Insights

Happy Pride Month!June is Pride Month, a time to celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community, and our residents, participants, families, team members, and leadership of Brio Living Services who identify within it. Brio Living Services has made inclusivity a priority in its Mission Statement: “Welcoming all, partnering together, enriching lives.” Inclusiveness is also an important element of…

Brio Living Services 2nd Annual Softball Game Brings Together Team Members Across MichiganSoftball Game and Team Member Meet and Greet to be held on June 3, 2023.It’s almost that time of year again—time for the annual Brio Living Services shore-to-shore Softball Game and Team Member Meet and Greet! This unique event will be held on…

“YOU Make a Difference” is this year’s theme for National Nurses Month. At Brio Living Services, we are grateful for the incredible difference and fundamental impact our nurses make through their dedication and caring service to older adults.

“YOU Make a Difference” is this year’s theme for National Nurses Month. At Brio Living Services, we are grateful for the incredible difference and fundamental impact our nurses make through their dedication and caring service to older adults.

Becoming a pastor hadn’t been Elisabeth Seymour’s plan but, when this teacher felt the calling, she says with a laugh, “I made a deal with God: ‘If you’ll provide me with the time and resources, then I’ll do it.’”

April is National Volunteer Month, and this week is National Volunteer Week! Each Tuesday this month we have highlighted on social media a volunteer who is making a difference at Brio Living Services. Today we are pleased to feature Mary Robertson, Volunteer Coordinator at Chelsea Retirement Community (CRC), and to thank all our Brio Living Services volunteers!

If you are a pet owner, you can undoubtedly relate to the joyful moments of arriving home to a furry friend greeting you excitedly. You can always count on a pet to cheer you up, lend a listening ear, and give you unconditional love.

As we age, we may tend to not put as much focus on our social life. This is a mistake that can negatively impact your or a loved one’s well-being. Studies have shown that older adults who maintain an active social life show improved mental and physical health.

In celebration of April’s Active for Life Month, Brio Living Service’s Wellness Program will hold its third annual Walking Challenge! The goal of this challenge is to see how many times our team members can walk shore to shore across Michigan during the month of April.

March is National Nutrition Month! This year’s campaign by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics is labeled “Fuel for the Future,” emphasizing the importance of sustainable eating habits to nourish ourselves during every phase of life.

Betty Pope and her children began coming to Chelsea Retirement Community (CRC) in the 1950s to visit her grandmother, Julia Laseter, who lived at CRC. Later, Betty’s parents, Howard and Bessie Lausen, moved to CRC. Betty was the third generation to call CRC home when she moved in 2007. Betty passed away this week, just one day shy of her 100th birthday. Yet the legacy of her strength, will, and heart live on.