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How Can I Help My Family Member Through Short-Term Rehab

When your parent/family member has a set back from an injury or illness that limits their ability to complete their everyday task a physician in a hospital may recommend short-term rehabilitation.  Be supportive and positive about the initiative. What once was easy to do on a daily basis now seems almost impossible. There is often a looming fear that this current disability is now more long term.  Here’s how to

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There’s a New Club on the Bay

Early in 2022 the residents of BayWoods of Annapolis, a continuing care retirement community (CCRC), decided we wanted to better utilize our fabulous bay front location on the Back Creek peninsula.  The solution was determined to be forming a Yacht Club and providing a variety of water related activities. The BayWoods Yacht Club (BWYC) came into being in May of last year and became an instant hit with a sold-out CRAB sailing event, a big-boat three-day charter, a radio-controlled demonstration in the inside pool with a social afterwards, and well attended monthly meetings. Our waterfront location and facilities on Bay Front Drive (fronting on Bembe Beach Road) and directly across the street from Port Annapolis Marina make us a community that was just begging for a Yacht Club organization. Our facilities include an inside pool, large hall and outside patio on the Bay front for meetings and socials. A long pier and Bay Front Deck are perfect for socials and water borne activities including radio-controlled sailboat races. The residents chose five areas of activities and elected a Commodore, Fleet Captains for each of the areas, and specialists in Communications and Video/Presentations. They are: 2023 activities are in full swing with

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BayWoods Of Annapolis Earns 2022 Great Place to Work Certification™

BayWoods Of Annapolis Earns 2022 Great Place to Work Certification™ Annapolis, MD — BayWoods of Annapolis is proud to be Certified™ by Great Place to Work®. The prestigious award is based entirely on what current employees say about their experience working at Baywoods of Annapolis. This year, 68% of employees said it’s a great place to work – 9 points higher than the average U.S. company. Great Place to Work® is the global authority on workplace culture, employee experience, and the leadership behaviors proven to deliver market-leading revenue, employee retention and increased innovation. “Great Place to Work Certification™ isn’t something that comes easily – it takes ongoing dedication to the employee experience,” said Sarah Lewis-Kulin, vice president of global recognition at Great Place to Work. “It’s the only official recognition determined by employees’ real-time reports of their company culture. Earning this designation means that BayWoods of Annapolis is one of the best companies to work for in the country.” “We are thrilled to become Great Place to Work-Certified™ as we consider employee experience a top priority every day,” said Director of Business Development, Jim Harrington. “We owe our continued success to our team of dedicated employees at BayWoods. We celebrate and

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Bethesda Magazine – Senior Services Profile

Baywoods of Annapolis Jim Harrington Jim Harrington, the director of business development at BayWoods of Annapolis, learned his reverence for seniors as a child. “I was very close to my grandparents and sensitive to their needs,” says Harrington.  “I have always felt that the senior population is underserved.”  Harrington has a masters in health administration from Eastern University and has worked in the industry for over two decades.  “I love working with seniors,” he says.  “My initiative is to make residents feel like they’re the most important part of my day.” True to the promise of Annapolis, BayWoods has stunning views of the Chesapeake Bay from its Severn River perch.  In fact, BayWoods is the only continuing care retirement community (CCRC) on the Annapolis waterfront.  And it’s just one of two CCRC co-ops in Maryland.  “It makes us unique.” As a co-op, residents get the benefits of home ownership, including tax advantages and property appreciation.  They also have direct input in major community and facility decisions.  “Every decision that’s made here has the residents’ best interest at heart,” says Harrington. Resident ownership has led to several measures that enhance quality of life: community renovation, a high staff-to-resident ratio and fee

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Upcoming BayWoods of Annapolis Events

Check out whats going on at Baywoods of Annapolis! 1) May 17th, 2017 Photography Show: Hank Burroughs White House AP Photographer for 5 Sitting Presidents 2)May 20th, 2017 BayWoods Resident Garage Sale Many great items open to the public!!

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BayWoods of Annapolis announced NO fees for the month of December 2016

Waterfront Retirement Living Come Discover the Only Senior Living Community Located on the Chesapeake Bay Tours Available Anytime James Harrington, Director of Business Development for BayWoods stated that this is the first time any CCRC retirement community has ever done this in the state of Maryland. This is huge, no fees for 147 residents ranging in monthly fees of 3,000 to 8,700 per apartment. 2016 was an amazing year for us. BayWoods produced record breaking sales exceeding 9.5 million while selling 30 Independent Living Apartment homes. I was so excited to be a part of this tremendous year of change and growth. We have over 190 residents residing here at BayWoods and this is a unique offer in the market being only one of two Senior Living Co-ops in the state of Maryland out of 35 total licensed CCRCs. BayWoods is a resident owned Cooperative Retirement Living Community.  One of the unique factors about BayWoods is the ownership structure, this appeals to the baby boomers who want to be involved with ownership and management. The tax advantages that go along with an equity community is also very appealing. BayWoods is uniquely positioned to serve the residents of their community giving them

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