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rel="bookmark">Dining Delights!</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on">Posted on <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2020-10-28T07:54:00-05:00">October 28, 2020</time><time class="updated" datetime="2025-02-24T18:07:33-06:00">February 24, 2025</time></span> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> </header><!-- .entry-header --> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://epworthvilla.org/dining-delights-3/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> <img width="2560" height="1618" src="https://epworthvilla.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Pacific-Salmon-scaled-1.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Dining Delights!" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://epworthvilla.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Pacific-Salmon-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https://epworthvilla.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Pacific-Salmon-scaled-1-300x190.jpg 300w, https://epworthvilla.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Pacific-Salmon-scaled-1-1024x647.jpg 1024w, https://epworthvilla.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Pacific-Salmon-scaled-1-768x485.jpg 768w, https://epworthvilla.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Pacific-Salmon-scaled-1-1536x971.jpg 1536w, https://epworthvilla.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Pacific-Salmon-scaled-1-2048x1294.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /> </a> <div class="entry-content"> <p>Pacific Salmon – One of our Resident’s most requested dishes! It is served pan-seared or grilled with fresh lemon. For those keeping it extra healthy, this portion is only 250 calories! And it is DE-LICIOUS! Keep checking back with us as we introduce you to more savory and sweet dishes that are being served up…</p> <p><a class="moretag button" href="https://epworthvilla.org/dining-delights-3/">Read More</a></p> </div><!-- .entry-content --> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="cat-links">Posted in <a href="https://epworthvilla.org/category/news/" rel="category tag">News</a></span> </footer><!-- .entry-footer --> </article><!-- #post-2033 --> <article id="post-2036" class="post-2036 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-assisted-living category-news"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://epworthvilla.org/october-is-national-physical-therapy-month-2/" rel="bookmark">October is National Physical Therapy Month</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on">Posted on <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2020-10-27T08:01:00-05:00">October 27, 2020</time><time class="updated" datetime="2025-02-24T18:07:33-06:00">February 24, 2025</time></span> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> </header><!-- .entry-header --> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://epworthvilla.org/october-is-national-physical-therapy-month-2/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> <img width="2560" height="2019" src="https://epworthvilla.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_6336-scaled-1.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="October is National Physical Therapy Month" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://epworthvilla.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_6336-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https://epworthvilla.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_6336-scaled-1-300x237.jpg 300w, https://epworthvilla.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_6336-scaled-1-1024x808.jpg 1024w, https://epworthvilla.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_6336-scaled-1-768x606.jpg 768w, https://epworthvilla.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_6336-scaled-1-1536x1211.jpg 1536w, https://epworthvilla.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_6336-scaled-1-2048x1615.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /> </a> <div class="entry-content"> <p>Celebrating our Physical Therapy Team at Epworth Villa, let’s meet Jeannie, PTA! She has been serving the residents here for the past 9 years and celebrating her 26th year of being a therapist!We asked Jeannie what she likes best about her job: “I like helping people and attempt to address the whole person (mind, body,…</p> <p><a class="moretag button" href="https://epworthvilla.org/october-is-national-physical-therapy-month-2/">Read More</a></p> </div><!-- .entry-content --> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="cat-links">Posted in <a href="https://epworthvilla.org/category/assisted-living/" rel="category tag">Assisted Living</a>, <a href="https://epworthvilla.org/category/news/" rel="category tag">News</a></span> </footer><!-- .entry-footer --> </article><!-- #post-2036 --> <article id="post-2028" class="post-2028 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://epworthvilla.org/dining-delights-2/" rel="bookmark">Dining Delights!</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on">Posted on <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2020-10-22T16:45:30-05:00">October 22, 2020</time><time class="updated" datetime="2025-02-24T18:07:32-06:00">February 24, 2025</time></span> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> </header><!-- .entry-header --> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://epworthvilla.org/dining-delights-2/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> <img width="2560" height="1920" src="https://epworthvilla.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_1169-scaled-1.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Dining Delights!" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://epworthvilla.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_1169-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https://epworthvilla.