Yesterday September Birthday Celebration at Brightside💜 residents enjoyed Ice Cream Sundaes 🍨
Birthday Celebration! This afternoon the Grand residents enjoyed receiving cupcakes and ice cream to celebrate the September birthdays. What a way to finish off the day!
Happy First Day of Fall from Brightside 🍁 🍁 Residents enjoyed Apple Cider and Fresh warm Cookies 😊
It was a perfect Assisted living week at Brightside as today we wrapped up the celebrations with our grand finale and third birthday celebration for Brightside at lunch with residents favorite: cheese burgers, pasta salad, baked beans and veggies! Then during the afternoon we had a wonderful drive by family parade. Thank you to the families that were able to join. A special thank you to Steve Birkemeier for playing for Residents and families. Thank you to all the wonderful staff all week that helped during the Week festivities.💕
Day #4: Old Hollywood Day!
Residents at Brightside enjoyed a day full of reminiscing Hollywood Celebrities, with Glamour Shots and afternoon lunch we snuck out doors for some fresh air where we talked about our favorite actors and actresses throughout the years.
Thank you to our Kitchen staff for a delicious old time favorite meal! And delicious dessert💕
Hey, Hey it's Pajama's all day!!! The Grand residents got to enjoy staying in their Pajama all day. As they had a relaxing afternoon. We all hope some of you got to relax in your pajamas as well this today.
Root Beer Floats on this sunny and beautiful Friday 😍
October Birthday Celebration at Brightside 🎈
Thank You so much Steve for the wonderful music on this windy and sunny day for Brightside Residents 🌞
Monday Bingo game at Brightside ♡
Afternoon fun getting into the spooky Halloween spirit at Brightside, residents took some time to decorate these cute pumpkins
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What better way to spend an Autumn afternoon than decorating Sugar Cookies?! Katie spent yesterday afternoon baking and assembling Sugar Cookie Decorating Kits, and this afternoon they were delivered to Court resident apartments! Lots of fun and delicious too!!!
Halloween sugar cookie decorating at Brightside this morning 🎃
Delicious ice cream sundaes yesterday afternoon at Brightside 🍨
Vanilla ice cream drizzled with Hot Fudge, strawberry syrup and topped with oreo crumbles!
There’s still one week left to submit photos for our Wildlife Appreciation Photo Contest!!! We’ve had some great submissions and would love to add your photos to the collection! Questions? Please contact Katie.
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To vote, please click “LIKE” on your favorite photo or photos. The photo with the most votes will win a Fall Prize Basket. Please feel to “share” on Facebook and encourage your friends to vote too! VOTING DEADLINE is Monday, November 2nd.
Happy Early Sweetest Day to our residents at Brightside today we enjoyed delicious floats with either grape or strawberry soda! 💜
If you live in one of our Villas, be on the lookout for Katie with the Cider & Donut “Grab & Go” wagon!!! She’ll be making her way around to the mailpods (East - 2:30, West - 3:00, North - 3:30). Please remember your mask and to keep a safe social distance from others. 🍎🍁🍂
Residents enjoy delicious Pumpking Cheesecake this afternoon at Brightside 🎃
Court residents had a blast with our fun “Lollipop Pull” game at their doorways this afternoon. Congratulations to Lois who pulled the lollipop that won her the grand prize!!! 🎃👻
The Grand residents had a very busy week doing different crafts. From make spooky ghost to decorating pumpkins the residents enjoyed creating all the crafts. What a way to kick off getting closer to Halloween!
What a fun day at Brightside decorating our pumpkins as we kick of our 10 days till Halloween fun 🎃
With everything going on in the world around us, it’s easy to loose sight of those things that are good in our lives. Throughout the month of November, the Court will be celebrating the good and focusing on what we’re truly thankful for. Court residents have been encouraged to hang their gratitude lists on their apartment doors for everyone to see. We hope that you’ll join along with us!
