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Activities & Photo Gallery
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The Friendship Home is more than just health care. Our Activity Department strives to provide an experience, where residents can find purpose and meaning in the activities they choose to participate in. Never forget, “If you have a pulse, you have a purpose!” We offer scheduled activities as well as individually focused one to one activities. We are continually working on incorporating a variety of new and exciting activities to our activity program.
Upcoming ActivitIes
Stay in Touch
Stay in touch with your friends and family members:
If you would like to contact a friend or family member residing at the Friendship Home via FaceTime or Email we encourage you to do so. Don’t forget pictures can also be sent through Email. We have devices available for the residents use. Contact information for the residents is: communication@friendshiphome.com
Emails can be sent anytime. We are asking that you call the Friendship Home, at 712-563-2651, to set up a specific time for FaceTime communication. Residents can also contact you with these devices upon their request once they have your contact information. Please be patient with us, this is new to our staff. We are doing our best to educate everyone on how to implement this new program.
Another great way to put a smile on a resident's face......Send an E-Card! Click here for more information!
If you would like to contact a friend or family member residing at the Friendship Home via FaceTime or Email we encourage you to do so. Don’t forget pictures can also be sent through Email. We have devices available for the residents use. Contact information for the residents is: communication@friendshiphome.com
Emails can be sent anytime. We are asking that you call the Friendship Home, at 712-563-2651, to set up a specific time for FaceTime communication. Residents can also contact you with these devices upon their request once they have your contact information. Please be patient with us, this is new to our staff. We are doing our best to educate everyone on how to implement this new program.
Another great way to put a smile on a resident's face......Send an E-Card! Click here for more information!
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National Skilled Nursing Care Week 2024
This year’s theme was “Radiant Memories” a tribute to the golden age of radio. This year also marks 65 years in business!! During the week we celebrated by dressing up in 1950’s, 40's, 30's, and 20's attire. We displayed old photos and newspaper articles from years at the Home, had cupcakes and made flower arrangements with our local flower shop! We also had morning coffee with “Fireside Chat” and Kami Rasmussen brought in a vintage radio. In the afternoon, staff joined residents for Buddy Bingo! All employees received a certificate for a free lunch from Master Griller! The food truck was also available for our amazing community. Residents enjoyed nostalgic desserts brought in by staff and looked through old pictures of the Home. To end the week, we had in an adorable little calf and painted pictures of cows!!! Click here to enjoy more photos!
This year’s theme was “Radiant Memories” a tribute to the golden age of radio. This year also marks 65 years in business!! During the week we celebrated by dressing up in 1950’s, 40's, 30's, and 20's attire. We displayed old photos and newspaper articles from years at the Home, had cupcakes and made flower arrangements with our local flower shop! We also had morning coffee with “Fireside Chat” and Kami Rasmussen brought in a vintage radio. In the afternoon, staff joined residents for Buddy Bingo! All employees received a certificate for a free lunch from Master Griller! The food truck was also available for our amazing community. Residents enjoyed nostalgic desserts brought in by staff and looked through old pictures of the Home. To end the week, we had in an adorable little calf and painted pictures of cows!!! Click here to enjoy more photos!
Easter Celebration
Thank you to Melodie Cooper for making the delicious cakes. She made an Easter and April Fool's Day cake! Residents tested their skills with a word scramble. Betty was our winner by guessing how many jelly beans were in a jar. There were 731 and her guess was 700! Alice was the door prize winner. Each resident also received eggs filled with candy and money! Click here for more photos!
Thank you to Melodie Cooper for making the delicious cakes. She made an Easter and April Fool's Day cake! Residents tested their skills with a word scramble. Betty was our winner by guessing how many jelly beans were in a jar. There were 731 and her guess was 700! Alice was the door prize winner. Each resident also received eggs filled with candy and money! Click here for more photos!
Valentine's Day Celebration
What an amazing Valentine’s Day at the Home! We would like to thank our amazing community and the Family Dollar/Dollar Tree! 90 balloons were donated to the Home giving each resident two balloons!! Thank you to our local Girl Scouts for stopping by to help the residents make Valentine’s Day cards for our employees! They all loved them! And a big thank you to the Audubon Elementary TK and 2nd grade for making Valentine’s Day cards for all of our residents. The cards brought many smiles!
To end the day we crowned our King and Queen……..Chuck & Carol! Click here to see more photos!
