Applewood Players to Raise the Curtain December 16

by katiecr | Nov 16, 2022 | Adult Community, Applewood Residents, Applewood Staff Profile, Blog, CCRC, Engaged Living Community, Independent Living, Life Care Community, Managed Care New Jersey, Managed Care NJ, NJ Retirement, Retirement Community NJ, Senior Community, Senior Living NJ, Top NJ Retirement Community

The Applewood Players theatrical group is back! Under the direction of Carol Azzarone, a seasoned theatrical producer and director, residents are in full rehearsal mode, preparing for their first performance in the Performing Arts Center on December 16. Azzarone,...

Tips for Seniors to Avoid the Holiday Season Blues

by katiecr | Nov 2, 2022 | Adult Community, Assisted Living, Blog, CCRC, Engaged Living Community, Independent Living, Life Care Community, Managed Care New Jersey, Managed Care NJ, NJ Retirement, Retirement Community NJ, Senior Community, Senior Living NJ, Top NJ Retirement Community

Four strategies to strengthen social networks and offset loneliness As the annual holiday season approaches, we all feel excitement and anticipation, envisioning celebrations with family, socializing with friends and making new memories. We are bombarded with...

Educational Series on Parkinson’s Disease Launched for Applewood Residents

by katiecr | Oct 24, 2022 | Adult Community, Alzheimer's Disease, Applewood Staff Profile, Assisted Living, Blog, CCRC, Independent Living, Life Care Community, Managed Care NJ, Memory Care, NJ Retirement, Retirement Community NJ, Senior Community, Sub Acute Rehabilitation

“Mastering Parkinson’s Disease,” a new interactive health education series, hosted by Jia Zhen Cheng, MD, CentraState Medical Center Movement Disorder Specialist; Shannon Lenahan, PT, DPT, CentraState Rehabilitation Department; and Rhonda Johnson, MS, CCC-SLP,...

The Applewood Way –Team Member Goes Above and Beyond to Help Resident

by katiecr | Oct 18, 2022 | Adult Community, Applewood Careers, Applewood Staff Profile, Blog, CCRC, Engaged Living Community, Independent Living, Life Care Community, Managed Care New Jersey, Managed Care NJ, NJ Retirement, Retirement Community NJ, Senior Community, Senior Living NJ, Top NJ Retirement Community

Dining Services team member uses personal experience to help a diabetic resident in need The employees of Applewood are exemplary not only for their expertise and dedication, but also for their commitment to helping residents in any situation. Recently, Jody Oakes, a...

Five-Year Applewood Residents Offer Sage Advice to Newcomers

by katiecr | Oct 13, 2022 | Adult Community, Applewood Residents, Blog, CCRC, Engaged Living Community, Independent Living, Life Care Community, Retirement Community NJ, Senior Community, Senior Living NJ, Top NJ Retirement Community

After moving to Applewood in their early 70’s in 2017, Charles and Yvonne Clark immediately began enjoying the resort-style amenities and resident interest clubs, making them easily recognizable by most residents in the community for partaking in all that Applewood...

A New Era Dawns for Applewood’s 32-Year-Old Literary Magazine

by katiecr | Oct 10, 2022 | Adult Community, Applewood Residents, Blog, CCRC, Engaged Living Community, Independent Living, Life Care Community, Managed Care New Jersey, Managed Care NJ, NJ Retirement, Retirement Community NJ, Senior Community, Senior Living NJ, Top NJ Retirement Community

A new resident editorial board to usher in a fresh look for the heralded publication Nowhere is the depth of Applewood’s cultural and artistic diversity more evident than in its longstanding literary magazine, the Spicy Apple. Produced by residents for residents since...