Upcycling Art

Upcycling art, also known as creative reuse, is the process of transforming by-products, waste materials, useless, or unwanted products into new materials or products perceived to be of greater quality, such as artistic value or environmental value. Like most of us, during these past few pandemic months, we are eating out less and eating in
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Coping with COVID

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Even before the pandemic, millions of older adults across the country struggled with feelings of loneliness, isolation, and a lack of regular companionship. Depression affects more than 6.5 million of the 35 million Americans age 65 and older. Those who already live with anxiety and/or depression may experience a worsening of their mental health. With
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Grandparent’s Day

Grandparent’s Day is Sunday, September 13th. If you are looking for a gift suggestion, we would like to suggest purchasing an iPad or other tablet. Springhouse is always looking for new ideas to support the health, safety and quality of life for our residents. This has become an even greater challenge since the onset of
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Re-Opening Slowly and Cautiously

Springhouse Senior Living is being cautious in our re-opening strategy. We have seen what is happening in other areas of the country with the virus surges and therefore we are slowly and thoughtfully re-opening. The good news is: On Thursday, July 10th, our hair salon finally re-opened. Residents anxiously waited for “our Linda” to make
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Family Patio Visits Happening Now!

On June 3, 2020, Springhouse Senior Living began outdoor family patio visits. The ability to do visits came with a lot of restrictions and very little time for planning. We were ready. Our residents needed to see their families and vice versa. We are happy to tell you that since then, more and more families
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Coronavirus Update

UPDATED: How Springhouse Senior Living is responding to COVID-19 Ensuring the health and well-being of our residents and employees is always our highest priority. Springhouse has activated an Action Plan, following the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines. Because our resident population is more vulnerable than the general public, we have intensive measures
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Here’s what we did last week!

They say a picture paints a thousand words. We wanted to share some positive, inspirational uplifting photos from this past week. At Springhouse, we are doing everything to keep our residents engaged and happy during the shelter in place requirements. The world is a very different place right now, and it is hard to explain
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Upcoming Event: The Presidential Election – Where are we now?

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The Presidential Election – Where are we now? | March 25, 2020 at 3:30 p.m. In this free lecture,  Virginia Sapiro will share with us her views on the nomination process, how it works and whether or not we have a choice as we approach the next presidential election in 2020. Presented by: Virginia Sapiro,
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Matter of Balance Classes

Many older adults experience a fear of falling. People who develop this fear often limit their activities, which can result in physical weakness, making the risk of falling even greater. A Matter of Balance: Managing Concerns About Falls is a program designed to reduce the fear of falling and increase activity levels among older adults. Classes
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Upcoming Events

A collection of events at Springhouse Senior Living. All events are open to the public, but space is limited. Please RSVP by calling 617-522-0043 X 2110 or by emailing mgriffiths@springhouseboston.org Brookline Music School Faculty Concert Series Allison Dobbs performs Saturday, November 9th at 2:00 p.m. Springhouse is thrilled to begin our 2019/2020 season of Outreach
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