Treasured Connections Continue
At Reformed Church Home, June is a season filled with warmth—both outdoors and within the hearts of families and residents who continue sharing life together through visits, conversations, and meaningful moments of connection.
This month, we especially honor fathers, grandfathers, husbands, uncles, brothers, and lifelong friends whose guidance, sacrifice, humor, and love have touched so many lives. Father’s Day gives families an opportunity to reflect on cherished memories while also creating new ones together.
In Skilled Nursing, visits often become deeply meaningful experiences. A gentle outdoor stroll, sitting together beneath the summer sky with a cool glass of iced tea, looking through family photos, listening to favorite music, or simply holding hands during conversation can bring comfort and joy beyond words. Even when families live far away, phone calls and virtual visits continue to strengthen important bonds and remind residents they remain closely connected to those they love.
Summer also brings opportunities for sensory enjoyment—feeling the warm breeze, hearing birdsong, smelling flowers in bloom, and enjoying the sights and sounds of the season. These moments can encourage conversation, spark memories, and support emotional well-being for residents and families alike.
As we celebrate Father’s Day and welcome summer, we remain grateful for the many fathers and father figures whose values continue to inspire compassion, resilience, humor, and love throughout our community.
Dennis R., the son of one of our residents, recently shared these heartfelt thoughts about his father:
“With dad living at Reformed Church Home, I like spending as much time with him as I can. He’s 98, so at this point in life and in the grand scheme of things, life is short. The care he gets from the nurses and aides there, that’s what I value the most. I think he gets better care at RCH than when he was living with me. Since he’s blind and just about deaf, he requires a lot of care that I couldn’t give to him. It was hard to find the time that he needed—like the middle of the night—I’m confident that he gets better care living there.”