Residents at Harlan Health and Rehabilitation Center are able to spend some face-to-face time with their loved ones. Staff know it’s hard to be away from family at this time and urge those members to please call the Business Office (Monday-Friday 8am-4pm), at (606) 573-7250 and ask for Kendra in Activities for more information. The…
Happy Long-Term Care Administrator Week to Gail Hensley at Harlan Health and Rehabilitation Center. Residents and staff appreciate your hard work and dedication to the facility.
What better way to start March 10th than with National Blueberry Popover Day? Residents at Harlan Health and Rehabilitation Center celebrated the national holiday of the blueberry with pies and muffins. They really enjoyed these yummy treats.
What’s better than playing bingo? Playing bingo while eating pound cake of course. Residents at Harlan Health and Rehabilitation Center celebrated National Pound Cake Day while playing Bingo and it was a great time.
Harlan Health and Rehabilitation Center celebrated National Read Across America Day by having JROTC come out and read books to the residents. Everyone had a great time with this event. Thank you to JROTC for coming out and celebrating with the facility.
Residents and staff at Harlan Health and Rehabilitation Center got a special visit from Dr. Carolyn Sundy, a motivational speaker, to discuss some topics relating to African-American experiences. Such topics include identity, inequality, national history, and popular culture. Thank you to Dr. Sundy for coming out and speaking to the residents on this subject.
Residents at Harlan Health and Rehabilitation Center enjoyed the Winter Wonderland Games. They played fun games, music, food, photo session, and even a snowball fight. Thank you to all the staff and everyone involved in making this happen.
Residents at Harlan Health and Rehabilitation Center enjoyed a Valentine’s Day party and crowned their Valentine’s Day King & Queen. Also, a big thank you to some volunteers for bringing out Valentine cards and candy bags. Thank you to Kings Chapel Church and Mountain Trail Chapter NSDAR.
Harlan Health and Rehabilitation Center, Harlan ARH, and the Harlan Home Care Store paid a visit to Dr. Dahhan in celebration of his birthday. Dr. Dahhan has been Harlan HRC’s Medical Director since 1991. Everyone at the facility wanted to wish Dr. Dahhan a very happy birthday.
When a senior with Alzheimer’s and/or dementia asks to go home, it is often a request for comfort and not to physically go home. The best thing to do is meet where they are and focus on the comfort and reassurance. Respond to the emotions behind their request. There are 3 kind and calming ways…