Health Center Named Hummingbird Cove

With the New Year a new name! The Hermitage Health Center became Hummingbird Cove. It has a wonderful new look and the addition of full size couches and wing chairs brings a welcome feeling of home. Residents and staff decided on the name and celebrated the change with a New Years party. There is now a resident art gallery across from the nurses' station. The Eastern SHore Art league has been teaching painting and drawing classes on Tuesday mornings. As residents works are completed, they are framed and displayed.

We invite folks to call and stop by for a visit.

Art and Foreign Travel

The Eastern Shore Art League started teaching weekly classes in May. The first was learning about drawing and sketching. These classes are for residents and their family members. For information contact the Wellness & Leisure Department.

Residents Bud and Marion Barlett conduct regular slide shows of their travels around the world. After showing a trip to Africa, a local gorilla named Stella, dropped in for photos and to visit with residents for some monkey business. Stella travels the Shore appearing in various communities, restaurants and shops spreading fun and joy. She resides at the Eastern Shore Community Services Board

Upgrades and Renovations Continue

The window treatments arrived for the Front Lobby and for the Art Gallery. E Hall is still blocked off as wainscotting is added to the hallway and bathroom upgrades continue.

Health Center Renovations Continue

The Health Center Main Entrance is open and available for visitors. The dining area in the Health Center is under renovation and blocked off. The plan is to complete the Health Center in a timely manner.

Visitors to the front of the building will notice that E Hall, located off the Art Gallery is blocked off. This will remain so until the hallway renovations there are complete.

The Library shelves have arrived and will be installed soon. The Actvitiy staff are working to get their spaces back together and have created an activity room for group activities and future art and craft classes.

ATTENTION Vistors and Guests

Beginning tomorrow, Tuesday January 11th, the Health Center Ambulance Entrance will be closed until further notice. Renovations of the lounge seating area in front of the nurses station will be underway.

All visitors are asked to use the Front Entrance or B Hall entrance. After hours please use the key pads with the security code.

White Christmas - But 14 inches of IT!!!

The storm with high winds blocked many back roads. Our staff stayed long hours and our Environmental staff worked hard to take home and pick the staff whose homes they could reach. They also tried to keep the parking lots and walkways clear enough for access to the building. Residents enjoyed the snow and appreicated our efforts to keep things as normal as possible.

Christmas Open House

The Market Street Methodist Church Bell Ringers and Spencer Annis entertained the group at the Christmas Open House on Dec. 10th. Everyone enjoyed kicking off the holiday season with the sounds of Christmas. Several people took tours of the newly renovated areas and loved the new art gallery off the front lobby.

During the holidays call us for a tour and information!!