by Warm Valley Lodge | Latest News, Wyoming Assisted Living
“What are those ducks doing here?” asks Duane Howe. He doesn’t mean merely “What are they doing?” but rather “Why are they doing it here?” He lifts his binoculars to watch them, sitting on the same bench beside Pete’s Pond he has occupied almost daily, since early...
by Warm Valley Lodge | Latest News, Wyoming Assisted Living
Community: That’s what mattered most to Nancy Steeper and her daughter, as they sought a new home for Nancy after she left Legacy Lodge, the recently closed assisted living facility in Jackson. Luckily, they were able to find it nearby in Dubois at Warm Valley Lodge....
by Warm Valley Lodge | Latest News, Wyoming Assisted Living
When Melvin L. (“Pete”) Calhoun first came to Warm Valley Lodge in Dubois, he was only going to stay for a few weeks. As his son Darren puts it, he didn’t want to give up control. “At some point in the near future,” Darren recalls him saying, “I’m going to want to...
by Warm Valley Lodge | Latest News, Senior Care Facilities, Wyoming Assisted Living
“Oh, I forgot my gloves,” said Sue Harbison, halfway up the steep hike to the overlook. “My memory is so bad!” Indeed her memory is bad for the simple matters such as which day it is now, or whether she has paid you back for that book yet, or whether she shared that...
by Warm Valley Lodge | Latest News, Wyoming Assisted Living
“Seas the day,” read the poster on a gaily decorated golf cart that joined the July 4 parade in Dubois. The spelling might be inaccurate, but the sentiment was right on target for the residents of the Dubois assisted living facility, some of whom rode on the...
by Warm Valley Lodge | Latest News, Wyoming Assisted Living
This pandemic, which seems endless, has come at the cost of silence for two very different groups: musical performers and people isolated in long-term care. Recently, a few of them joined briefly to share an experience that goes beyond words–a sense of jubilance at...
