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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...

Riderwood Residents to Teach iPad to Fellow Residents (and Staff) January 6, 13, 20, and 27

December 20, 2011 Riderwood Retirement Community Residents in Silver Spring to Teach the iPad to Fellow Residents (and Staff) on January 6, 13, 20, and 27 Intergenerational Seminars to Focus on the Use of Apps (Applications) WHAT: Intergenerational...

Riderwood Resident Elbert Link Made the Best 'Cuts' in Congress -- Haircuts!

December 2, 2011 SILVER SPRING, MD (December 2, 2011) -- On a day in late November, 1963, Vice President Lyndon B Johnson came into the Capitol's private Senate Barbershop, stepping into barber Elbert Link's empty chair for a haircut. Little did t...

Daughter of Riderwood Residents Donald and Helen Hawkins Selected "Mentor of the Year"

November 16, 2011 SILVER SPRING, MD (November 16, 2011) - Laurie Cooke, the daughter of Riderwood residents Donald and Helen Hawkins, has been selected "Mentor of the Year" by the American Society for Association Executives. Cooke is CEO of the Hea...

Riderwood Nurse Practitioner Julaine Harding is Appointed to University of Maryland School of Nursing Faculty

November 8, 2011 Riderwood Nurse Practitioner Julaine Harding is Appointed Faculty Associate sn the Department of Organizational Systems and Adult Health at University of Maryland School of Nursing SILVER SPRING, MD (November 8, 2011) - Julaine Ha...

Erickson Senior Living to Hold November 17 Baby Boomers' Aging Parents TweetChat

October 18, 2011 Erickson Living to Hold a November 17 Baby Boomers' Aging Parents TweetChat To Help Adult Children Obtain Invaluable Retirement Advice via Social Media SILVER SPRING, MD (October 18, 2011) - A first in the senior housing industry....

Prince George's County Executive Rushern L. Baker, III, Updates Riderwood Residents on His 10- Month Administration's Progress

October 13, 2011 SILVER SPRING, MD (October 13, 2011) - Prince George's County Executive Rushern L. Baker, III, this week visited Riderwood retirement community to update residents on his 10-month administration's progress. Riderwood sits on 120 a...

Riderwood Resident Kyoko Okamoto Teaches Koto Music in Silver Spring, MD, to People Who Seek Instrument's Beguiling Power

September 15, 2011 SILVER SPRING, MD (September 15, 2011) - The Montgomery Station class room at Riderwood retirement community in Silver Spring normally is equipped with flip charts, audio-visual machines and screens. However, on weekend mornings i...

Riderwood Lions Club Today Kicks-Off Stamps for the Wounded Project

August 1, 2011 Riderwood Lions Club Today Kicks-Off Stamps for the Wounded Project to Provide Hospitalized Veterans with Needed Therapy Tools SILVER SPRING, MD (August 1, 2011) -- The Riderwood Lions Club today kicked-off Stamps for the Wounded,...