Beaver Dam Assisted Living & Memory Care

From the Executive Director’s Desk Open the World! I believe that knowledge and understanding a person has comes from how much they see, learn, and experience. By not seeing and experiencing other ways of life, a person may become biased and defensive against their way of life, thus creating feuds and battles with others. …read…

From the Executive Director’s Desk A Year Like No Other for Us, But Especially the Red Cross! While we take steps to remain out of harm’s way, the Red Cross has been jumping over the enemy lines of COVID. We must be incredibly thankful to the Red Cross and organizations of the like, as well…

From the Executive Director’s Desk How to Keep Your Head & Heart Happy! Our mind and hearts are a few things we take for granted, as we do with many of the things our bodies can do! They’re intertwined, and work very closely together. Ever get surprised? Your heart rate goes up because your mind…

From the Executive Director’s Desk Your Executive Director Hello everyone! My name is Michele Peterson and I am the new Executive Director here at Beaver Dam Assisted Living. I’m excited to be a part of the Beaver Dam Assisted Living family and community. I look forward to learning more about each and every one of…

From the Executive Director’s Desk Being “cooped” up, how to handle it. In these unprecedented times and as “normal” life has been brought to a halt, here are some things you can do on your own to help your mental and physical health. …read more!   Resident Spotlight Mary W. Mary Wood was born June…

From the Executive Director’s Desk COVID-19 The safety, health and well-being of our residents, and team members remains our number one priority, and we continue to monitor developments in this evolving situation. Consistent with recommendations of and directions by federal, state and local regulatory agencies, our community has implemented a number of protocols and precautionary…

From the Executive Director’s Desk With winter and cold weather in full effect, it’s not always easy to get out-side and exercise as much as we would like, here is some tips on exercising inside. …read more!   Resident Spotlight Donald B. Donald “Don” was born in 1930 in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin. His family moved to…

From the Executive Director’s Desk The Beaver Dam Campus had an exciting year!!! We are planning a wide variety of new activities for our residents, new and exciting programs to bring staff, residents, family, and community together on the Beaver Dam Campus. …read more!   Resident Spotlight Colleen “Kitty” Colleen “Kitty” was born March 22,…

Meet Our New Team Member ~ Bruce Santos ~ Bruce grew up in Milwaukee and in late childhood eventually moved to East Troy, a farm town just west of Milwaukee. Later there he met his wife Kerri who lived in the neighbor-ing town of Mukwonago. They lived in many areas such as Milwaukee, Waukesha, and…

Fall Prevention Awareness The first day of fall marked Falls Prevention Awareness Day. Falls can happen to anyone. But as we get older, falling can be-come more common as well as dangerous. Yet falling does not have to be an inevitable part of aging, and in fact most falls can be prevented. …read more!