Why A Traveling Tuck Shop Is Important

The Bay Haven Care Community Recreation Department started a traveling Tuck Shop for our residents on both the nursing home and retirement home side. The traveling Tuck Shop is beautifully decorated and contains a number of delicious snacks and treats that are sure to delight all residents. At Bay Haven Care Community, we understand that it is hard to provide snacks and treats to your loved ones during the pandemic, so we came up with a solution to provide those treats for them at no cost. Our number one priority is to make sure our residents are happy and healthy as we continue to go through this COVID-19 pandemic.

The traveling Tuck Shop began on Friday, May 8th and will continue to happen every other week. On the retirement home side, the traveling Tuck Shop will be held every other Wednesday afternoon. We were amazed at how happy the residents are when they see the traveling Tuck Shop approach them. If you go to our photo section on our Facebook page, you will be able to see all of their surprised facial reactions as the Tuck Shop approached them.

Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, our Walmart outings have been cancelled and for obvious reasons, residents cannot go out shopping with their families. Our solution is to bring that shopping experience to them. To create all of these experiences for our residents ultimately increases their emotional and environmental well-being. In conclusion, we believe that the traveling Tuck Shop is so important for the well-being of our residents.

Marco Sanfilippo
Marketing Specialist/Recreation Assistant