The residents had a great time helping to shuck corn for an upcoming meal!

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American Health Care Association and the National Center for Assisted Living honor National Assisted Living Week in September! Themed “Joyful Moments” the celebration took place September 11th – September 17th. During the week, Columbia cottage enjoyed entertainment from Mike Evans and Robert Banks, a special prize bingo, and a visit from Sweet Ride Ice Cream […]

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The two latest Columbia Cottage babies joined our family! On July 24, Nurse Angie welcomed little girl, Rylie. On August 29, Mel welcomed little boy, Ja’Mel. For those of you keeping track, that’s four Columbia Cottage babies in a year!

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How do we survive the dog days of summer?  With 590 water balloons! Residents were given water balloons and water guns as staff “ran the gauntlet”! Peals of laughter filled the air as the residents hit their favorite “targets” and we all became thoroughly soaked! [envira-gallery id=”3939″]

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We had the opportunity of a lifetime during Assisted Living Week to hold a baby kangaroo! Thank you to Rehab 1 for sponsoring this fun event and Aldinger Farms for bringing two baby kangaroos to visit our residents. Isla was the oldest kangaroo at 9 months old and the 2nd kangaroo was 6 months old […]

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Alzheimer’s isn’t waiting — and neither are we. This year, we are participating in the Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s® to raise funds and awareness for Alzheimer’s care, support, and research. Will you stand with us in this fight by supporting the Columbia Cottage team? Due to safety concerns, we will not be walking on […]

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While we know a lot about what memory loss and Alzheimer’s disease look like, but why some people develop these illnesses is still mostly a mystery. Still, there is evidence that treating health problems like high blood pressure and diabetes reduces the chances of suffering from Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of memory loss. For […]

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This month’s lifelong learning session was about the Honeybee and how to extract honey. Our Resident Services Director, Kimmie, has lived on a farm all her life and shared pictures, videos, and stories from her honeybee adventures. Her farm, Three Sisters Farm, has 30 hives and they extract almost 200 pounds of honey yearly. They […]

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In August of 1896, gold was discovered in what is now known as Bonanza Creek, Yukon, which began the Klondike Gold Rush. We celebrated this Golden find with a Golden scavenger hunt, Golden oldies, and a Gold Rush Party with delicious Golden food. We had a Golden day! [envira-gallery id=”3829″]

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The residents and staff at the Hershey Cottage wrapped up another great Assisted Living Week with visits from two baby kangaroos and 9 puppies! [envira-gallery id=”3813″]

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