Easter Bonnets!
The Connections Unit making Easter Bonnet. We See Ruth R., Donna W., Violet M., and Dorothy T. They had fun and look Beautiful. We also have some ladies from the Long Term Care Side joining in the fun with making Easter Bonnets as well. Here we have Judy L., Kathy V., and Laura M.
St. Patrick's Day!
In The month of March we have St. Patrick's Day, so we decided to color some paper hats for the day.
Social Services Week.
Here's to our Social Services Team during Social Services Week. Trinity Soloman (Unit Director and Social Servies) and Kyle Marburger (Social Services LTC)
Karaoke!
Sweet Memories came in and did Karaoke with the residents at the birthday party, which was celebrating February birthdays at Big Meadows. But even the staff joined in.
Paint and Sip Activity went off like a hitch!
Thank you to our MDS Coordinator Michelle Boyer that headed up the class for our residents. Her helpers were Nurse Mary Jane and Activities aid Bev Mootz. Everyone loved the activity and their pictures are wonderful. What a great memory to have.
Thank you to Dalene Skimhorn!
One of the residents family member who brought in donuts for each of the residents for Valentine’s Day. Now that is “sweet”!
NEW YEAR's EVE PARTY!
For Big Meadows New Year’s Eve Party, we had Casino Night.
JANUARY BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS!
Dave Allen perform for our residents. Thank you Dave!
JANUARY 21ST-27TH, 2024 WAS ACTIVITIES WEEK.
Thank you to our Activity Department. Bev, Nikki, and Jen you are appreciated.
POTATO BAR!.
Thanks to Neumiller Farms for donating the potatoes for our potato bar that was being served for Activities week.
DONATIONS!
Big Meadows would like to send out a BIG THANK YOU to all of those who donated to our residents during this Christmas holiday of 2023 from our Savanna Community. We appreciate you!!
RESIDENTS ENJOYING THE DONATIONS.
A few residents grateful and enjoying the items that were donated to them.
REMEBRANCE TREE
Thank you to our ADON Teena Franzen for our Remembrance Tree in honor of her mother Rita J. that we lost in November. Each orna-ment had a resident we have lost this year in an angel wing frame ornament on the tree with a red cardinal as the tree topper.
CHRISTMAS PARTY 2023
The Residents Enjoying the party.
Men's Lunch
Men’s Lunch went well once again. The men resident’s re-quested to have a Thanksgiving Feast. And they got it. Thank you to all that that helped to make this happen along with bringing in food for the event.
Ladies Brunch
Ladies asked for what they wanted and they got it. Everyone was happy.
Festival of Trees
Mary Jane Jacobs and Jennifer Boyer decorating the Big Meadow Tree Down-town Savanna.
It’s A Pumpkin Bake Off!!
In First place Ginna Shellhammer. Then in second place we have Trinity Solomon. Finally we have Mary Jane Jacobs in third place.
Haunted House!
For the haunted house this year, there was a lot of planning and discussions, along with many shenanigans going on for this year's event.
NIABI ZOO TRIP
These are a few highlights from two groups that attended on two different days. Residents had a blast and were happy to be out and about. Thank you to the staff that went along to help and were able to enjoy the day out as well.
Happy Grandparent’s Day!
Here are a few residents who got cards from the Sunday School children at First Methodist Church Methodist Church in Savanna, and also from the Thomson Library and Jamie McCombie.
Baking with the Ladies! The turnovers and red velvet cupcakes were delicious. The ladies had an amazing time baking and socializing with everyone.
ROSIE'S VISIT
A special appearance by Rosie (Cori Moore’s pet) made the day for so many of our residents. Big Meadow’s Activity Director Nikki P. was walking Rosie around for a visit with everyone. Residents had a great time throwing the ball around and even getting some dog kisses. It was a sweet day for Rosie and all who were involved, and the best therapy for the residents.
TIMBERLAKE PLAYHOUSE FOR THE SOUND OF MUSIC!!
Over the course of the time it was showing, employees and residents took turns going to see the production. An amazing time for everyone who was able to attend. A lot of singing was heard from our groups.
A HUGE thank you to Timberlake for accommodating our groups!
TIMBERLAKE PLAYHOUSE FOR GREASE!!
Over the course of the time it was showing, employees and residents took turns going to see the production. An amazing time for everyone who was able to attend. A lot of singing was heard from our groups.
A HUGE thank you to Timberlake for accommodating our groups!
We can’t wait to head back for The Sound of Music!
The fish tank for the front lobby has arrived. The residents have been enjoying them so much!
Stop on your way in for your visit and have a look at all the colorful fish and see how many you can identify!
Lee Dohse was here on May 29th to entertain the residents. Everyone enjoyed his singing voice.
If you or someone you know has a talent to share, give us a call. We would love to see if our schedules line up for you to entertain everyone!
On Wednesday, April 19 we hosted PROM! The theme was “Wild Nights”
We crowned a King & Queen. Joe & Sandy were crowned with those honors!
Men's Luncheon met on Wednesday, April 5th. They enjoyed burgers and fries.
The fellowship is great for them all. Thank you to all the men who take time out of their days to make sure this even takes place each month!
The residents just love the birds, so we got fish!! Each side will end up with a tank. Here is the tank on the Connections Unit.
So far it is providing entertainment for the residents to watch the fish come in and out of the foliage and formations.
We are very blessed to have some very talented staff members here. They love to decorate where they can with normal everyday items.
Here you can see how cardboard was used to make Easter décor! Very talented and much appreciated work by those involved.
On Sunday, February 5th we held a ‘Red Hat Ladies Day Luncheon”.
It was a beautiful and fun day of fellowship. Plenty of Food and drinks.
A wonderful time was had by all who participated.
February was cake month.
We decided to have a little friendly competition amongst staff with a ‘Bake Off’. The judges panel had some hard work cut out for them as they sampled each one. Michelle B, Tonya, and Benelli all took home a medal for their amazing cakes.
Congratulations to Tonya for her 100% from scratch winner!!
Every month “Sweet Memories” come to entertain the residents. They sing & dance to all types of hits. Even residents and staff enjoy “cutting a rug” once in awhile.
The staff always do an amazing job decorating the building for holidays. The residents party was a huge hit! Everyone had wonderful snacks, opened presents, had a visit with Santa, most of all enjoyed fellowship with each other!
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