Cambridge Village of Apex and WakeMed Health & Hospitals have recently partnered to bring WakeMed services on-site to Cambridge Village residents and local residents. The partnership puts several key WakeMed services and experts directly onsite in Cambridge Village. Among the services coming to Cambridge Village are: WakeMed Healthworks Fitness & Wellness which is a fitness center and medically directed [...]
By Jessie Ammons If you want the convenience and freedom of living independently and are ready to give up responsibilities like household cleaning, yard maintenance, and even meal preparation, with the added bonus of multiple social engagements right at your door, then an independent living community is for you. Independent living communities offer the peace of mind of 24-hour [...]
Sisters Elsie Eads (left) and Elizabeth Crawford work together to share food and love with neighbors, local charities. Sisters Elizabeth Crawford and Elsie Eads, who live down the hall from one another at Raleigh’s Springmoor Life Care Retirement Community, combine their love of baking and volunteering. Elizabeth enjoys baking and often sends desserts to her Springmoor friends. Elsie likes helping [...]
Today's kids have never known a time without computers or the Internet. According to a Pew Internet Project study from 2013, 95 percent of all children ages 12 to 17 are now online. Eight out of ten teens have a desktop or laptop computer. So what's a grandparent to do when hosting electronics-savvy grandkids for a few hours or days? [...]
SearStone Celebrates First Anniversary, Assesses Positive Economic Impact SearStone Continuing Care Retirement Community welcomed its first official residents on Nov. 1, 2013. To help celebrate the community’s first anniversary, residents, staff and board members attended a special ceremony on Nov. 7 to recognize the occasion and dedicate the lake around which the community is centered. The first anniversary also served as [...]
Arbor Acres United Methodist Retirement Community has recently added several new employees to its management team. Lisa McClellan has joined the staff in the newly created position of Director of Talent and Work Life Enhancement Arts. Lisa oversees talent management and personnel policies, compensation strategies and benefit programs, and training and development for over 300 full-time and part-time employees. [...]
If you happen to be at Arbor Acres United Methodist Retirement Community at 10:30 in the morning on any given weekday, and you’re in their main building, you might suddenly find yourself in the middle of a crowd of casually-dressed residents, their faces red and shiny, their hair somewhat disheveled, pouring out of Fellowship Hall. It’s the end of [...]
Some Independent Living Communities offer an additional service of supportive care to meet a growing demand for these services for the frail elderly and others who may require assistance for a period of time after: experiencing declining health and memory affecting their safety; recuperating after surgery, a medical emergency, or a cosmetic procedure; experiencing weakness from chemotherapy or progressive diseases; [...]
By Cheryl Farkas L-R Bette Jensen, Dot Latham, Jane Ellen Walsh (standing) and Barbara Hood (seated). One thing is certain: Betty Jensen, 91; Dot Latham, 89; Jane Ellen Walsh, 79; and Barbara Hood, 82, all came from different places, different situations, different lifestyles, and have very different personalities. The one thing they have in common is they decided to remain [...]
Re-inventing Corpening Apartments is the next phase of Arbor Acres United Methodist Retirement Community’s forward-looking strategic plan. After the recent completion of a new neighborhood of 17 free standing homes, with six more to be built in 2013, and the opening of Asbury Place, a beautiful new building for residents who need assisted living, Arbor Acres is now getting ready [...]
