Hellen Jeanette Jackson, 93, received an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Coker University on December 8, 2023, at Winter Commencement. After graduating high school Jackson Received a Scholarship from an anonymous friend to attend college. Hellen started at Coker in 1947 and graduated in 1951, majoring in History and Spanish.

Richard lives at Brookdale Urbana in Illinois and has a unique hobby that he enjoys sharing with other residents. He enjoys building models of cars, planes, helicopters, and rockets. He has been putting together models since the second grade and has built well over 1,000 models.

The Chords are no strangers to the Brookdale Canopy Oaks senior living community. This group enjoys singing for the residents here throughout the year.

Ray lives at a Brookdale Senior Living community in Arizona and says the hobby he picked up later in life allowed him to develop a unique way to connect with others.

Rick Mercer and Katie Schreter met before moving into a Brookdale Assisted Living community and their respective hobbies are part of what draws them together. For as long as he can remember, Mercer has always had a love for cars. The couple says they’ve given each other gifts relating to their hobbies over the years and they like that they are each able to find happiness doing something they love.

An unrelenting devotion to God and cooperation with everyone — that's the key to living a long life according to Claribel Herndon, a resident at Brookdale Jackson Oaks, who celebrated her 104th birthday on Sunday.

The associates at Brookdale Lewiston in Idaho were recently selected to be featured in KLEW's series called "Community Hero."

Claribel Herndon was honored during a reception at Brookdale Jackson Oaks on Friday ahead of her 104th birthday celebration.

Rourke Coffin and Mason Filio, both 17, recently started playing for local assisted living communities. The Virginia Beach high school seniors call their jazz duo Seniors Playing for Seniors.

The associates at a Brookdale Senior Living community in Charleston, South Carolina spread the word to try to get Caroline 102 birthday cards for her 102nd birthday this year.

Residents at Brookdale Senior Living in Lewiston, Idaho shared their resolutions for 2024 with a local TV station.

A group of adorable service dogs are brightening the day for residents of a senior living community in Florence, New Jersey.

Bob Evans, a World War II vet, sat down to a special game of bingo with friends and family Dec. 17. It’s a game he has spent much of his time on lately, playing up to three times a week at the senior living community of Brookdale Montclair in Poulsbo. He also has been on 12 bingo cruises, residency staff said.

Marines spread cheer to residents at Brookdale Senior Living in Oceanside, where more than a dozen veterans live, some having served in the Korean or Vietnam wars.

Zander Bellman didn't ask for a new video game console for his 13th birthday. Not even a new phone, shoes or hoodie. There was just the one request: Zander wanted to meet and talk with veterans of World War II. And on his big day, Saturday, he got his wish.