Latest News from San Carlos Elms and Grove

Petting Zoo San Carlos Elms Residents enjoyed a  visit from the Little Explorers Petting Zoo recently. Thank you Little Explorers Petting Zoo for always making this such a great day! Helen enjoyed all the animals, but loved the chickens. Marilyn and Mary had fun with the animals. Connie loved her new bunny friend. Marilyn could have spent all day with the animals. Virginia was all smiles the whole afternoon! Dolores pet a sheep that had just got a hair cut. Helen helped George with the chicken. Tish and Tom had a fun afternoon with the animals. The alpaca smiled for the camera. Thank you Little Explorers Petting Zoo for a fantastic visit! Thank you to handlers Jenna and Autumn for making such a fun afternoon.   Lunch Outing We also had fun having lunch out on the patio. Thank you to Nino's Pizza we had some delicious food!   Shirley and Anita enjoyed their pizza's together. Shirley waves a...

San Carlos Elms was happy to host the Senior Round Table of San Mateo . Our Chef Dave Kelley and his staff prepared this delicious breakfast for all our guests.   Bernadette Mellott, Executive Director of Ombudsman Services of San Mateo County , spoke on the many changes happening in the Ombudsman services working with seniors. One of our many guest Richard, with his dog, Fluffy. We were happy to hand out raffle prizes. Each guest received a bottle of Chardonnay from Windsor Vineyards with a San Carlos Elms label. Thank you to everyone who joined us this morning.

Laughter Yoga   Thanks to our friends from Care Indeed we are laughing happily with our Laughter Yoga Instructor Annie. Laughter Yoga combines unconditional laughter with Yogic Breathing. Laughter is simulated as a body exercise in a group; with eye contact and childlike playfulness, it soon turns into real and contagious laughter. The concept of Laughter Yoga is based on a scientific face that the body cannot differentiate between fake and real laughter. One gets the same physiological and psychological benefits. Helen was too excited to stay in her seat. Marilyn loves to laugh. Thank you Annie for always laughing with us!   Wine and Cheese Social Residents enjoy a night cap with one another. Emily and Shirley happy to attend. Dolores and Rigo are all smiles. Dania, Elsa, Helen and Ana had wonderful conversations. Bob is enjoying meeting new Residents like Barbara.   Cellist Performance Matt is one of ou...

Thanks to our Friends of the A.C.C. our Residents enjoyed an afternoon of exercising their bodies and minds. Listening to songs of the past they would move their bodies in dance and guess the songs title and performers.  Thank you,   Friend of the A.C.C. for introducing Music and Motion to our community.

Mayor Visit   The Residents were excited to see Mayor Bob Grassilli  and hear all the new things happening in San Carlos.   We are so grateful for Mayor Grassilli to take time out of his busy schedule to come see our Residents.   Arts & Crafts w/ Lindsay Lindsay comes in monthly to help Residents show off their creativity. This week they made sun catchers.   The San Mateo Folk Music Singalong Meetup Group This is a group of mostly Peninsula residents who gather informally on a monthly basis to sing American Folk songs from the book Rise Up Singing put together by Pete Seeger.    The Residents enjoyed singing along with the group. Thank you all for sharing your talents with our Residents!

We can hardly believe it! We have had our doors open now for 22 years, providing excellence in care and services to our Residents. Today we celebrated with our Residents, their families, our staff and their families. We had a beautiful and breezy day. Live music, fun decorations, drinks and wonderfully cooked food. It was a perfect way to mark this occasion. Thank you for all who joined us today. Enjoy the pictures below. Ruth who just turned 100 this month was excited to celebrate our 22nd anniversary with her family and guest. Maribel, Ana and Lorily got into the spirit of the day. The Silver Bell Jazz Band was fantastic! Marilyn couldn't get enough of the music from the Silver Bell Jazz Band . The food was outstanding! George's family had a wonderful time at the party.   Margie, Dora and Don loved all the decorations. Shirley was happy to smile with "Baby Face". Residents and family members ...