Chopped returns for its second year with some twists.
Rules are as follows:
Contestants MUST use all ingredients in a basket and AT LEAST 1 ingredient from the pantry (no limit to how many they use). Teams will be judged on 3 categories and a score from 1-10 with 10 being the best for each category. Categories are Presentation, Taste, and Proper Utilization of Ingredients.
At the end of each month, MVNRC Mahoning Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center holds a Birthday Party celebrating all the residents that held a birthday in that month. This is a fun time at MVNRC you can tell everyone gets into the spirit wishing Happy Birthday to those celebrating a birthday.
A cake and treats for all are provided by dietary. Staff announces everyone’s birthday and we sing Happy Birthday to everyone and enjoy some music, conversing with others, and some treats.
Mother’s Day Tea held at MVNRC on Sunday, May 12th.
During our Mother’s Day Tea residents, family members and friends enjoyed music, light snacks, and beverages. A Mother’s Day poem was also shared by staff. They all enjoyed conversing and socializing with each other. A great time was had by all.
This event starts off our Nursing Home Week with special activities as well as special attire throughout the week.
Enjoying the Outdoors at Mahoning Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
Wednesday was our first porch outing of the season. With warm weather finally, here after such a long winter spring has seemed to have sprung with a great day. Our residents enjoyed the warm weather while sitting on our front porch. Dietary provided everyone with a “cool treat” on this warm day. While outside, residents enjoyed conversing with one another, listening to soft music, as well as ending our time with the singing of OUR theme song. “You are my Sunshine.”
While the weather cooperates, you may find us enjoying the weather on the front porch or in the Courtyard most afternoons.
Monday, MVNRC (Mahoning Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center) held a “Hurry Up Spring” celebration with a performance from the “One Man Band”, Glenn Miller his website here. Residents also received a treat of Rita’s Italian Ice from the facility. Glenn is one of our music performers who come throughout the year to bring music and fun to our residents. You can hear hands clapping, toes tapping, and singing from our residents during his performance. You can even see some residents dancing in their chairs.
Bingo is one of the HOT activities here at MVNRC…it is held weekly along with either Penny Bingo or Adapted Bingo every other week. Penny Bingo is held the same way, just using pennies to bid and win. (Pennies provided) Adapted bingo is the same as regular bingo but geared to our residents that may need that extra help and goes at a slower speed, allowing each resident the opportunity to find and cover the number.
We can not thank our Bingo Volunteers enough for all that they do. Assist residents playing, transport, call the winners, and clean up. We have a great volunteer team to help make our Bingos flow perfectly.
If you are ever visiting during Bingo time, you may hear our residents “jokingly” scolding our caller for not picking the correct numbers, to “shake up the balls” and to get them out of the corners of a round basket, as well as hearing the many phrases she has come up with for some numbers. Our residents even have them memorized and will say them along with her.
If you really want to see something, that’s wonderful. Then you need to see all the smiles and hear the excitement when someone yells “Bingo!”
Pictures of the residents enjoying Bingo waiting for their numbers to be called.
