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Residents bring Hawaii to Boardman
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Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.Residents, staff and volunteers at Beeghley Oaks dressed up in Hawaiian outfits for the luau during National Nursing Home Week on May 11.
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Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.Sugartree Alley performed music with their steel drums for the National Nursing Home Week luau celebration on May 10 at Beeghley Oaks.
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Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.Residents, volunteers and staff practiced their hula dancing during the Hawaiian day at Beeghley Oaks on May 11. Pictured, from left, are Donna Little, Jodie Vega, Denise Pasquale, Judy Bolenbach, Esther Woodruff and Barb Walters.
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Residents, family members and friends participated in the luau at Beeghley Oaks on May 11. Pictured, from left, are (front) Bill Jennings, Cora Jennings and Jessica Morris. (back) Joyce O'Malley, Maureen McCartey and Booker Morris.
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Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.Two residents dressed in "fat Hawaiian" costumes during the Hawaiian day at Beeghley Oaks on May 11. Pictured, from left, are Esther Woodruff, Margie Mills and Maureen McCarty.
By ALEXIS BARTOLOMUCCI
Beeghley Oaks Center for Rehabilitation and Healing celebrated National Nursing Home Week May 9-13. Residents at Beeghley Oaks had a Hawaiian day for Resident Appreciation Day on May 10. The Sugartree Alley Steel Drum Band attended Hawaiian day to perform music for the residents and any other guests who attended.
Carol Zeigler, the Director of Concierge Services, was at the Tiki Time hut passing out Hawaiian-themed drinks for the residents to enjoy. There were pi ±a coladas and a Beeghley Oaks speciality drink, Beeghley Breezes, for the residents to choose from. There was a limbo and a hula hoop contest for the guests to participate in. Many of the residents dressed in Hawaiian outfits to celebrate. Two residents, Esther Woodruff and Margie Mills, dressed up in fat Hawaiian costumes and hula danced to the music.
“We had a big celebration all week long with an open house. We put new flags on the flagpole, we had a big wheelchair race,” said Maureen McCarty, activities director for Beeghley Oaks.
Residents participated in several activities, regular and Hawaiian themed, throughout National Nursing Home Week. The activities gave the residents the opportunity to go outside and enjoy the nice weather with each other while being provided with different forms of entertainment.