We had a month full of "Get Your Kicks on Route 66" events in September, bringing the wild west to Greenville! 🏞 To bring the month of events to a close, we celebrated with a socially distant, outdoor concert on our Great Lawn honor the songs that honor the great cities out West! 🎼 A few of the hits "Get Your Kicks on Route 66," "Amarillo by Morning," "Tulsa Time," "Galveston," and "By the Time I Get to Phoenix,"🎼👏 Three of our Members, Al Kinzer, Brenda Holt, and Jaudon Barnett helped entertain the delighted crowd who were sitting back, enjoying the great music and beautiful weather! ☀️🍂
An Alzheimer's diagnosis can be overwhelming and the next step may not be readily apparent. Support yourself and your loved one by finding local resources and groups of people who you can connect with to assist you. 💜 We have compiled a list of places that could be beneficial for you during this time, check it out in our blog post below. ⬇️
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Finding Local Resources for Alzheimer’s and Dementia
Through our wellness programming, we are dedicated to empowering our Members to live independently at any age. 👏 To help them live an independent life, wellness is at the core. Within our community, we provide a wellness center, a heated indoor pool, award-winning programs, and group exercise classes overseen by our dedicated wellness team. 🏋️♀️ These tools enable our Members to participate in wellness activities, no matter what their skill level is to live a longer, healthier, happier life. ❤️
Say hello to Fall! 🍂
What is your favorite part of this time of year? We can't get enough of the crisp air and beautiful colors that start to surround us as the leaves change. 🍁
While COVID-19 has put a damper on some things, our Members are still connecting with their neighbors and finding ways to socialize during meals as well as around our community! Cascades Verdae is where neighbors become friends and those friends become an extended family. 🏡
Today is World Alzheimer's Day, a day to raise awareness about this disease that develops in someone in the United States every 65 seconds. 💜
Learn more about Alzheimer's from the Alzheimer's Association here: http://bit.ly/AlzheimersFacts
Share this post and join us in the fight to #ENDALZ. 💟
Cardiovascular health is a crucial part of your overall wellness, especially as you age. ❤️ One way that you can strengthen your heart is by incorporating swimming into your weekly routine. 🏊♂️ Swimming works to make your heart stronger and improves your cardiovascular health through the gradual increase of a steady heart rate and lowering of your blood pressure. Why are these two bi-products of swimming important? They decrease your risk of heart disease which increases as you age. 🌊
As we have previously shared, our Historic Route 66 events were such a blast for our Members over the last few weeks! ✨ Our Route 66 Golf Cart Member Challenge was designed by our Wellness Director, Aleksandra, and it involved pairs of Members competing in eight individual challenges that represent the eight states on Route 66. 🛣 🚗 Each team had to get into their golf cart, to retrieve a bag with instructions and items pertaining to the state which they randomly selected. 📝 The challenges included drawing a building in Missouri, making a painted desert terrarium, becoming "bikini models", shooting a bow and arrow, lassoing a steer, an Oklahoma-style shootout, making art with Kansas sunflower seeds, and becoming Chicago bar owners. 🏆 Contestants were judged by our audience to see who completed the challenges with the most authenticity and pizzazz! ☀️ It was such a beautiful and fun day for our Members on Historic Route 66! ❤️
"When we chose our house we got to pick out everything. They re-did everything - new flooring, kitchen cabinets, appliances" - Diana
Ensuring that a home is the correct fit for our Member's needs is important to us. Before move-in, our Move-In Coordinator collaborates with our new Members and construction teams to ensure that the home is customized to meet their needs and personal style. From top to bottom, our homes are tailored to your comfort and awaiting you to begin your perfect retirement.
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Active Aging Week was so much fun at the Cascades Verdae! 🏋️♀️ Our Members had a week of outdoor challenges that helped them embrace wellness! 💪 Whether they were flipping tires, participating in an egg challenge, nutrition lectures, and banana bouquets! 😋
The tire flip had Members squat, and flip the tire to see how many times they could flip it in 60-seconds. One of our Members who is an active participant in our wellness program broke the record! 🏆 During our egg challenge, we had Members holding an egg on a soup spoon in their mouth while traveling through an obstacle course! 😉 Each of these activities worked the different pillars of wellness and were a great way to highlight the different ways that we broke down the stereotypes associated with aging to live The Weller Life. ❤️
Members in our Care Services had an exciting Active Aging week! 💪 They enjoyed a variety of different activities that all focused on their overall health. Starting the week off with juicing fresh fruits and vegetables, swatter tennis with a balloon, hula hoop challenges, and bowling! The swatter tennis was so much fun, Members sat across from each other and used plastic swatters to hit a balloon back and forth. 🎈 Our hula hoop challenge, Members took turns, bouncing a ballon through the hoop effectively, the most bounces won! 🏆 Our Members love when we bring out the bowling pins, so they used 1 or 2lb medicine ball to knock regular size and weight bowling pins down! To conclude the week, we played a little throwing pong in our buckets, shooting balls into our pong bins, and our best score won a prize! 🏆
As people begin to age, the brain naturally changes, affecting memory, learning, and other cognitive functions. 🧠 Finding tools to stimulate your brain will improve the overall function of your mental processing and brain health. During the colder months, diving into a good book, a challenging puzzle, taking an online course, or listening to music are all great ways to keep your brain sharp. 🧩 Let us know below, how do you keep your brain sharp on a daily basis? ⬇️
There is something so special about getting your nails done. 💅 A few of our Members needed a little pampering so we knew just what to do! ✨ What is your favorite way to treat yourself? ⬇️
During COVID-19, our social and wellness teams have gotten creative with activities and events that our Members can enjoy at a safe social distance! Whether it's a game night, wellness class, walk-up/drive-thru dining experience or live music, our Members have a variety of safely distanced activities and events to choose from each day!
