Authentic Italian Cuisine/Authentic Life Story Celebration

I’d like you to meet Mrs. R, a resident and member of our family.  Palm Garden of West Palm Beach is her home now but she was born in a small town in the Italian countryside just south of Naples. Mrs. R remembers time spent cooking authentic Italian cuisine with her...

Physical Therapy Changed My Life

The gym was especially crowded today, and the regulars were there, some liking the workout and some struggling to complete their routine. The smiles of the staff and their “you can do it attitude” is contagious. Each physical therapist is hands-on, eyes on, and spot...

Loved Remembered: A Valentine Story

“If life was fair would I be alone, during this time of my life? It is not fair and there is nothing that anyone can do about it.” As he smiled waiting for me to respond with something that echoed my lack of life experience, I just stared back at him. Then out of...

DIGNITY

Dear Palm Garden Family, I want you to meet Vera, a woman who calls Palm Garden home. Kala Fuhrmann, our Executive Director at Palm Garden of Gainesville explains: “One evening we were all at dinner and Vera told our fantastic CNA, Jamika Tuggerson, that she would...

All You Need is Love and…

The benefits of loving others only get more impressive as we examine them more closely. Typically, individual well-being is assessed in terms of how well we’re doing physically, intellectually, emotionally, spiritually and socially. Oxytocin is a hormone...