Guest Speakers

The pharmacy team at Willowgrove Pharmacy has enjoyed many years of working with the wonderful staff and residents at the manor and group homes.  Everyone is so pleasant and easy to work with.  We hope to contribute to the well-being of the residents as much as possible and wish to continue to build our relationship with the people at Elmwood Residences in the years to come!

Elmwood is my Brothers’ special extended family.

Elmwood has given my brother the guidance and opportunity to live a fuller life.

Elmwood has impacted my life greatly, I am happy to come here every day. It’s a happy place and the residents make my day”.

It never feels like I am going to work, it always feels like home.

I enjoy seeing everyone together and interacting with each other, this gives me a sense of accomplishment and satisfaction that, as a Recreation Team, we are providing residents with a good quality of life.

As the newest addition to the Recreation Team, Elmwood has given me a meaningful career in Recreation. I have developed many amazing relationships with residents as well as staff at Elmwood. We provide a variety of programs that meet the needs and interests of the residents. I enjoy taking the residents out in the community and seeing the smiles on their faces as they are enjoying themselves and being included in their community.

Our connection to Elmwood’s Kinsmen Manor is through our sister. The staff are professional, compassionate, skilled and respectful of residents and their families. The physical environment is clean, comfortable and exemplifies a home environment

Our daughter is part of the Elmwood family living with 5 other ladies in a group home.  She has found her joy and purpose in life with daily activities and independence as she grows into a woman.  She has found her happy place! Being on the board is our way of giving back - for what Elmwood has given us.

I feel like a rock star when I enter Elmwood!  I am greeted by so many people with handshakes, high fives and hugs.

Without words, residents showed me joy manifesting itself from our human spirit and that they too want to live a fulfilled life.

I did not know of Elmwood’s support concept for those with various disabilities, and it was a huge eye opener, and a big learning curve for me, also thoroughly enjoyable! Just to watch how the system works, and to be a part the decision making process, was energizing! I just knew this would be a part of my life for a long time.

The employees have a special compassionate side to them that radiates when they work together to support individuals with disabilities. It is truly a wonderful thing to see this in action, and I am pleased to be a part of the Elmwood community.