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Halloween Events in Los Angeles Bring Young and Old Together for a Ghoulish Good Time

Posted on: Tuesday, 30 October 2007, 12:00 CDT

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- It's not every day pirates and gypsies visit a nursing home. Nurse administrators don't often see miniature witches and 3-foot-tall bumblebees, and little goblins rarely get to meet 90-year-old soldiers or 80-year-young ballerinas! But at more than 150 nursing homes in California this Halloween, it's going to be a different story.

"Our nursing homes are a part of the community, and we want as much interaction with our neighbors as possible," said Betsy Hite, Director of Public Affairs for the California Association of Health Facilities (CAHF), which is coordinating the statewide event. "So we're inviting children to visit their participating neighborhood nursing home between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. on Halloween to trick or treat, play games, show off their costumes, and just generally have fun." (A list of participating nursing homes in the Los Angeles area is attached.)

The statewide Halloween event began as an idea of the Association to which many of the state's nursing homes belong. "We want our nursing homes to be as comfortable and home-like as possible, and so many of the elderly in our care have such fond memories of seeing the little ones come trick or treating in our homes," said Rebecca Turner, Chair of the Association's Public Advocacy Committee. "With the neighborhood children coming by, it gives our elder citizens the opportunity to share in the Halloween fun."

Children between the ages of 5 and 12, along with their parents, are invited to trick or treat at participating facilities from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. on October 31st. There will be treats, games, costume prizes and other fun activities. For more information call a nursing home on the attached list. "This is such a fun time for little kids," Turner said. "And when these children get to interact in a fun, positive way with our elderly folks, everyone smiles."

Los Angeles area participating Halloween event nursing homes: *** Indicates a particularly special event ***Alexandria Care Center 1515 N Alexandria Ave Los Angeles, CA 90027 (323) 660-1800 Contact: Holly Iaieri ***Care House Convalescent Center 1800 Old Tustin Ave Santa Ana, CA 92705 (714) 835-4900 Contact: John Cambill ***Rio Hondo Subacute & Nursing Center 273 E Beverly Blvd Montebello, CA 90640 (323) 724-5100 Contact: Alice Enriquez Country Villa West Covina 850 S Sunkist Ave West Covina, CA 91790 (626) 962-3368 The Center at Park West 6740 Wilbur Ave Reseda, CA 91335 (818) 708-3533 Bel Air Home 8571 Bel Air St Buena Park, CA 90620 (714) 527-1656 Vista Cove at San Gabriel 901 W Santa Anita St San Gabriel, CA 91776 (626) 289-8889 Vineyard Hills Health Center 290 Heather Court Tempelton, CA 93465 (805) 434-0974 Edgewater Skilled Nursing Facility 2625 E 4th St Long Beach, CA 90814 (562) 434-0974 Ararat Nursing Facility 15099 Mission Hills Rd Mission Hills, CA 91345 (818) 837-1800 Highland Palms Healthcare Center 7534 Palm Ave Highland, CA 92346 (626) 482-3927 Brier Oak on Sunset 5154 Sunset Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90027 (323) 663-3951 Fountain View Convalescent Hospital 5310 Fountain Ave Los Angeles, CA 90029 (323) 461-9961 Sycamore Park Center 4585 N. Figueroa Street Los Angeles, CA 90065 (323) 223-3441 Fountain Care Center 1835 W La Veta Ave Orange, CA 92868 (714) 978-6800 Alta Gardens Care Center 13075 Blackbird St Garden Grove, CA 92843 (714) 530-6322 St. Elizabeth Healthcare & Rehab Center 2800 N Harbor Blvd Fullerton, CA 92835 (714) 871-9202 Anaheim Terrace Care Center 141 S Knott Ave Santa Ana, CA 92705 (714)821-7310 Elmcrest Care Center 3111 Santa Anita Ave El Monte, CA 91733 (626) 443-0218 Woodland Care Center 7120 Corbin Ave Reseda, CA 91335 (818) 881-4540 Montebello Care Center 1035 W Beverly Blvd Montebello, CA 90640 (323) 724-1315 Royalwood Care Center 22520 Maple Ave Torrance, CA 90505 (310) 326-9131 Earlwood Care Center 20820 Earl St Torrance, CA 90503 (310) 371-1228 Bay Crest Care Center 3750 Garnet Street Torrance, CA 90503 (310) 371-2431 Sharon Care Center 8167 W 3rd Street Los Angeles, CA 90048 (323) 655-2023 Hancock Park Convalescent Hospital 505 N La Brea Ave Los Angeles, CA 90036 (323) 937-4860 Country Villa South 3515 Overland Ave Los Angeles, CA 90034 (310) 839-5201 Country Villa Chevoit 3533 Motor Ave Los Angeles, CA 90034 (310) 836-8900 New Orange Hills 5017 East Chapman Ave Orange, CA 92869 (714) 997-7090 Country Villa La Mesa 5696 Lake Murray Blvd La Mesa, CA 91942 (619) 460-7871

California Association of Health Facilities

CONTACT: Betsy Hite of the California Association of Health Facilities,+1916-441-6400 x 226, cell: +1-916-233-6031 (bhite@cahf.org)

Web Site: http://www.cahf.org/

Source: PRNewswire-USNewswire

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