Residents video record themselves reading aloud to the delight of community A poem by Robert Frost, a grandfather’s letters to his family, a children’s book adults can enjoy, a family memoir, excerpts from a novel, the humor of Robert Benchley or the tales of Mark Twain. These are just a few examples of works residents
After Tanya Mazzolini set up a shelf with some knickknacks in one of the common areas inside Summer House at Villa Gardens, the community’s memory care residences, she was surprise to hear a resident tell another resident … “Let’s go shopping!” It suddenly occurred to Tanya, the Summer House manager, to set up a “store,”
As a registered nurse and nursing instructor, who holds a Ph.D. in nursing science, resident Ann Grant is well versed in infectious disease protocols. And as a Villa Gardens resident, she understands how vital it is for continual engagement during the COVID-19 pandemic. “From what I have experienced here since February 2020 when I moved