The Hippity-Hop Easter Egg Hunt, which was held on Saturday at the Shorewood retirement community, featured more than 7,000 eggs filled with candy,

Locals experts suggest ways to make meaningful celebrations for people with dementia and their caregivers.

Angie Aegerter of Channahon, owner of the Fit Foundation in Crest Hill, donated funds that were used to buy 30 copies of WriteOn Joliet’s fifth anthology. for The Timbers of Shorewood book club.

The Lewis University police department now has an on-campus emotional support animal. And Maya. a mixed breed therapy dog, visits the residents at The Timbers of Shorewood every other week.

Timbers of Shorewood resident Paula Polechla, 79, and Hank Vasel, age 6, performed a duet on June 4 at the Shorewood rental retirement community.

Freshman and sophomore students from the University of St. Francis in Joliet executed the project with the Timbers of Shorewood. The project was part of USF’s recreation and sports management department.

The Timbers of Shorewood, a senior living and assisted living facility known for its varied in-home and community-wide activities, celebrated its 20th anniversary on Oct. 13.

Jennifer Loughran, a social worker with Inspire Senior Care, began volunteering at the Timbers of Shorewood at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic to help seniors not feel so isolated.

To date, the Shorewood rental retirement community has donated a total of more more than $25,000 to the Alzheimer’s Association

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Timbers of Shorewood program showed ‘some real love’ this Valentine’s Day