Shucking corn delivers many benefits to Heron Terrace residents

Sense of accomplishment, hand exercise and social engagement are some of the attributes team members see
9/19/2018  - Deron Hamel
Heron Terrace residents Vince Norris and Owen Lamb are pictured here husking corn.  

Nothing says “summer is almost over” quite like a corn roast, so residents at Heron Terrace got to work a couple of times at the end of August to shuck corn cobs that were then prepared by the Windsor long-term care community’s food services team and served up with butter and salt.

Residents have always enjoyed shucking corn, and it’s an activity that’s beneficial on a variety of levels, say life enrichment manager Lori George and food services manager Annette Dean.

“We have done it for about two or three years, and the residents love to know that they were the ones who had husked the corn,” Lori says.

Lori and Annette note that there are other value-added benefits to husking corn for the residents. For example, it’s good exercise for hand muscles and fingers, and the activity also increases socialization, since residents husk the corn cobs in groups.

Shucking corn cobs is also an activity some residents do very well, Lori and Annette add.

“We even have some residents we call our ‘champions’ because they are really good at husking the corn,” Lori says.

And, of course, there is always the important reminiscing aspect the activity fosters.

“It brings back good memories for them of living at home,” Annette notes.

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