Friday residents were encouraged to board the facility bus for an early morning trip to the beach. The residents were able to enjoy the sand and surf in the cool morning air. The trip included a tailgate breakfast. Please let us know. Be sure to follow up with a phone call within the next week.
Some volunteers come, filled with enthusiasm and ideas.
Like a bottle rocket, they make a fast and fiery start, coming frequently and helping in every conceivable way, but soon fizzle out leaving a wake of disappointment. Harm is not intended, it's just a lack of insight and foresight. We are all busy, pulled in many different directions. Start slowly and build giving to a comfortable level. In choosing assignments for volunteers it's important to know that most people coming to visit in a nursing home are not comfortable at first.