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Patio Garden time in El Sobrante Skilled Nursing facility
ORGANIZATION: LITA of Contra Costa
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Love IS The Answer has put in patio gardens for patients for several years in West Contra Costa County Skilled Nursing and post acute care facilities
GARDENS are for patient hands on engagement planting and watering and harvesting. All are overseen and maintained by LITA volunteers. We have thriving gardens at Legacy in Martinez and Pittsburg Skilled Nursing and Bayberry in Concord. This opportunity is help with a patio garden at Greenridge Senior Care in El Sobrante,
A weekly visit of just an hour would be ideal early in spring to water sprouting seedlings and check on the plants. A visit schedule coordinatied with LITA and the facility Activity Director is required.
Patients may or may not wish to come outside depending on the weather, but usually at least enjoy watching and one or two residents always want to participate
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About LITA of Contra Costa
Location:
PO BOX 121, 135 Prospect Avenue, PORT COSTA, CA 94569, US
Mission Statement
"Love Is The Answer" LITA of Contra Costa (since 1980) involves community members of all ages, educating and supporting youth, students families and aspiring artsts to be Volunteers to fulfill our Mission to imporve qualiaty of life for senior & disabled persons living full time in nursing care as well as memory care and assisted living facilities in Contra Costa County.
Description
LITA of CC serves skilled nursing and assisted living facilities, primarily in Contra Costa County. LITA is non-sectarian. There is no charge for LITA volunteer services.
MUSIC AWAKENINGS: LITA has long supported the miracle of Music to enhance healing & joy. Volunteers program tablets and phones especially for an individual patient (who may have speech, sight or social disabilities) with access to of music and movies from their prime of life stimulate golden memories, reducing stress, insomnia , agitation depression and alleviating sundowning. Spontaneously singing along with beloved lyrics, patients have created new pathways torestore speech.
LITA of Contra Costa encourages Intergeneration Appreciation, with events and holiday or project visits for groups from preschool through High School and College. Family visits are also encouraged and supported within this Love Is The Answer volunteer program.
Arts Volunteers at all ages & levels of perfecting audio/visual, music, dance, acting, poetry and other performing & fine arts, share these gifts with seniors in continuing care. Our most popular LITA program, suspended during covid and still not back was Pet Visitors bringing gentle dogs, cats, turtles birds. This type of isit may now be done duriing our Patio Garden Activitiies. Check that opportunity and contact LITA at 925 212 4573 for details
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
2150 Pyramid DreiveAssisted LivingSkilled NursingEl Sobrante, CA 94806
DATE POSTED
April 15, 2024
SKILLS
- Gardening
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 14
- Orientation or Training
- A weekly visit of just an hour would be ideal to check on the plants. A visit schedule coordinatied with LITA and the facility Activity Director is required. Patients may or may not wish to come outside depending on the weather, but usually at least
- Current TB test within 90 day. Visitors pass by reception and sign in, checking statements about health, and may have thier temperature taken. As this activity is in the open air, masks are not required once out in in the patio garden.