Our memory care and rehab residents enjoyed some toe-tapping entertainment by Mojo! We are always having a great time over here!
February 7, 2018
Category: Memory Care
April 3, 2017
Spa Time
Pictured is one of our amazing nurses Monica, working on manicures in The Gardens neighborhood.
April 3, 2017
Bowling at Uncle Buck’s Fishbowl
Residents of the Health Center enjoyed an outing at Uncle Bucks Fishbowl. Uncle Buck's has an aquarium like set up for bowling and is great fun for a Thursday afternoon! There we also tried the food craze of fried pickles!
March 20, 2017
Painting Instruction
Residents of The Inn and Gardens enjoyed a step-by-step instruction based painting class hosted by the Giggling Pig. This lesson was painting a dandelion blowing in the breeze and residents got to take these paintings back home with them. Giggling Pig will be back on May 17th at 3:00pm in the Health Center.
February 15, 2017
Watercolors with Clare
Our very own Art Therapist, Clare Chapman, teaches residents in our Gardens neighborhood an art class each Monday. Today was filled with vibrant watercolors. Residents copied their own take on images of flowers and birds with beautiful bright colors.
December 15, 2016
Radio City Music Hall – Extreme Outing
Residents of our Health Center enjoyed Radio City Music Hall's Rockettes Christmas Spectacular last Thursday for one of our extreme outings of the year. One of our residents had a dream to be a Rockette and to see their show in real life, and was so excited to hear that she would be able to […]
December 7, 2016
Trimming the Tree
Residents of our health center single handedly decorated all three of the Christmas trees in The Gardens, The Inn and The Springs lounges. Stop by and take a look, they came out beautiful!
December 7, 2016
Caroling with Girl Scouts
Residents of our health center received a great treat from the Girl Scouts from Stratfield. The girls brought their best singing voices to carol with our residents, and handed out Christmas ornaments to hang from our trees. It was a great way to end a Friday!
October 24, 2016
Halloween Prepping and Special Guest Entertainer Moses!
This Friday, buildOn students visited our residents in the Health Center and helped out with a variety of programs. Some students helped with an exercise program in The Gardens. The rest helped the residents of The Springs make hidden message pumpkins to hand out for our Trick-or-Treating event on October 29th. For happy hour everyone […]
October 19, 2016
Essex Steam Train and Riverboat Outing
Residents of our Health Center enjoyed an outing on a cold but beautiful day to look at fall foliage. They started their journey on at the historic 1892 Essex Station for a narrated round trip throughout the Connecticut River Valley. At Deep River Landing they were picked up by the Becky Thatcher Riverboat for a cruise […]
October 11, 2016
Singing and Dancing with Mojo!
During this cold day our residents warmed up with singing, dancing, and laughter with our entertainer Mojo! Mojo made sure every lady had a dance partner and let residents solo sing parts of their favorite songs! What a way to get ready for dinner!
October 10, 2016
Apple Picking at Lyman Orchards
What a beautiful day we had to pick apples, enjoy freshly baked cider donuts, and ice cold apple cider! Lyman Orchards in Middlefield, Connecticut is celebrating their 275 year anniversary of their family owned orchard which covers more than 1,100 acres of land after starting with a mere 37 acre parcel in 1741. The company has […]
September 26, 2016
Mandalas & Coffee
Adult Coloring is a great way to relax and move into a meditative state. Benefits of coloring include: * Improved Moods * Promoting Socialization and Reminiscing * Stress Relief * Improvement of Hand-Eye Coordination * Promotes Mindfulness * Providing a Sense of Accomplishment Mandala Coloring is available throughout The Watermark on various days in the […]
September 26, 2016
Alzheimer’s Walk – A Cause Near and Dear To Us
The Watermark Team had a successful walk for Alzheimer's on Sunday, September 18th at Calf Pasture Beach in Norwalk, CT. We walked, we danced to music and we sang in honor and memory of our loved ones here at The Watermark at 3030 Park. We met and exceeded our goal for this event. Our community had a casual for […]
September 23, 2016
A Visit Back in Time
Old Sturbridge Village in Sturbridge, Massachusetts is a wonderful way to step back in time to early 19th-century rural Village. Costumed historians, antique buildings, water-powered mills, and a working farm. Residents of The Inn and Gardens enjoyed visiting with historians, watching cows being milked, observing a blacksmith working on horse shoes, and visiting with the many horse […]
September 21, 2016
Blue Spruce Farm Therapy Horses
Here at The Watermark at 3030 Park, we have many avid animal lovers! Smaller animals are always coming to visit our residents. Whether it is a family member's dog, therapy pups, or the curious creatures from Animal Embassy, we constantly have animal visitors. However, horses are a little tricky to get through our community's doors, so […]
September 20, 2016
Moving to the Music
Residents of The Gardens have been enjoying our new exercise scarves. How can it be exercise when we're having so much fun?!
September 12, 2016
Animal Embassy
Residents from The Inn, Springs and Gardens were able to experience feeding and interacting with some "Alien Invaders" from Animal Embassy. Animals from this included a Monk Parakeet, who should have been in Brazil, and came to live wild in Connecticut, as well as Cane Toads, a Green Iguana, a Red-eared Slider and a couple more furry […]
July 14, 2016
We Do Memory Care Differently
Throughout its nearly 30 year history, Watermark has sought ways, large and small, to enhance the well-being of our residents and associates. Success is mostly measured in the strong and durable relationships between residents and associates that bring with them trust, comfort and more than a bit of warm fun. Particularly in our Memory Care […]
April 2, 2015
Watermark’s Gardens’ Residents Show their Artistic Talent
Our residents have the pleasure of participating in an Art Therapy program in the Gardens with Art Therapist Clare Chapman. This group meets once a month