This morning we had a little visitor just behind Clark Meadows. This morning we had a little visitor just behind Clark Meadows. This fawn was photographed from a safe distance as not to disturb mother nature. KristenMeyer / Wednesday, June 7, 2023 0 9020 Read more
ATLYS performs at Ferris Hills in Canandaigua, NY! ATLYS performs at Ferris Hills in Canandaigua, NY! A STRING QUARTET of four strong women who explore, discover, and create. KristenMeyer / Thursday, June 1, 2023 0 8539 Read more
"BEST TASTE" Award goes to Ferris Hills and Clark Meadows! "BEST TASTE" Award goes to Ferris Hills and Clark Meadows! 2023 Canandaigua Kiwanis Chef and Sip Challenge KristenMeyer / Tuesday, May 9, 2023 0 9582 For the win... Chefs, Tony Cafarelli and Jamison Leigh, served up Porchetta with salsa verde and pickled red onion. Our chefs worked hard preparing and presenting their creation. They enjoyed the fun competition with other respected chefs in the community. The foodies came out to enjoy this amazing event hosted by Canandaigua Kiwanis. Canandaigua Kiwanis is an active group of dedicated volunteers working tirelessly throughout the year raising money to support children. Read more
Derby Day! Derby Day! Fancy hats, traditional song, mint Juleps, and more! KristenMeyer / Sunday, May 7, 2023 0 8233 Ferris Hills and Clark Meadows residents were together in Rayburn Hall to celebrate the time honored Kentucky Derby! Read more
The Secret to the Ferris Hills/Clark Meadows Molasses Cookies has been Revealed! The Secret to the Ferris Hills/Clark Meadows Molasses Cookies has been Revealed! Patrick has a passion for baking and it shows in everything he does! KristenMeyer / Monday, May 1, 2023 0 8505 When the calendar says, "Baking Demo: Cookies with Patrick," folks gather around. Today, Patrick Boylan, a baker at Thompson Senior Living Communities, shared his family recipe for the favorite molasses cookies! Patrick did his training at Le Cordon Bleu in New Hampshire and has quite some skills in the baking department. He demostrated how he assembles a batch of the molasses cookies and while he prepared the dough in his very own orange kitchenaid mixer (a gift from his Mom) he told us about the baked goods he prefers to make in our kitchen. He loves to decorate cakes and cookies. One of his other family recipes that he prepares for the residents is a raspberry cheesecake. He enjoys baking and decorating wedding cakes and says that his passion came from his mother's love of baking. it was a special treat to meet one of our talented cooks and to hear some of his personal story. Thank you Patrick! Read more
Card Making Workshop at Ferris Hills Card Making Workshop at Ferris Hills KristenMeyer / Friday, April 28, 2023 0 7526 Read more
Poppy Poppy The Flower of Remembrance KristenMeyer / Thursday, April 13, 2023 0 8683 Making artificial poppies is a long-standing tradition and today we all pitched in to help the local Veterans Affairs assemble poppies. Close to 400 poppies were assembled and we had a good time sharing stories and remembering our own experiences with the symbolic poppy. Read more
Erin Go Bragh at Ferris Hills Erin Go Bragh at Ferris Hills St Patrick's Day Celebration 2023 KristenMeyer / Tuesday, March 21, 2023 0 8113 Ireland forever! Read more
Sunrise this morning taken from a 2nd floor deck at Ferris Hills Sunrise this morning taken from a 2nd floor deck at Ferris Hills Breathtaking sunrise over Canandaigua Lake! KristenMeyer / Friday, March 10, 2023 0 7566 Read more
Quintessence Performance Quintessence Performance Chamber Music Ensemble at Ferris Hills! KristenMeyer / Wednesday, March 8, 2023 0 7625 On Monday in Rayburn Hall, Quintessence performed for Ferris Hills Residents. Quintessence is a professional chamber music ensemble who frequently perform here. A superb performance on a Monday afternoon! Read more
SuperUser Account / Thursday, December 1, 2016 / Categories: Ferris Hills Blog Athletic Trainers Bring Expertise to Ferris Hills’ Fitness Center Certified athletic trainers from UR Medicine’s Thompson Health visit Ferris Hills at West Lake twice a week, leading exercise classes, helping residents use the fitness center equipment correctly and answering questions about how to get started with an exercise plan as well as how to accomplish specific goals.“Any equipment can be used wrong, but it can also be used right, and I think it’s important that people are using things correctly,” says resident Marian Carney, who uses the fitness center on a regular basis.Richard Davis is a resident of Clark Meadows – the enriched living community adjacent to Ferris Hills – and wanted to learn more about how the weight machine can improve his golf game. “I think it’s terrific,” he says of the opportunity to use the trainers as a resource.In addition to working with residents, the trainers put together educational information to be displayed in their fitness center and created an exercise circuit based on the equipment.Resident Services Manager Darcy Cafiero says their exercise classes always fill the room. “Our residents are all about health and fitness, and being able to get that one-on-one attention from experts is really important to them,” she says. “It keeps them motivated, and they really look forward to it. Previous Article Clark Meadows offers Short Stays Next Article To Your Good Health Print 18263