Annual Health and Wellness Fair Biggest, Best Yet

Springmoor’s Annual Health and Wellness Fair, last Thursday, was perhaps bigger and better than any in years past. Typically held in the Auditorium, this year’s twenty five vendors, as well as the over 200 staff and resident participants, easily filled up that space and the Great Room too!

At each entrance to the Health and Wellness Fair, residents and staff were greeted with a list of all twenty five participating vendors. In scavenger hunt fashion, participants were encouraged to visit at least fifteen of the vendors’ booths, have the representative mark their lists, and once completed, turn them in for a chance to win a prize. So, during the process of qualifying for the prize, participants learned a lot about health and wellness resources at Springmoor and throughout the Triangle area. Various other door prizes were announced throughout the day.

As if the opportunity to win great prizes wasn’t enticing enough, Health and Wellness Fair participants were also welcome to take part in a variety of health screenings and wellness services for free. The massages were a popular attraction, as well as the blood pressure, blood glucose, and bone density screenings. The healthy spread of snacks and various literature packets available at each of the vendors’ booths were popular with the crowd as well.

Thanks to AVADA Audiology & Hearing Care, Carolina Cardiology Consultants, Continuing Care Rx of NC, Inc., Feeling Great! Sleep Medical Center, Healthtrax Fitness & Wellness, Healthy Numbers, Home Instead Senior Care, Hospice of Wake County, Kroger Pharmacy, Legacy Healthcare Services, MAKO Surgical Corp., Massage with Giselle & Jim, NC Assistive Technology, North Carolina Audiology, Piedmont Foot & Ankle Clinic, Prosource Fitness Equipment, Rex Healthcare Cancer Outreach, Rex Heart Burn Center, Sodexo, Springmoor Chaplain, Springmoor Physical Therapy, Trager, Triangle Medical Research, Triangle Orthopaedic Associates, and Wake Radiology for spending the day with us!

Financial Times Have Changed. Your Retirement Shouldn't Have To.

Here at Springmoor, we want you to enjoy the retirement you’ve worked so hard to achieve. One of the ways we’re making that possible is, for a limited time, eliminating the initial entrance fee that’s typically associated with continuing care retirement communities in our most economical residences, the alcove.

This means all the services like weekly housekeeping, prepared meals, maintenance, and security, amenities such as the bank, salon, library, pool, croquet and bocce court, and even our full continuum of care, including on site clinic, physical therapy, and occupational therapy, are all available at your fingertips, for one affordable monthly fee.

Your future is important and you deserve to enjoy it, so call or visit us today to see how you can benefit from this one of a kind offer!

The Greatest Generation

Professors, doctors, scientists, attorneys, journalists, clergy, and the homemakers that kept life going while these members of The Greatest Generation were off serving the country in World War II, have all taken root at Springmoor, enriching our community with their diverse, unique and wonderful histories. 

Two of our residents played a first hand role in one of the major events of World War II: the bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, an event that occured just a little over 65 years ago, but changed the world forever.  The News & Observer featured these residents as part of their recap on this day in history, so read on in case you missed it!

"RALEIGH -- Sixty-five years ago today, high in the mountains of northern New Mexico, the public address system at a secret facility called Site Y - now known as Los Alamos National Laboratory - crackled to life.

Worth Seagondollar paused, along with hundreds of other scientists, engineers and technicians who had been working for years to figure out how to create the first nuclear bombs.
"Attention, please. Attention, please," the announcer said. "One of our units has just been successfully dropped on Japan."

That was it. No details about the destruction or even the name of the city that had been struck, Hiroshima.

But Seagondollar, 89, who now lives at Springmoor retirement center in North Raleigh, was one of only a handful of people who had seen an atomic bomb blast firsthand, and he knew that the world was suddenly much different.

Thousands of people had probably died in an instant, and a new weapon had been unleashed that allowed humans to kill each other in vast numbers. But it also surely meant the end of the most horrific war in world history and of the global march of fascism.