Halloween Lunch Party, Candy and Sugar Cookies O my! What a fun day at Brightside! Everyone at Brightside would like to say have a Happy and Safe Halloween to all the ghouls, goblins, and princesses that will be out trick or treating tomorrow 🎃
Happy Halloween from the Grand! This afternoon the residents got to participate in a scavenger hunt. All of the residents enjoyed seeing all of the creative costumes, and how they had their own trick-or-treat hunt. A big thank you to all the staff! Everyone have a happy and safe Halloween.
What an fun day filled with lots of laughs as today we hopped on the Booze N' Tatoos train for our residents at Brightside. Residents reminisced about tattoos they have or wanted to get but was nervous to take the plung. They also enjoyed some delicious ODulls and sparkling Cider!
Halloween fun with our Lollipop Pull today at Brightside, residents got a chance to get yummy prizes by what color was at the bottom of their sucker, residents got a good laugh this afternoon 🎃
The Court “Thankful Tree” is back again for another year! 2020 has certainly been full of challenges, but it’s important to remember to still count your blessings. We can’t wait for our residents, staff and families to fill up our tree with what they’re thankful for! 🍁🍂
Happy #VeteransDay2020 to all who have served/ serving this great country. At Brightside we enjoyed celebrating with delicious cake done by our kitchen. And each Veteran received a certificate, goody bag and a flag ❤ 🤍 💙 .
Happy Veterans Day to all of the Veterans! Thank you for everything you have done, and continue doing. Here is some of the Grand Veterans celebrating the day.
Who would have thought it would be in the 70s in November?! Residents at Brightside enjoyed much needed patio time this afternoon 🌞
A very big THANK YOU to Spring Arbor Free Methodist Church for donating these adorable “healthcare worker’s survival kits” for our staff!! We appreciate you thinking of us!
The votes have been counted and we have a WINNER!!! Congratulations to Villa resident, Sue L., on winning our first ever Wildlife Appreciation Photo Contest! Sue is a nature enthusiast and avid gardener. Her inviting flowers and plants make her yard the “go-to” spot for many of the creatures that call Countryside home. Thank You to all of our Countryside residents and families who participated in our photo contest.
Caramel Apple Sundaes were a huge hit in the Court this afternoon! Good thing the sun is shining so we can go for a walk to burn off some of those calories!!!
It’s Beginning to look a lot like Christmas 🎅 🎄
Decorations going up at Brightside the last few days for residents to enjoy❤️
The cat, or should we say “elf”, is finally out of the bag . . . Santa has sent a special friend to the Court to spread some Christmas cheer!!! Stay tuned to see what trouble Joy stirs up! 🎄🎅🏻
Happy National Cotton Candy Day!!
Fun fact:
In 1904, these two Nashville candy makers introduced their invention of how to make cotton candy to the St. Louis World’s Fair. Due to fair goers’ curiosity, these inventors sold approximately 68,655 boxes of cotton candy for 25 cents a box for a total of $17,163.75.
Thank you so much to #abcacademy for the beautiful Christmas cards for Brightside residents. Put a lot of smiles on faces😀
Happy National Cookie Day! 🍪 residents at Brightside enjoyed double chocolate cookies this afternoon😁
The beautiful Christmas tree at the Manor is up!
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Christmas Tree #2 near the fire place at Brightside each resident has a stocking for the holidays 🥰
Grand & Atrium Tree Gallery. Big thank you to ABC Academy Concord for making decorations for one of the trees. All of the decorations are beautiful, and the residents love to see them up. All of today was filled with laughs and smiles as employees took the time to put up residents Christmas trees.
Thank you ABC Academy Concord for making ornaments for all of the Grand and Atrium residents. Seeing the creation and hardwork from the students put bright smiles to everyone's faces. All of the residents wish the students a happy and healthy holiday!
John Ganton’s Countryside would like to wish a very Happy 100th Birthday to Villa resident Ida!!!! Ida’s neighbors, family, friends and Countryside staff took part in a parade to celebrate her special day. We hope you have a happy, healthy year! 🎉🎈
Brightside residents enjoying delicious Brownies for National Brownie Day 😋
Fun facts: There are three theories about the invention of brownies:
*A chef accidentally added melted chocolate into biscuit dough.