What an amazing Valentine’s Day at the Home! We would like to thank our amazing community and the Family Dollar/Dollar Tree! 90 balloons were donated to the Home giving each resident two balloons!! Thank you to our local Girl Scouts for stopping by to help the residents make Valentine’s Day cards for our employees! They all loved them! And a big thank you to the Audubon Elementary TK and 2nd grade for making Valentine’s Day cards for all of our residents. The cards brought many smiles!
To end the day we crowned our King and Queen……..Chuck & Carol! Click here to see more photos!
Crafting with Residents!
Cherry blossom tree painting. Click here for more photos!
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National Skilled Nursing Care Week 2023
A very special week to celebrate our staff and residents!
We kicked off the week with bubbles with the Children's Nest in the morning. Later in the day we enjoyed a Mother's Day tea party. Residents were given corsages to wear, made by Melodie Cooper. They enjoyed yummy pastries, made by Julie Knutsen. Tuesday was crazy sock day and buddy bingo! Wednesday we painted canvas with squirt guns! A local artist, Eickman's Custom Creations, brought in art that was displayed for the day. Thursday each employee received a free voucher to use for lunch at Master Griller Food Truck. In the afternoon we had a ice cream social for the residents. Our talented staff, Ashley Anderson and Kami Rasmussen created a ice cream truck! Our board members served the ice cream treats to residents. We ended the week by planting new flowers outside and moving our seedlings to the outdoor planters.
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A very special week to celebrate our staff and residents!
We kicked off the week with bubbles with the Children's Nest in the morning. Later in the day we enjoyed a Mother's Day tea party. Residents were given corsages to wear, made by Melodie Cooper. They enjoyed yummy pastries, made by Julie Knutsen. Tuesday was crazy sock day and buddy bingo! Wednesday we painted canvas with squirt guns! A local artist, Eickman's Custom Creations, brought in art that was displayed for the day. Thursday each employee received a free voucher to use for lunch at Master Griller Food Truck. In the afternoon we had a ice cream social for the residents. Our talented staff, Ashley Anderson and Kami Rasmussen created a ice cream truck! Our board members served the ice cream treats to residents. We ended the week by planting new flowers outside and moving our seedlings to the outdoor planters.
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St. Patrick's Day Party!
Residents went on a scavenger hunt throughout the building looking for all the leprechauns and enjoyed delicious treats made by Julie Knutsen. Click here for more photos! |
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Happy Valentine's Day!
A big thank you to our community for donating 90 balloons for our residents! Thank you Family Dollar/Dollar Tree for blowing up all the balloons! Residents enjoyed yummy desserts from Melodie Cooper and received adorable candy presents made by Michelle Andersen. Click here for more photos! |
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Residents played Valentine Themed Games! Congratulations to the following winners:
Maze Game: Gert & Betty Word Search: Audrie Dice Game: Connie Scavenger Hunt: Rosie Click here for more photos! |
Thank you to everyone who made our Family Christmas magical! The Friendship Home was transformed into a winter wonderland. Lots of desserts, music and a visit from Santa! Click here to see more photos from this special day.
A beautiful video created by our residents for their children and grandchildren!
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National Skilled Nursing Care Week 2022
Happy Easter! Residents decorated cupcakes and played ring toss and the number game. They also had a coloring and jelly bean contest! Click here for more photos!
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Celebrating Earth Day! Residents planted seeds in soil. They are also experimenting to see if they can grow flowers in a glass jar by wrapping the seeds with a wet paper towel. Can't wait to see their final projects! Click here for more photos!
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Happy New Years
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Cute little snowman craft
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Monthly Games
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September Activities
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Celebrating Homecoming
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July Activities
Spa Day
Celebrating Iowa State Fair Week
Flag Painting
Residents enjoyed painting an American Flag on canvas for 4th of July! Click here for more photos!
Residents enjoyed painting an American Flag on canvas for 4th of July! Click here for more photos!
National Skilled Nursing Care Week 2021
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Christmas Time
Even though Christmas was a little different this year because of COVID-19....we still had the most amazing time with our residents! Click here for all the fun photos!
Even though Christmas was a little different this year because of COVID-19....we still had the most amazing time with our residents! Click here for all the fun photos!
