Nursing home residents celebrate their ‘heroes’
Published: May 22, 2005
National Nursing Home Week was observed by the residents at Pigeon Forge Care and Rehab.
They celebrated throughout the week with Country Western Day, an ice cream social, a Hawaiian luau, and “Hero Day.”
On Hero Day, the residents and staff arrived in patriotic attire along with stars-and-stripes top hats and tiaras. The residents saluted their heroes in an unusual way. They chose staff members from each department and commented on what qualified them as their hero.
When roasting Madonna Baker, director of nursing, residents said, “Sometimes we think she is an angel because she moves so fast her white coat flies out and looks like angel wings when she goes by. Who does she think she is fooling?”
Baker, Alice Shook and Administrator Jack Milligan were among those who were deemed heroes for their dedication and work at the facility.
The resident council compiled a message dedicated to all staff members that was read by resident Thelma Helwig entitled “Home to Me”:
“The house we live in is a home in Pigeon Forge. The nurses, CNAs, dietary, laundry and housekeeping, maintenance, therapy, all the office workers, and all the other people we meet. The faces that we see each day, that’s home to me.
“The things we see about ourselves, the big things and the small, the laughter, the tears, the dreams of many a year. The home that I live in where many come to work, where my friends and family are.
“The ‘Hello, and how are you today?’ and the hugs. We have the feeling of being free, the right to speak our minds and tell you what we think. That’s home to me.
“What we have here is a revolution going on. That makes you workers soldiers. You are our heroes and some of you today will walk away as our hero. You all are our everyday heroes in a home full of love where we live. That’s home to me.”
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