One of the things we are passionate about at the Magnolia and Primrose care homes is caring for elders on a holistic level and addressing spiritual and emotional needs beyond just physical and social needs. One of the ways we do this is through integrating animals and visits from children in the care home. Most [...]
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Animal Therapy for Elders with Memory Loss
Posted in Alzheimer's, Assisted Living, Orcutt care home, Uncategorized, tagged Animal-assisted therapy, eden on December 15, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Batter up!
Posted in Assisted Living, care home, Healthy Aging, Magnolia, Orcutt care home, tagged Nursing home, Teams, Youth on September 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
On Sunday we were visited at Magnolia & Primrose by the Santa Maria Baseball Club U14. The team showed off some of their baseball skills with a short practice. Afterwards they joined residents in a game of catch. We snapped a great picture of Ms. Jeanne throwing a ball back! The baseball exposition was followed [...]
Magnolia and Primrose on the Move…
Posted in Alzheimer's, Assisted Living, Healthy Aging, Uncategorized, tagged Alzheimer's Association, Alzheimer's disease, Health, Physical exercise, Walking on August 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The Alzheimer’s walk is fast approaching and Magnolia and Primrose are getting ready! Our team is forming and we have several events in the works to raise money for the Alzheimer’s Association. (More information coming soon!) One way we are preparing is by starting a walking club! Participating employees receive a pedometer and are put [...]
Primrose – Now Open!
Posted in Alzheimer's, Assisted Living, care home, Memory Loss, santa maria care home, tagged assisted living, Garden, Orcutt California on July 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
We have some exciting news to share! We have opened a second care facility in Orcutt, CA next to Magnolia, dubbed “Primrose”. Last week our first two residents, along with four finches and a dog, moved into the new facility. Primrose will also specialize in caring for individuals with memory loss. Some of the features of Primrose [...]
May Day! May Day! May Day!
Posted in Assisted Living, holidays, Magnolia, santa maria care home, tagged alzheimer's, Pizza, santa maria care home on May 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
No that’s not a call of distress…it’s a call to pizza! Magnolia celebrated the start of May in Orcutt, CA with residents, guests, and children. We had pizza catered by Bello Forno who brought a trailer with its own wood-fired pizza oven! It was quite a sight to see. The children made tissue paper flowers, [...]

