Retired professor embraces his new role as bingo caller in Cooperstown Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing.
The staff at Cooperstown Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing recognizes that group activities are essential to keeping residents engaged and in good spirits. But sometimes it’s a challenge to get folks involved.
Activities coordinator Amy Rose sat down with 90-year-old Kenneth Kellerhouse soon after he arrived at Cooperstown Center, about a year and a half ago, to help him choose activities to join. Kellerhouse, a former SUNY Oneonta education professor and teacher at Roxbury Central School, spent most of his time sitting in his room watching television.
Amy ran through his options: trivia, bowling, tee-ball, men’s clubs, veteran’s clubs and occasional fishing trips. Nothing struck a chord…until she offered one last alternative: Tuesday night and alternate Friday night bingo.
Kellerhouse perked up, but he had one requirement: “I don’t play bingo,” he said, “I call bingo — there’s a difference.” Ever since Kellerhouse has been a fixture up front, calling out the squares, visiting with the ladies at Cooperstown Center. Has the activity brought him out of his shell? Bingo!
To learn more about Cooperstown Center and all of the activities offered: https://centershealthcare.com/cooperstown_center/
