Our Brookdale cruise has made port in Turks & Caicos. We spent the day at the resort spa for some well deserved rest and relaxation. Residents enjoyed foot soaks, facials, and manicures with aromatherapy. For lunch our dining team prepared some island favorites: conch fritters and lobster mac & cheese. We finished our day sipping on sparkling peach spritzers paired with fresh fruit, cheese and hummus. 🧖♀️🥂
Tuesday we set sail to Havana, Cuba! We started our day with a classic car show, thanks to Sunshine Classic Car Group! For lunch, we feasted on mojo pork butt and ropa vieja ontop white rice, served with a side of fried plantain. Residents sampled Cuban sandwiches, Cuban coffee, and orange zested hibiscus tea. A crafting group painted wooden cars in the afternoon and we ended our day with a happy Havana birthday party!
All aboard the Brookdale Cruise! This week we are taking a “cruise” around tropical destinations. Yesterday, we set off from Key West, Florida where we sampled key lime pie, mango pico de gallo, pineapple guava drinks, and rum and coke. Other residents created some Key West inspired artwork of the notorious roaming roosters!
Residents participated in a creative version of Bible study this week with beautifully painted crosses to bring back to their apartments. Lovely work, ladies!
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One way we’ve spent our time during quarantine is participating in individual Art Expression Classes! These residents have been painting beautiful canvases to display on our art wall.
Ending our week on a high note! Celebrating all of our residents who have a November birthday 🥳 🎉
This year we put up our Christmas tree a little early! Right now we have it decorated for Thanksgiving. Residents and associates have been writing down what they are thankful for and decorating the tree. We love the daily reminders of everything we are so lucky to have. 🦃🤎
From all of us at Brookdale, happy Veterans Day to those who have served to protect our freedom.
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Check out some other craft projects our residents have created!
We are thankful for our decorating committee who helps design and decorate our community for the holidays!
Residents spent the afternoon together learning how to paint with watercolors and oil pastels. 🎨
While Punxsutawney Phil searched for his shadow, we searched for him! We had so much fun celebrating the silly holiday with a groundhog scavenger hunt. 
Yesterday our Brookdale Sarasota Midtown residents and associates received their second dose of the Covid vaccine. We know that social distancing and wearing a mask can help reduce your chance of exposure to COVID-19, but sometimes those measures aren’t always enough. We are proud of our residents and  associates for being heroes and getting their vaccines. We are Brookdale strong! 🦸♀️🦸♂️
Last week a small group of assisted living residents shared lunch together in the cafe. Nothing better than an afternoon spent sharing conversations with friends over a good meal. Thank you to our Program Coordinator Erin for putting this afternoon together for our residents!
Happy Birthday to our Crossings Med Tech, LaToya!
Last week residents took part in one of our Paint and Sip classes where they learned how to paint a sunflower while enjoying a glass of bubbly!
