Chopping for charity
Residents of Brandywine Living at Mountain Ridge recently gathered to cut up vegetables for a soup they delivered to a soup kitchen. Find out more, and learn how to submit your photos.
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Senior living residents, 102 and 88, put out an album
Alan R. Tripp and Marvin Weisbord may be the oldest professional songwriting team in music history. -
Comedy as communication aid
Fellowship Community recently presented a dementia improvisation learning experience for care partners of those living with dementia. Find out more, and learn how to submit your photos! -
Putting the can in Canco
Residents, families and staff at The Woods at Canco recently donated cans and bottles to support a local radio show in its three-day Cans for a Cure fundraiser for breast cancer awareness. Read more, and learn how to submit your photos! -
Dolled up donations
Two assisted living residents of Broadway Mesa Village are using their creativity to help local children. Read more, and learn how to submit your photos! -
Planting pride, purpose
Thrive Senior Living has added indoor sensory garden and therapeutic horticulture programming, and herb gardening and cooking activities, to some communities. Find out more, and learn how to submit your photos! -
Flower power
Meridian Senior Living’s Regency Palms Long Beach Assisted Living and Memory Care in Long Beach, CA, recently installed an outdoor mural by Tokyo artist Luise Ono. Read more, and find out how to submit your photos! -
Bike backers
Elma Buttermore, 95, and other Lutheran SeniorLife Passavant Community residents recently got to ride on the backs of a Harley-Davidson motorcycles. Find out more, and learn how to submit your photos! -
Makeover space
The Compass Memory Support Neighborhood at Methuen Village, Methuen, MA, is maximizing space for programming by using hallways, nooks and common areas. Learn more, and find out how to submit your photos! -
Brewing up some fun
More than 40 residents of The Fountains at Boca Ciega Bay retirement community in St. Petersburg, FL, attended a recent homebrewing class at the community and helped create a craft beer called Fountain of Youth Brew. Learn more, and find out how to submit your photos! -
Redefining aging
Twelve residents at Ovation’s Chai Point in Milwaukee participated in photographer Heidi Wagner’s Passions Project last week. Find out more, and learn how to submit your photos! -
Too cool, for school
For the 10th consecutive year, residents of Vi at Bentley Village, Naples, FL, recently volunteered their time and contributed their funds to support local students who were about to begin the new school year. Read more, and learn how to submit your photos! -
Livin’ the dream
Solstice Senior Living is giving its residents to cross off items on their bucket lists through its “Livin’ the Dream” program. Find out more, and learn how to submit your photos! -
Igniting creativity
Heritage Senior Living has teamed up with Feet to the Fire Writer’s Workshops to bring a new creative outlet to its residents. Learn more, and find out how to submit your photos!
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Teenage living community
East Ridge Residence welcomed a different type of resident last month – a teenaged boy. Find out more, and learn how to submit your photos!
Seasoned swimmer
Don Fowley, an 82-year-old resident at The Osborn’s Sterling Park independent living community in Rye, NY, was the oldest participant in the Swim Across America event at the Orienta Beach Club.
Racing to make friends
For 10 days this month, there will be some unfamiliar faces at The Radcliff. Learn more, and read how to submit your photos!
Eating well, aging better
Residents at Parkway Place in Houston are going back to school early at “Wellness University.” Learn more, and find out how to submit your photos!
100 years young
The secret to passing the 100-year milestone is simple, according to six centenarians at United Hebrew of New Rochelle in New York. Learn more, and find out how to submit your photos!
Taking pride in LGBT-friendly communities
Watermark Retirement Communities said is the first nationwide senior living company to pursue the top-level SAGE Platinum credentials for all 58 of its communities. Learn more, and find out how to submit your photos!
Walking, dancing for a purpose
Instead of welcoming summer by heading to the beach or lounging by the pool, residents of two different senior living organizations spent the longest day of the year in more meaningful ways. Learn more, and find out how to submit your photos!
Retirement community’s donation helps high school graduates pay college fees
Willow Valley Communities, Lancaster, PA, recently donated $10,000 to the School District of Lancaster. Find out more, and learn how to submit your photos!
Home schooled
Residents at The Palace Coral Gables and The Palace Suites Kendall in Florida are taking college-level courses right in the comfort of their home. Find out more, and learn how to submit your photos.
Honoring veterans
The Army Residence Community in San Antonio, TX, opened a permanent exhibit on Sunday to honor the 23 veterans living in the military life plan community, as well as five who have died since the project began. Read more, and learn how to submit your photos.
No bones about it! Those are dinosaur fossils
Dinosaur fossils have been found at a construction site at a Colorado continuing care retirement community. Find out more, and learn how to submit your photos!
A buzzworthy endeavor
The “Kazoo Ensemble,” whose members are residents of a Brookdale Senior Living continuing care retirement community, has entertained people at many places since it was founded in 2011. And it recently found a larger audience. Find out more, and learn how to submit your photos!
Charitable cafe
Aegis Living has opened its newest Queen Bee Cafe, its third that donates post-operating profits to local charities. Find out more, and learn how to submit your photos!
Degree of dedication
Independent living resident Bob Dwyer, 90, on Monday will become the oldest known person to graduate from Northeastern Illinois University. Learn more, and find out how to submit your photos!
Cycling success
A 90-year-old Covenant Village of Turlock resident’s competitive nature recently led him to victory in a CyberCycle competition. Find out more, and learn how to submit your photos!
‘Red means med’
Affinity Living Group has launched a new initiative aimed at reducing medication errors. Find out more, and learn how to submit your photos!
Dancing and dialogue
Residents of Jefferson’s Ferry recently welcomed the editor and student reporters from Kidsday for a workout and discussion. Read more, and find out how to send your photos!
Art pals
Residents of Friendship South in Cave Spring, VA, and first grade students from Wasena Elementary School shared their love of art when they gathered Friday. Find out more, and learn how to submit your photos!
Retirement roomies
Mary and Donna Whitworth, 95 and 71, respectively, are mother and daughter — and roommates in retirement. Find out more, and learn how to submit your photos!
Doll donations benefit residents with dementia
Residents of Parker Jewish Institute, New Hyde Park, NY, recently benefited from the generosity of a resident’s family. Find out the details, and learn how to submit your photos!
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