Red Wine: A Finely-Aged Merlot Keeps You Aging Finely Researchers from the Boston Medical Center found that your daily nightcap can do more than just ease your way to sleep. It can actually offset age-related disease such as coronary heart disease, diabetes and even stroke! In fact, the BMC team found that alcohol prevents about […]
To everything (turn, turn, turn), There is a season (turn, turn, turn), And a time to every purpose – The Byrds. The last 120 days has been the most challenging season of my career. As an organization – it has been challenging; as a leader – it has been challenging; as a caregiver – it […]
Annie Hicks won a court battle to become Hammond’s first black teacher in the fall of 1960 at Maywood Elementary School. INDIANAPOLIS — As COVID-19 precautions are slowly lifted, many senior communities are letting visitors meet outside with loved ones this week. Annie Hicks stepped outside Wickshire Fort Harrison Friday to share her 83 years […]
111 days ago, we asked our associates, our residents and our families to rise up and help keep everyone safe from COVID-19. When the world paused, our associates did not. Wickshire is proud to honor our nursing assistants today, this week and every day. They are the difference makers.
SING US A SONG The Wickshire Way is about making life better by drawing us together and fostering a strong community bond. We launched the Sing Us A Song program to foster the connection between generations through song. Few things can be as powerful a catalyst for spreading joy in our community as music. […]
Dimensions of Wellness, health and wellness, dimensions of wellbeing – you’ve heard it all. Every senior living community seems to have something similar that lives on paper. But what does that mean? How is it brought to life? Now, more than ever, an intentional focus on the whole person is vital to ensuring wellness. At […]
You say the words, but they now hold more weight than ever before: cleaning, disinfecting and sanitizing. Each of these words means something different and as you work to protect yourself and those you care about to stay healthy and virus-free, it’s important to know what they mean. Cleaning removes germs, dirt, and impurities from surfaces or […]
LAWRENCE, Ind. (CBS4 Web) — A local senior living community worked to spread hope to first responders Wednesday. Wickshire Fort Harrison in Lawrence gave out free breakfast to law enforcement, EMTs, Firefighters and city employees Wednesday. But it wasn’t just first responders they were feeding. They also gave out meals for first responders to take […]
FAIRBORN, Ohio (WDTN) – Wickshire Fairborn is working to bring joy to residents with their “Sing Us a Song – Songs for Seniors” initiative. The senior living community is asking children across the country to videotape themselves singing their favorite songs and submit it to their website. The videos will then be shared with residents […]
FAIRBORN, Ohio (WDTN) – Wickshire Fairborn Senior Living is delivering free, to-go breakfast to local heroes in the community on April 29 from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Wickshire is also offering a free breakfast to a senior in its care if the essential worker knows one that is in need. Delivery will begin at […]
