On April 24, the residents of Columbia Cottage celebrated Wendy’s 60 birthday. Wendy has been our cottage chef for many years and plans the resident’s monthly birthday bash.   Our residents were able to give back to Wendy the love she shows each of them daily through her outstanding cooking and decadent desserts. [envira-gallery id=”6445″]

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Here at the Cottage, we celebrated Mother’s Day in style! On the Friday before, we had a happy hour with tea sandwiches and mini pastries. A family member showed a well known and loved movie for the residents, which they loved! Residents were also given an opportunity to participate in a project called “These Hands”, […]

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Our creative residents were busy creating this past month! Many of our projects were centered around flowers since April showers brought the May flowers. Residents also had the chance to learn and play the kazoo, which brought lots of laughter and memories! We also studied Leonardo da Vinci in honor of his birthday in May. […]

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1909 Spokane Washington, a woman named Sonora Smart Dodd, whose father was a Civil War veteran, raise her and her five siblings after her mother dies in childbirth.  The idea came to her in 1909 while attending a Mother’s Day sermon in church. She thought her father should have a similar church service to honor […]

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As with all new experiences in life, you will encounter new terminology in your journey from the working world into retirement. Some phrases, like “nursing home,” might be more familiar, while others, like “assisted living services,” might seem more unfamiliar. Maybe you thought the two were interchangeable and are just now learning that senior living […]

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