*A cook forgot to add flour to the batter when baking cake.
*The most popular theory: A housewife did not have baking powder and improvised with this new treat. It was said that she was baking for guests and decided to serve these "flattened" cakes to them.
Spirit week day 5: Ugly Sweater Day!!
Thank you to all of our staff that participated in this fun spirit week.
Christmas spirit week Day 4 🎅
Thank you #abcacademy for putting smiles on our residents faces yesterday at Brightside. The kids did an Amazing job singing. The residents loved singing along with them. ❤️💚
Day 3: Christmas Spirit Day
Day 2: Christmas Spirit Week
National Cupcake Day! Brightside residents enjoyed delicious cupcakes and ice cream this after to celebrate 🧁 🍦 thank you to our awesome kitchen for the cupcakes!
In keeping with our Court Christmas tradition, our Independent Living manager, Diana, made Rice Pudding yesterday afternoon for our Court residents. As usual, it was a huge hit!! Wishing you and your family a very Merry Christmas!!!
Merry Christmas to our residents at Brightside! This morning we celebrated with delicious sugar cookies while we sat by the fireplace and tree opening presents 🎁 a huge thank you to #lumenchristi and #ArborGroveCongregationalChurch for the wonderful cards it was a great touch to add to our Christmas celebration.
Santa sent a special friend to the Court to spread some Christmas Cheer. Joy the Christmas Elf caused a lot of mischief around the Court during the past month and created a ton of smiles and laughter! She delivered Hinkley’s donuts with Katie this morning and then left for the North Pole. Thanks for the memories, Joy! We’ll see you again next year!! 🎄⛄️
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With our Court Dining Room sitting empty due to the Covid 19 pandemic, we were looking for some way to bring it back to life during the holidays. Our Court staff decided to have a Christmas Display Contest and each decorated a table to represent what Christmas means to their family. The residents were able to walk through the display throughout the week and got to vote of their favorite. A big Thank You to Katie, Diana W., Diana M., and Dusty for participating. Congratulations to our winners: 1st place - Katie, 2nd place - Diana M., and 3rd place - Dusty!
Yummy peppermint ice cream this afternoon at Brightside ❤️💚
This afternoon, our Court staff came together to make all of their favorite holiday treats for our residents. Each resident had a party tray full of goodies delivered to their door to help them ring in 2021! Wishing all of our Countryside family a safe, happy New Year!!
Happy New Years Eve from the Grand and Atrium residents. This afternoon all of the residents came to the dining room to celebrate bring in the New Year with different goodies. We wish all of you a safe and healthy New Year for you and your family.
Happy New Year’s Eve from all the residents at Brightside. We are enjoying an early afternoon celebration! ringing in 2021. We are enjoying a delicious fruit bowl and some of residents favorite holiday drinks sparkling wine and O’Doul‘s 🍻 🥂  we hope everyone has a safe holiday and here is to bringing in 2021. And saying goodbye to 2020!!! 
In keeping with our Court Christmas tradition, our Independent Living manager, Diana, made Rice Pudding yesterday afternoon for our Court residents. As usual, it was a huge hit!! Wishing you and your family a very Merry Christmas!!!
Merry Christmas to our residents at Brightside! This morning we celebrated with delicious sugar cookies while we sat by the fireplace and tree opening presents 🎁 a huge thank you to #lumenchristi and #ArborGroveCongregationalChurch for the wonderful cards it was a great touch to add to our Christmas celebration.
Santa sent a special friend to the Court to spread some Christmas Cheer. Joy the Christmas Elf caused a lot of mischief around the Court during the past month and created a ton of smiles and laughter! She delivered Hinkley’s donuts with Katie this morning and then left for the North Pole. Thanks for the memories, Joy! We’ll see you again next year!! 🎄⛄️
This afternoon, our Court staff came together to make all of their favorite holiday treats for our residents. Each resident had a party tray full of goodies delivered to their door to help them ring in 2021! Wishing all of our Countryside family a safe, happy New Year!!