Who else loves a good Oyster Roast? 🙋♀️ Our community took advantage of a beautiful, fall afternoon to host a good ole oyster roast for our community! Members enjoyed oysters, low country boil, gumbo, and Carolina Beach Music in the Cascades' Pub and Patio! 😋🎶
We want to take a second to brag about our Members. 👏 Look at their creations! They spent the afternoon painting pumpkins to decorate our community in preparation for the Halloween holiday. 🎃
Happy Halloween from all of us at Cascades Verdae! 👻 We celebrated with a ghoulish social where our team members dressed up as classic characters! We delivered candy to Members in a reverse Trick or Treat activity! 🍫🍬
After a year like 2020, we all need to find a way to establish goals and conquer them for 2021, right? 👏 There are a few key things you can add to your schedule to make these goals a success.👏 We researched so you wouldn't have to, check out our blog post below to find out how to set and follow your goals in 2021! ⬇️
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Did you know that our C.L.I.M.B. (Confidence, Longevity, Independence, Mobility, and Balance) class has been awarded the Argentum Best of the Best recognition? 🏆 C.L.I.M.B. focuses on the importance of maintaining and improving strength, balance, and flexibility for our Members. 💪
Cheers to 2021! Our Members said goodbye to 2020 in style! 👋 The Dining Services team prepared a glorious meal for our Members to enjoy. ✨ The menu featured Bass, Rack of Lamb, and Bone-in Ribeye, followed by Chocolate Covered Strawberries and Champagne to top the night off. 🥂
What are your resolutions for the new year? Our Members are getting into the swing of their new schedule and staying on top of their fitness goals! 💪
Extra, Extra! 🔊 Members at Cascades Verdae know how to have a good time! We ended the Christmas season with the Reindeer Games in our Grand Ballroom. 🎄 It was an afternoon full of fun, to say the least. Members participated in an Elf Scavenger Hunt, Trivia games, and a reindeer ring toss! 🎪 🎲
Our restaurant approach to full-service dining emphasizes variety and quality. Members of our community eat with us each day and we want to provide an excellent dining experience with meals customized to their liking. Our daily specials and seemingly endless menu options are freshly crafted under the direction of our Executive Chef. In addition, carefully selected wine, beer, and spirits from our fully stocked clubhouse bar create a refreshing culinary celebration. 🍴
On the cool winter mornings here in Greenville, our Members enjoy the relaxing atmosphere of our Clubhouse. 😇 We have a beautiful fireplace that is the perfect nook to start a day. Our Members enjoy reading the paper with a cup of coffee, reading their favorite book, or catching up with a neighbor! 🔥 📚
Who loves to crank up their favorite tunes and sing in the car?! 🚙🎶 Check out our version of Carpool Karaoke, themed for Valentine's Day 💕 with love songs like Call Me Maybe, Treasure, I Need Your Love, and Closer! 💘
Come experience a spirited lifestyle with us at Cascades Verdae:
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Say hello to two of our amazing concierges, Grace and Marion! ❤️ Our concierge team works around the clock to ensure that our Members, their families, and prospects get everything they need. ☎️ As soon as you step foot into Cascades Verdae, these smiling faces are here to greet you! ✨
⚠️ LAST CHANCE! ⚠️
Don't miss the opportunity to participate in our Silver Pen Writing Scholarship Competition, ❗️THIS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12th IS OUR FINAL DAY❗️. Every year our community hosts the Silver Pen Writing Scholarship Competition. 📝 Winners are awarded scholarships from $500 to $2,500 for college. 🏆Participants are required to submit an essay with a minimum of 1,000 words, the application form, and a transcript. 💯 To learn more, visit: http://silverpen-slc.com/
"It's just a really neat, tight community" - Evelyn
Our Members and staff make up the special place that is our community. It's where friendships are formed, bonds are strengthened and hearts care for one another. Becoming a part of Cascades Verdae means gaining an extended family who supports one another.
❗️ Attention High School Seniors❗️
Don't miss the opportunity to participate in our Silver Pen Writing Scholarship Competition. Every year our community hosts the Silver Pen Writing Scholarship Competition. Our Members play an essential role in this competition as they choose an essay topic and judge the competition. 📝 Winners are awarded scholarships from $500 to $2,500 dollars for college. 🏆
The deadline to apply is quickly approaching on February 12th! Participants are required to submit an essay with a minimum of 1,000 words, the application form, and a transcript. 💯 To learn more about the topic, visit the official website below: http://bit.ly/SilverPenScholarship
