Cultural Diversity Week Celebrated All Year Long at Applewood
“Diversity is not an action, it’s a mindset,” says Keith Grady, executive director at Applewood. “Respect for differences in people can help make our society more loving and peaceful for all. This is a practice we can live by every day.” Engaged Living™ at…
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Resident CREATE Committee Spurs Engaged Living™
Actively participating in shaping your environment is what defines living at Applewood. Through the Engaged Living™ program, a new resident committee was formed to support this philosophy by curating specific cultural interests in Recreation, Education, Art, Theater and Entertainment. As a single-site retirement community,…
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George and Frank are Brothers and Neighbors at Applewood
The Towne brothers find old friends and a new social life close to their beloved Jersey Shore George and Frank Towne, brothers who grew up in northern New Jersey, live under the same roof again for the first time in about 70 years. Six…
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Allentown Couple Rekindles Active Adult Community Friendships at Applewood
Several of the Walker’s friends chose Applewood as their CCRC, making their move an easy decision After living for nearly 20 years at an active adult community in Allentown, NJ, Lilly Ann and Michael Walker saw signs that the time was right to move…
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8 Reasons You Want a Professional Chef Cooking for You in Retirement
Sharing meals together is one of the great joys in life and fosters a sense of community and wellbeing. When those meals are prepared by a professional chef, you can sit back and enjoy your retirement knowing that a world of culinary wonder awaits…
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Applewood Employee Recognized with LeadingAge Award
Santina Valente, employee relations business partner for Senior Services, has been awarded the 2022 Excellence in Professional Advancement by LeadingAge New Jersey & Delaware, the statewide association serving more than 140 not-for-profit senior care organizations. The award recognizes industry leaders who have assumed progressive…
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8 Critical Attributes to Consider for A Memory Care Center in Freehold NJ
It’s important to know that each individual has unique needs when it comes to caring for someone with memory loss, dementia or Alzheimer’s disease, and not all care models are the same. If you’re considering Memory Care in New Jersey for a friend or…
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Applewood Employees Receive Public Thank You Message
This week’s Newspaper Media Group (News Transcript) features a full-page ad thanking the 220 Applewood employees by name for their exemplary performance and commitment over the past two years.
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8 Reasons to Pick Retirement in New Jersey
New Jersey is known for its many great natural and cultural attractions. From the proximity to New York City to its famed beaches, New Jersey has so much to offer in retirement. Nestled in Freehold, in Monmouth County, Applewood is a Life Care community–a…
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