We enjoyed celebrating Miss Minnie's 100th birthday with her and her family. She's a God-fearing, church-going woman so we got a beautiful church hat for her which she loved. Staff and family celebrated her with a cake, a volunteer from church who sang for her, as well as her son-in-law. [...]
Larry and Bill found a common interest after sharing some history with each other, both loved photography as a hobby during their life. One of our Life Enrichment coordinators was a combat photographer for the Marines. Through learning of their common interest, the 3 developed a bond. We decided to [...]
We are so blessed to celebrate the birthday of a very special resident. He goes out if his way to make every person he meets feel special, so we wanted to show him how special he is to us at Golden Orchards. ???? [...]
It's a great day when we are able to grant a wish for one of our residents. For years, Lisa wished for a poem of hers to one day be in the newspaper. Thanks to some creative fundraising and the help of the Grand Rapids Times, we were able to [...]
Mother’s Day isn’t just for mothers. It’s for anyone who has, in some way, positively impacted the life of a child. At Villages of Westland, that includes everyone! The CareSync Solutions enhanced living staff at Villages of Westland recognized all these amazing women with a beautiful Mother’s Day tea. Eighteen residents [...]
On May 1st, 2016, Karl Senft, a resident at Sanctuary at Bellbrook in Rochester Hills, turned 100 years old. Karl was born in Floss, Germany and moved to the US in 1956. He and his wife had one son and two grandchildren. Karl has resided at Bellbrook for 14 years. He [...]
Goldie and Stanley Carnes celebrated their 74thwedding anniversary surrounded by family and friends at Ashford Court in Westland, where they’ve lived for the past year. The Homestead staff and Life Enrichment team decided to pull out all the stops to give them a party to remember. As many as 20 [...]
It's Fun Work! For over 2 years, residents at Westhaven Manor and volunteers from Bridgepointe A Life Celebrated, have been getting together to make sandwiches for the local homeless shelter. Over 2000 sandwiches have been made and donated to the cause. The group enjoys the opportunity to help others. Sometimes PB [...]
On December 17th, Andy Labick, a resident at Ashford Court, was treated to a day of reminiscence by the Life Enrichment staff. Andy was chosen because he volunteers as an artist and is involved with many of the residents there. Andy was a Metallurgist at Ford Motor Company and taught at [...]