Happy New Years Eve from the Grand and Atrium residents. This afternoon all of the residents came to the dining room to celebrate bring in the New Year with different goodies. We wish all of you a safe and healthy New Year for you and your family.
Happy New Year’s Eve from all the residents at Brightside. We are enjoying an early afternoon celebration! ringing in 2021. We are enjoying a delicious fruit bowl and some of residents favorite holiday drinks sparkling wine and O’Doul‘s 🍻 🥂  we hope everyone has a safe holiday and here is to bringing in 2021. And saying goodbye to 2020!!! 
In keeping with our Court Christmas tradition, our Independent Living manager, Diana, made Rice Pudding yesterday afternoon for our Court residents. As usual, it was a huge hit!! Wishing you and your family a very Merry Christmas!!!
Merry Christmas to our residents at Brightside! This morning we celebrated with delicious sugar cookies while we sat by the fireplace and tree opening presents 🎁 a huge thank you to #lumenchristi and #ArborGroveCongregationalChurch for the wonderful cards it was a great touch to add to our Christmas celebration.
Santa sent a special friend to the Court to spread some Christmas Cheer. Joy the Christmas Elf caused a lot of mischief around the Court during the past month and created a ton of smiles and laughter! She delivered Hinkley’s donuts with Katie this morning and then left for the North Pole. Thanks for the memories, Joy! We’ll see you again next year!! 🎄⛄️
What better way to celebrate national milk day with some delicious cookies and a cold glass of milk!!! 🥰 Happy Monday everyone!!
Happy 86th Birthday to Elvis Presley Forever the King of Rock N Roll.
Today residents had fun listening to Elvis music while enjoying Peanut Butter sandwiches and bananas for an afternoon snack. Though we missed the bacon on the famous Elvis Combo it sure was yummy!!
This afternoon, our Court staff came together to make all of their favorite holiday treats for our residents. Each resident had a party tray full of goodies delivered to their door to help them ring in 2021! Wishing all of our Countryside family a safe, happy New Year!!
Happy New Years Eve from the Grand and Atrium residents. This afternoon all of the residents came to the dining room to celebrate bring in the New Year with different goodies. We wish all of you a safe and healthy New Year for you and your family.
Happy New Year’s Eve from all the residents at Brightside. We are enjoying an early afternoon celebration! ringing in 2021. We are enjoying a delicious fruit bowl and some of residents favorite holiday drinks sparkling wine and O’Doul‘s 🍻 🥂  we hope everyone has a safe holiday and here is to bringing in 2021. And saying goodbye to 2020!!! 
In keeping with our Court Christmas tradition, our Independent Living manager, Diana, made Rice Pudding yesterday afternoon for our Court residents. As usual, it was a huge hit!! Wishing you and your family a very Merry Christmas!!!
What better way to celebrate national milk day with some delicious cookies and a cold glass of milk!!! 🥰 Happy Monday everyone!!
Happy 86th Birthday to Elvis Presley Forever the King of Rock N Roll.
Today residents had fun listening to Elvis music while enjoying Peanut Butter sandwiches and bananas for an afternoon snack. Though we missed the bacon on the famous Elvis Combo it sure was yummy!!
This afternoon, our Court staff came together to make all of their favorite holiday treats for our residents. Each resident had a party tray full of goodies delivered to their door to help them ring in 2021! Wishing all of our Countryside family a safe, happy New Year!!
Happy New Years Eve from the Grand and Atrium residents. This afternoon all of the residents came to the dining room to celebrate bring in the New Year with different goodies. We wish all of you a safe and healthy New Year for you and your family.
