Say "Ahhh": Facilities Indulge Residents with Spa Days

Facilities across the nation are pampering their residents from head to toe with spa days that encourage participants to relax and enjoy some TLC.

• Westchester Health and Rehabilitation Center in Westchester, Illinois, offers resident "clients" spa services including massages, manicures, pedicures and facials as part of the facility's holistic "Soul Purpose Program." The spa springs up in Westchester's activity department every Wednesday afternoon. Program participants include the facility's short-stay clients as well as individuals with Alzheimer's.
• In Newburgh, New York, the women's tennis team from Mount Saint Mary College presented "A Day at the Spa" at Elant Nursing Home. The team members provided massages, manicures and facials to about 30 residents at the facility as part of Mount Saint Mary College's community service project, Knights in the Community.
• Monmouth Nursing Home in Monmouth, Illinois, incorporated a spa day into this year's National Nursing Home Week.

Have you tried a Spa Day at your facility? Tell us about it!