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The Cooks met at a church function that Mrs. Cook attended with her two sons. Upon this function at the church, Mr. Cook decided to ask Kay if she would join him in going Christmas shopping. From that date in 1973, they were inseparable. Once they were married, since they both already had 4 kids […]

When asking families what the greatest challenge in caring for an aging loved one is for their family, 15.7% said it was the challenge of balancing care for a parent with work and home life. We know our associates chose a career in senior living to improve the lives of seniors, but for those who […]

Palma, and her husband, Anthony, have known each other since they were 13 years old and were high school sweethearts. When Anthony first asked Palma for her hand in marriage, she denied him saying he needed to get himself together first. After he got a good job, she said yes! They were married at the […]

Last week on July 2, Commonwealth Senior Living at Georgian Manor had a Veteran’s Pinning Ceremony to honor our veterans in our community. Of the veterans we recognized, we want to share with you the love story of Earlene and Vernon Bonney, a WWII veteran. Vernon and Earlene met in the 7th grade. He sat […]

We all know the marriage vows, “to have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death do us part”. Some of us live those vows to the letter. Jean is one of these individuals. We know […]

Today we wanted to lift your spirits with this wonderful story about Robert “Popeye” “Pop” Carter and Robin, told from the perspective of Stephanie Johnston, Sales and Marketing Director of Commonwealth Senior Living at Gloucester House. Robin Singleton, an elementary school teacher, has been a friend of the Johnston family since she was young. Stephanie […]

Today it is our pleasure to be able to tell Sarah’s story and share how understanding it helps our programming team incorporate her past into her life in Sweet Memories at Commonwealth Senior Living at Churchland House. Sarah was born on December 16, 1946 in the small, southern town of Inverness, Mississippi. She was one […]

In honor of Father’s Day this Sunday, we are honored to have one of our own residents, the amazing Pastor Purkett say a special prayer for our fathers. Elder Taft Purkett was the eldest son of 10. He served in the US Army for several years as a medic and worked at the Naval Base […]

We had the pleasure of listening to our resident’s love stories this year as we have in years past. But this year we took a page from the Legacies Project and spent some more time recording a few of these stories in greater detail. We chose three which represent different stages of love that our residents might […]

We had the pleasure of listening to our resident’s love stories this year as we have in years past. But this year we took a page from the Legacies Project and spent some more time recording a few of these stories in greater detail. We chose three which represent different stages of love that our residents might […]