Happy New Year’s Eve from all the residents at Brightside. We are enjoying an early afternoon celebration! ringing in 2021. We are enjoying a delicious fruit bowl and some of residents favorite holiday drinks sparkling wine and O’Doul‘s 🍻 🥂  we hope everyone has a safe holiday and here is to bringing in 2021. And saying goodbye to 2020!!! 
In keeping with our Court Christmas tradition, our Independent Living manager, Diana, made Rice Pudding yesterday afternoon for our Court residents. As usual, it was a huge hit!! Wishing you and your family a very Merry Christmas!!!
yesterday Brightside residents enjoyed celebrating national cheese lovers day! With some cube cheese and crackers. It was a with some cube cheese and crackers 🙂 it was a wonderful snack for the afternoon!
Some have inquired of where we come up with these crazy national and international days. A wonderful website to see all of those ste at www.holidayinsights.com 🥰
Brightside residents enjoyed snowflake popcorn mix with a hint of chocolate pieces and blue sugar sprinkled on top for National Popcorn Day!!
Fun Fact: Americans eat around 17 billion quarts of popcorn every year. This amount would fill the Empire State Building 18 times.
What better way to celebrate national milk day with some delicious cookies and a cold glass of milk!!! 🥰 Happy Monday everyone!!
Happy 86th Birthday to Elvis Presley Forever the King of Rock N Roll.
Today residents had fun listening to Elvis music while enjoying Peanut Butter sandwiches and bananas for an afternoon snack. Though we missed the bacon on the famous Elvis Combo it sure was yummy!!
This afternoon, our Court staff came together to make all of their favorite holiday treats for our residents. Each resident had a party tray full of goodies delivered to their door to help them ring in 2021! Wishing all of our Countryside family a safe, happy New Year!!
Happy New Years Eve from the Grand and Atrium residents. This afternoon all of the residents came to the dining room to celebrate bring in the New Year with different goodies. We wish all of you a safe and healthy New Year for you and your family.
Yesterday residents at Brightside Enjoy delicious chocolate cake and beautiful sunshine 🥰
Happy Wednesday everyone! The Grand residents had a nice treat this morning during their coffee social. A very special treat to break up the week.
yesterday Brightside residents enjoyed celebrating national cheese lovers day! With some cube cheese and crackers. It was a with some cube cheese and crackers 🙂 it was a wonderful snack for the afternoon!
Some have inquired of where we come up with these crazy national and international days. A wonderful website to see all of those ste at www.holidayinsights.com 🥰
Brightside residents enjoyed snowflake popcorn mix with a hint of chocolate pieces and blue sugar sprinkled on top for National Popcorn Day!!
Fun Fact: Americans eat around 17 billion quarts of popcorn every year. This amount would fill the Empire State Building 18 times.
What better way to celebrate national milk day with some delicious cookies and a cold glass of milk!!! 🥰 Happy Monday everyone!!
Happy 86th Birthday to Elvis Presley Forever the King of Rock N Roll.
Today residents had fun listening to Elvis music while enjoying Peanut Butter sandwiches and bananas for an afternoon snack. Though we missed the bacon on the famous Elvis Combo it sure was yummy!!
Happy Groundhog Day from Brightside sadly Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow and we get six more weeks of winter.. But smiles continue as we enjoy yummy donuts this afternoon!
Despite that Punxsutawney Phil In fact saw his shadow meaning we have six more weeks of winter that didn’t stop Manor residents from having smiles this morning while enjoying delicious donuts themed around Valentines! Happy Tuesday everyone
Yesterday residents at Brightside Enjoy delicious chocolate cake and beautiful sunshine 🥰
Happy Wednesday everyone! The Grand residents had a nice treat this morning during their coffee social. A very special treat to break up the week.
yesterday Brightside residents enjoyed celebrating national cheese lovers day! With some cube cheese and crackers. It was a with some cube cheese and crackers 🙂 it was a wonderful snack for the afternoon!
Some have inquired of where we come up with these crazy national and international days. A wonderful website to see all of those ste at www.holidayinsights.com 🥰
Brightside residents enjoyed snowflake popcorn mix with a hint of chocolate pieces and blue sugar sprinkled on top for National Popcorn Day!!
