Originally on McKightsSeniorLiving.com
A three-year pilot project by two nonprofit senior living providers in New Jersey aims to gauge the ability of specialized programming to improve the health and well-being of affordable senior housing residents, and its lessons ultimately could extend beyond the providers and beyond the Garden State.
Originally on CentralJersey.com
HIGHLAND PARK – Flecks of soil fell to the ground as Sylvia Wiser continued to dig in the garden at the Parker at Stonegate assisted living community in Highland Park.
She has no need for garden trowels or even gloves when it comes to moving soil in the trug – a waist-high planter that sits in the middle of Stonegate’s sun-splashed Patio Garden.
Originally on CentralJersey.com
MONROE – In 1991, Lori Morell was one of the very first exercise instructors for the Township of Monroe, working out of the high school.
From there, she watched the construction of the Monroe Senior Center on Halsey Reed Road and introduced numerous innovative programs over her 23-year career with the municipality.
Originally on MyCentralJersey.com
NORTH BRUNSWICK – Michele Hirshman ascended the stairs to the stage and approached the dais, taking her place in history as the first woman to finish at the top of her graduating class at Rutgers University in New Brunswick.
Originally on LeadingAge.com
A pilot of VR programming in one AL community was so popular it was quickly expanded across this member organization.
Technology that connects and engages older adults has proven itself indispensable during the pandemic. Virtual reality technology takes resident engagement to another level, transporting users around the world and into the past.
Originally on Patch.com
One year ago, Kedisha Dayes quietly made a deal with God.
As the deadly and highly contagious COVID-19 virus was rapidly spreading around the world and ravaging New Jersey, Dayes pledged in her prayers to continue to care for the seniors at Parker at Stonegate, an assisted living community located on Parker's picturesque Highland Park campus.
