We took a "bite" out of the day, while we celebrated Shark Week with snacks, drinks, good company, games, and to top it all off, a visit from a shark!
Wishing everybody a fun, safe, and very patriotic 4th of July!
Spreading a little patriotism this afternoon for our residents with some patriotic sing-a-longs, pigs in a blanket, berries and you cannot go wrong with some ice cold lemonade to wash it all down with. We even had a resident who wanted to participate in saying the Pledge of Allegiance for everyone.
We hope everyone has a Happy Independence Day and that it is a *blast*!
As our Brookdale communities begin to reopen, we will be following all precautionary guidelines to protect the health and well-being of those living and working in our communities. Watch below to learn the strategic steps we're taking to safely begin reopening our communities.
We had a blast today with country music, pulled pork and coleslaw for our snack straight off of our BBQ Truck. We were so glad to bring smiles to the residents' faces! We would like to thank all the families who virtually joined us today in saying hello to their loved ones as well as the friends they have made here since they have had their mom, dad, brother or sister at our community. It means a lot to them to see familiar faces! Stay tuned for next week and look out for another Zoom invitation in your inbox. We hope you join us.
We want to give a huge shout out to Judy Lowman for donating Mary Kay items to our staff to say "thank you".
We appreciate you and thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
We had such a great day making our owl door hangers that we had to make more! I think the smiles on their faces show how much fun they had doing this craft.
Our walk to end Alzheimer’s didn’t look the way it normally looks this year, but we still showed up and raised some money! We want to thank all the families and friends of our community for coming out and joining us as we walk to end this awful disease. 💜
Yo ho ho off to Brookdale we go! Pirates have landed at Brookdale Lake Ridge for a scrumptious lunch with our shipmates. A great time was had by all. Keep a lookout for our luncheon next week our theme is the Super 70s!
We had a great day making these owl door hangers with the residents they did a fantastic job!
The luau is not the same this year without our families. This is one of our biggest parties of the year! The residents enjoyed Hawaiian food and ended with performance with some very talented hula dancers.
What better way to start the Fall season than with an apple tasting! The residents thoroughly enjoyed themselves. Tasting five different types of apples, Gala, SnapDragon, Granny Smith, Honeycrisp, and Fuji. It was a hard choice to pick the favorite out of all the apples, but we came to the conclusion that our residents favored the Honeycrisp. They enjoyed having Nutella along with Carmel to top off their favorite apple at the end. This is a favorite of the season.
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/6180pBXfa
A fun and yummy time was had by all. We celebrated national sundae day by making our own ice cream sundaes. 🍦
Please join us on November 17th at 11:00am EST for a virtual event hosted by Daniel Cronin with the Alzheimer's Association with a presentation on Effective Communication with Alzheimer’s Patients.
This is a Zoom event please use this link to attend Zoom: http://bkd.co/6183p6PsH
We honor all veterans on Veterans Day. We thank you for your service and sacrifice. We are forever grateful.
Here are some of our great veterans.
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/6184pBXfg
Attention families! We are doing a pie give away on November 12th from 2:00-4:00pm here at Brookdale Lake Ridge to show our appreciation for our wonderful families during this hard time. To reserve your pie please contact Christine Vazquez at (703) 680-0600 by Tuesday, November 10th.
Making wraps with our Dining Services Coordinator, Theresa in our Clare Bridge unit. Theresa had fun making them but the residents had more fun eating the finished product.
Thank you to everyone who attended our virtual Friends For Life event! The residents enjoyed seeing their loved ones and making our Valentine’s Day themed tic-tac-toe game. Keep a look out for our next Friends For Life event.
One of our dining room servers, Mercedes, has gotten her COVID-19 vaccine. She did it to protect everyone around her!
Love is in the air with these Valentine's Day crafts. ❤️💕
We had a successful covid clinic carnival for our first round of shots! We all had loads of fun with games, cotton candy, popcorn, and snow cones.
Stay tuned for our next covid clinic theme. It will be taking place on February 4th from 10:00am-4:00pm here at Brookdale Lake Ridge.
“There is no right or wrong when it comes to making art, making sure you have fun is the most important part,
splash a little paint, draw a little line, just make sure that you have fun each and every time.”
-Mickey Mouse-
