Resident Reflections Newsletter • 2024 • Volume 2

Poetry National Activity Professionals Week Celebration

National Skilled Nursing Care Week 2024

Residents of Bergen New Bridge pulled out all the stops to fully celebrate National Skilled Nursing Care Week, May 12- 18, 2024. This year’s theme, Radiant Memories: A Tribute to the Golden Age of Radio, was a journey back in time, evoking the nostalgia of the golden age of radio. The week was a celebration of the vital role that skilled nursing care facilities play in providing high-quality 24-hour nursing care to seniors and people with disabilities across America. During the week, there were 50s, 60s, 70s, and 80s theme days, which were full of music, trivia, and socials from those eras in each unit. The week culminated in a Variety Show for which the residents diligently rehearsed. The Grand Finale celebration was held on Friday of that week, where the residents and staff showed their true talents by reciting original poetry, performing music from across the decades and dancing

Nursing Care Week created new radiant memories for residents and staff alike. It caused a greater appreciation for all that the residents and staff do to make Bergen New Bridge a wonderful place to live.

with creative props, costumes and well- rehearsed choreography that left everyone laughing, smiling and celebrating. The camaraderie and laughter will not soon be forgotten. Celebrating National Skilled

RESIDENT REFLECTIONS • 2024, ISSUE 2 • PAGE 6 Bergen New Bridge Medical Center, 230 East Ridgewood Avenue, Paramus, NJ 07652 • NewBridgeHealth.org

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