Gal Pals: Women continue 60-year friendship in retirement home
People may treasure their lifelong friendships, but rarely do they end up spending their golden years in a retirement home with their BFF as a next-door neighbor. But it's a happy reality for Minnie Belle Posey, 96, and Mary Ellen "Nell" Whitton, 88, who for more than 60 years have lived their lives side by side first in the Poseyville community of Haralson County, and now in Brookdale Carrollton.
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Brookdale Resident Starts the Biggest Social Event of the Year
Brookdale Gaines Ranch resident Bernie Mayoff’s social calendar is packed! After 36 years in the tech industry, Bernie retired and went on to volunteer, teach, and pursue his passion for amateur photography. He now shares his interests with fellow residents by leading community clubs, and presentations as well as starting one of the largest social events of the year, Mayoff Day! Bernie and his wife started the tradition 50 years ago as a playful pun on their last name and to celebrate May coming off the yearly calendar! For more information on Brookdale or to find a community near you, visit brookdale.com.
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Brookdale raises $1.25 million for the Walk to End Alzheimer's
Brookdale Senior Living, a national leader in providing quality, person-centered care for residents living with dementia, announces that it raised $1,254,388 for the 2024 Walk to End Alzheimer's®, renewing its long-term commitment to the fight against Alzheimer's. For the past 17 years, the Brookdale team has raised more than $23 million to support the Alzheimer's Association®'s mission to advance research, provide care and promote brain health.
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Celebrating Excellence: Brookdale’s 2024 Senior Living Chairman’s Club Inductees
The Brookdale Senior Living Chairman’s Club is a prestigious honor, reserved for just 50 of the top-performing sales professionals in the company each year. As the largest senior living operator in the U.S., Brookdale moves in more seniors than any other provider, and our expertise in caring for seniors in unmatched.
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Brookdale Senior Living in New Braunfels celebrates resident's 103rd birthday
Actresses Betty White and Judy Garland, comic book writer Stan Lee, singer Doris Day and Brookdale Senior Living resident Alice Goodwin each have something in common — they were all born in 1922. On Sunday, Feb. 16, Goodwin celebrated her 103rd birthday. The centenarian received flowers and gifts from friends and family and celebrated with a birthday party at Brookdale, complete with a cake, balloons and flowers.
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Vanderbilt alumni find community in local assisted living community
Decades after graduation, a group of Vanderbilt women have found friendship, shared memories, and Commodore spirit at a local assisted living community.
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Senior sweetheart honored during luncheon at Brookdale
Brookdale Senior Living recently crowned this year’s Chautauqua County Senior Sweetheart, Elaine Crossley. The Senior Sweetheart is an event that Brookdale does every year on Valentine’s Day to honor a local senior who is involved in the community and likes to help others.
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Arizona veteran receives home makeover for a sewing room
Brookdale Springs Mesa resident, Ted Drake received a makeover to his craft room as part of the Brookdale Senior Living interior design show, Make It Mine.
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Brookdale Resident Performs Across the Globe as a Comedic Trampolinist
Sky’s the limit for Dick Albers! The professional and celebrated comedic trampolinist is among our Brookdale residents whose rich lives continue to shine brightly during their golden years. Dick’s “Comedic Trampoline Act” toured for 20 years, performing multiple halftime shows for the Globetrotters, at seven different casinos on the Las Vegas Strip and appearing on The Ed Sullivan Show five times. He even traveled to Vietnam with Bob Hope to entertain American troops during the war. Though retired, Dick still leaves people smiling with his amazing stories about life in the entertainment business! For more information on Brookdale or to find a community near you, visit brookdale.com.
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Brookdale Glen Ellyn centenarian commemorates milestone by bowling in her weekly league
Phyllis Walsh celebrated her 100th birthday on Feb. 12, 2025. She commemorated this auspicious day by doing what she does every Wednesday morning — bowling in her Wednesday league at Fox Bowl in Wheaton.
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Brookdale New Braunfels resident celebrates 103rd birthday
Alice Goodwin just celebrated her 103rd birthday at Brookdale New Braunfels. Her secret to longevity is through playing games, taking lots of naps, and enjoying milk and cookies.
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Brookdale Austintown husband visits love of his life every day at memory care facility
Next month will be Bruce and Kathie’s anniversary, only she doesn’t remember as much anymore. Kathie suffers from Alzheimer’s and lives at Brookdale Austintown, a local memory care facility. Bruce visits Kathie every day to spend time with her.
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Couples celebrate collective 500+ years of marraige
10 couples celebrated a combine 546 years of marriage at Brookdale Medford this Valentine's Day. The couples time together range from 14 to 74 years together.
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Love everlasting: Brookdale Salem Couples share insight on marriages
On Valentine’s Day, when relationships are celebrated and in an age where divorce rates continue to rise, two couples at Brookdale Salem are shining examples of how long love can and should be. Margaret, 96, and Kenneth (Ken), 97, Williams, and Esther, 82, and William (Bill), 84, Goodchild have a combined 147 years of marriage — the Williams will celebrate their 75th anniversary in May and the Goodchilds will mark 60 years in October.
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Lubbock woman celebrates 103rd birthday Saturday
Lubbock woman celebrates 103rd birthday Saturday
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