Rethinking Facility Safety, Technology, and Social Wellness

The world has been turned upside-down this year. Long-term health care facilities and short-term rehabilitation facilities have had to change almost every policy, plan, structure, and rule. Among these changes, there have been difficult new policies, like the...

Happiness Happens Month

“If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands”, or so starts a popular children’s song. If the lyrics are now stuck in your head, now is the perfect time to keep singing the tune because August is Happiness Happens Month. Let’s take time to celebrate what makes us...

Making Connections for Social Wellness at Sonoma Hills

July means more than Independence Day and hot summer days and cool nights. It is also Social Wellness Month when we nurture our social health and concentrate on our social relationships. It means giving and receiving social support which also gives you the means to...

Get outside and start the grill! It’s National Grilling Month!

June 23, 2020  Sun’s out, grills out! Using a BBQ not only means you get to enjoy the outdoors while you cook, it also offers some great health benefits. Light up your grill this month and become part of the National Grilling Month celebration! Whether you use propane...

National Fruits and Vegetables Month

June brings sunshine and plants love those golden rays! As the growing season is in full swing, it’s not surprising this month is National Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Month. With an abundance of fresh produce available in the gardening boxes at Sonoma Hills Retirement...

Successful 2020 Activities

Covid-19 came to the United States in mid-February. Most states went into some form of lockdown around mid-March. Reports of the new, unknown virus were saying that seniors were among the most at risk. The concern for facilities was three-fold. Residents and patients...