The Human Element
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Benchmark One Company Fund Golf Tourney Raises $325K for Employees and Families
WALTHAM, MA — When John Silva, Jr., the longtime plant operations director at Benchmark at Haverhill Crossings, an assisted living and memory care community in Haverhill, Massachusetts, passed away recently of a heart attack, his family was devastated. In addition…
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Mini Golf Tournament Sparks Camaraderie at the Templeton of Cary
CARY, NC — Have you ever played a mini golf tournament in the hallways at your community? Residents at The Templeton of Cary did that recently and it presented some challenging but fun obstacles at the luxury senior living community…
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MorningStar Senior Living Takes Second Mission Trip in Service to the Poor
DENVER, CO — A group from the home office of MorningStar Senior Living recently traveled to North Central Mexico to build a home for an impoverished family in the colonias, a desolate expanse of acres where people live in ramshackle…
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Hawaiian Celebration Sparks Sweet Memories for Sky Bridge at Town Center Resident
UPPER MARLBORO, MD — The halls of the Sky Bridge at Town Center rang with the beat of drums and the sounds of Hawaiian music during the community’s recent luau. According to a press release, traditional dancers performed a historical…
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Rutgers Scholar Addresses the Importance of Cultural Memory at The Bristal at York Avenue
NEW YORK, NY — As a surge in hate crimes across New York is reported by state authorities, Dr. Jeffrey Shandler, professor of Jewish Studies at Rutgers University, recently reminded residents of The Bristal at York Avenue that revisionists and…
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It’s a Bikini and Wet T-Shirt Contest Summer at Carolina Bay Senior-Living Community
WILMINGTON, NC — The first teenager to wear a bikini, which was introduced in 1946, would be in her 90s now. With the Dog Days of Summer upon us and bikinis on every beach, residents of Bradley Creek Health Center…
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Fountain View Village Residents Turn Bags Into Mattresses for the Homeless
Twentieth-century anthropologist and author Margaret Mead once famously wrote, “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” In Fountain Hills, Arizona, roughly 30 miles northeast…
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Resident of The Buckingham Exemplifies National Grandmother Achievement Day
Grandmas have always been with us. Okay, technically they’ve only been around since the third generation of humankind, but now we’re picking nits. (Picking nits sounds like something grandma would say, right?) Did you know that February 11th was not…
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Emerald Heights Resident Memorialized in Pasta Festa Scholarship Fundraiser
REDMOND, WA — Long-time Emerald Heights resident Richard (Dick) Pizzo, who passed away in 2023, was recently honored at the annual Pasta Festa Scholarship Fundraiser hosted by St. Jude Catholic Church and Knights of Columbus in this Seattle suburb that…
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The Watermark at Brooklyn Heights Gallery Teams with NYC Art Curator for Public Exhibition and Resident Workshops
Author Kurt Vonnegut once famously recommended going into the arts. “The arts are not a way to make a living,” he said, “they are a very human way of making life more bearable. “Practicing an art,” he continued, “no matter…