Celebrating Life's Big Moments
October 3, 2021
Working in a skilled nursing facility puts our teams in a unique position. Whether residents are with us for a short-term visit or a long-term stay, day in and day out our teams are there for them. As they work to give our residents the best quality of life possible, our teams get the chance to form meaningful relationships with the residents they care for.
At Park Health, we know that our residents do not live in our workplace, we work in their home. The services we provide are about more than the physical care of our residents. For however long they stay, we get to make a difference in their lives and we make it our mission to be sure they are still living them. One of our favorite things about the time we get to spend with our residents is getting to be a part of their lives and helping them celebrate their life moments.
This month, Park Health had two very special residents. Husband and wife, David and Elsa Albright, were at Park Health for a short-term stay. During their stay at Park, the staff was informed they would be celebrating their 72nd wedding anniversary. Upon hearing this news, our Park Health Team jumped into party planning mode!
On October 1, 2021, the staff held a 72nd wedding anniversary party in their beautiful dining room. The tables were decorated with silver tablecloths and balloons, and when the festivities began, it became a whole facility affair! David and Elsa celebrated with other residents and the Park Health staff. Everyone was served cake and ice cream and got to be a part of this special moment.
To have been with someone for 72 years is a milestone that not many people experience. When asked what their secret was to their many years of marriage, with a smile on her face Elsa said,
“well…I didn’t want to train another one!” Jonni Jo Amedro, Admission Director at Park Health, said,
“We enjoy celebrating important moments in our residents' lives at Park Health. The whole staff always comes together to support these big events.”
We are so grateful for all of the moments we get to be a part of. Moments like these bring our teams closer to one another and the residents we care for. No matter how big or small, life's moments deserve to be celebrated.