Today, the heart and soul of the care providers visited Welcome Home for their Fall Workshop. We covered a variety of topics, but the overall goal was sharing information between all of the communities. What works, best practices, scheduling ideas, taking inventory, and being a…
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Great day of discussion – Community Life Coordinator’s Fall Workshop
What an amazing day filled with ideas and great discussion among a bunch of talented people! Today, we hosted our Community Life Coordinator’s and the Director’s of Resident Services from our communities. Quite honestly,
A Senior Love Story – Glen & Marian
On October 18, 1947 Glen and Marian were married – 64 years later they celebrated by renewing their wedding vows in the Potter Ridge Chapel. Glen, 94, and Marian, 90, were married 64 years ago on October 18. Even though they knew each other as…
Fall Festival at Potter Ridge a Big Success
On Friday, October 14 Potter Ridge held its second annual used book sale and quilt raffle. This year we had an added bonus! Terry Carlson brought his Model T cars to display for the residents and families. Terry comes to Potter Ridge once a month…
Residents celebrate Assisted Living Week with a Bus Trip to the North Shore – Duluth and Two Harbors
This past week, residents of Potter Ridge Assisted Living (Red Wing) along with residents from Orchard Hill Assisted Living (New Ulm) took a road trip to the North Shore of Minnesota. On Tuesday thirty residents, family and staff, boarded the Sugar Loaf Charters bus and…
What a great performance!
Summertime is in full swing and for many people, a night at the ballpark is just the right thing to make a summer evening perfect. Performing in a choir is something I grew up with. I was in a choir from roughly 6th grade…
For the love of food
In an older adults life, food plays a vital role. How it looks, how it tastes, the texture, to how it is perceived. Every year, we bring our Food Service Director’s together for workshops where we cover topics that are useful to them and their…
Potter Ridge Singers to sing National Anthem at baseball game
On Monday, August 8th, the Potter Ridge Singers from Potter Ridge Assisted Living Community in Red Wing, have been invited to sing the national anthem at the St. Paul Saints game. We are working out more details and will post them as soon as we can.…
Sounding younger, feeling better
Debbie Phyland has a simple theory: if you sound in good shape, you probably are. “Your quality of life and your voice are intricately related: if people’s voices sound good they feel good and vice versa,” she says. “If you’re upset or angry, your voice…