Last week we told you about the sleeping mats made by residents of UMRC’s Chelsea Retirement Community (CRC). This week, we are honored to share a note from Nancy Zavrel, a resident of The Cedars of Dexter and a member of the Journey of Faith Christian Church in Ann Arbor. She describes how our residents’ […]
An important part of the UMRC Foundation’s mission is to improve the lives of older adults in the communities that UMRC serves. Today, seven UMRC and UMRC Foundation staff members put this mission into practice to help the Chelsea Senior Center deliver emergency meals to local residents. “It was a gift for us to have […]
Hazel Mead, Life Enrichment Coordinator for Independent Living at Chelsea Retirement Community (CRC), wanted to involve residents in a community project. Then she found an idea on Facebook: crocheting sleeping mats made from plastic shopping bags. It was a perfect fit for CRC’s socially minded residents. Each mat requires 500 to 700 bags, meaning fewer […]
Rivertown Assisted Living resident Warner Greene remembers his grandmother told him, “Don’t frown or it will stick on your face.” This warning clearly made an impression on Warner, whose cheerful motto is “to keep a smile on my face and love in my heart.” Warner moved to Rivertown last year after learning about it from […]
UMRC is making a difference for low-income older adults in Detroit! Thome Rivertown Neighborhood is a community offering truly affordable assisted living in a beautiful setting overlooking the city’s Riverfront area. Rivertown welcomed its first resident in February 2013; today, 80 assisted living residents call Rivertown “home.” Ninety-five percent of these residents live well below […]
On November 15 and 16, a group of 40 Chelsea Retirement Community (CRC) residents got to experience what it’s like to have their own pottery on display! These exhibits, held at the CRC campus, were the culmination of eight weeks of instruction with artist Sandra Drabant of Ann Arbor. Residents learned the intricacies of working […]
As we prepare for Thanksgiving next week, many of us may also be looking ahead to Black Friday and Cyber Monday as we begin our Christmas shopping and bargain hunting to find that perfect holiday gift. But do you also know about #Giving Tuesday? #Giving Tuesday got its start in 2012 as a way to […]
Bob Russell and his wife, Ann, have been married for 58 years. But most days she doesn’t know his name. Diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, Ann moved to UMRC’s Towsley Village Memory Care Center in 2015. Bob says it was “a major lifestyle adjustment” for both of them. “The first year was hard.” Ann is in […]
Kate Collins says UMRC has cared for many important people in her life. “My grandmother lived here, and my mom will soon be moving to the new Prairie Cottages,” one of many projects near and dear to Kate’s heart as UMRC’s Vice President for Project Development. In her 25th year working at UMRC, Kate’s decision […]
Ten Resident Care Assistants (RCAs) at UMRC’s Towsley Village Memory Care Center recently took a giant step in their careers as caregivers. A Graduation Ceremony on October 23 honored these staff members with certificates of achievement and badge pins, signifying their successful completion of coach training in the Positive Approach® to Care (PAC), developed by […]