"I didn't have any feelings of regret at all," he said in an interview this week. "My feeling was that it was the beginning of the end of the Japanese war, and it was."

Later that day at another Manhattan Project site, Oak Ridge in the Tennessee mountains, Raymond Murray came home to his hastily-built government house where his wife had learned a secret he had been keeping. She had heard about the bomb on the radio.

"I finally know what you've been doing all this time," she said.

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Beating the Heat at Springmoor!

The summer heat is upon us, but just because it’s too hot outside, doesn’t mean there isn’t plenty to keep Springmoor residents busy and active!

S.I.P.O.S.E. Wellness will be offering Body Benders, Strength & Stability, Flexibility & Balance, Walk it Out, and Aquatics all summer long! Set a goal, attend a class and watch as you experience the many benefits of consistent exercise. In addition, several Springmoor favorites will be making an encore appearance. Gisele is back for another yoga series, the Memory Man will pay us a visit, and dermatologist, Dr. Matt Flynn will answer all your questions on healthy skin and aging.

Game nights, Wii competitions, book clubs, movie screenings, shopping excursions and even an evening of ballroom dancing are all great ways to beat the heat, so check the Springtimes activities calendar for the dates and times of all your favorites!

Don’t forget, if all of you gardeners are wondering what to do with all of the abundance of the season, we are still participating in the Plant A Row for the Hungry program in conjunction with the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle to provide fresh foods to those with limited resources. Two crates are located near the garden shed for all of your excess produce. Let’s help those in need and beat last year’s donation of 535 pounds!

Springmoor Participates in Stop Hunger Now Charity Event

Springmoor Life Care Retirement Community will host a "Stop Hunger Now" charity event to raise money and awareness for the millions of people who go hungry every day. The event will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Tuesday, September 29, 2009. Dozens of Springmoor residents will volunteer their time to scoop rice mixture and other dehydrated foods into plastic bags that will be used for crisis situations and in school feeding programs in developing countries throughout the world. The event will be held at Springmoor Life Care Retirement Community, 1500 Sawmill Road, Raleigh, North Carolina 27615.

Phyllis Mayo, Springmoor Chaplain, has also been taking donations from residents to raise money for purchased supplies.

"This is a wonderful way for our residents to get involved with a global issue at a local level," said Mayo. "I think they will have great memories from this event, knowing they helped feed hundreds of people."

Stop Hunger Now is a Raleigh-based international hunger relief organization that has been providing food assistance to international countries for over 10 years. To date, they have provided over $56 million dollars worth of direct aid and 15 million meals to over 70 countries worldwide. To learn more, visit www.stophungernow.org.

Springmoor Marks Quarter-Century of Innovation; Celebrates with Month of 25th Anniversary Events

Making its debut in 1984 as the first life care retirement community in Raleigh-and one of the first in the state-Springmoor now marks its 25th year in operation with the distinction of being the largest of its kind in North Carolina. Springmoor will salute this success with a month of spirited 25th anniversary celebrations, all part of a special series of events starting in September.


The celebration will offer a series of public and private social and charitable events during September and early October to show appreciation to residents and the local community. It will also familiarize a new generation of Raleigh citizens with a local retirement landmark.


"More than 25 years ago, my father, Jud Ammons, saw a new way to meet the needs of seniors based on an innovative approach to combining an active retirement lifestyle with health services as needed," said David Ammons, CEO of Springmoor. "Continuing to look for newer and better ways to serve seniors has been the secret to our success."


While being the first to bring a life care continuing care retirement community (CCRC) to Raleigh, Springmoor has also continued to evolve its service to seniors to track with the changing expectations associated with successful aging in America. The "graying of America" has created a new wave of seniors who now see retirement as a fresh and exciting phase of life, and Springmoor works to deliver on those expectations.


For example, Springmoor residents today are as likely to enjoy a computer-aided sporting contest as they are to enjoy a game of bridge. They are as likely to be involved in community outreach as they are to share private social occasions. Many are as eager to ride on the back of a motorcycle as they are to stroll the green grounds of their campus.