Fun Fact: Americans eat around 17 billion quarts of popcorn every year. This amount would fill the Empire State Building 18 times.
Residents enjoyed a yummy Bubble Gum flavored cupcake for a lunch dessert. thank you to Brightside kitchen staff for helping make these yummy cupcakes!
Fun fact: The first bubble gum ever marketed was done so under the name “Blibber-Blubber”.
Happy Friday! ❤️
Happy Groundhog Day from Brightside sadly Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow and we get six more weeks of winter.. But smiles continue as we enjoy yummy donuts this afternoon!
Despite that Punxsutawney Phil In fact saw his shadow meaning we have six more weeks of winter that didn’t stop Manor residents from having smiles this morning while enjoying delicious donuts themed around Valentines! Happy Tuesday everyone
Yesterday residents at Brightside Enjoy delicious chocolate cake and beautiful sunshine 🥰
Happy Wednesday everyone! The Grand residents had a nice treat this morning during their coffee social. A very special treat to break up the week.
yesterday Brightside residents enjoyed celebrating national cheese lovers day! With some cube cheese and crackers. It was a with some cube cheese and crackers 🙂 it was a wonderful snack for the afternoon!
Some have inquired of where we come up with these crazy national and international days. A wonderful website to see all of those ste at www.holidayinsights.com 🥰
Mardi Gras Celebration at Brightside today enjoying Pączki😋💜💚💛
Happy Valentine’s Day to our Brightside residents. We had a fun filled day! Thank you to our kitchen for a delicious spaghetti lunch and a yummy ice cream dessert. Resident had fun dancing as some of our staff taught them the Cupid shuffle. And we also had the pleasure of announcing our 2021 king and queen. Our staff worked hard together to make each resident a valentine bucket with cards and candy 🥰 We would also like to take a moment to thank Family Dollar for all the amazing balloons donated that put a Lot of smile on faces. ❤️
Happy Valentines Day from the Grand and Atrium residents. Today we celebrated Valentines with a lovely social, while we crowned this years Kings and Queens. We all hope you have a great Valentines as well.
Residents enjoyed a yummy Bubble Gum flavored cupcake for a lunch dessert. thank you to Brightside kitchen staff for helping make these yummy cupcakes!
Fun fact: The first bubble gum ever marketed was done so under the name “Blibber-Blubber”.
Happy Friday! ❤️
Happy Groundhog Day from Brightside sadly Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow and we get six more weeks of winter.. But smiles continue as we enjoy yummy donuts this afternoon!
Despite that Punxsutawney Phil In fact saw his shadow meaning we have six more weeks of winter that didn’t stop Manor residents from having smiles this morning while enjoying delicious donuts themed around Valentines! Happy Tuesday everyone
Brightside residents enjoying delicious Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream this afternoon 🍦
Manor residents enjoyed morning exercise and celebrated February Birthday’s with delicious mint chocolate chip ice cream and cake!
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Jeff Johnson demonstrates traditional broom making for Manor residents at John Ganton's Countryside.
Mardi Gras Celebration at Brightside today enjoying Pączki😋💜💚💛
Happy Valentine’s Day to our Brightside residents. We had a fun filled day! Thank you to our kitchen for a delicious spaghetti lunch and a yummy ice cream dessert. Resident had fun dancing as some of our staff taught them the Cupid shuffle. And we also had the pleasure of announcing our 2021 king and queen. Our staff worked hard together to make each resident a valentine bucket with cards and candy 🥰 We would also like to take a moment to thank Family Dollar for all the amazing balloons donated that put a Lot of smile on faces. ❤️
Happy Valentines Day from the Grand and Atrium residents. Today we celebrated Valentines with a lovely social, while we crowned this years Kings and Queens. We all hope you have a great Valentines as well.
