News & Events
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Activity Calendars
Below is current months activity calendars that shows all the activities available to residents, as well as events and more…
December 28, 2017
A favorite hobby of many of our residents here at The Commons is gardening. As we age there is no reason to discard that pastime, and during the cold winter months we pick projects that we can work on indoors. Gardening is therapeutic and it encourages hand flexibility, coordination and just overall well-being. For this . . . Read More
December 27, 2017
Brightmore holds an Annual Winter Solstice Celebration every year for our residents to invite friends and family over for a holiday celebration right before Christmas. This year was an absolutely beautiful party all decorated in winter blue and silver decorations, delicious heavy Hors D ‘Oeuvres homemade by our chefs at Morrison and festive music sung . . . Read More
December 18, 2017
On Friday December 15th, the Kempton residents spent the afternoon with wonderful volunteers. Emily Hutchins has been a volunteer at the Kempton for 5 1/2 years. She loves spending time with the residents and they love spending time with her. Emily and the residents made Christmas cards and wrapped Christmas presents. Emily and the residents . . . Read More
The eight nights of celebrating the Festival of Lights in the Jewish faith for the Hanukkah season began at sundown on the 12th. Brightmore held its Annual Lighting of the Menorah with Rabbi Paul from the Temple of Israel. Residents of all faiths, including our Jewish residents, joined in the lobby to listen to Rabbi . . . Read More
December 11, 2017
On Tuesday, December 5th, the residents at The Commons of Brightmore enjoyed a special performance of Marsha King Ministries’ holiday puppet show. The show got the Christmas spirit flowing and included some of our favorite Christmas tunes. Not only was the music great, but there were special guest appearances by gladiators, angels, the blues brothers . . . Read More
December 5, 2017
What a festive evening as Brightmore celebrated its Annual Christmas Tree Lighting! We started with all our residents coming down to take their annual Christmas photo in front the tree and with this year’s special guests…The Brightmore Staff Christmas Trees! It was a perfect night, with this being the season of giving, to present a . . . Read More
December 4, 2017
Each year the Kempton Assisted Living has an annual tree lighting ceremony. This year the tree lighting was held on Friday, December 1st. Residents gathered in the lobby of the Kempton to see the lighting of the Christmas trees. Scotti Stringz preformed Christmas carols for the residents to sing along. Christmas tree sugar cookies and . . . Read More