by Angie McAllister | Apr 2, 2019 | Uncategorized
I love to dance. When I was a little girl, I would twirl in circles, whimsically thinking I might be a ballerina. Once I became an Activities Director I was happy to realize that dancing might be part of my daily routine because the Elders I worked with loved to get...
by Angie McAllister | Jan 22, 2019 | Uncategorized
Today kicks off National Activities Professionals Week. This year’s theme is “Oh the Places You Will Go” based off the children’s book by Dr. Seuss. At first thought this theme may be silly but to me it is so appropriate....
by Angie McAllister | Dec 22, 2018 | Uncategorized
When I was a little girl, I couldn’t wait for holiday mail to arrive at our house. My mother would always display the Christmas cards we got in our house, as if to remind us of the care they were sent with. Those cards were written with love and...
by Angie McAllister | Nov 22, 2018 | Uncategorized
Turkeys, turkeys everywhere! This past week Elders and Stakeholders from all over Signature HealthCARE joined together for our largest Turkey Trot event ever. With over 100 Signature HealthCARE communities participating as well as stakeholders from our corporate...
by Angie McAllister | May 25, 2018 | Uncategorized
“You know that place between sleep and awake; that place where you can still remember dreaming? That’s where I will always love you. That’s where I will be waiting”- Peter Pan. As the artist team ended the second day of residency at Morgantown Care and Rehabilitation,...
by Angie McAllister | May 23, 2018 | Uncategorized
Peter Pan once said, “It is not in doing what you like but in liking what you do that is the secret to happiness.” Today these words resonated with me like never before. Today I was given the gift of seeing a dream come to life before my eyes. It reminded me with...
by Angie McAllister | Apr 25, 2018 | Uncategorized
It’s true that time does fly when you are having fun. It seems like only yesterday that we were preparing for our very first Elder Vacation to Walt Disney World! Yet this week we were able to kick off our 20th Elder Vacation! 20 Vacations! That means over 1,000 Elders...
by Angie McAllister | Mar 27, 2018 | Uncategorized
Adventure comes in all shapes and sizes and this week it is in the form of a Washington D.C. vacation for 63 Elders and Stakeholders of Signature HealthCARE. The teams comprised of individuals from Kentucky, North Carolina, and Florida set off to learn more about our...
by Angie McAllister | Feb 2, 2018 | Uncategorized
Time is valuable. Time is that elusive thing that burdens our souls, binds us to a particular place or causes our heart to beat a little faster. As the old year came to a close and the New Year started, I really began to dissect my time spent in 2017 and how it...
by Angie McAllister | Jan 24, 2018 | Uncategorized
Dreams. Dreams inspire us on cloudy days to get moving until we can see the sun shining again. They lead us down avenues we would never choose for ourselves and often plop us down on our path to destiny without so much as a warning. Dreams teach us daily about our...
