Community news from our beautiful assisted living and memory care communities.
We offer a wide variety of activities at our communities. Below are just a few examples of the fun we are having at White Pine, Comforts of Home and Gracewood Senior Living.
It’s March so Spring is just around the corner which we are excited about. At Gracewood in Maplewood we are just as excited for St. Patrick’s Day. We will celebrate with Irish music and Irish stew – a fun time for everyone!
Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow!
January was a busy month for us at White Bear Lake. We all were so excited when the St. Paul Winter Carnival Royalty came and spent an afternoon with us! February is going to be a busy month as well. Come join us for some music with Tony Tuesdays at 10:30am, and don’t miss out on our Valentine's day party February 13th at 2pm with live entertainment.
Tenants in both our Assisted Living and Memory Care buildings rang in the New Year with party favors and noise makers. They enjoyed snacks and some sparkling juice along with music.
The residents at Gracewood of Hugo brought in the New Year with a New Year’s celebration. They had sparkling cider, a nice assortment of snacks and wore party hats. We also celebrated a birthday of a dear friend who was born on New Year’s Day.
Gracewood of Hugo had a back to the 50’s day in January, celebrating Elvis’ birthday month. We started with burgers, fries, and shakes which were served diner-style for lunch. Following lunch, Elvis played with a full hour of a variety of Elvis’ greatest hits. The ladies were blushing as Elvis took their hands, looked into their eyes and sang his love songs directly to them. We ended the afternoon with a snack of whoopee pies and juice.
During the year, there is a very special lady who takes the time to make a beautiful quilt for each of our residents. She throws in a couple extra “just in case”. That means, at Christmas time, we receive 32 brand new, soft and beautiful quilts to give to our residents. They loved them! There were a lot of ooooooos and aaaaaaahhhhhs when they opened their Christmas gifts. We want to thank Cheryl Clawson for all the hard work she puts in, and all the supplies she provides for the quilts. It is truly a blessing. Not only to Cheryl, but we would like to send out a big huge THANK YOU to all the people who donated their time and talents into making sure our residents at Gracewood in North Branch, have a wonderful Christmas. The Legion, Lions club, VFW, and their auxiliaries, the boy scouts, and many more volunteers all make this place and this world a wonderful place to be.
Santa has left the building, but the festivities still continue on at White Bear Lake!
Come join us for some fun activities in January to kick the winter blues away. We are honored to have the St. Paul Winter Carnival come to our community on January 26th where the King and Queen will crown two of our residents. We will also be having Music with Tony on January 6th and 20th to keep the spirits high and on January 29th we will be pampering ourselves with Satin hands to keep the winter chill out!
The Christmas Party at Gracewood of Hugo was spectacular. The fabulous menu was prepared by Vickie, our cook, and John from Upper lakes Food. Piano music was played by Sonda Jacobson. Later, we all sang Christmas carols around the piano. The evening concluded with a visit from Santa Claus and gifts for all the residents. Many family members joined their loved ones for this festive occasion.
The residents of Gracewood in Hugo started the holiday season by decorating whimsical Christmas trees for their rooms. They had a wide variety of stickers, foam ornaments, and garland to decorate their trees. Mary, one of our faithful volunteers, came to assist the residents with decorating their trees. Mary also returned the next week to finish up trees with residents that didn’t have time to make them the first time.
Gracewood residents also decorated Christmas cut-out cookies during the holiday season. They had different colored frosting and a wide variety of sprinkles for their cookies