Both of Lifeguard-Knoxville's marketing team members participated in Valentine's Day celebrations at a few of their facilities.

NHC Fort Sanders had a Valentine’s lunch for all of their residents. They prearranged for each resident coming to the lunch to have a date; some dates were staff, some were family members, and others were volunteers from the community. Lori volunteered to be a date for one of the residents; however, the resident was able to leave the facility earlier than expected and went home last Friday. Lori stayed at the luncheon, ready to be a fill-in date should someone have cancelled at the last minute. Lucky for the residents, everyone's date arrived for the lunch, so Lori helped serve lunch. The luncheon kicked off with one man singing a love song to his wife, who was a resident; it was so sweet to listen to him sing to her.

Hillcrest North Nursing Home also had a special Valentine's party for its residents. Hillcrest North has a dining hall on each floor, so each party had a party yesterday. The nursing home asked Lifeguard to provide cookies for the Valentine's Day party. Lori helped the staff decorate each dining hall for the celebration and serve the cookies. The residents got to enjoy extra sweet snacks yesterday afternoon.

Northhaven Health Care Center also had a Valentine's celebration that Lifeguard was invited to attend. Tina was excited to attend this party; the residents got to enjoy fruit dipped in the chocolate fountain, Along with two other volunteers, Tina fixed plates and served the residents their snacks. She also helped feed a few residents that were unable to feed themselves. A pianist from one of the local churches played hymns during the celebration, and some residents joined in to sing along. 

Tina said, "The party was great! It was a wonderful experience for me. I loved being able to interact with the patients and hearing about their life experiences."

Hope you had a wonderful Valentine's Day, like many of our residents did!