What a fun day at Brightside celebrating National Carnival Day with fun games (lucky duck pond, fish cup toss, and ring toss) popcorn and cotton candy. After the fun we went to lunch where we had mini corn dogs french fries and a funnel cake fries with a delicious glass of homemade lemonade🎪 happy Friday everyone!!
Today the Manor & Court residents are in for a special treat at lunch! Chef VJ has whipped up a delicious, homemade Buckeye Pie for dessert!!! We can’t wait to try it! 😋
Brightside residents enjoying margarita’s for National Margarita Day ♥️
Manor residents enjoying Margarita’s for National Margarita Day ❤️
Brightside residents enjoying delicious Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream this afternoon 🍦
Manor residents enjoyed morning exercise and celebrated February Birthday’s with delicious mint chocolate chip ice cream and cake!
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2021 Chili Cook off at Brightside today was a huge hit! Residents had a great time judging all the delicious chili!
1st Place: Paigee Mariee
2nd Place: Ashley Finerty
3rd Place: Amber Ancrile
Congratulations! And Thank You to everyone who entered a pot ❤️
Valentine’s Day may have come and gone, but this week Court Residents & Staff decided to continue with the theme of “love” and showcase “What LOVE Means to Me”. We had everything on display from wedding/anniversary photos, to pictures of beloved pets, and even Diana’s wedding gown! Thank you to everyone who participated. ❤️
How wonderful is was for some of our Court residents to gather in the dining room this afternoon for a fun game of “Roll the Dice, Break the Ice”! It’s a great feeling being able to catch up with our friends again ... even if we have to keep 6 feet apart! ❤️
Court residents enjoyed a delicious Oatmeal Making Station this morning!! There were lots of toppings to choose from and everyone had fun creating their own unique concoctions!
Someone say Chili? The Grand residents were able to vote on the best staff chili this afternoon. It was a wonderful way to welcome in the warm weather. Congratulations to Jason for winning first place, and Corrina for winning second place. Big thank you for all the staff that participated in the chili cook off.
Carrie would like to wish everyone a Happy St. David’s Day! St. David is the patron saint of Wales, where Carrie was born and raised.
The weather these past few days has really felt like Spring! And now, thanks to the lovely and talented Kristin Ganton, it’s starting to look like Spring around our campus as well!! A huge THANK YOU to Kristin for taking on the job of getting the planters throughout our campus ready for each season. Countryside residents, staff and families appreciate your beautiful work. Thank you for brightening our days! 🌺🌼🌷
2021 Chili Cook off at Brightside today was a huge hit! Residents had a great time judging all the delicious chili!
1st Place: Paigee Mariee
2nd Place: Ashley Finerty
3rd Place: Amber Ancrile
Congratulations! And Thank You to everyone who entered a pot ❤️
Valentine’s Day may have come and gone, but this week Court Residents & Staff decided to continue with the theme of “love” and showcase “What LOVE Means to Me”. We had everything on display from wedding/anniversary photos, to pictures of beloved pets, and even Diana’s wedding gown! Thank you to everyone who participated. ❤️
How wonderful is was for some of our Court residents to gather in the dining room this afternoon for a fun game of “Roll the Dice, Break the Ice”! It’s a great feeling being able to catch up with our friends again ... even if we have to keep 6 feet apart! ❤️
Court residents enjoyed a delicious Oatmeal Making Station this morning!! There were lots of toppings to choose from and everyone had fun creating their own unique concoctions!
Someone say Chili? The Grand residents were able to vote on the best staff chili this afternoon. It was a wonderful way to welcome in the warm weather. Congratulations to Jason for winning first place, and Corrina for winning second place. Big thank you for all the staff that participated in the chili cook off.
The Court would like to thank Alison for bringing in her pig collection for us to see!!! It was a lot of fun looking at all of the different piggies. Court resident, Annette, even brought down a pig cookie jar that she inherited when she was 12-years-old for the group to see. 🐷
Thank You Lutheran Church Charities from Peace Lutheran Church for the goody bags and little buddies residents at Brightside thank you all very much ♥️
Happy National Girl Scouts Day! Residents at Brightside enjoyed some delicious cookies this afternoon!
