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Recreation Therapy Department
Our Recreation Therapy Department is fortunate to
have on staff Creative Arts Therapists, Recreation Therapists,
and professionals in the music and artistic fields. Every community
at Kateri has its own Recreation Therapist who oversees the recreational
activities of each resident.
Upon admission each resident is assessed and discussions
are held with their family to determine past interests and routines.
Our Recreation Therapist then pays special attention to those
individual interests of each resident. The Therapist then will
offer activities that the resident enjoys and provide assistance
as needed to meet their leisure preferences. Therapists also give
residents the opportunity to join in on learning and enjoying
new activities.
Each community has its own library of books and
magazines. These are circulated on a regular basis so that new
reading material is always available.
Morning, afternoon, and early evening movies are
also offered each day. Residents can view them from their rooms
or in the dining room in their community. These movies are offered
through Kateriís Quality Movie Program and shown through
our in-house channel. The movies shown in this program are selected
by the residents for their entertainment, and range from the classics
to the modern day blockbusters.
Additionally, each weekday a wide variety of community
programs are offered by our Recreation Therapy Staff. These programs
cover a wide range of interests, including art, music, beauty
care, current events, exercise, active games, cognitive games,
discussions, reminiscence, craft projects, socials and more. We
also offer evening programs ranging from Health and Wellness to
Art and Arias and Reading Aloud to musical entertainment. On a
regular basis, communities are entertained by traveling musicians,
who walk around the community playing and singing familiar tunes.
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