Nursing home residents brought home a treasure trove of medals for their efforts at the inaugural Alabama Nursing Home Association Senior State Games.
Several gold, silver and bronze medals were given to the winners in bocce ball, checkers and dominos.
The winners are:
Hanceville Nursing & Rehab Center
Bocce Ball
- Paula Mitchell – gold in 55-59 age category
- Delene Lankford – gold for overall winner, gold in 70-74 age category
- Edna Kilgo – silver in 70-74 age category
- Dorothy Bergner – gold in 80-84 age category
- Robert Wilbanks – gold in 85-89 age category
- Mary Robertson – silver in 85-89 age category
Dominos
- Thomas McDanal – silver for second place overall, gold in 75-79 age category
Checkers
- Gerald Hodges – gold in 75-79 age category
Dominos
- Francine Ginn – gold for overall winner, gold in women’s 55-59 age category
- Donald Bush – gold in men’s 55-59 age category
- Leslie Oden – gold in men’s 50-54 age category
Caregivers of Pleasant Grove
Dominos
- Connie Pope – gold in 85-89 age category
Bill Nichols State Veterans Home
Dominos
- Calvin Hall – silver in 55-59 age category
Checkers
- Charlie Boswell – gold for overall winner
- Roger Thornton – silver for second place overall
After competition, nursing home residents joined other senior citizens competitor to march in the parade of athletes during the opening ceremony at the Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex Arena.
The Alabama Nursing Home Association Senior State Games is a partnership of the Alabama Department of Senior Services and the ASF Foundation.
Click on the photo gallery to view scenes from the games.
For previous articles about the ANHA Senior State Games click here and here.
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- Bocce Ball competitors receive instructions before the tournament begins.
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- Delene Lankford, left, and Robert Wilbanks square off in the championship bocce ball game.
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- Checkers and dominos games at the Gardendale Civic Center.
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- Dominos competitors contemplate their next moves.
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- Bocce ball competitors watch the dominos tournament.
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- Francine Ginn and Thomas McDanal begin the championship dominos match.
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- Charlie Boswell, left, won two gold medals in the dominos tournament. Roger Thornton won a silver medal in dominos. Both men reside at Bill Nichols State Veterans Home.
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- From left to right, Jacksonville Health & Rehab residents Donald Bush, Leslie Oden and Francine Ginn.
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- Connie Pope of Caregivers of Pleasant Grove won a gold medal in the dominos tournament.
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- Calvin Hall of Bill Nichols State Veterans Home won a silver medal in the dominos competition.
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- Winners from the checkers and dominos tournaments.
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- Residents, staff and volunteers from Hanceville Nursing & Rehab Center.
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- Reverse side of the gold medal.
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- Leading the way for the parade of athletes at the Alabama State Games opening ceremony.
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- Nursing home competitors enter the Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex Arena for the Alabama State Games opening ceremony.
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- Nursing home residents take part in the parade of athletes at the opening ceremony.
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- Senior citizens competitors from Huntsville enter the Birmingham Jefferson Civic Center Arena.
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- Jacksonville Health & Rehab resident Francine Ginn with Administrator Brantley Newton at the opening ceremony.
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- UAB’s Blaze mascot and Hanceville Nursing & Rehab Center resident Robert Wilbanks.
