(Des Moines, IA) Today Iowa Department on Aging (IDA) Director John McCalley reminded Iowans that June 15 will mark the fourth World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) - a day which raises awareness about violence against older adults in all its forms."With a view towards preventing violence ...
April Fools Day arrived and with it came beautiful spring like weather. Once again we were able to get outdoors for exercise and relaxation in the sun, but first we were inspired by Bonnie Geerdes and her beautiful piano playing abilities.Our first outing was on the 2nd. We drove south and ...
Wow, what a great National Nursing Home Week we had at Parkview. Fun all week and good food. Gee, we have that every week but this was even more special. We had home style serving, Kentucky Fried Chicken, BBQ, Restaurant style, and prime rib. Our kitchen was working extra hard this week to ...
Menus for coming week ALL subject to changeFriday, May 22-Memorial Day Brunch served one hour early. Egg sausage casserole, hash browns, hot glazed peaches, cranberry juice.Monday, May 25-CLOSED FOR HOLIDAYTuesday, May 26-Chicken/supreme sauce, mixed beans, spinach, fresh fruit.Wednesday, May ...
PARKVIEW MANOR NURSING HOMENATIONAL NURSING HOME WEEKMAY 11-16, 2009"NURTURING A LOVE THAT LAST"This is a special week for us at the facility. We have several events scheduled throughout the week.May 11- Monday at 10 AM we will be crowning a King and Queen. Please come in and vote the week ...
If the April showers are any indication on our May flowers we are going to have a bunch.It doesn't make any difference what age you are we still have some fun on April Fool's Day.On the second Donna Larsen brought several quilts from the Return The Favor Organization of Traer. Over 200 ladies ...
Each month has a vast array of national awareness holidays attached. Among those in March, springs the topic of this month's Words of Wellness column. March is National Nutrition Month & National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. So let's take a look at colon cancer and what health ...
Hawkeye Valley Area Agency on Aging and the Iowa State Extension Team up to Offer Powerful Tools for Caregivers Educational Series.Do you help take care of an older family member or friend? If so, you are not alone. Over 50 million family caregivers in America provide a vast array of emotional, ...
February started with a Super Bowl party. We had lots of snacks and goodies including shrimp. Yum!The points were adding up on the 2nd as we were deep into the innings of our beanbag baseball game.Pizza Hut was our destination on the 3rd. We packed in the food at the noon buffet! No one went ...