Check here often to see what is happening, and to learn how you can become a part of this attractive, active community.
Below is current months activity calendars that shows all the activities available to residents, as well as events and more…
The Residents of Brightmore took a relaxing & enjoyable ride to Duplin County to experience the joys of food, fun and fellowship…but most of all, we enjoyed the wines made from the North Carolina “wonder crop”, the Muscadine grape! The Duplin Winery has been a staple in Rose Hill since 1970. It not only makes . . . Read More
Brightmore offers Arthritis Aquatics twice a week with our wonderful Arthritis Foundation certified instructors. There are lots of laughs and conversation in the pool, but it is not just fun and games! The instructors take the residents through a series of Arthritis Foundation-based exercises to help their bodies overcome some of the pain associated with . . . Read More
Brightmore Residents enjoyed an evening of beautiful voices, music and even some laughter as we attended Opera Wilmington’s “Die Fledermaus” written by Johann Strauss Jr. Die Fledermaus was an operetta about an evening of unfortunate events that leave the audience smiling and giggling quite a bit! On New Year’s Eve, Eisenstein (one of the main . . . Read More
Brightmore’s Wellness Director Madeline Woodard, LRT/CTRS, went in January 2018 to get certified to bring a new program to the building: “Ageless Grace.” Ageless Grace is a cutting-edge brain fitness program based on neuroplasticity that activates all 5 functions of the brain – analytical, strategic, kinesthetic learning, memory/recall, creativity and imagination – and simultaneously addresses . . . Read More
Brightmore University Series had the pleasure of listening to Eileen Rainier speak about a non-medical Therapeutic Method that is unique, simple, non-invasive and efficient. The method is “Bio-tuning” and has produced profound and powerful outcomes. Eileen Rainier has trained directly with Eileen McKusick, the developer and researcher of “Bio-tuning.” During the presentation, Eileen used Bio-tuning . . . Read More
Wilmington history is something the residents here at the Kempton love to learn. Many of the residents here have lived in Wilmington all thier lives. On Monday July 16, Robin Triplett, a retired Wilmington History teacher spoke to the Kempton about Wilmington’s broad history. Robin has broken her presentation down into two parts. In part . . . Read More
Jenni Blair, UNCW Gerontology Masters Student interning with the Wilmington Fire Department, came to speak to Brightmore residents on the importance of “Fire & Fall Prevention Awareness.” On an annual basis, Brightmore invites the Wilmington Fire Deptartment out to speak on Fire & Fall Prevention. If you only hear it once, or if you hear it . . . Read More
On Wednesday, July 11, 2018, residents at The Commons of Brightmore started a three part program called “Finding our Family Roots”. One of our residents was the speaker in part one. Ann Cook explained how she started her own family exploration. Mrs. Cook has gone back eight generations. She brought along examples of different ways . . . Read More
Brightmore University ended its Author Series this month with “Life Isn’t Perfect, But My Lipstick Is!” book review and signing: Author Series Part 3 presented by Diane Pascoe, Author & Humorist. Diane introduced the audience into a small piece of her 41 short humorous true life stories – a compilation of short stories that made . . . Read More
On Monday July 2nd, the Kempton residents had a class on recommended legal documents with attorney Kelly Shovelin from Four Pillars Law Firm. She informed the residents on the different legal documents that she suggest they have in place. These include General Durable Power of Attorney, Healthcare Power of Attorney, HIPAA Release Authorization, Living Will . . . Read More
