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August 11, 2020
This past Friday, The Commons saluted the ionic child actress, humanitarian, and diplomat, Shirley Temple. She was known for her constantly optimistic, positive and upbeat attitude. Shirley Temple movies helped boost morale during the Great Depression, and she danced her way into the heart of many Americans. Friday, she helped bring cheer to our staff and residents.
The “Shirley Temple” might be the most famous nonalcoholic mocktail out there. It’s the perfect way to take an ordinary lemon-lime soda and make it feel sophisticated. Our traveling Happy Hour Cart made its way through the hallways of The Commons with the Shirley Temple mocktail, music and Shirley Temple trivia for all our residents to enjoy. Cheers!
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I know during the pandemic, we have all asked ourselves at one time or another, “What can I do to help others during this time?” Brightmore has a long history of giving back to our community in many different ways; so, after a news report last week and further research, we decided to support Nourish …Read More…
As we continue through the pandemic, we realize how patient our residents have been with all the closures and CDC policies. Throughout this time, we have made sure we send out a “Thank You” to them every so often for remaining to stay safe as they visit with neighbors and friends and for continuing to …Read More…
The residents at The Commons have been getting crafty and making items that spruce up their rooms. We have made beautiful wreaths, picture frames, and recently we turned our windows into stained glass works of art. Coloring is not just for children, and studies say that it can be therapeutic for older adults. Some scientists …Read More…
One of our favorite group activities at Brightmore is our Tuesday movie afternoons at the Pointe 14 Movie Theater or our Friday movie afternoons in our Brightmore Theater, which we have all missed greatly these last few months. Even though we show many movies on our community TV channel, there is nothing like being at …Read More…
Brightmore was so excited to be able to offer our first “social distancing” music concert for our residents to start our summer season! Music has been one of our joys that we have missed tremendously through the pandemic. Music provides such comfort and happiness to each of our lives and provides memories that no one …Read More…
Certified Nursing Assistants are the glue that holds our healthcare community together! CNA week began today, June 18th, and all week long we celebrated those caring men and women who care for our residents. At The Kempton and The Commons, our CNA teams started the week off with some yummy treats accompanied by homemade cards …Read More…
Brightmore resident, Joseph “Joe” Hull, born in 1916, turned 104 today, June 24th, 2020! He’s a man who enjoys being around others, walking around the Brightmore pond, driving to his favorite restaurant, dining with his friends, and most of all always greeting others with a SMILE! Joe moved to Brightmore in 2017, and has been …Read More…
Brightmore has always promoted senior lifelong learning, and we were fully immersed with our Brightmore University Classes and Educational DVD sessions before COVID-19. We quickly realized that just because we could not bring in professional speakers or meet in group settings, we definitely needed to continue our education courses for our residents during this time. …Read More…
Brightmore has also continued to support a healthy lifestyle focusing on Mind, Body & Spirit. Being mindful means that our well-being comes from not just physical health, but from mental and spiritual health as well. We have been playing both beginners and guided meditations every Thursday evening to end the day, paying attention to all …Read More…
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