by Beth Holden | Jun 19, 2017 | Active Seniors, Family, General, Independent Living
This week we asked the Springmoor Residents as well as the Staff where they were going for their summer vacations. The answers varied from short in-state trips to long overseas excursions. Join us as we travel from coast to coast by air, by sea and by car. Detroit We...
by Beth Holden | Jun 8, 2017 | Active Seniors, Community, Family, General, Independent Living
National Best Friend Day seeks to celebrate best friends and the contribution that best friends make in our daily lives. They are the person that you can always rely on, someone genuine, trustworthy and who accepts you for who you are. Today, we celebrate the many...
by Beth Holden | Jun 2, 2017 | Active Seniors, Community, Family, General, Independent Living
The sisters began working at Springmoor when the North Village wing was only built out to Apartment 228. South Village was on the architect’s desk and the West Wing was just red mud. That was thirty-three years ago. Family Sisters, Barbara Venson and Sandra Harris...
by Beth Holden | May 25, 2017 | Active Seniors, Events, Fitness, General, Health, Independent Living, Wellness
Water exercises put less stress on the joints making it a perfect exercise for seniors. The water acts as a form of resistance, so strength exercises can be performed in the pool without heavy weights. Flexibility, balance, bone density and cardiovascular functions...
by Beth Holden | May 17, 2017 | Active Seniors, Community, Family, General, Independent Living
They met when they were 18 years old. Margie came to Duke from Richmond and Peg came from Raleigh. Both girls were an only child and encouraged to go to Duke by their fathers. Both earned academic scholarships to pursue their degrees. The Girl from North Carolina Peg...
