For many people in the elderly population, staying active and maintaining overall health can be difficult; whether due to age, illness or other circumstances. Here at Castle Country, we encourage each resident to stay active, not just with our daily exercise program but mentally and emotionally as well.  Because physical activity is very important but it is just as important to keep your brain active! Part of our mission is to provide a home-like environment for our residents that includes many different options for overall health and wellness.

For example, we vary the types of exercise that we do. We have our MoveMor boards that works on flexibility and stability to prevent falls, we have Sit and Be Fit days, we have Chair Yoga and we also go for walks. It is extremely important to us that the people we care for in our homes feel as though they are healthy and an active participant in their own lives.

In order to incite that mentality, our nurses check in on our residents’ physical health, educating them about their medications and promote healthy eating; Our managers are always asking for feedback on the menu plan, the activities offered and the care staff. Our family members are encouraged to come and spend time with their loved one and join us for trips or events.

We offer a large variety of social activities as well, such as flower arranging, painting classes, group reading sessions, special luncheons wherein we gather all our residents and encourage them to get to know each other and go on group excursions. We bring in many different entertainers, in an attempt to delight and excite everyone. Our staff has one on one time with each resident, learning what they can about the individual person and trading stories. We play word games and trivia at lunchtime, we offer random facts and historical stories to keep conversation alive.

All of this is done in order to instill the importance of health and wellness in our communities. We hope that you will come and visit one of our homes and see for yourself!