March 20, 2020
Question: What do you not miss about living in your home before you moved to Friendship Village Answer: “I don’t miss making my bed when it’s time to change the sheets. I hate putting the sheets on the bed. I have someone who comes around every two weeks and puts the sheets on my bed, so all I have to do is take ‘em off! The fitted sheet, it’s too hard to pull that down and get it tucked. I hate doing it!” – Dorothy Gross, resident Friendship Village Sunset […]
March 19, 2020
Question: What’s a long-standing hobby of yours? Answer: “I’ve grown orchids for 40 years and I had a large number of plants. At one point in time, I had over 600! It was a lot of work, but it was very satisfying and a real pleasure. I had a greenhouse attached to my house, which was very good in the winter. On a sunny day, it’d feel like summer in the greenhouse and most of the orchids would bloom in the winter, so therefore I had summer in the winter. […]
March 19, 2020
Our fantastic Executive Director at Friendship Village Chesterfield Mike Hambley had some great thoughts and we wanted to share them with everyone! “Just wanted to mention that the ‘greatest generation’ folk are demonstrating their amazing personality constitution. This morning at coffee, so many of them showed a sense of humor, but also a wonderful display of resolve. They make me laugh, but also shared their stories of other eras of ‘woe’ that make me stop and think and really learn from them.” “Talk about elasticity of character! They are the […]
March 19, 2020
Click the link below to see Friendship Village’s Infection Control Specialist Lynn Meyer speak about the latest information for COVID-19 Video: COVID-19 Update for Thursday, March 19th
March 19, 2020
March 18, 2020
AS OF MARCH 19, 2020, at 8PM – FRIENDSHIP VILLAGE COMMUNITIES WILL BE CLOSED TO NON-ESSENTIAL VISITORS for all residents. The health and well-being of Friendship Village residents and employees is our first priority. We’re closely monitoring the situation and, in accordance with the CDC and other health agencies, are continuously evaluating our policies and taking extra precautions to protect our residents and staff. In addition to the measures outlined in previous updates we are further restricting access to our communities to essential visitors only. Examples of essential visitors include: […]
March 18, 2020
Question: What do you really NOT miss now that you live in Friendship Village? Answer: “I don’t miss cleaning my house. I did all the cleaning and I used to be called Scrubby Dutch because I came from south St. Louis which was know for having a lot of scrubbing Dutch Germans. The Germans used to get out and even scrub their steps. And I didn’t scrub the steps, but my mother did! And I decided when I got older that I wasn’t going to scrub the steps. I took […]
March 17, 2020
Watch the video below of Friendship Village’s Infection Control Specialist Lynn Meyer as she gives a coronavirus COVID-19 update on March 17th.
March 17, 2020
Question: What do you love about creating mosaics? Answer: “Well, I somehow think it’s kind of a creative thing, because one advantage of it is, I get broken dishes and get to smack ‘em up. So, you’re not really spending a lot of money on materials, so most of my mosaic work has been either broken plates or broken mirrors. And if you break something yourself, you kind of create a little memento of what it used to be. And the only thing is, it’s a rather messy process because […]