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LIVINGSTON, NJ — Dina LaFond, a resident at Livingston’s Brandywine assisted living facility, recently received a special proclamation from the Livingston mayor and township council as she celebrated her 100th birthday. Thanks to Brandywine Livingston’s Nina Rivera, a tree was also planted in her honor on the property.
For 97 years, Olive Rosen has been a vibrant woman looking to spread her passion for dance, believing that finding a passion is something that keeps one’s spirit alive and well. “If you can get up every morning [and] you’re happy about what you’re doing, I don’t think that you really need to ask for very much more,” Rosen said. Rosen’s career began in 1944 when she learned that a dancer from her studio, Phillis Wells, was planning to quit acrobatic dance. Rosen wouldn’t have it.
Local veterans at the Seascape at Naples senior living community hosted their July monthly veterans’ breakfast at the Naples Airport with guest speaker Aly Shultz, Volunteer Manager from Avow Hospice. With eight residents in attendance, each a veteran or wife of a veteran, the event included breakfast, a seminar on Veteran-to-Veteran volunteer opportunities, and a special viewing of a retired vintage aircraft.
David Metzer recently watched the swimmers at the Olympics and cheered them on in their quest for gold, silver and bronze medals and the chance to swim into history. But he didn’t really want to go to Paris to watch in person. “I don’t travel much anymore,” he said. But the 83-year-old does get lots of mileage swimming laps twice a day, rain or shine, in the 80-foot pool where he lives at Seascape at Naples assisted living community.
Stacey Johnson has been named chief operating officer at Trinity Health Senior Communities.
After serving in South Bend, IN, as director of nursing at Holy Cross Village at Notre Dame and instructor at Ivy Tech College, Johnson became a regional clinical manager for THSC in 2013. Since then, she has progressed through regional and national clinical leadership roles including her appointment as chief nursing officer in 2022.
Karen Evangelista has been named community relations director for Emerald Place, an Anthem Memory Care community in Glenview, Illinois. In this position, Evangelista is responsible for community outreach and marketing. She brings more than 11 years of senior-living experience to this position, including her previous roles as sales assistant/move-in coordinator for American House in Oak Park, Illinois, and director of social services for Dimensions Living in Prospect Heights, Illinois.
Dr. Cleopatra Kitt has been appointed to the Virginia Board of Nursing by Governor Glenn Youngkin. Dr. Kitt currently serves as the Senior Vice President of Leadership Development at Retirement Unlimited, Inc. (RUI) and is an appointed member of the Virginia Commonwealth Council of Aging.
Dr. Kitt has been with the RUI legacy company for the past 27 years where she…
Lifespace Communities announced it hired Heather Julian as its chief marketing officer on June 24.
Prior to joining Lifespace Communities, Julian served as chief marketing officer at BorrowWorks, a specialized financial technology solutions provider, according to a press release.
Rain or shine 83-year-old David Metzger swims twice a day every day.
David was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s five years ago, but you wouldn’t know it.
He made diet and lifestyle changes to slow the effects of the disease.
Kim Thuy Adkins, 85, still recalls the thrill of driving her motorcycle through the streets of Saigon, Vietnam in her daily commute to work during her youth.
HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — A wedding ceremony was held at a senior living community in Henrico County in a special moment dedicated to a resident.
ROANOKE, VA — Retirement Unlimited, Inc. has announced in a press release the return of Tom Fitzmaurice as the vice president of sales for the northern region.
Tom Fitzmaurice has rejoined Roanoke, VA-based Retirement Unlimited Inc. as the vice president of sales for the Northern Region. In this role, he will design sales strategies for RUI communities in Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Retirement Unlimited Inc. announced it has welcomed back Tom Fitzmaurice as the vice president of sales for its northern region.