Shorehaven’s Memory Care is gaining a facelift this summer with the help of Oliver Construction. Due to COVID restrictions, the memory care renovations, planned for 2020, had to be postponed. The project is designed to encourage resident engagement, socialization and safety by creating a shared activity and communal space between Morningside and Oakwood. With this…
By Coordinator Jill Halliburton – We are the Center for Life Enrichment and we are here to do just that, enrich people’s lives. We are dedicated to bringing educational and inspirational programs on subjects such as history, writing, music, art and hand-held device training. We offer craft and candy making classes throughout the year. We give…
Memorial Day Thoughts – Lake Terrace resident Marylouise Felhofer On Memorial Day, I always fondly remember my parents who instilled in me the obligation to provide serve to the country that gave us so much. As the children of immigrants, they provided service during WWII. My dad served in the U.S. Navy and my mom…
by Carol Pinter – I am not sure if this is what you had in mind, Sarah. It is what the Lord brought to my mind as I reflected on your interesting questions – thank you by the way – I had never really stopped to think about what it is that has held my…
I’m Julie, the new Registered Dietitian. I joined the Shorehaven team with previous experience working in behavioral health and veterans’ care. I am excited to join this team because I really like the caring environment that comes with senior living. This year’s theme for National Nutrition Month is “Personalize Your Plate.” Each and every one…
Wet on wet. Wet on dry. Dry brushing. Scraping with a blade. Sand pebbling, and even introducing a little rock salt into the paints. That’s what was happening in artist Lee Hayden’s watercolor class with Lake Terrace residents this winter. “It’s so rewarding to introduce the residents’ minds to something new. That simple act…
“They really know what they’re doing here,” Shorehaven rehabilitation graduate Jo Rotondi smiled. “When you come in you’re a stranger. When you leave, you’ve become family.” Rotondi recently spent four months at the health care facility, “developing a success formula for getting back home again.” “Everyone, from the therapists to the CNA’s, the nurses, activity…
Stephanie C. Brand thought the world was ending for her when she had to enter rehabilitation after a brief stint in the hospital. Two weeks later, she discovered it was just beginning. “I didn’t want to go, I didn’t want to go. I wanted to go home. I was scared to death,” Brand said, looking…