Spring 2019 Health and Wellness Activities for Seniors | Heathwood Assisted Living & Memory Care

Spring is finally in the air and all of us here at Heathwood Assisted Living and Memory Care are ready to welcome the new season! The days are getting longer and warmer, the flowers are beginning to bloom and the leaves beginning to bud. It’s time to put away the winter gear, and our Activities Calendars in Penfield and Williamsville are full of ways to help us stay active this spring.

Have you thought about taking on a new project? While the sun is out and the days are brighter, this is a great opportunity to start doing the things you love! Whether that is painting, reading or crafts, there is plenty to do during your own time or with other residents during activities. If your private apartment is feeling a little cluttered and running out of room, a bit of spring cleaning is refreshing and can help promote a new sense of motivation for new projects. You may even want to put up some fresh flowers or hang some spring themed wreaths on your door to get into the spring mood.

Our calendars are full of fun and exciting activities for the Spring season:

At Heathwood in Penfield we are having a Spring Tea Party on April 13th, a Spring Ice Cream Social on April 25th and many more spring-themed activities including gardening, outdoor trips and walks in the sun! To celebrate Easter our big Heathwood Easter Egg Hunt is on Good Friday (April 19th)followed by an Easter Bunny Social. There will be plenty of opportunities to work on those spring projects as a group with our Easter Egg Coloring activity on April 20th. On Easter Sunday we will have mass followed by an Easter dinner.

Heathwood in Williamsville is celebrating the Spring season with a special concert by Spring Fling on Friday, April 12. And on Tuesday, April 16 a special trip to the Broadway Market in Buffalo, NY will be sure to bring back many childhood memories and family traditions.

Mark your calendars for The Heathwood Open House and Spring Craft and Chocolate Sale on Friday, April 12th at Heathwood Assisted Living in Penfield. You are invited to come and tour our facility anytime between 9am-5pm. After your tour, between 11am-3:15pm our craft sale will take place and you can purchase some gifts for loved ones or for yourself. A Resident Basket Raffle with beautiful prizes will benefit our community partner, Lifespan .

We hope you have a wonderful spring season of new beginnings. Stay active, have fun and enjoy the warmer weather!

And we will leave you with this thought from our Wellness Department:

April is Rainbows and Raindrops Month, Habitat Awareness Month, Recycle It Month and the month we celebrate Earth Day and Arbor Day. It’s going to be a “tree”riffic month. With a focus on conservation efforts and preserving the eco-system it is “raining” great programs this month. “Leaf” it to our Wellness Department to plan a month full of activities, some of which might be a little “sappy” but they’re sure to be fun and maybe even a bit “acorn”y.