Getting creative during these times, with some virtual activities! We have BeFit every morning to stay active and healthy!
A fun and innovative way to play BINGO while still maintaining social distancing! A great way to get active and stay social too!
Happy Father's Day to all of our residents and to their families! Here is a little something we gave to the men in our community to celebrate the Fathers they have been through the years, or the Fatherly role they have held for those in their lives!
Giving residents gifts to brighten their day and to make sure they know we are here for them in every way we can be.
Our Traveling Happy Hour it's five o'clock somewhere. We travel up and down the hallways, play music, and serve the residents in their doorway. We serve non-alcoholic to those for prefer not to drink. It's also a way to get our residents to move a little by dancing in their rooms.
Love notes from around the USA to keep our residents knowing there is still love in this crazy time in life.
Out with the old and in with the new! Big and exciting things are upon us as we get a face lift. They are working hard to make it a fun and easy transition for the residents, with these great signs they put up around the building. We can't wait to see everything when it is all done!
When Jack York, iN2L's co-founder and president, saw that conventional technology was too difficult for most older adults to use meaningfully, he decided to find a way to make it accessible for all levels of physical and cognitive ability. We are thrilled to have him join Brookdale’s Director of Dementia Care and Programs, Juliet Holt-Klinger to discuss the use of technology to create personalized experiences that engage and connect older adults to their loved ones for our webinar on November 18th. Be sure to reserve your spot here: http://bkd.co/6181p8enF
Our residents have such a good eye for putting up decorations! We love celebrating the changing of seasons here at Brookdale Boulder Creek!
We have the bus all cleaned up and ready to go for a COVID safe and social distanced scenic drive!
We had our Buds and Blooms activity today! The residents worked together to create these beautiful flower arrangements to liven up our dining room!
After some safe Halloween fun last week, the resident programs team was awarded first place in the costume contest with their witch costume! Awesome job to everyone who dressed up and made Halloween fun and safe for our residents.
Yesterday was one of our Resident Programs Gal's, birthday. She is such a beloved member of the team that all our residents wanted to be a part of making it special. So we all worked together to make an extra special, giant birthday card!
Can tech really make pet care a breeze? Grab your furry friend and smartphone, and check out these apps that can make training and playing with your pet as easy as pressing "download".
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6 Senior-Friendly Apps That Make Pet Care a Breeze
A big thank you to our Activity Gals during National Activity Professional Week, and all the staff at Brookdale Boulder Creek who help make activities for our sweet residents possible! We love our jobs and the opportunity to bring light and fun into the lives our residents, and mostly we love the light that they bring into our lives as well!
One of the best parts of our job is learning new things from our residents. One of our residents taught us about tissue paper art today; where we take torn up tissue paper and glue and turn it into something beautiful. Here are just a few examples of what they created today. Today made our hearts happy, and we wanted to share that happiness with you too!
Just taking advantage of our awesome new white board to help get the word out about what great activity we have coming up next!
Many people have heard of feng shui, but few really understand what it is or means. Guest blogger Kristen Murney explains how feng shui can be useful in small spaces.
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Practical Feng Shui Pointers | Brookdale Senior Living
