Their smiles and infectious personalities times two pervade Providence Nursing Home on Versailles Road in Lexington. 67-year-old twin sisters Annette Dence and Paulette Baker are the activity directors at Homestead Post Acute and Pine Meadows Post Acute at Providence.
Annette started working at Providence 46 years ago. She recalls looking for a job as a 21-year-old.
“I had worked at the nursing home in Bowling Green when I attended Western for a short term, and I just enjoyed being around people. You know, just being around people was exciting. And so, before I entered this door, I prayed, and I said, Lord, direct my path and place me where you need me to be.”
She and her sister were star athletes in Washington County. Paulette would stop by Providence to see her sister.
“I would like assist as a volunteer with her. My husband and I ran a restaurant in Winchester. And so, after that was over, I just wanted to find something that would give me worthiness and that I would enjoy doing. I used to work with special needs early on in my career, and so I came to visit Annette one day, and they said they were looking for an activity’s person at Pine Meadows.”…