This morning we did "Flashbacks" where we discuss what growing up was like for the residents. I take notes and eventually would like to put together a small book for the residents to have and give to family members.
Today's topic for Flashbacks was inspired by Thomas Crapper's death anniversary. He made flush toilets popular before he died in 1910. Plus, his name is fun to say. To the residents I invited I said, "There is no better way to begin the day than with a chat about outhouses." We had a great turnout.
Highlights of our talk included many memories of visiting the outhouse in the cold. One woman remembered her father being the one who dug out a path in the snow. She also remembers the cold coming in through the cracks, so she wallpapered the outhouse when her mother had leftover paper. Another woman remembers the rooster chasing her to the door and being afraid of getting out lest he come at her with his spurs. One man remembered using a cornhusk for toilet paper. "Abrasive".
All the residents recalled taking the Sears catalog in with them and tearing out the pages they had read to wipe with.
This afternoon we made a visit to the memory care unit. Last week we made decorations for them for Valentine's day and much of our visit involved me taping and tying them to the room in which they do most of their activities. I think the residents in the memory care unit enjoy our visits and helping to decide where to put decorations. The residents from my unit enjoy seeing old friends. Everyone enjoys the pet visit at the end.
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