Make Yourself at Home by Joining a Westminster Canterbury Committee

Make Yourself at Home by Joining a Westminster Canterbury Committee

Moving to a retirement community is an exciting, fun-filled journey budding with possibilities. To truly embrace this new chapter in your life, keeping an open mind and being willing to connect can lead to the most wonderful friendships. Getting involved is the surest way to make new connections.  Joining in… Read More

Inside and Out

Inside and Out

The pool in the Vital Living Center, renovations to the Tower Lobby, and the Clubhouse by the Village Apartments are all taking shape quickly. Westminster Canterbury Richmond’s President and CEO John Burns takes you through all the areas of Vibrancy! There is a lot happening inside and out.  Throughout Vibrancy!,… Read More

Honor Someone You Love on National Grandparents Day

Honor Someone You Love on National Grandparents Day

The intergenerational relationship between a grandparent or special friend and a child is so very important. “It takes a village to raise a child” as the saying goes, and older adults often play a big part in that. Whether sharing stories, teaching new skills, playing games, breaking a parent’s rules… Read More

LIVING our BEST LIFE

LIVING our BEST LIFE

At Westminster Canterbury Richmond, Recreational Therapy in the Mary Morton Parsons Health Center is intentional, outcome-based and individualized. Every activity is chosen by our staff to meet a variety of dimensions that enhance whole-person wellness.  These dimensions include cognitive, physical, creative, productive, social, sensory, reflection, natural world interaction, cultural and… Read More

Circling Back with Sandy

Circling Back with Sandy

Catch up with one of our Vibrancy! members as our expansion project comes together. Vibrancy! Club member and retired teacher Sandy Dallas is watching with anticipation as Westminster Canterbury Richmond prepares to welcome new residents next summer. With our expansion well underway, new buildings are taking shape around… Read More

Topping Off and Taking the Climb

Topping Off and Taking the Climb

Westminster Canterbury Richmond’s President and CEO John Burns answers a few resident questions as he takes you on a tour through the latest Vibrancy! project updates. The topping off of the Vitality Apartments took place on August 4 and excavation for the Club House has begun. Throughout Vibrancy!, Westminster Canterbury… Read More

Ahoy, Mate, Celebrate 48!

Ahoy, Mate, Celebrate 48!

Westminster Canterbury Richmond celebrated our 48th anniversary this week with nautical-inspired fun for our residents and employees! Our Recreation Team planned a festive “Float Your Boat Party” for July 27, featuring ice cream floats and a sing-along of sea shanties. Who doesn’t enjoy a delicious ice cream float? Residents were… Read More

Class Is in Session

Class Is in Session

School might be over, but at Westminster Canterbury, learning is an all-year activity. Summer school’s in full swing at Westminster Canterbury Richmond! Every summer, we take residents (and soon-to-be-residents) back to school with classes taught by Richmond area teachers, residents and local artisans. The School for All Seasons has… Read More

Growing by Leaps and Bounds

Growing by Leaps and Bounds

The new Vibrancy! areas are taking shape quickly. Westminster Canterbury Richmond’s President and CEO John Burns, and Sustainability Project Coordinator Jason Wells, explain a few supporting projects that will temporarily impact parking and driving. John then highlights the next steps for Vibrancy! as you enjoy an aerial tour of the… Read More

Supporting Diversity and Equality

Supporting Diversity and Equality

How our community supports diversity and equality at home and throughout Richmond Seeking ChangeIn 2020, residents at Westminster Canterbury Richmond started having big conversations about race and racism in the greater Richmond area. Those discussions included examining how to make our own community more diverse and inclusive. As the… Read More