Applewood Celebrates Active Aging Week by Exercising, Painting and Discovering Chakras
Applewood Celebrates Active Aging Week by Exercising, Painting and Discovering Chakras Last week, we joined in the spirit of Active Aging Week by offering a special menu of events to challenge and inspire residents’ physical, social, spiritual, artistic and intellectual fitness. “Being older…
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Applewood Tech Training Helps Seniors Master Their Devices
Applewood Tech Training Helps Seniors Master Their Devices “Today, seniors are more eager than ever to use technology to make everyday life easier and faster,” says Keith Grady, executive director at Applewood. “We realized our techie residents were deluged with help requests and it…
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Applewood recognized with National Mature Media Award
Applewood, a non-profit, continuing care retirement community (CCRC) located in Freehold Township and affiliated with CentraState Medical Center, is the recipient of the 26th annual National Mature Media Award. The program recognizes outstanding marketing resources created for senior adult industries. Applewood received the…
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Linda Rizzo, Director of Healthcare Services
Applewood is a full-service continuing care retirement community (CCRC) comprised of seniors who live independently in apartment or cottage-style residences. The unique aspect of CCRC living is the on-site availability of temporary or permanent assisted living or skilled nursing (healthcare), should the resident ever…
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Gardening for Seniors; Applewood Residents Reap Multiple Health Benefits
Gardening proven to benefit senior minds, bodies, and souls Take a stroll through our beautiful senior community in Freehold, NJ, and you’ll see resident cottage homes, terraces, and patios filled with colorful shrubs, plants and seasonal flowers. But some residents take their gardens to a…
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Apple Picking in New Jersey
Fall is just around the corner, but don’t let colder temperatures keep you from exploring New Jersey! Fall just means that it’s time to take the family out to the orchards to pick fresh apples. Afterall, fall is the perfect season for baking, and…
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Best Wineries in New Jersey
New Jersey hasn’t always be known as wine country, but over the last 30 years, the state’s reputation as a top-notch wine region has grown significantly, receiving recognition from critics, industry leaders, and even in competitions throughout the world. New Jersey’s explosive growth in…
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Win-Win: Uniting Seniors with Senior Pets
Win-Win: Uniting Seniors with Senior Pets Residents at Applewood, in Freehold New Jersey, are finding companions outside of just the usual community members. At our continuing care community, seniors are experiencing the first-hand benefits of a furry friend in their lives. “Victoria was 14-years-old…
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Weight Management Plays a Key Role in Senior Health
Weight Management Plays a Key Role in Senior Health By Shanna Lee, R.N. The epidemic of obesity in the U.S. has also had an impact on older Americans. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) more than 40 percent of women over age…
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