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Annual Christmas Party 2019

The residents at Barbourville Health and Rehabilitation Center enjoyed their Christmas party the other day. With a visit from Santa, gifts, food, and caroling there was something for everyone. The smiles on the residents faces shows how much they enjoyed themselves.

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Visitors for the holidays

Staff at Barbourville Health and Rehabilitation Center would like to thank the Knox County Clerk, Mr. Mike Corey, St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church from West Hartford Connecticut, and First Christian Church for stopping by to visit the resident for the holidays. Local youth group, STAY, came by to pass out gifts and do some…

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Santa Pictures

Residents and staff must have been pretty good this year at Barbourville Health and Rehabilitation Center. Look who came to visit them at the children’s Christmas party – Santa and his elves. They even found one elf sitting on a shelf.

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Employee Christmas Party 2019

The employee Christmas party was a success. Barbourville Health and Rehabilitation Center would like to thank each and every member of their team for all they do everyday. They have the best staff that anyone could ask for and the residents are so blessed to have them to make their home a wonderful place.

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Christmas Parade

Barbourville Health and Rehabilitation Center got the 3rd place ribbon in the ‘I Still Believe in Santa Claus’ Parade. To quote resident Mary, “we have so much fun here.” Thanks for all the hard work and creativity everyone put into the float.

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A visit from Union College

Union College Edna Jenkins Mann School of Nursing senior class came to visit the residents at Barbourville Health and Rehabilitation Center. They were given a tour and enjoyed lunch at their beautiful home. Thank you for the visit and hope to see you all again soon.

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Happy Thanksgiving 2019

Residents and their families enjoyed a very happy Thanksgiving meal together at Barbourville Health and Rehabilitation Center. Lots of story telling and of course eating throughout the day. Hope everyone had a very safe and wonderful Thanksgiving.

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2019 KAHCF

Barbourville Health and Rehabilitation Center would like to congratulate all the winners at the KAHCF banquet. Most of all Barbourville’s very own Lenora Gray for her top ten win in the Supportive Care Category. Congratulations!

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Residents are thankful for…

Barbourville Health and Rehabilitation Center would like to share how very thankful they are to have amazing, caring, and kind staff to care for the wonderful residents. Some of the residents even took the time to make something to show how thankful they are.

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Dehydration in Seniors

Drinking enough water daily is important for everyone, but more importantly for seniors. Dehydration can easily cause a variety of serious health problems including a urinary tract infection (UTI), falls, kidney stones, and more. Unfortunately, dehydration is common with seniors due to the fact that they naturally have less water in their bodies. They also…