Chris is the new Social Services Director at Liberty and she is doing an excellent job! She took the bull by the horns and knows how to get things done but has also developed a wonderful rapport with the residents and staff. A proper introduction is also to be extended to her Miniature Daschund, Frankie. She goes around with Chris and totally brightens the day for our residents. Frankie is perfect for visits because she loves to be around people and has such a lovable disposition. What a blessing it is to have both Chris and Frankie with us at Liberty!

Well, it wasn't Trick or Treat as usual but residents did enjoy the "Halloween Hellos" they received from the Management Team. Graveyard Garbage was served room to room by a Sumo Wrestler, a Ghostbuster, Wonder Woman, a Convict and Luige from the Mario Brothers. Residents also received "spider cookies" and in return our Halloween characters received an exchange of laughter and appreciation! It was a fun day and one resident commented, "They will never know how much this meant to us" so it was definitely worth the effort! Just in case you were wondering...Graveyard Garbage was Walking Tacos!

One of our very dear residents welcomed some very special and relaxing hair treatment today. She has had some challenges, as of late, and was in need of some VIP treatment. Raya, one of our aides, came to the rescue! It is so awesome to know that we have staff that go above and beyond their call of duty just to brighten the days of our residents at Liberty!

We are celebrating National Assisted Living Week "Sunny Side Up" style! There was a kick-off to the week with a wave parade conducted by family members. One gentleman was receiving kisses blown at him, which he commented, "Those were the best kisses I have received in quite a while!" Then it was also Grandparents Day and several grandchildren showed up to surprise their grandparent. One was even a great grandchild! The residents and family members thoroughly enjoyed their "unhurried visits". Thank you to all who participated, what fun!

Friday, September 18 wrapped up National Assisted Living Week. Everyone enjoyed all the different events scheduled and loved all the individual attention they received from staff. There were three winners that took home fall themed awards. Jean won due to having the most participants in the Family Wave Parade, Kimmie won the Lucky Numbers Game and Steve won the Best Hand Wins Game. Congratulations to all the winners and thank you all for participating in such a fun week!

Residents received a visit and sweet treat from the Sunflower Fairy this week! They were anxiously waiting to see who or what would appear at their door and they weren't disappointed. The song, "You Are My Sunshine" was playing upon entrance in their room and each were presented with a professionally decorated sunflower cookie. Not sure who had more fun...the residents or the fairy!

One thing is for certain, meals are what residents look most forward to everyday! Dietary provide such attractive, appealing and tasty meals for the facility but staff got in on a special treat! Rob, the Dietary Manager wanted to reward the Liberty Staff with a cookout for the exceptional work that they perform daily. Thank You Rob for the cookout and everything that you and your staff do in meeting the high standards that you require for your department!

We have an Assisted Living resident who is a retired pastor and she continues to feel God's call on her life. Jean offered her willingness to conduct a scripture service for the residents in our community. They were thrilled to get back to a structured worship service and we will proceed with a weekly gathering. We appreciate Jean's passion for sharing Jesus and are thankful to be recipients of her prayer warrior attitude! Thank you Pastor Jean for making yourself available for such a vital ministry!

There are seniors who do still enjoy being active and we provide programming for those residents. Cardio Drumming was introduced to them since group programming opened back up. There were many favorable comments after our workout and they felt that it was not only great exercise but fun and the music was a nice addition to the program! Guess this one is a keeper!

This is one of our Liberty residents who insisted she wanted to purchase a tablet with some of her stimulus check. This turned out to be wise investment because there is so much she is willing to try on her new electronical device. She was already familiar with Candy Crush and it didn't take her long to claim the title, "Candy Crush Queen"! We give her so much credit for still having the interest in learning how to navigate in unfamiliar territory. She is working with therapy and the activity staff to develop the skills necessary to make the most of her purchase. Have fun and enjoy your new tablet, it won't be long before you will be teaching us some new things!