Please enjoy this segment on North Dakota Today with Touchmark on West Century Life Enrichment/Wellness Director Grace Renner discussing their annual Purple Tie Gala & Auction benefitting the @Alzheimer's Association. This is a very special event each year—attendees get to view and bid on original artwork created by residents in memory care through our Fragrance in Frames therapeutic art program. Watch the clip to learn what that is and why it's so beneficial. Thank you, @NDToday, for having us!
News Room
At Touchmark, we take pride in cultivating meaningful relationships between residents, team members, families, partners, and our greater communities as a whole. Please peruse and enjoy a sampling of recent press coverage that highlights the positive impacts of a caring, compassionate company with over four decades of unwavering commitment to enriching lives.
KATU with Angela Stewart
The holidays are quickly approaching, and they provide good opportunities to see your older loved ones whom you maybe haven't seen for a while. On this segment, Touchmark Vice President of Clinical Services Angela Stewart talks about what to look for in terms of changes in your loved one's behavior that could indicate dementia as well as how to plan successful holiday visits with those who have been diagnosed.
Continuum of Care
When your loved one is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease or another form of dementia, it can be overwhelming learning how to care for them and get the support you need to do so effectively. This is where a full-service retirement community such as Touchmark at The Ranch can help. Read on to learn how Touchmark does this successfully to help seniors thrive.
Touchmark at Fairway Village: Active Aging Week with Pets
Tammy Hernandez paid a visit to Touchmark at Fairway Village in Vancouver to talk with Health & Fitness Director Jennifer Short about how they’re celebrating Active Aging Week (Oct. 2-8) with residents and their pets.
Touchmark in the West Hills' newest addition
Touchmark in the West Hills' newest addition—The Sky Lodge—is now open and welcoming its first residents into their new homes! The five-story building includes 56 condo-style homes. All homes feature fully equipped kitchens with quartz countertops and tile backsplashes, walk-in closets, and either forest or Tualatin Valley views. Amenities unique to the Sky Lodge include The Living Room restaurant and bar with its own distinct menus from other campus dining venues, indoor and outdoor lounge seating, fireplaces and firepits, an arts and crafts studio, Sky Lounge Library, and more.
We invite you to watch this interview with KATU to get a peek into the beautiful new spaces, views, and exquisite dining venue with its own unique menus.
Touchmark Garden Club grows flowers and friendships
The Touchmark on West Century Garden Club has had a busy year of tending to the herbs, flowers, and vegetables they have growing in their campus garden beds. Please enjoy this story from KFYR to see all of the beautiful results of their hard work.
Saying ‘thank you’ with a sandwich
Thank you Jimmy John's and our greater All Saints community for recognizing the compassionate work of senior living team members at Touchmark and beyond! We were touched to experience this outpouring of love and support from our friends around town.
Touchmark: Outdoor Enrichment & Education
Our most recent KATU appearance features Touchmark in the West Hills resident Fran Warren, who is a founding member of the Tree Keepers of Washington County. Fran is a great educational resource and advocate of the environment. Last week, Fran led a walk of The Cedar Mill Wetlands with fellow Touchmark residents, explaining about the different trees as well as the importance of preserving the tree canopy.
Touchmark car show sets fundraising record
FAIRWAY/164th — The 15th annual Touchmark at Fairway Village Car and Music Festival set a Father’s Day Weekend record. More than $12,000 was raised for the Alzheimer’s Association and Parkinson’s Resources of Oregon, and donations are still being received.
Touchmark residents get a visit from Miss Montana
Faith Johnson, the newly-crowned Miss Montana 2023, visited Touchmark Senior Living Community in Helena on Monday to meet the residents.
Touchmark at Pilot Butte hosts ‘Grand Passport Adventure’
There was a special open house Tuesday as the senior community previously known as The Alexander is now Bend's second Touchmark facility.
Touchmark at Fairway Village Car Show, Music Fest & Barbecue
Looking for a fun, free event for the entire family? Tammy Hernandez visited Touchmark at Fairway Village in Vancouver to get a preview of their 15th Annual Car Show,Music Fest & Barbecue!
Shining a light on Alzheimer's: Appleton community unites for the Longest Day event
APPLETON (WLUK) -- Even when the Summer Solstice brings the most daylight in a day, residents at an Appleton community center continue to fight darkness.
Event raises awareness of Alzheimer’s and dementia
HELENA — "The Longest Day" is an awareness and fundraising event to help advance the care and support of those living with Alzheimer’s disease and research toward finding a cure.
'He is the best person ever': 93-year-old Spokane resident celebrates 30 years of volunteering for Red Cross
SPOKANE, Wash. — You're never too old to lend a helping hand, and one Spokane man has been doing that now for 30 years.
Touchmark on South Hill resident Bob Reimer has been volunteering for the Greater Inland Northwest Chapter of the American Red Cross for 30 years.
‘Something that we get to do together’: Prom at retirement community
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Bob Thompson and his wife Jeanette Greve of Sioux Falls are dressed to the nines and for good reason: they’re going to prom.
“Without my wife’s help, I would still be getting ready,” Thompson said. “Had to put my tux on which I hadn’t put on since probably in the 90s.”
Heartwarming encounter: Beaverton School District students meet their senior pen pals for the first time
PORTLAND, Ore. — The third graders at West Tualatin View Elementary in the Beaverton School District have been writing back and forth with a group of seniors all year.
“We’ve just been writing notes to our pen pals and finally now we get to meet them which is really cool because we never really know what they look like until now, and we never knew what they sound like or any other attributes like how they act or anything,” says Lydia Chen, a 3rd grader at West Tualatin View.
Portland Rose Festival: 2023 Rose Court meets 1947 queen
The Touchmark in the West Hills Life Enrichment/Wellness team did a fantastic job planning and orchestrating this event, which brought this year's Rose Festival princesses (all of whom are high school seniors) to Touchmark to meet with the 1947 Rose Festival queen and Touchmark resident Georgene Ormston Koontz. It was very inspiring seeing Georgene and the princesses connect and bond over their shared experiences, and everyone in attendance felt they were witnessing something truly special and meaningful. Thank you to the Rose Festival for being wonderful partners in the community!
‘Ageless’ seniors competing at this year’s Pole Pedal Paddle
This year’s Pole Pedal Paddle features new and familiar faces competing, but there’s one team testing their athleticism even in their golden years.
“My age helps the team win the mugs this year,” says 87-year-old Hilary Kenyon, a Pole Pedal Paddle participant. “I’ve always done the kayaking because to me it’s the safest.”
Hometown Hero: World War II veteran Paul Klemmer
OSHKOSH, Wis. (WFRV) – It’s always special to talk to a World War II veteran, and on this week’s Hometown Hero, 97-year-old Paul Klemmer has pages filled with memories from his time in the army.
“I grew up in Oshkosh on Lake Butte De Morts. When I was seven years old, the great depression hit,” said Klemmer. “We used to go out and work on farms for a dollar a day. You did what you had to do.”