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Our Active Senior Community

Good health begins with an active lifestyle. Our residents love the many opportunities we offer to keep them engaged, both physically and mentally.  From the many choices offered in independent and assisted living, to the supportive atmosphere of our memory care community (Comfort Cove), there is something for every level of ability and area of interest.

 

Are you caring for an aging loved one?  Not sure what resources are available?  Mennowood’s Director of Marketing recently spoke to WAVY 10 about our community’s senior care options:

 

 

Our community was recently featured on the digital TV program We Are Living Healthy!  Watch below to see what team members, residents, and families are saying about Mennowood.

Monthly calendars for each level of care are chock-full of activities for our residents.  See below to learn more.  We also have special events that are open to the public!  See below, visit our Events page, or call 757-249-0355 for more information and to RSVP.

 

Community Happenings

Check out our Quarterly Community Newsletter (Winter 2023-2024) to see what we’ve been up to at Mennowood!

Exercise classes, museum trips, and on-site entertainment are just a few examples of the fun our residents have every day.  Download this month’s calendars to learn more.

 

Monthly Activities: April 2024

 

Upcoming Events

Signature Programs

Art

Adventures in Art encourages experimentation with various types of media, tools and everyday objects.  Each guided abstract art project provides an outlet for creativity, self-expression and success. This small group meets on Fridays and is open to residents of various levels of cognition and abilities. The best of finished projects are matted and highlighted in our bi-annual Art Show.

Canvas & Colas is Mennowood’s version of a paint night.  It is an activity for residents and family members to enjoy together. It also serves as a fundraiser for the Alzheimer’s Association, with a suggested minimum donation of $5. There is no charge to residents. No artistic ability or special talent is required. Participants are led step-by-step in a relaxed, failure-free environment as we socialize, paint to music, and of course, sip colas. This event is held every-other-month alternating with our Family Bingo night.

Fitness

Staying active is important to our residents. Exercising is a good option for naturally managing pain and stiffness that comes with arthritis. It also supports a healthy immune system and digestive health.

Chrissy Bell, Activity Director, leads Chair One Fitness—a nationally recognized comprehensive chair exercise program designed for individuals who have complications standing during a fitness regimen. This includes senior citizens, people with balance deficits, injuries, disabilities or those who struggle with obesity. It is created to keep individuals mobile and to ensure they remain progressive in daily function and/or recovery. It delivers a fun, interactive workout that uplifts people while providing a total body workout. There is also chair yoga, weight training, stretching classes, exercise in the gazebo, dancercise to Jazz music, walking groups and team sports.

Photography at Its Best

Mennowood offers photography club sessions led by Walt Brauckmann, a photographer and Independent Living resident, and Jim McLeod, a photographer and resident family member. They meet once a month to discuss photography topics, develop knowledge and skills, and to encourage anyone who has an interest in this art form. Even those who have an appreciation for photography but don’t (yet) have a camera are welcome to join. They have taken trips to Huntington Park, Williamsburg Botanical Gardens, and museums.

Legacy Group

This group helps residents reminisce and write their own life story for their family. It is also an opportunity to socialize and share stories of their past.

To help gather photos to add to their stories, monthly family photo opportunities are available to residents and their loved ones.  Interested families should contact our receptionist to schedule a time.

Science for Seniors

The Science for Seniors program is based on the idea that you are never too old to learn. It is composed of stimulating, hands-on science activities and covers topics such as volcanoes, oceans, rain forests and outer space.  Along with the project, the program is geared towards engaging residents by providing them with science trivia, questions to spark conversations, resource material and opportunities for further study.

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