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Restorative Nursing at Renaissance Gardens at Riderwood is Redefining and Changing the Scope of Nursing Care

May 25, 2012 SILVER SPRING, MD (May 25, 2012) - A comprehensive restorative nursing program initiated by Renaissance Gardens, the extended care neighborhood at Riderwood retirement community, has been key to its earned status as a Medicare Fiv...

Riderwood Hosts Tea Party and Awards Ceremony for Beltsville Academy Students

May 18, 2012 SILVER SPRING, MD (May 18, 2012) -- Riderwood retirement community's Catering and Community Resources and Wellness teams today hosted a Tea Party and Awards Ceremony for 45 female students of Beltsville Academy who are completing ...

A Used Jewelry Sale by Riderwood Residents Results in $1,162 Donated to Helps Local Schools' Environmental Education Projects

May 16, 2012 A Used Jewelry Sale by Riderwood Results in $1,162 Being Donated to Support Environmental Education at Two Local Public Schools SILVER SPRING, MD (May 16, 2012) - An Earth Day-themed used jewelry sale by Riderwood retirement commu...

Erickson Senior Living, Developer and Manager of Riderwood, Unveils New Customer-Focused Website

April 30, 2012 Erickson Living Unveils New Customer-Focused Website; User-Friendly Interactive Online Resource Sets Industry Standard BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - April 30, 2012 - Erickson Living, developer and manager of Riderwood, today announced the...

Riderwood Honors 880 Residents Who Gave a Total of 153,000 Volunteer Hours in the Past Year

April 27, 2012 SILVER SPRING, MD (April 27, 2012) - Riderwood retirement community has honored 880 residents who gave a total of 153,000 volunteer hours in the past year. The residents led more than 200 activities and special interest groups, vo...

Riderwood Residents Will Support Two Local Schools at Their Wednesday, May, 2, Earth Day Celebration

April 24, 2012 SILVER SPRING, MD (April 24, 2012) - Riderwood retirement community residents will support environmental education at two local public schools when they celebrate their Earth Day on Wednesday, May 2, at their Silver Spring campus....

Riderwood Residents Observe Earth Day Every Day of the Year Through Their Wildlife Habitat Work at Their 120-Acre Campus

April 19, 2012 SILVER SPRING, MD (April 19, 2012) - Riderwood retirement community residents observe Earth Day every day of the year at their 120-acre campus through their wildlife habitat work. Their Riderwood Wildlife Habitat Project is certif...

Riderwood's 1st Peep Show Winners Are Announced

April 13, 2012 Riderwood's 1 st Peep Show Winners Are Announced: "Movie Night" and "Before Riderwood/Living the Good Life at Riderwood" Take Home the Peeps ( er, Honors) Silver Spring, MD (April 13, 2012) - The votes are in and the winning displ...

Record 250 People Attend Bluegrass Jam at Riderwood

April 13, 2012 SILVER SPRING, MD (April 13,2012) - A record 250 people attended a Bluegrass Jam held last night at Riderwood retirement community in Silver Spring, MD. The "Riderwood Ol' Opry Bluegrass/Country/Old-Timey Music Jams" are a stage s...

Erickson Senior Living Promotes Jean Landreville to Associate Executive Director for Riderwood

April 13, 2012 SILVER SPRING, MD (April 13, 2012) - Erickson Living has promoted Jean Landreville to Associate Executive Director for Riderwood, the nation's largest continuing care retirement community with nearly 3,000 residents located in Sil...

Maryland Congressman John Sarbanes Visits Riderwood to Speak to Residents and Tour Campus

April 12, 2012 SILVER SPRING, MD (April 12, 2012) - Maryland Congressman John Sarbanes (D-3rd District) this week spoke to nearly 100 Riderwood residents about what is at stake in the upcoming November 6 General Election. Because of redistrictin...

Public is Invited to a Free April 22 Earth Day Lecture at Riderwood by Karen Petroff, an Official with University of Maryland Arboretum

March 27, 2012 SILVER SPRING, MD (March 27, 2012) - The public is invited to attend a Riderwood retirement community Earth Day lecture by Karen Petroff, Assistant Director of the University of Maryland Arboretum and Horticultural Services, who w...

Bluegrass Jams Are Frequently Improvised at Riderwood; Attendance Now Numbers 200

March 20, 2012 SILVER SPRING,MD (March 22, 2012) - Don't be surprised if you visit Riderwood retirement community and are met with the sounds of down home bluegrass music. That's because a group of residents hold frequent, improvised bluegrass j...

Astronaut and NASA Official Piers Sellers to Speak April 5 at Riderwood; Public is Invited to Attend

March 17, 2012 SILVER SPRING, MD (March 19, 2012) - Astronaut Piers Sellers, who is currently Deputy Director of the Science and Exploration Directorate at NASA/GSFC, will speak Thursday evening, April 5, at 7 :30 p.m., at Riderwood retirement c...

Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot Speaks to Riderwood Residents

March 14, 2012 SILVER SPRING, MD (March 14, 2012) -- Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot (attached photo) visited Riderwood retirement community today to speak to residents about fiscal matters in the state. He did so at the invitation of the De...

Riderwood Residents Put Their Own Spin on Popular TV Show "Dancing With the Stars"

March 14, 2012 SILVER SPRING, MD (March 14, 2012) - Riderwood retirement community residents are putting their unique spin on the popular television show "Dancing With the Stars." They are tapping, twirling and sashaying in several dance groups ...

Erickson Senior Living Names Riderwood the 2012 Recipient of its Excellence in Health Care Quality Award

February 3, 2012 SILVER SPRING, MD (February 3, 2012) - Erickson Living has named Riderwood the recipient of its 2012 Excellence in Health Care Quality award. The award recognizes the accomplishments of the Riderwood health care team, inclusive of...

RN Home Health Job Fiar to be Held February 9 at Riderwood

January 13, 2012 RN Home Health Job Fair to be Held February 9, at Riderwood; On-site Interviews to be Conducted SILVER SPRING, MD (January 13, 2012) -- A RN Home Health Job Fair will be held on Thursday, February 9, from 2 p.m. - 6 p.m., at Rider...

"Populist Uprisings in 2012: is the Topic of Wednesday January 11, Discussion at Riderwood by Joan Adams, a Faculty Member of Three Colleges and Universities

January 10, 2012 Joan Adams, a Faculty Member at Three Colleges and Universities, to Discuss "Populist Uprisings in 2012" at a Wednesday, January 11, Appearance at Riderwood WHAT: A Wednesday afternoon, January 11, Riderwood retirement community d...

Hundreds of Riderwood Retirement Community Residents to Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.'s Legacy the Evening of January 16 with Readings and Singing of Civil Rights Era Songs

January 5, 2012 Hundreds of Riderwood Retirement Community Residents to Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.'s Legacy the Evening of January 16 with Readings and the Singing of Civil Rights Era Songs WHAT: "His Legacy and Our Future," an hour-long, M...