Dorothy Lander Shares Letters and Pictures from Floridian First Graders! Dorothy Lander Shares Letters and Pictures from Floridian First Graders! Sharing Finger Lakes Foliage with Young Floridians turns into a Treasure of Letters and Drawings! KristenMeyer / Thursday, March 27, 2025 0 1219 Last Fall, Dorothy (Dot) Lander collected a box of colorful leaves and sent them to her daughter, Janet, who is a 1st grade teacher in Florida. Janet's students, many of whom had never been exposed to the beautiful Fingerlakes colors, responded in a most thoughtful way. They drew pictures and composed letters. Dot was so surprised and overcome with joy when she opened the package. These pictures and letters have been displayed in the CM living room this week for all CM residents, staff, families and visitors to enjoy! A big thank you to Dot for sharing with all of us. We have been in awe of the thoughful messages, the drawings, and the amazing penmanship coming from such young children. Read more
Happy St. Patrick's Day! Happy St. Patrick's Day! May you receive a pot of gold today filled with lots of love and blessings! KristenMeyer / Monday, March 17, 2025 0 5966 Read more
Jigsaw puzzles and Crossword puzzles are very popular Jigsaw puzzles and Crossword puzzles are very popular People who are working on word puzzles should not be interrupted until it’s finished. Interrupting them might result in some cross words. KristenMeyer / Friday, February 28, 2025 0 3998 Read more
Here's Lucy Chillaxing at Clark Meadows Here's Lucy Chillaxing at Clark Meadows KristenMeyer / Thursday, January 23, 2025 0 5342 Read more
Soup's On! Soup's On! All Delicious and All Homemade by Our Staff! KristenMeyer / Tuesday, January 14, 2025 0 4358 The Clark Meadows/Ferris Hills Kitchen staff set a high bar in the culnary department. They provide an excellent menu offering healthy delicious meals every day. In an effort to change things up a bit, the staff who do not work in the kitchen wanted to share some of their soup recipes with our residents. The residents were eager to taste and we were honored to have our head chef, Tony Cafarelli, sous chef, Dan Cobb, and long-time dining associate, Brittni Hewitt, come in at the end to critique our soups. They gave us all gold stars! The Soup Bar Lunch included Melissa's Tomato, Basil & Orzo soup, Beth's Butternut Squash, Kristen's Black Bean, Claire's Steak & Potato, Dave's Pasta Fagioli, Rebecca's Meatball Stew w/Orzo & White Beans, and Jenn's Stuffed Pepper Soup. Thank you all for helping with this Soup Bar lunch special. It was a success! Read more
Margaret / Monday, February 17, 2020 / Categories: Clark Meadows Blog Clark Meadows Chums By Andrea Deckert Daily Messenger freelancer Appeared in The Daily Messenger, December 2019. MPNNOW.com: Posted Dec 5, 2019 at 12:02 AM CANANDAIGUA — Lynne Standish (photo on right) knows change is never easy. She also knows everyone could use a good chum. That’s why Standish developed the Chums group at Clark Meadows at Ferris Hills. The group serves as a welcoming committee to those moving into the enriched living community, with the purpose of helping with the life transition. “We don’t want anyone to feel like the new kid on the first day of school,” said Standish, who handles sales and marketing duties for Clark Meadows. “We want to create a welcoming environment and make the transition as easy as possible.” Clark Meadows provides enriched living to senior citizens, ages 55 and older. An enriched housing program is one of three models of assisted living in New York and is a state-licensed adult care facility providing long-term residential care. Residents can choose studio or one-bedroom apartments. Services range from 24-hour help with daily tasks and medication management to daily meal options, housekeeping services and recreational programs. Each new resident is assigned a Chum. Chums can also meet with future residents and their family members prior to moving in, or even those who are still deciding if it the location is right for them. In fact, it is not uncommon for residents, or their families, to tell Standish the Chum group meeting was a key factor in their decision to move to Clark Meadows. While Standish can tout the benefits of living at Clark Meadows and give reasons as to why someone should choose to move in, it is different hearing it from someone who already lives there. “It’s a good way to get the scoop,” Standish said. In addition to lunch together when a new resident arrives, Chum duties range from assisting with introductions to helping a new resident get acclimated to one’s surroundings. Chums can let them know where the café, fitness center and mail room are located, as well as reviewing the weekly calendar with them to determine what upcoming activities a new resident may enjoy. There are five current Clark Meadow Chums: Corrine Barnett, Dr. Al Ginkel, Margaret Hanover, Sylvia Markowitz and Beverly Rawlings. Each wears a name tag that denotes their status as a Clark Meadows Chum. Rawlings is the newest Chum, having joined the group in April. “I like helping people and always enjoy saying hello,” Rawlings said of her decision to join the group. Helping others is a common theme among Chums’ members, as is an outgoing and friendly demeanor. Hanover recalls how welcome the Chums made her feel when she moved to Clark Meadows roughly 1-1/2 years ago, and she wanted others to feel just as welcomed. She says the questions she often gets from families and potential residents are the same ones she had herself, from practical ones like what’s the routine and what medical staff are available on-site to more personal ones such as how’s the food and is it easy to make friends. Ginkel said the group has benefits for not only new residents, but for Chums as well. “I’m not always good with names, but once I’ve met you as a Chum I will know your name forever,” he said. Previous Article Chair Travel with Beth Brancato Next Article Breakfast Fundraiser for Light Hill Hospice Print 19081