Springmoor's 25th Anniversary Celebration will offer a range of events that celebrate the Springmoor tradition of bringing innovative lifestyle choices to seniors while revealing some of the new shapes that those lifestyles are taking. Springmoor has developed a complete schedule of events to be held at the community, including the following:

-September 10 - 25th Anniversary Kick Off Party for Springmoor Residents
-September 10 - 25th Anniversary Kick Off Party for Stewart Health Center Residents
-September 22 - Anniversary Luncheon Gala for Stewart Health Center Residents
-September 24 - Anniversary Dinner Gala for Springmoor Residents
-September 29 - "Stop Hunger Now" Packaging Event - Community Outreach
-October 2 - Springmoor Street Dance - Open to the Public
-October 9 - Biker Party (Motorcycle demonstrations and free rides) - Open to the Public
-October 12 - Travel Adventures with Ms. Spring and Mr. Moor; Cookbook and Art Unveiling



NOTE TO MEDIA: Members of the media are invited to attend each event.



ABOUT SPRINGMOOR

Springmoor is a premier life care retirement community located at 1500 Sawmill Road, and is a part of Greystone Village, an exciting and progressive planned community in Northwest Raleigh. Springmoor occupies 42 beautifully wooded acres where buildings, streets and waking trails are situated and landscaped to take full advantage of the area’s beauty and privacy. Senior residents can choose from 19 different types of independent living floor plans ranging from studio/alcove apartments to a 2-bedroom deluxe with 1-car garage.



As a nationally accredited life care continuing care retirement community (CCRC), Springmoor is designed to emphasize independent living, dignity, security, and peace of mind. Accordingly, Springmoor also features assisted living apartment homes in one- and two-bedroom designs, memory support suites, private nursing rooms for long-term care, and Medicare-certified private suites for short-term rehabilitation. The on-site Stewart Health Center provides medical, nursing, and personal care on a short-term or continuing basis, and also provides outpatient health care to residents.



Springmoor is 501(c)3 not-for-profit retirement community founded in 1984 by the Springmoor Board of Directors in conjunction with Mr. Justus M. (Jud) Ammons, a leading Raleigh developer and civic leader. Springmoor is one of many large communities that Mr. Ammons has developed in Raleigh and other parts of North Carolina. Today, Springmoor is under the operational supervision of David W. Ammons, a former Executive Director at the community, now serving as CEO. Mr. Ammons is also founder and principal of Retirement Living Associates, Inc. (RLA), a Raleigh-based firm specializing in developing, marketing, and operating senior communities throughout North Carolina. For more information, visit www.springmoor.org, or call 919-783-0044.

Residents and Guests of Springmoor Kick Off 25th Anniversary Celebration

Springmoor Life Care Retirement Community recently kicked off its 25th anniversary celebration with a festive birthday party that included nearly 100 cakes and tasty float punch beverages. More than 100 senior residents of Springmoor were in attendance, along with their guests and employees and board members of the retirement community.

"The kick off party turned out beautifully, and it was especially great because of our amazing residents and staff," said David Ammons, CEO of Springmoor. "This is a huge milestone for everyone involved, and to be able to share it with all of these fantastic people made for a truly special occasion."

The nearly 100 scrumptious cakes were prepared by both residents and employees, who came together to share memories and stories from the past 25 years. The social gathering was the inaugural event for Springmoor's anniversary celebration, as they continue to commemorate the retirement community over the next several months for its 25 years of service to seniors and the city of Raleigh.

Springmoor is a premier life care retirement community located at 1500 Sawmill Road, and is a part of Greystone Village, an exciting and progressive planned community in Northwest Raleigh. Springmoor occupies 42 beautifully wooded acres where buildings, streets and waking trails are situated and landscaped to take full advantage of the area's beauty and privacy. Residents can choose from 9 different types of independent living floor plans ranging from studio/alcove apartments to 2-bedroom deluxe apartments, homes and villas-many with a garage.

For more information, visit www.springmoor.org, or call 919-783-0044.