What's New?
Dining Venue Renovations Are Underway!
After years of planning, our three new dining venues are under construction. By Thanksgiving, Broadmead will have a new cafe, restaurant, and daily buffet service. Along with the new venues will come new food selections such as free range chicken, steamed-to-order vegetable, organic fruits and much more.
Guest Resident Program
"What would it be like to live at Broadmead? Would I like it? How might my average day look?" These are among the many questions people ask themselves as they consider making a move from their current residence. Members of Broadmead's Priority List now have the opportunity to schedule an overnight visit on campus to help answer some of these questions. For four days and three nights, Guest Residents live the life of a Resident - enjoying the same meals, activities and social opportunities. For more information, contact Karolyn Huffman at 443-578-8006.
Upcoming Event - August 19th: Discover a Baltimore-born “Phenomenon” of American Art “The Story & The Search” book talk
For someone who chose not to learn to drive and considered operating a washing machine tiresome, it’s somewhat ironic that Baltimore-born American painter Elizabeth Sparhawk-Jones (1885-1968) may owe her current surge of popularity to the fast-paced technological gains of the 21st century. But for someone who went from being the golden girl of the art world to an insane asylum patient and back again to glory in the 1940s, this sublime kind of paradox is richly deserved, according to the new biography, Elizabeth Sparhawk-Jones: The Artist Who Lived Twice. Local author, Barbara Lehman Smith, who inadvertently rescued the artist’s scrapbooks while working at St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson, will speak at Broadmead on August 19 at 1:30 about the artist's life and the author's search for the missing pieces. RSVP to 443-578-8008.
Broadmead Resident Association Website
For a glimpse of life at Broadmead, from the residents' perspective, visit the newly created www.broadmeadra.org. This site, developed and managed by one of the residents of Broadmead on behalf of the Broadmead Residents Association, has a variety of interesting information and photographs.
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Associate Membership
Designed for people age 55 or older who are not living at Broadmead, the Associate Member Program offers an opportunity to enjoy some of the many programs and amenities of the Broadmead campus. It is a great way to explore the community as a retirement option and to get better acquainted with the current residents.
Members of the program are invited to many of the community's activities and programs, such as aquatic classes, yoga, musical programs, lectures, movies and participation in resident groups such as the Writers Group, Book Discussion Group, Bird and Nature Study, etc.
For a complete brochure about the Associate Member Program, please contact Carolyn Frederick at (443) 578-8008 or lladmin@broadmead.org.
The Best Blizzard Ever
According to Kitty Anne C., the snow storms of 2010 were a breeze for her and fellow residents. "The big snowstorm at Broadmead was the BEST. I hope we will have one (or 2) each year. I had nary a worry! Meals were provided to our apartments; there was heat, light, music, telephone and TV. What else could a person need?! Our walks were cleaned and salted each morning as needed. I didn't have to dig out my car, didn't have to hike through the woods to GET to my car! Didn't have to drive 10 miles on snowy, icey roads to get to work! I never had such an easy Blizzard."
Another resident sent this message to the CEO just days after the first storm. "Just a note to congratulate Broadmead for the excellent care residents received during the recent snow extravaganza. Meals were delicious and bountiful; health care extraordinary in the dedication and sacrifice made by nurses and aides; pathway and road clearning unusually speedy and thorough; all in all, we felt secure and cared for by the administration and everyone who helped." Nancy B.
Fitch Affirms Broadmead, Inc. Revenue Bonds at 'A'
"On January 29, 2010 Fitch Ratings took the following rating action on Broadmead as part of its continuous surveillance effort: Affirmed at 'A.' The rating reflects a light debt position, strong total cash and investment balances, ... good operating performance, and an aggressive investment allocation." Fitch Ratings-New York-29 January 2010 . For the complete report, contact Broadmead CFO, Pat Gordon at 443-578-8063.
Additional Graduates of the UMBC Masters Program on Staff
In December of 2009, Broadmead celebrated the graduation of four more Broadmead staff/trustees from the Management of Aging Services master degree program at the University of Maryland Baltimore County. Tom Mondloch, Associate CEO; Charee Collins, Director of Rehabiliation; Betty Shaughnessy, Bruck Fund Manager; and Bettie Farrar, Broadmead Trustee have joined 2 staff members Rich Compton, CEO and Brenda Becker, Director of Marketing & Resident Services as graduates of the unique new program focusing on the provision of aging services.
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