VITALIA® Senior Residences in Stow, Ohio was awarded 2022-2023 Best Senior Living by US News & World Reports in the Assisted Living category. US News selected communities based on survey results from over 3,000 residents and their families who were…
May is Asian American Pacific Islander month, or AAPI for short, a time to celebrate the Asian and Pacific Islanders in the United States and their contributions to the history of this country. By recognizing the culture, history, and achievements…
National Nurses Week begins each year on May 6th and ends on May 12th, Florence Nightingale’s birthday. These permanent dates enhance planning and position National Nurses Week as an established recognition event. As of 1998, May 8 was designated as…
Mental Health Awareness Month was originally celebrated in 1949. That was 73 years ago! The goals of the sponsoring organization, originally the National Committee for Mental Hygiene (now Mental Health America), were to improve attitudes toward mental health/illness, improve services…
The last week of April is a special time for the culinary department at VITALIA Senior Residences® at Stow Stow, OH. In honor of Earth Month, we will be celebrating and embracing the Farm to Table concept. While the terminology…
With spring cleaning in full swing at my workplace, VITALIA Senior Residences® at Stow Stow, OH, it’s time to clean out the salt from the car mats and put the window screens back in the windows at home. Springtime is…
Gardening is potentially a “long-term” memory for VITALIA® residents with dementia. Some of my best memories are gardening with my dad and my grandma. It was such a simple thing, but spending time together, being outside in nature and working…
“In January 2020, the Board of Directors of the AVA: America’s Walking Club, declared the first seven days of April to be “National Walking Week” which would include the traditional “National Walking Day” sponsored by the American Heart Association from…
National Mom and Pop Small Business Owner Day celebrates small business owners every year on March 29th. Our economy couldn’t run without small, locally owned mom and pop businesses. Not only do they provide jobs, they also create economic growth,…
My name is Kaitlynn Holley, and I’m the memory care director at Vitalia Senior Living – Stow. In honor of Women’s History Month, I want to take a moment to celebrate Lillian, one of our neighborhood residents! I’m pleased to…