Front Porch in the Media: Highlights from April – May 2025

Here’s a roundup of articles, news stories and media mentions that feature Front Porch or its communities, programs and services from April and May 2025. 

Familiar Touch, filmed at Villa Gardens with participation from residents and staff both in front of and behind the camera, was the focus of a number of articles in advance of its theatrical release this June. McKnight’s Senior Living says the Award-winning independent film shows positive, poignant side of senior living community life with dementia. At Senior Living Foresight, Steve Moran called it More powerful than you can imagine, saying, “Rarely do I watch a movie where, at the end, I find myself profoundly disappointed that it is over and wishing for another 30 minutes or hour.”

Senior Living Foresight also hosted a podcast with CEO Sean Kelly and Villa Gardens Executive Director Shaun Rushforth live from a special screening event in Chicago. And the “willGather Podcast: Navigating the World with Your Aging Loved One” facilitated a conversation about the making of Familiar Touch with the filmmaker and lead actress along with Villa Gardens’ Executive Director and a resident who was instrumental to the film’s creation.

SFMOMA’s current retrospective on Ruth Asawa’s work includes a partnership with Ruth’s Table for its First Thursday event on May 1, which “invites you to take part in one of Asawa’s signature hands-on art-making activities and experience a performance honoring her leadership in the arts.” Ruth’s Table also hosted the free Community Day event in coordination with the exhibit on April 13.

Age Tech Collaborative from AARP “sat down with Amber Carroll, senior director of the Front Porch connection programs, to talk about Well Connected’s mission and programming, how it developed a bespoke tech solution to extend its reach to older adults, and — in the spirit of National Volunteer Month — about the power of Well Connected’s participants and volunteers.”

Home Match, Front Porch’s home sharing program, received the 2025 Innovation and Social Impact Award from the American Society on Aging at its annual conference.

McKnight’s Senior Living announced Mary McMullin’s promotion to chief operating officer in its People in the News.

Michael Cueva represented Well Connected Español at Making History: Building the National Museum of the American Latino, sponsored by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Latino.

Canterbury Woods resident Marlo Faulkner will formally launch her new book The Second Mrs. London on June 3 at 7 p.m. in the community Auditorium, the Monterey Herald reported.

Fredericka Manor and Wesley Palms were recognized as premier sponsors of the GI Film Festival San Diego, celebrating its 10th anniversary.

And Front Porch shared news about Kingsley Manor‘s second annual fashion show, featuring models ranging in age from 72 to 105.