The Queens Manor Recreation Department is famously known for thinking outside the box and always finding new, thrilling, and occasionally even risqué ways to stimulate and excite our residents. We have been featured on local and national news forums for our innovation with one of the most prominent projects being our Aging with A Vengeance calendar, a fundraiser where we showcased residents proving you are never too old to have fun. More recently, we have started using the Rendever Virtual Reality system to allow our residents to explore the world, visit their favorite locations, and engage in a range of cultural experiences.

We welcome you to check out our Facebook Page, Queens Manor @queenscountyrocks to see more examples of our day-to-day fun.

Our home employs qualified recreation staff to plan and organize many special events and activities for the Residents. These programs are therapeutically designed to meet each individual’s social, intellectual, physical, spiritual, and emotional needs. One of the main focuses of our Recreation Department is to break the stigma attached to aging and long-term care living and to get residents to engage in past, current and new leisure pursuits. Under this notion, we offer a variety of innovative interventions to meet the interests and abilities of all residents, ensuring optimal wellbeing.

Here is a list of our offered programs and events (Please note that Covid has limited our ability to offer several of these programs):

• Music programs: Sing-alongs, concerts, hand bell choir, Name that Tune
• Exercises: Weights, boxing, moving to music, yoga, stretching, etc.
• Religious programs: Church services, hymn sings (various denominations)
• Parties & social events: Birthday, Seasonal, Holiday, Special Events (Dine in Club, Valentine’s Day Tea, St. Patrick’s Day Pub, Cinco de Mayo, Car Show, Chinese New Year, Casino Day, Hawaiian Lua, etc.)
• Discussion Groups: Mens Group, reading circle, bird group 
• Active Games: Bowling, bocce ball, darts, horseshoes, etc.
• Bus Trips: Scenic Drives, outings, lunches in the community
• Summer Activities: Campfire Circle, Wheelers Club
• Word games: Crosswords, Trivia, etc.
• Technology & Social Media: Facetime, Skype, Zoom
• Classics: Bingo, Creative Arts, Baking, St. John Ambulance Pet therapy

Residents are encouraged to participate in all programs that appeal to them, regardless of their abilities. Residents are notified of upcoming programs by staff as well as are given a biweekly calendar of events.

Recreation staff also conduct 1-to-1 interventions for residents who are unable or prefer not to attend group functions. These programs provide individualized stimulation through conversation, exercise, iPad therapy, art therapy, nail care, and/or music in the resident’s room.

We welcome and strive to accommodate, any resident’s special interests, talents, and hobbies. Resident input helps our recreation staff tailor programs and introduce new ideas that benefit all. The perfect forum for this is our monthly Family/Resident Council meeting where residents and family members are encouraged to participate and provide input in decisions affecting all aspects of care. Representatives from Administration, Nursing, Environmental, Maintenance, and Recreation are present for this meeting and appreciative of feedback as well as are ready to address any and all concerns.