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_1169-scaled-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https://epworthvilla.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_1169-scaled-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https://epworthvilla.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_1169-scaled-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https://epworthvilla.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_1169-scaled-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://epworthvilla.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_1169-scaled-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /> </a> <div class="entry-content"> <p>Are you drooling? Oh yes, it’s as good as it looks. At Epworth Villa, you can have Crème Brûlée everyday if you want! Crème Brûlée, is sometimes known as burned cream, burnt cream or Trinity cream. It is a dessert consisting of a rich custard base topped with a texturally contrasting layer of hardened caramelized…</p> <p><a class="moretag button" href="https://epworthvilla.org/dining-delights-2/">Read More</a></p> </div><!-- .entry-content --> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="cat-links">Posted in <a href="https://epworthvilla.org/category/news/" rel="category tag">News</a></span> </footer><!-- .entry-footer --> </article><!-- #post-2028 --> <article id="post-2025" class="post-2025 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-assisted-living category-health-care category-news"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://epworthvilla.org/october-is-physical-therapy-month/" rel="bookmark">October is Physical Therapy Month!</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on">Posted on <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2020-10-21T07:51:00-05:00">October 21, 2020</time><time class="updated" datetime="2025-02-24T18:07:32-06:00">February 24, 2025</time></span> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> </header><!-- .entry-header --> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://epworthvilla.org/october-is-physical-therapy-month/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> <img width="2560" height="1893" src="https://epworthvilla.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_6348-scaled-1.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="October is Physical Therapy Month!" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://epworthvilla.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_6348-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https://epworthvilla.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_6348-scaled-1-300x222.jpg 300w, https://epworthvilla.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_6348-scaled-1-1024x757.jpg 1024w, https://epworthvilla.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_6348-scaled-1-768x568.jpg 768w, https://epworthvilla.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_6348-scaled-1-1536x1136.jpg 1536w, https://epworthvilla.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_6348-scaled-1-2048x1514.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /> </a> <div class="entry-content"> <p>As we continue celebrating National Physical Therapy Month, meet Randi, PTA! She has been a therapist for 15 years having spent the last 2 with Epworth Villa. We asked what do you love most about working with this population? “I love working with this population because I learn what is important to them in order…</p> <p><a class="moretag button" href="https://epworthvilla.org/october-is-physical-therapy-month/">Read More</a></p> </div><!-- .entry-content --> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="cat-links">Posted in <a href="https://epworthvilla.org/category/assisted-living/" rel="category tag">Assisted Living</a>, <a href="https://epworthvilla.org/category/health-care/" rel="category tag">Health Care</a>, <a href="https://epworthvilla.org/category/news/" rel="category tag">News</a></span> </footer><!-- .entry-footer --> </article><!-- #post-2025 --> <article id="post-2024" class="post-2024 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-assisted-living category-news"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://epworthvilla.org/eagle-scout-with-a-heart/" rel="bookmark">Eagle Scout with a Heart</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on">Posted on <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2020-10-20T14:47:24-05:00">October 20, 2020</time><time class="updated" datetime="2025-02-24T18:07:32-06:00">February 24, 2025</time></span> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> </header><!-- .entry-header --> <div class="entry-content"> <p>Such a heart for service and love for his grandparents! Big thanks to Jonathan Blatt and the many volunteers! Read on:</p> </div><!-- .entry-content --> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="cat-links">Posted in <a href="https://epworthvilla.org/category/assisted-living/" rel="category tag">Assisted Living</a>, <a href="https://epworthvilla.org/category/news/" rel="category tag">News</a></span> </footer><!-- .entry-footer --> </article><!-- #post-2024 --> <article id="post-2018" class="post-2018 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://epworthvilla.org/dining-delights/" rel="bookmark">Dining Delights!</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on">Posted on <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2020-10-17T06:52:10-05:00">October 17, 2020</time><time class="updated" datetime="2025-02-24T18:07:32-06:00">February 24, 2025</time></span> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> </header><!-- .entry-header --> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://epworthvilla.org/dining-delights/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> <img width="2560" height="1920" src="https://epworthvilla.