News & Events

Visit the Wellness Center during Active Aging Week

The Wellness Center at VMRC will be open free Sept. 20-24 to persons 50 and older. Visitors and prospective members can tour the Wellness Center, use the facilities and have the application fee waived if they become a member during the week.

Various programs will be offered free including presentations on the following topics: “Healthy Aging, Feeling Good at Any Age,” “Lifestyle Improvement Through Physical Therapy,” “Increase Your Confidence and Improve Your Muscles Through Balance Enhancement,” and “Never Stop! Exercise Through the Aging Continuum.”

Nursing home ratings rank Oak Lea top

In their recent ratings of nursing homes, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services gave Oak Lea Nursing Home at VMRC an overall rating of five stars -- the highest attainable. In the rating system, nursing homes are rated overall and on health inspections, staffing and quality measures. A five-star rating is "much above average."

Resident, staff art show changes

The next exhibition of resident and staff art will be June 30 through September 27. Multimedia pieces will be displayed along the Art Walk Gallery between Park Gables and Heritage Haven.