Fun fact: Girl Scout Cookies Were First Sold In 1917
Our Court residents had a great time this afternoon picking our Court Chili Cook-Off winner!!! Congratulations to our Countryside Director of Operations, Crystal, on taking home 1st place! Our Independent Living Manager, Diana, took home 2nd place. And our Court/Villa Life Enrichment Coordinator, Katie, took home 3rd place. Thank you to all of our wonderful Court staff who brought in pots of Chili and to our residents for sampling the Chili and voting! It was great to see everyone today!!
The weather these past few days has really felt like Spring! And now, thanks to the lovely and talented Kristin Ganton, it’s starting to look like Spring around our campus as well!! A huge THANK YOU to Kristin for taking on the job of getting the planters throughout our campus ready for each season. Countryside residents, staff and families appreciate your beautiful work. Thank you for brightening our days! 🌺🌼🌷
2021 Chili Cook off at Brightside today was a huge hit! Residents had a great time judging all the delicious chili!
1st Place: Paigee Mariee
2nd Place: Ashley Finerty
3rd Place: Amber Ancrile
Congratulations! And Thank You to everyone who entered a pot ❤️
Genevieve is flying her Polish flag proudly at the Court today and wishing everyone a very happy St. Joseph’s Day!
Brightside had a fun St. Patrick's Day celebration this afternoon with delicious Corn Beef and Cabbage for lunch and the we had a wonderful surprise for residents as we had Steve Berkemeier playing wonderful music for us while we all enjoyed Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream!💚🍀
The Court would like to thank Alison for bringing in her pig collection for us to see!!! It was a lot of fun looking at all of the different piggies. Court resident, Annette, even brought down a pig cookie jar that she inherited when she was 12-years-old for the group to see. 🐷
Thank You Lutheran Church Charities from Peace Lutheran Church for the goody bags and little buddies residents at Brightside thank you all very much ♥️
Happy National Girl Scouts Day! Residents at Brightside enjoyed some delicious cookies this afternoon!
Fun fact: Girl Scout Cookies Were First Sold In 1917
Our Court residents had a great time this afternoon picking our Court Chili Cook-Off winner!!! Congratulations to our Countryside Director of Operations, Crystal, on taking home 1st place! Our Independent Living Manager, Diana, took home 2nd place. And our Court/Villa Life Enrichment Coordinator, Katie, took home 3rd place. Thank you to all of our wonderful Court staff who brought in pots of Chili and to our residents for sampling the Chili and voting! It was great to see everyone today!!
Genevieve is flying her Polish flag proudly at the Court today and wishing everyone a very happy St. Joseph’s Day!
Brightside had a fun St. Patrick's Day celebration this afternoon with delicious Corn Beef and Cabbage for lunch and the we had a wonderful surprise for residents as we had Steve Berkemeier playing wonderful music for us while we all enjoyed Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream!💚🍀
The Court would like to thank Alison for bringing in her pig collection for us to see!!! It was a lot of fun looking at all of the different piggies. Court resident, Annette, even brought down a pig cookie jar that she inherited when she was 12-years-old for the group to see. 🐷
Thank You Lutheran Church Charities from Peace Lutheran Church for the goody bags and little buddies residents at Brightside thank you all very much ♥️
Happy National Girl Scouts Day! Residents at Brightside enjoyed some delicious cookies this afternoon!
Fun fact: Girl Scout Cookies Were First Sold In 1917
Our Court residents had a great time this afternoon picking our Court Chili Cook-Off winner!!! Congratulations to our Countryside Director of Operations, Crystal, on taking home 1st place! Our Independent Living Manager, Diana, took home 2nd place. And our Court/Villa Life Enrichment Coordinator, Katie, took home 3rd place. Thank you to all of our wonderful Court staff who brought in pots of Chili and to our residents for sampling the Chili and voting! It was great to see everyone today!!
