Finding New Ways to Stay Active and Have Fun During Covid January 14, 2021 With safety of residents our highest priority, Activities staff are currently focused on in-room pursuits. For example, we’re establishing a virtual book club, starting with “Cape Cod” by William Martin, a New York Times bestseller available in both print and audio formats. […]
Activities Roundup
Community Happenings: January 2021
December brought lots of festivities, including caroling visits from Sandwich Soul (Sandwich High School) and Calvary Chapel Cape Cod, and a fun in-house carol-singing led by our own Lourana Thomas. We were delighted by the gifts of cards and candy canes for each resident from Sandwich’s Tammy McDevitt, and crafts from resident Larry Barlow’s granddaughter […]
Community Happenings: December 2020
November brought a chance to celebrate and thank our Decatur House veterans. In their honor, we had a live concert over Zoom right in our own living room, as a Boston-area pianist played a repertoire of patriotic music. Several veterans shared photos of themselves from “back in the day” for our display table. Creating watercolor poppies was […]
Community Happenings, November 2020
From Cathy Ode, our Community Life Director — Fall is here and cold weather is coming, but we’re warm and cozy here in the house. There’s much to be thankful for! In October we were treated to our first live music performance in months, watching from inside the dining room and listening through the open […]
Activities Roundup- September 2020
September brought a welcome addition to our staff, with the arrival of Cathy Ode. Cathy is stepping into, and will help to define, the newly created position of Community Life Director for Decatur House. Cathy brings a wealth of activities and relationship-building experience, so we can look forward expanded activities and new ways for the […]
Activities Roundup: August 2020
Outdoor visits were expanded to offer limited after-lunch porch visits on weekdays, in addition to our existing visits on Sundays and Tuesdays. All visits must be scheduled online, with participants wearing masks, safely distanced and refraining from contact. We continue to enjoy special deliveries from Cape Cod Slush. There is nothing like a cool, sweet […]
