the only brave ones to go in the cage with the animals.  Anita was happy holding her new duck friend.  Fran was all smiles holding onto her new bunny friend.  The Residents had so much fun in the sun with all their new friends.  Even the staff came with their children and grandchildren.  Mary's whole family was here having fun watching her great granddaughter; petting a bunny, brushing a goat, squeezing a duck or running away from the alpaca. Thank you Little Explorers Petting Zoo . You are always so great with all our visitors!