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Cheese-Tortellini-scaled-1.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Dining Delights!" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://epworthvilla.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Cheese-Tortellini-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https://epworthvilla.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Cheese-Tortellini-scaled-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https://epworthvilla.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Cheese-Tortellini-scaled-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https://epworthvilla.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Cheese-Tortellini-scaled-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https://epworthvilla.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Cheese-Tortellini-scaled-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://epworthvilla.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Cheese-Tortellini-scaled-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /> </a> <div class="entry-content"> <p>Yes please! Our culinary team is hard at work creating delightful dishes such as this Cheese Tortellini in pesto cream sauce. It is a vegetarian (VG) option on our Bistro menu. It is served with a small garden, spring, caesar or create your own salad…..and you should always follow it with dessert! Keep checking back…</p> <p><a class="moretag button" href="https://epworthvilla.org/dining-delights/">Read More</a></p> </div><!-- .entry-content --> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="cat-links">Posted in <a href="https://epworthvilla.org/category/news/" rel="category tag">News</a></span> </footer><!-- .entry-footer --> </article><!-- #post-2018 --> <article id="post-2021" class="post-2021 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://epworthvilla.org/resident-to-speak-at-lt-governors-travel-summit/" rel="bookmark">Resident to speak at Lt. Governor’s Travel Summit</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on">Posted on <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2020-10-16T20:33:18-05:00">October 16, 2020</time><time class="updated" datetime="2025-02-24T18:07:32-06:00">February 24, 2025</time></span> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> </header><!-- .entry-header --> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://epworthvilla.org/resident-to-speak-at-lt-governors-travel-summit/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> <img width="775" height="500" src="https://epworthvilla.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Bill-Bike-Rt.-66.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Resident to speak at Lt. Governor’s Travel Summit" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://epworthvilla.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Bill-Bike-Rt.-66.jpg 775w, https://epworthvilla.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Bill-Bike-Rt.-66-300x194.jpg 300w, https://epworthvilla.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Bill-Bike-Rt.-66-768x495.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 775px) 100vw, 775px" /> </a> <div class="entry-content"> <p>Resident, Bill Elliott will be presenting the topic of Bicycle Tourism next Tuesday at the “2020 Lt. Governor’s Virtual Travel & Tourism Summits”. It is Oct. 20 from 1:30 to 3:30 pm. We hope you will “zoom” in to learn all about Touring Oklahoma on your Bike. Info and register at https://mms.otia.info/members/evr/reg_event.php?orgcode=OTIA&evid=24118293 In addition, you…</p> <p><a class="moretag button" href="https://epworthvilla.org/resident-to-speak-at-lt-governors-travel-summit/">Read More</a></p> </div><!-- .entry-content --> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="cat-links">Posted in <a href="https://epworthvilla.org/category/news/" rel="category tag">News</a></span> </footer><!-- .entry-footer --> </article><!-- #post-2021 --> <article id="post-2015" class="post-2015 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-assisted-living category-news"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://epworthvilla.org/october-is-national-physical-therapy-month/" rel="bookmark">October is National Physical Therapy Month!</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on">Posted on <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2020-10-13T15:38:52-05:00">October 13, 2020</time><time class="updated" datetime="2025-02-24T18:07:31-06:00">February 24, 2025</time></span> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> </header><!-- .entry-header --> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://epworthvilla.org/october-is-national-physical-therapy-month/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> <img width="2560" height="1933" src="https://epworthvilla.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_6355-scaled-1.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="October is National Physical Therapy Month!" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://epworthvilla.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_6355-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https://epworthvilla.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_6355-scaled-1-300x227.jpg 300w, https://epworthvilla.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_6355-scaled-1-1024x773.jpg 1024w, https://epworthvilla.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_6355-scaled-1-768x580.jpg 768w, https://epworthvilla.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_6355-scaled-1-1536x1160.jpg 1536w, https://epworthvilla.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_6355-scaled-1-2048x1546.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /> </a> <div class="entry-content"> <p>Meet Travis Taylor, PT! He is the program manager for rehab services at Epworth Villa. 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