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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.
Morning Pointe Senior Living Shallowford Road campuses to be closed and rebuilt, residents to be relocated
April 20, 2020 -- Morning Pointe Senior Living has announced that it has closed both tornado-damaged properties on Shallowford Road for the foreseeable future as they rebuild. Morning Pointe of Chattanooga and The Lantern at Morning Pointe Alzheimer’s Center of...
Disaster relief drive to benefit Morning Pointe residents displaced by recent Chattanooga tornado
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (April 17, 2020) -- Late on Easter Sunday/early Monday morning, April 12, 2020, an EF-3 tornado swept through Chattanooga, causing significant damage to both Morning Pointe of Chattanooga and The Lantern at Morning Pointe Alzheimer's Center of...
Morning Pointe senior care buildings sustain significant damage in Easter night tornado
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (April 13, 2020) – Severe storms throughout the southeast United States resulted in a Chattanooga-area tornado causing significant damage to two Morning Pointe Senior Living buildings: Morning Pointe of Chattanooga at Shallowford, 7719 Shallowford...
Congratulations Cody Harvey
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (December 19, 2019) – Morning Pointe Senior Living congratulates Morning Pointe of Chattanooga at Shallowford (TN) executive director Cody Harvey on receiving the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga School of Nursing’s 2019 Outstanding Alumni...
Congratulations Beth Janney, RN
Congratulations Beth Janney, RN, Corporate Director of Memory Care at Morning Pointe Senior Living on her latest professional milestones: Best Friends Approach Master Trainer (BF-MT) - Beth is one of only 230 in the country. In addition, she is now a Certified...
Morning Pointe of Frankfort Named 2019 Morning Pointe Community of the Year
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (December 13, 2019) – Independent Healthcare Properties (IHP) and Morning Pointe Senior Living recognized six of its assisted living and Alzheimer’s memory care communities for exemplifying a unique dedication to residents and their families. The...
Morning Pointe of Danville Honored for Achievement in Associate Satisfaction
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (December 18, 2019) – Independent Healthcare Properties (IHP) and Morning Pointe Senior Living recognized six of its assisted living and Alzheimer’s memory care communities for exemplifying a unique dedication to residents and their families. The...
Morning Pointe of Knoxville Honored with Special Chairman’s Choice Award
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (December 10, 2019) – Independent Healthcare Properties (IHP) and Morning Pointe Senior Living recognized six of its assisted living and Alzheimer’s memory care communities for exemplifying a unique dedication to residents and their families. The...
