Ruthven Community Care Center

02/21/2026

Today we celebrated Valentine’s Day with our amazing residents! 💖

We had a blast with Valentine’s Bowling and Valentine’s Putt-Putt, plus a sweet party full of cookies, floats, and plenty of great conversation.

A HUGE congratulations to our 2026 King Dick Hanson and Queen Joyce Trojan!👑

02/18/2026

On today’s agenda, we celebrated National Wine Day with a relaxing glass of wine while we pampered our ladies — and even a couple of our staff joined in the fun! 🍷💅

To close out the day, our residents attended two church services in observance of Ash Wednesday. ✝️

And congratulations to our Jar of Hearts winner, Sarah Rabel! ❤️ There were 390 hearts in the jar, and her winning guess was 395 — great job!

02/18/2026

Happy Fat Tuesday! 💜💛💚
Our residents celebrated in true Mardi Gras fashion by playing the bead game and getting creative making festive Mardi Gras masks to wrap up the day!

We also had two special birthdays to celebrate — Gary Boecker yesterday and Frank Hammen today. Happy birthday, gentlemen!! 🎉🎂

02/16/2026

March 6th is National Dress Day! 👗

We’re inviting our community to be part of something special for our residents. If you have a prom, wedding, homecoming, or vintage dress you’d be willing to lend, we would love to display it so our residents can enjoy the beauty and reminisce on their own special memories.

Please have dresses dropped off by February 27th so we have time to get everything prepared and hung for the display. Thank you!

02/14/2026

Happy Valentine's Day from Ruthven Assisted Living. Our 2026 King and Queen are Steve Jones and Mary Beatty! 👑 ❤️

02/13/2026

Today our staff wore blue and yellow in support of the Iowa Lakes community college baseball team. 💙💛 We stand with the players, coaches, families, and the entire Laker community during this difficult time.

We are sending our love and prayers to everyone involved and holding you close in our hearts.

02/12/2026

Our hearts are with the Iowa Lakes Community Baseball Team, their families, and everyone affected. We are keeping you all in our thoughts and prayers during this difficult time and sending strength, comfort, and hope for healing. Our community stands with you.

02/11/2026

Today we kicked off our Valentine’s Day fun!!

The ladies got their nails all done up with adorable heart gems and a fresh coat of polish! 💅💖

This afternoon, Larry Heschke treated us to a special Valentine’s Day performance. Our residents truly enjoyed the show. Thank you, Larry, for sharing your talent with us! 🎵

02/11/2026

02/10/2026

Last week was Dietary Services Week!
From delicious meals to meeting every resident’s special dietary needs, they truly rock the kitchen every single day. We’re so thankful for all you do! Just a few of our awesome dietary stars pictured! ⭐

02/09/2026

National Pizza Day calls for Bully’s Pizza and drinks for lunch! It was delicious and enjoyed by all. Today is also Nancy Scharnberg’s special day—happy birthday, Nancy! 🎉🎂 Thank you to bully’s for the great pizza! 🍕

02/09/2026

Our residents and staff enjoyed watching the Super Bowl together tonight! And of course, no Super Bowl is complete without plenty of snacks and drinks! 🏈