Memorial Day
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Operation T-Bone Parade
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Fun with the Children's Nest
The Children's Nest stopped by the Home to paint caterpillar egg cartons! Click here for more photos! |
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Christmas 2018 Christmas is a season of great joy, a time of faith and spending time with the ones you love. Our hearts are full to see family members and residents enjoying time together during this special time of year at our Resident Family Christmas. Carolers from the high school also sang during this wonderful event while Santa made a special visit to hand out gifts! Click here for more photos. |
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Trick or Treat Night 2018 Another amazing turnout at the Home for Trick or Treat night! The residents enjoyed seeing all the costumes and giving the children candy. Click here for more photos. Thank you to everyone who donated candy for the event! |
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Annual Family Brunch The residents and family members joined together for our Annual Family Brunch. The Friendship Home provided biscuits and gravy, fried potatoes, and beverages while family members generously brought in extra sides. The residents loved spending time with family members and enjoyed the delicious foods! Click here for more photos. |
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Keith Lambertsen, AKA “The Accordion Man”, visited us on November 14th to show off a small portion of his accordion collection (over 40) and played some great music for our residents and family members. More pictures and video can be found here.
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We celebrated Veterans Day by honoring the Veterans who reside and work at the Friendship Home. Resident Veterans:
Mark Gustafson - Air Force, Ralph Huffman - Army, Dale Edwards - Army, Walter Noelk - Army. Staff Veterans: Jeff Hernandez - Air Force, Chris Finley - National Guard.
Thank you for your service to our nation, the sacrifices you made, and your willingness to serve our country. Also a sincere thank you to the ladies that helped us celebrate this special day with a beautiful music program: Marlene Englin, Alice May, Joe Bean, Sue Kroeker, and thank you to Sharon Winterour for organizing the Country Players for this event.
Mark Gustafson - Air Force, Ralph Huffman - Army, Dale Edwards - Army, Walter Noelk - Army. Staff Veterans: Jeff Hernandez - Air Force, Chris Finley - National Guard.
Thank you for your service to our nation, the sacrifices you made, and your willingness to serve our country. Also a sincere thank you to the ladies that helped us celebrate this special day with a beautiful music program: Marlene Englin, Alice May, Joe Bean, Sue Kroeker, and thank you to Sharon Winterour for organizing the Country Players for this event.
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Halloween is always a fright at the Friendship Home! We celebrated with a party in the afternoon and then hosted trick-or-treating for the community in the evening. More pics can be seen here.
A huge thank you to all who donated candy! Becky Bruch - Tanya Marshall - Nadine Buffaloe - Trudy Hilsabeck Julie Knudsen - Badding Construction - Kathy Edelman - Shelli Testroet - Jacquie Albertsen - And all who donated anonymously |
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We had several activities with the Children's Nest during October. From balloon toss game and painting pumpkins to trick-or-treating! You can see more fun here!
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October 14th we had music with a message with guests Larry and Linda Fulk singing country gospel.
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September 29th we had our Red Hat Phillies Bingo Party! We had a great time and really appreciated the small hats that were donated for prizes.
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Tyler Bruck with Audubon County Conservation Board came to give us a lecture on the Monarch Butterfly Program. He brought in a milkweed plant as well as a chrysalis for us to see. We are hoping to have him return in the spring for another program and to plant some milkweed on the Friendship Home grounds.
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We celebrated Grandparent's Day on September 10th with a yummy ice cream social! With three kinds of ice cream and toppings from caramel and chocolate to gummy bears and cookie pieces we had it all! Click here to see more of the fun.
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We enjoyed our fall crafting with the Children's Nest. We made colorful fall trees out of hand and finger prints!
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On Tuesdays and Thursdays students from Ms. Oster and Ms. Anderson's second grade classes come and practice their reading skills with the residents. More pictures can be seen here.
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Ohana means FAMILY at the Friendship Home!
On August 29th the staff and residents had a Luau with fabulous food, friends and fun! The staff had a race to see who could dress in a hula skirt, coconut bra, lei and hat and hula the fastest. The residents played flip the flip flops and raced through a word search puzzle. Refreshments included tropical punch, pineapple upside down cake and fruit skewers. Click here to see all the festivities. |
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At our gentleman's gathering on August 25th the men enjoyed playing checkers and euchre and snacked on rib eye steak and sodas.
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On August 23rd we had a Back to School theme day. Residents got a sack lunch which included a sandwich, chips, fruit and sweet snack. Several residents won coloring books, colored pencils and cupcakes for guessing how many colored pencils were in a jar, how many rubber bands were in a small container and getting the right math equation.
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We celebrated Mother's Day on May 15th with a Mother's Day Tea and Juanita's Hat Program. Everyone got to take their turn modeling hats from the 50s and 60s. We got to snack on cheesecake and Roxie's cream puffs.
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National Nursing Home Week was May 14-20. The theme was The Spirit of America. Celebrations included the kickoff, a carnival with the Children's Nest, BBQ and apple pie and ice cream.
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