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 [...]
As Salemtowne Retirement Community celebrates its first 40 years of service to older adults, we reflect on its heritage of compassion and care, and how two Single Sisters, Maria Vogler and Mary Anne Fogle, made a lasting difference. Moravians have historically been progressive in caring for others. In fact, [...]
Some of their fondest memories are of wilderness camping and canoeing in the Adirondack Mountains of New York State and in Canada. In fact, the night Jan and Frank Smith met, 61 years ago, they discovered their mutual love of the outdoors and knew it would be the benchmark for their activities in their marriage. Four children and untold [...]
John did not need medical supervision, but he did feel like washing his hands of the endless home-related tasks to which a home-owner is heir. That’s when he started looking at independent living communities where active adults enjoy a lifestyle free of the worries and trouble of home maintenance. Similar to any apartment, condominium, or single-family development, they also provide [...]
Roger Gore, Marketing Director at Springmoor Life Care Retirement Community, has over ten years of experience working with seniors. It was one of those gorgeous fall days when the rustling gold and orange leaves and crisp air begs you to walk and enjoy. It happened that I needed to check on how renovations were coming along for one of our [...]
Mary Cates, former Raleigh City Councilwoman who helped pioneer Raleigh’s Citizens Advisory Committee network, was inducted into the Raleigh Hall of Fame October 1 in ceremonies at the Raleigh Convention Center. She early declared “a religious and patriotic commitment to be a steward of the public good,” a commitment that has surely been realized in Raleigh. Her initial effort was [...]
