Allow your mind to dream for just a moment about what the ideal day looks like for you as a retiree. How does your day begin? As you make your way through your home, what do you see? Perhaps a beautiful lawn or garden is visible from your window. What kinds of activities fill your …Read More…
February is Recreation Therapy Month! To honor this special month for our Staff Recreation Therapist, Madeline Woodard LRT-CTRS, and her Intern Haley Turbeville who is in the Recreation Therapy Internship program; Brightmore had a Spirit Week! It was a fun week with staff dressing up every day, and some residents helping out along the way. …Read More…
Residents at The Commons celebrated Valentine’s Day with a special Sweethearts Lunch. Phil Brushi sang our favorite love songs. Including: “Have I Told You Lately That I Love You” and “I Can’t Help Falling in Love with You.” Morrison’s prepared stuffed flounder, steak, twice baked potatoes, kale and tiramisu. Happy Valentine’ s Day!
February is designated as American Heart Month to promote cardiovascular health and raise awareness about heart disease. Here at The Commons of Brightmore, our residents enjoyed a hearth healthy smoothie. Chef Justin whipped up a strawberry & beet smoothie that was delicious and nutritious. Beets contain a high concentration of nitrates which can help lower …Read More…
Today Brightmore residents participated in a scavenger hunt! The theme for red heart day this year was “live fierce.” The residents all wore red and had fun searching around the building for clues and safari animals, and finished the day with a heart healthy yogurt bar! Our “Fierce” Winners were Judy, Sandy and Sarah!
The Chinese New Year for 2022—the Year of the Tiger. It starts on Tuesday, February 1, and begins the Spring Festival. It ends with the Lantern Festival on February 15. Based on a lunar rather than solar calendar, the Chinese New Year varies from year to year . However, it always occurs between January 21 …Read More…
Groundhog Day is a fun day at Brightmore! Today we hid miniature groundhogs around the building for residents to search for! After finding them, the residents brought them down to the fitness center to receive a little treat and a Groundhog Day puzzle to complete in their apartments! To finish off this fun-filled day, we …Read More…
The Kempton had a winter wonderland luncheon! Residents dressed up in white or blue to celebrate winter and the recent Wilmington snowy weather. We enjoyed the 5-star meal with Phil Bruschi as the special musical guest. The centerpieces for the tables were handmade wine cork snowflakes and snow globes and they looked very festive!
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