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Bluegrass ladies celebrated Red Hat Society Day and Jazz Month with a Red Hat Luncheon and Saxophone concert. Adorned with customized red hats, the ladies enjoyed a scrumptious luncheon with all the fixins’ and home-made desserts provided by our awesome Dietary Manager, Cindi Burton. Department Managers, Restorative Aides and Housekeeping staff waited on tables and served the meals with great love and caring! Afterwards, Dan Jackson delivered a fabulous, high energy jazz saxophone concert which was open to all of our guys and dolls. Dan never fails to please! The entire event was a huge success, with over half of the facility’s population in attendance. It was certainly a day to remember!!
Residents, staff , families and visitors celebrated National Day of Prayer at Bluegrass throughout the day. In the morning, the live webcast of Signature’s Home Office Interfaith Observance was viewed in the lobby. Afterwards, Chaplain Neal Myers gave a devotion about the significance and history of Day of Prayer. Staff members and residents then gathered for our own Annual “Hands Across Bluegrass”, joining hands all the way across thebuilding in the facility’s main hallway to offer up prayers for our country, facility, loved ones and giving praise to God for the freedoms that we enjoy and the faith in Him that we share and grow in every day. We were also very blessed to have Mick and Joanne from our Corporate Office in the building to share in this very special observance with us. Resident Chaplain, Jay Burks, spent the morning spreading the word about the day’s events and made sure that everyone had an “I Prayed” sticker. It was an uplifting, joyous and moving event!!
On April 24, Signature HealthCARE of Columbia broke the World Record for longest wheelchair race, with 205 wheelchairs. The record was previously held by the Christopher Reeve Foundation, with 193 wheelchairs. Local radio station WXRQ was on hand broadcasting live from the parade, and WSMV-TV (channel 4) featured the event on its six o’clock newscast. The Columbia Daily Herald also published a front-page article.
To read the newspaper article, visit the newspaper’s website. For WSMV coverage, see below.
University of KY volunteers from the Young at Hearts Club helped our residents “spring” into action and kickstart the season with potted flowers. Everyone dug in and helped plant the pansies for the first phase of beautifying our courtyard garden area. Resident Brady Whitt, whose career was in landscaping with the Hillenmeyer Company, is more than ready to get the growing season started and was giving everyone tips on how to get the most out of their plants. “I’ve been gardening all my life. I was born with a green thumb and dirt under my fingernails!!” stated Brady. Our volunteers plan to return soon and help with the outdoor planting, with Brady’s supervision and assistance, of course!
Bluegrass celebrates Easter! Residents put in a lot of hours stuffing eggs for the holiday, and enjoyed an egg hunt of their own. Staff members and resident family members brought their children in for “Breakfast with the Easter Bunny” with a fabulous breakfast buffet. The Easter Bunny delighted kids, residents and staff members alike and then joined everyone outside for a kids egg hunt! Hundreds of eggs were found, and the even the cool spring temperatures could not chill the hearts of those who enjoyed this event. Residents also colored hard boiled easter eggs, and celebrated the true meaning of Easter at a Good Friday communion service with the Chaplain. A very big thanks to Restorative Aide, Twanna Kavanaugh for bringing the Easter Bunny for a visit, and to our awesome dietary staff and other staff members who made these events eggstra special!!
Rusty was first admitted to our facility in 2010 after he had a massive stroke. He initially was not able to participate with physical and occupational therapy for very long because he was unable to follow directions, due to the type of stroke he had. He continued working diligently with speech therapy until he was able to begin working with PT and OT again. When they begin, it took 2-3 people just to help Rusty stand. Today, he is totally independent with his self-care and mobility tasks. Rusty is planning to transition back into the community on the 26th of this month. Just 6 more days!! The rehab team could not be happier for Rusty with all of the hard work and dedication that he has put in over the years. When asked about his time at Bluegrass, Rusty stated that “Everyone has been so nice and helpful to get me back on my feet.” When asked if he had any advice for anyone starting out with therapy after an illness or injury he simply said, “Stay uplifted.” That is the epitome of Rusty. Congratulations Rusty!! Job well done!
The Lexington Herald-Leader recently published the photo and article below about Bluegrass Care & Rehab residents learning origami. (Click images to enlarge.)
