By Stacey Axler, internChaplain Phyllis Mayo with the 50,000 meal awardSpringmoor Life Care Retirement Community is gearing up for Stop Hunger Now, a meal-packaging program that will aid international hunger-relief efforts.Feb. 14 marks the third year that Springmoor...

By Kathleen LoescherSpringmoor Life Care Retirement Community's Marketing and Relocation CoordinatorIn the 1970s, the Saleh family (mother, Cecelia, and sons Sam, Joe, Mounir and DeGaulle) left war-torn Lebanon for a better life and the opportunities that the United...

By Thom MorganSpringmoor Landscape ManagerHere are a few new plants on the market that are sure to brighten your garden, and your year:Windcliffslaty blue Lenton roseMonrovia Nurseries has come out with the Windcliffslaty blue Lenten rose (Helleborus x windcliff Slaty...

‘Tis the season for holiday parties, gift exchanges, and get-togethers with family and friends. It’s all fun and festive, but makes for a very full calendar. If full scale holiday baking doesn’t fit into your schedule this season, then this is the recipe for...

By Thom Morgan, Springmoor landscape managerThom MorganIt’s a November morning, and I am standing in front of what will be the entrance to Springmoor’s new Wellness Center. Piles of dirt, broken concrete and construction materials surround the area. Large...

Every Thanksgiving, Springmoor puts on a traditional meal in each dining room from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. If that’s not on your agenda this year, there are plenty of other places to get together with family and friends. Over the past few weeks, both...

By Kari RichieSpringmoor Health and Fitness DirectorKari RichieWellness is more than the absence of disease or sickness. It is an active process of becoming aware of and making choices toward a healthy and fulfilling life. If we embrace this process and educate...

Dr. Edmundson poses next to one of his photographs hanging in a Springmoor exam roomMost people around Springmoor Life Care Retirement Community know Dr. Wells Edmundson as the community’s longtime medical director, whom they trust to care for their aches and pains....

By Thom Morgan, Springmoor landscape manager Thom MorganAfter summer winds down, those of us living in the Northern Temperate Latitudes get treated to one last burst of color as leaves on trees begin to change. Daylight decreases from 15 hours to—eventually—10,...

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and at Springmoor most residents opt for something easy to prepare in the comfort of their own homes.  On some mornings though, a bowl of cold cereal or piece of toast or two just doesn’t cut it.  On those...