The theme for this year’s National Assisted Living Week at The Kempton was “Caring is Essential”. They kicked it off on Monday with a special brunch for lunch. The menu included made to order omelets, pancakes, bacon, breakfast potatoes, fruit medley and assorted scones. In addition, the residents received mimosas and a special “Caring is …Read More…
Residents at The Kempton were excited to participate in the small group activities that started up again this week! During each activity, the residents will continue to practice social distancing, wear masks, and the amount of residents at each group is limited. Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 10:00 am, the residents will be having a …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…
We have so much to be grateful for during this trying time. The Kempton residents made a wall of gratitude to show just how grateful they are. Different colored hearts were passed out to residents, and they wrote on the hearts those things for which they are grateful. The hearts were then placed on the …Read More…
Who doesn’t love going to the Pumpkin Patch? The Kempton residents visited the Pumpkin Patch on Monday, just in time for Halloween. The residents picked out there favorite pumpkin to display outside their apartment. After the Pumpkin Patch, the residents went to Krispy Kreme for donuts. Everyone had a great time! Happy Fall y’all!
On Monday afternoon, the Kempton residents had a Thanksgiving social. Refreshments and entertainment were provided. The residents were served Mayflower Munch, which is a Thanksgiving Snack Mix. Each item in the mix represents something from the first Thanksgiving; Stick pretzels– logs used to build homes, Mini marshmallows– represent the first winter, Goldfish– How Squanto helped …Read More…
Every year the Kempton Assisted Living has a costume contest and party to celebrate Halloween. This year’s party featured music by Coastal Blend, a band that has a singer, drummer, guitarist, violinist and a banjo player. The band makes the residents want to get up and dance. A variety of delicious Halloween goodies were served. …Read More…
On Monday afternoon, the Kempton had the Ability Gardens visit. The residents made and decorated their own grass head out of pantyhose. They will watch as it sprouts and continues to grow over the next 3 – 6 months. It was a great activity and the residents cannot wait to see the grass heads grow. …Read More…
On Tuesday October 9th, the Vietnam Veterans of American Chapter 885 visited the Kempton to recognize the Veterans. We have a total of 13 Veterans that live here. They served different branches. They include: Ms. Gardner- Navy, Mr. Bulter- Army, Mr. DeYoung- Army, Mr. Grimes- Army, Mr. Horne- marines, Mr. Lewis- Air force reserves/Marine, Mr. …Read More…
On Wednesday August 1st, the Kempton Assisted Living had a bake sale that raised over $400. All proceeds benefit Dementia Alliance of North Carolina, formerly Alzheimer’s North Carolina. The staff and family members of the Kempton baked many different goodies such as brownies, cookies, cakes, lemon squares, cupcakes, ect. The residents, staff and guests enjoyed …Read More…
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