Heritage Manor News: Laughter and activities

(Editor’s Note: The following article was submitted by Patricia Duplechin, resident activity director at Heritage Manor Nursing Home in Ville Platte. This column runs every Sunday in The Gazette.)
Laughter is a wonderful thing. As an activity professional, I cannot even imagine our residents without laughter. We exercise with music for fun, which usually brings a few laughs. We absolutely love the joy and laughter on a daily basis at games, parties and one on one visits.
We strive to keep our residents happy, busy and physically fit. As a whole, they are very content and pleased with their daily activities. Keeping them involved and informed is one way to stay in touch with their needs and wants. All activity staff personnel are very familiar with their likes and dislikes. We continue to provide a full day of activities to please them.
The staff of Heritage Manor welcomes Lucille Soileau and Michael Pierrottii to the facility.
The staff of Heritage Manor sends get well wishes to all of our loved ones in the hospital.
The staff of Heritage Manor wishes a Happy Birthday this week to Rita Leger.
Activities this week include rosary, group exercise, manicures, bingo sponsored by VFW Post #3803, Catholic Daughters and Bonnes Nouvelles, beauty shop, mass, in room rosary, outdoor visits, snack wagon, pokeno, food committee meeting, birthday party and Olympic games.
Congratulations to Alvin Soileau, Resident of the Month for January, and Lakeithia Freeman (CNA), Employee of the Month.