EBV dinner last night was delicious! Almond crusted pork over Yukon garlic mashed potatoes and al dente veggies! Yum! 😋
Here are a few photos from the Cottage Grandparents Celebration Day that we wanted to share! Family members brought in pictures of 2 legged and 4 legged grandchildren for us to have a show and tell hour. We sang the National Grandparent song, listened to some poetry about grandparents, and ended the day with root beer floats and purple cows! #GrandparentsDay
Marlene is reminiscing and singing with April to our 40's music at Jukebox Jams today! 🎶 #MusicIsLife
Salley taught an exercise class today! So glad she is willing to lead out in some fun activities for her friends! #StayActive
Please join us in welcoming our newest Activity Director, Cheryl Collins to the team at Elan Buena Vista Independent Living. Happy to have her joining the family! #PassionateEmployee
We stay active at Elan Buena Vista! 💪🤸♀️🏋️♀️🧘♀️
Horse Racing at Elan Buena Vista! Such a fun activity! 🐎
We’re on the front lines, every day, caring for senior adults and empowering them to live their life with Passion. Join us and use your talents to make a difference in the lives of seniors today. Text CIVITAS to 89743 or view our careers page for current opportunities at our community: http://elanbuenavista.csrlivingcareers.com/
Such beautiful artwork fills the Independent Living Halls of Elan Buena Vista! #Artists
The guys and gals are enjoying a day full of cardio, crafts, and fun here at Elan Buena Vista! 😀
We hope you've enjoyed having an extra hour of light the past few months, but come Sunday, it will be time to switch your clocks back. Don't forget to check your clocks on your car, microwave, and that pesky alarm clock.
What a beautiful evening at Elan Buena Vista. #Blessings #TheVillages
In 2019, Civitas served up over 100 internal promotions through our My Passionate Employee program which provides employees with a variety of options to help them achieve their goals. Text CIVITAS to 89743 or view our careers page for current opportunities at our community: http://elanbuenavista.csrlivingcareers.com/
On this Veterans Day, we salute our veterans and extend our gratitude for their service. They are our relatives, friends, neighbors, and co-workers. Through their service, veterans protect our freedom. Happy Veteran's Day! #Veteran
Housekeeper Grace decorates her cart each month and the residents love it! Thank you for spreading the joy, Grace!
There is no better time to express how grateful we are for our staff than this month of Thanksgiving. We wish you a month full of laughter, joy, and bright moments! #CaregiverAppreciation
Our countless thanks to our staff and residents who fill our community full of love and gratefulness every day. Happy Thanksgiving!
Allan joined us for cardio drumming this morning. He requested Iron Butterfly's In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida and it was so fun to drum with!
At Elan Buena Vista, we love and celebrate our veterans and their families. Veteran spouse Bev is a resident of The Cottage, and Skip is a proud veteran. Thank you all for your sacrifice and devotion to our proud country. 😘 ✨ #thevillagesfl
It’s beginning to look like Christmas at Elan Buena Vista as our residents decorate their doors with yuletide cheer! 😃 🎄 #thevillagesfl
In senior living, HERO is an actual job title. You can make a difference in the lives of seniors by using your unique skills in a career at Civitas. Text CIVITAS to 89743 or view our careers page for current opportunities at our community: http://elanbuenavista.csrlivingcareers.com/
It’s beginning to look a lot like the holidays at Elan Buena Vista as our residents and staff get into the spirit! 😊 🎄 #thevillagesfl
Many of the residents in our community have vivid memories of Pearl Harbor Day, the day when the United States entered World War II. The months that followed were full of uncertainty. Today, we remember those who fought, as well as the families who stayed and supported their loved ones from home. #PearlHarborDay #Veteran
It's the shortest day of the year! We hope you've been able to make some great memories on this short day. #WinterSolstice
Our residents have been busy making, addressing, and sending Holiday Cards over the past few weeks. We thought it only proper to recognize Sir Henry Cole today, who will go down in history as the man who invented the Christmas Card! Today we celebrate you, Sir Henry! #TodayInHistory #MerryChristmas
Wishing you and your family a Christmas to remember. May your Christmas be filled with cheer, love, and memories! #MerryChristmas
In the coming weeks, we will be partnering with Walgreens to provide COVID-19 vaccinations to our residents and staff members. Building defense against COVID-19 in our building and in the community at large is a team effort. And you are a part of that defense. If you have questions regarding the vaccinations or our upcoming clinics, please call our Community directly.
Did you know that today is the most celebrated holiday of the year, around the world? We're excited to ring in the new year with our residents!
The best part about 2020 was meeting you! So thankful for all our Facebook Family and the joy you all bring to us.
