I know it's not quite October, but the time goes by quickly and suddenly we'll be into the holidays. My parents have just moved into assisted living and the staff is excellent, every one of them! There are so many people to thank and show our appreciation to, but I'm not sure how.
It would be nice to give small gifts, but as I've mentioned, there are a lot of people. I would feel horrible if we gave to some and didn't realize there were others we'd missed and to be honest, I'm not sure what we could afford.
I'd love to hear some suggestions. There is also someone who does my mother's hair and she's an outside contractor. Normally we gave the woman who did her hair an extra large tip and would gladly do that now, but again, we don't want others to feel slighted.
Thanks you!
or five weeks...in summer we may take watermelon filled with fruit, or pre-sliced
pound cake, chocolate,vanilla,cream cheese and all three shifts can share. Halloween is coming and we will take bags of good candy individually wrapped. Every so often, we take several boxes of doughnuts, some for each shift. As we go down the hall to deliver, we tell everyone we see to come and get some. Our mother was in the skilled nursing, and now in the dementia unit, so even though she is out of skilled nursing we also take treats for them. It makes a significant gesture and costs about $50 - $75 once a quarter or so. We have also taken cupcakes decorated for the holiday...A fruit tray with grapes, pineapple, whole apples and oranges and banannas...have also taken sandwiches and fruit,such as chicken salad and pimento cheese and assortment of fruit salad. We get all at a Sam's or Cosco or BJ's...the best route is always through their stomachs...also take small paper plates and cheap napkins for all but candy treat. I make fudge in large pans, cut and deliver in little cupcake papers. I make the fudge with the recipe using chocolate and white chocolate morsels and Eagle Brand milk. We always get such a nice reception for several visits..and I feel it helps mom's care.