Morning Pointe Resident Celebrates 95th Birthday on July 4
Morning Pointe of East Hamilton (TN) resident Lucy Radar celebrated her 95th birthday on the Fourth of July.
Morning Pointe of Knoxville Associates Named Certified Dementia Practitioners
Morning Pointe of Knoxville and The Lantern at Morning Pointe Alzheimer’s Center of Excellence, Knoxville, are proud to announce that three associates have been named Certified Dementia Practitioners by the National Council of Certified Dementia Practitioners.
Music Connects Mother and Daughter Despite Pandemic
Although the COVID-19 pandemic has left some feeling isolated, it has brought one memory care resident and her daughter closer together.
COVID-19 Pen Pal Spawns New Friendships
When the world shut down in the height of COVID-19, student Sydney Clements turned to what she knew best: community service. Clements is a 17-year-old junior at Franklin Community High School in Franklin, IN. As her classes turned online, she turned to pen and paper and reached out to Morning Pointe of Franklin (IN) about being a pen pal. Immediately, a letter writing campaign began. “Eleven names were given and she has been faithful about drawing them a picture and handwriting them a letter once a week,” explains Mary Beth Piland, life enrichment director at Morning Pointe of Franklin. “The residents in turn have written her as well.”
A Simple Surprise
Instead of reselling her old costume jewelry, one senior living associate found a way to give back to some of her favorite people, her residents at Morning Pointe Senior Living. If you know Kari Christopher, a life enrichment director at Morning Pointe of Knoxville...
Local 10-Year-Old Uses 3-D Printer to Make Mask ‘Ear Savers’
Grayson Brown a 4th grader at Linden Elementary School in Oak Ridge is using his 3-D printer to help essential workers wearing masks. He is creating special bands to make them fit and feel better.
