Chelsea Retirement Community (CRC) residents have a long history of supporting the Chelsea/Dexter CROP Hunger Walk. This year’s local event will be held on October 1. However, to help raise awareness and offer CRC residents an opportunity to participate, the CRC Resident Council Spiritual Life Committee is hosting a “pre-walk” on September 28 on UMRC’s […]
Chaplain Lois McCullen Parr, Spiritual Life – CRC and Huron Valley PACE One of my teachers proclaimed that God’s revelations don’t stop with “The Revelation of John.” God continues to be revealed in our lives – in moments, words, and action. UMRC bears out this truth: participants and residents I work with from Huron Valley […]
Syreta Earl, originally from Stockbridge, MI., was the first person to move into the Prairie Cottages independent living homes on the campus of Chelsea Retirement Community (CRC). She has lived many places throughout her life with her late husband’s career taking them all over the United States. In March 2017, she chose to make the […]
The only thing Doug Connell of Chelsea had ever painted was a house, which he did plenty of as a residential builder in the Ann Arbor area. But recently Doug took up painting with watercolors, part of an Artful Aging grant United Methodist Retirement Communities (UMRC) received from the Aroha Philanthropies to offer a variety […]
When Sylvan Township resident Jim Randolph retired from the University of Michigan several years ago, he was looking for meaningful ways to volunteer. That was when he met the Chelsea Retirement Community (CRC) Life Enrichment team. One of them suggested he teach pen turning as an activity that might appeal to the men living at […]
One of my favorite Jimmy Buffett quotes is: “Wrinkles will only go where the smiles have been.” Smiling and creating memories with our loved ones or with someone who has significant influence in our lives is probably one of the most rewarding gifts that we’re given. When it comes to family, not all of us […]
As we mature, we reflect on life. The memories of our childhood, our timeline of significant events. Treasuring the creation of these special moments more and more. Not everyone has an opportunity to get to know their family lineage, or bond with a grandparent; however, when possible, there is something special about bringing together grandparents […]
For Chuck and Sharon Lilly, residents of Chelsea Retirement Community (CRC), the Walk to End Alzheimer’s is personal. Both Sharon’s parents and Chuck’s father had Alzheimer’s, and each has a sister with the disease. In 2008, Chuck, a retired hospital administrator, was diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment and, later, with Alzheimer’s. Now, the couple is […]
Nearly all of us are touched by Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in some way. The Alzheimer’s Association refers to the disease as an epidemic, with more than 5 million Americans currently living with the disease. By 2050, that number is expected to soar to 16 million. Almost two thirds of those living […]
In a study by the National Alliance for Caregiving (NAC) and AARP (Caregiving in the U.S., 2015), NAC President Gail Gibson Hunt said, “There’s a double-edged sword when we fail to support caregivers, because we put both the caregiver and the care recipient at risk.” Yet, in a survey of over 1,200 caregivers, more than […]