From the CDC: Your best protection from COVID-19 will be a combination of getting a COVID-19 vaccine, wearing a mask, staying at least 6 feet away from others, avoiding crowds, and washing your hands often. No one tool alone is going to stop the pandemic. Learn about the Benefits of COVID-19 Vaccination: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/vaccine-benefits.html
We’re on the front lines, every day, caring for senior adults and empowering them to live their life with Passion. Join us and use your talents to make a difference in the lives of seniors today. Text CIVITAS to 89743 or view our careers page for current opportunities at our community: http://elanbuenavista.csrlivingcareers.com/
Lead the Way! Getting the COVID-19 vaccine adds one more layer of protection for you, our employees, other residents, and family. In the coming weeks, we will be partnering with Walgreens to provide COVID-19 vaccinations to our residents and staff members. If you have questions regarding the vaccinations or our upcoming clinics, please call our Community directly.
From the CDC: None of the COVID-19 vaccines currently in development in the United States uses the live virus that causes COVID-19. You may have symptoms like a fever after you get a vaccine. This is normal and a sign that your immune system is learning how to recognize and fight the virus that causes COVID-19. Learn more about the facts behind COVID-19 vaccines: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/vaccine-benefits/facts.html
Leading the Way! Civitas Senior Living is proud to announce that, as of today, all but one of our communities nationwide have completed their first-round vaccination clinics. The one community is in Colorado and will host their first-round clinic this Thursday. Additionally, by January 29th 39% of all our communities nationwide will have completed their second-round vaccination clinics, and by February 5th this number jumps to 66% completion for second-round vaccination clinics. If you have questions regarding the vaccinations or our upcoming clinics, please call our Community directly.
Diving Into The Decades: 1900-1909
All right cooking fans, this week we have a particularly unique recipe for you to try that was very popular in 1900, the Orange Omelet. The recipe we are sharing is from the Boston Cooking-School Cookbook 1900 edition.
3 eggs
1 teaspoon lemon juice
2 1/2 tablespoons orange juice
Few grains salt
2 oranges
2 tablespoons powdered sugar
1/2 tablespoon butter for cooking
Beat 3 eggs, until thick and lemon colored. Add in lemon, orange juice, and salt. Cook like you would a traditional omelet.
Remove skin from oranges and cut in slices, lengthwise. Fold in one-third of the slices of orange, well sprinkled with powdered sugar.
Garnish with remaining orange slices and dust it with powdered sugar.
We hope you enjoyed this unique recipe! Stay tuned to learn more about the decades! #DivingIntoTheDecades
Diving Into The Decades: 1900-1909
🍞 Loaf of bread = $0.07
🍳 Dozen eggs: $0.34
🍼 Quart of milk: $0.09
🍖 Pound of steak: $0.26
If you're thinking 'This must have been in the early 1900s!' Then you're absolutely correct! 2021 is our year of the decades! Starting this month with 1900-1909, we've been focusing on learning all about what life was like. Our residents have been enjoying the tastes, sounds, and sights of the early 1900s and can't wait to see what comes next. #DivingIntoTheDecades
Learn more about the Edwardian Era 👉 https://bit.ly/3p7TyHx
Diving Into The Decades: 1900-1909
Picture this - 1904 a new game hits the market. Parents and kids head to the local mercantile to pick up The Landlords Game. 117 years pass and this game is still number one on the list of most popular board games of all time.
Surprised that you haven't heard of it? You may know it by its later name: Monopoly! That's right, this super popular game had its humble beginnings as "The Landlords Game" and wasn't rebranded as Monopoly until 1933. Don't you just love history?! #DivingIntoTheDecades
1st Covid-19 Vaccine! 💉👍
FRESH. DECADENT. CAKE. That's how we're celebrating National Chocolate Cake Day. 🍰🍫
Of course, nobody makes chocolate cake quite like Grandma. We hope you enjoy this recipe from Taste of Home for Grandma's Chocolate Cake! 🔖
https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/grandma-s-chocolate-cake/
Diving Into The Decades
Residents are excited to be "Diving into the Decades" with us! From that decade, we are trying foods, studying fashion, and learning all about the world events that happened through those 30 years! Stay tuned for photos, videos, and stories!
Diving Into The Decades: 1910-1919
This month we are learning about a decade that is largely defined by the first world war. Despite the incomprehensible devastation of this era, it did bring about some technological advances, new fashions, and food staples that we see today!
If you were thrown back in time to 1914, you would likely still see more trolleys and horse-drawn carriages on the streets than any other type of vehicle. Children would be enjoying Oreo Cookies, Sherbert, and Wrigley's Doublemint Gum for the first time. Adults would be tapping their toes to the beat of Jazz and watching movies that were filmed in what is now Hollywood.
Once the war started, families were disrupted as fathers were drafted, women went to work in factories, and the older children took care of household chores. The changes it brought about in every aspect of life won this decade the name of The Progressive Era. Quite fitting, don't you think? #DivingIntoTheDecades
Round 2 is complete! 👏 💪 #StickItToCovid
Diving Into The Decades: 1910-1919
At age six, Douglas Spedden, his parents, and their 2 servants were aboard the Titanic Ship when it ran into an iceberg on April 14, 1912. They all survived this tragic wreck by hopping on Lifeboat 3 with 38 others.
You can read a piece of their story, and many others in the link below. http://bit.ly/3qTkhZ4
Julie is dolled up for our 1910s Decade Day! 😍
April made era-themed wreaths for our monthly decade celebrations! Great stuff! 😍😍
The Cottages new friend for the garden area and green thumb club is named Buddy! Our residents just love him! 😍🐕🦺🦮
Diving Into The Decades: 1910-1919
Johnny Gruelle wrote the book Raggedy Ann for his daughter, Marcella, in 1918. The story goes that Marcella brought her dad an old rag doll and he drew a face on it for her, and thus was born "Raggedy Ann."
The original rag doll is now worth over $1,000. Over time, her looks changed and by 1960, Raggedy Ann had red hair, a flowered dress, and a white apron. Quite different than her humble beginnings, but cute none the less. #DivingIntoTheDecades
Our Progressive Era party was a success in The Cottage! Our residents loved choosing their hats and jewelry! #DivingIntoTheDecades
Friday Shenanigans! We're always having fun with our spirited Activities Director! #RetirementGoals #ElanBuenaVista ⛳🏌️♀️🥳
Rose Marie is the heart of the community!
#CommunityTeamwork
We just got our hands on a new birdfeeder! Super excited to bird watch. #Birding
Green Thumbs Club with April, Dorree, and Miss Betty was such fun! 💚🌱🍃
The Roaring Twenties were a golden era of fashion. WWI left women desiring a simple, comfortable lifestyle and a fashion style that reflected the new modern age, where young women outnumbered the older Edwardian generation. 1920s fashion was made by the young and free-spirited youth who discarded their corsets and showed off their jazz dancing legs. This was also the era that brought about the “flappers.” This month, our residents will learn about the fashion, food, and famous faces of the 1920s! #DivingIntoTheDecades
Elan Buena Vista is active again and loving it! Carole is ready to play ping pong and Sally is dressed and born to be wild! 😍
We are loving the nice weather here in Florida! Many of our cottage residents went outside to participate in our weekly Green Thumb Club. Today we were planting herbs and flowers and remembering the days that our residents' parents used to do the same thing! The residents who didn't want to join us outside smelt the lavender and mint plants, they also learned on YouTube the benefits of these 2 plants. #GreenThumbClub
Friday Shenanigans! We're always having fun with our spirited Activities Director! #RetirementGoals #ElanBuenaVista ⛳🏌️♀️🥳
Rose Marie is the heart of the community!
#CommunityTeamwork
☘🍀💚🍀☘💚Happy St. Patrick's Day to all! 🌈🌟🇮🇪🧚♂️
Last week in The Cottage, we had our Baking Club. We made homemade brownies! Our residents love it when we use the hand-over-hand technique! Their faces lit up when they helped stir the mix! #BakingClub #Brownies #TheVillages
Rummikub is one of the many table games that our residents enjoy on the weekly. Send us a message to learn how you can join the fun! #GameTime
Happy Birthday to the BEST of the BEST Julie. 💝🌞🍾😊
Green Thumbs Club with April, Dorree, and Miss Betty was such fun! 💚🌱🍃
The Roaring Twenties were a golden era of fashion. WWI left women desiring a simple, comfortable lifestyle and a fashion style that reflected the new modern age, where young women outnumbered the older Edwardian generation. 1920s fashion was made by the young and free-spirited youth who discarded their corsets and showed off their jazz dancing legs. This was also the era that brought about the “flappers.” This month, our residents will learn about the fashion, food, and famous faces of the 1920s! #DivingIntoTheDecades
Our Green Thumb Club enjoyed looking at the full blooms here at Elan Buena Vista! 💚👍
Allan, our Executive Director joined our Activity Team this morning! He did morning trivia with our Cottage residents and they all loved it! #BrainGames
Our Theme Party: The Roaring 20s! We started the day with our Chefs, Chris and Debra demonstrating how to make homemade donuts! Our Cottage Residents loved the presentation and the taste of the raspberry donuts. #CookingDemonstration #DivingIntoTheDecades
In the 1920s almost everybody danced, and because everyone was dancing, they needed a dance that almost anyone could do. Thus was created the Fox Trot. It's basically walking but can be done at all different tempos! Do you know the Fox Trot?
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The Fox Trot in the Jazz Age
Introducing our Bartender Extraordinaire, Lisa! She is always willing to lend a helping hand and we are lucky to have her! ✋🍀💚
☘🍀💚🍀☘💚Happy St. Patrick's Day to all! 🌈🌟🇮🇪🧚♂️
