Broadmead

03/05/2026

Congratulations to Broadmead's Team Member of the Month award winner: Lisa Barger!

🏆 Why Honored: Lisa is being recognized for her exceptional compassion, serenity, and unwavering commitment to both residents and fellow team members. She consistently goes above and beyond in her role as Receptionist. With her clear communication, thorough training, and commitment to creating a welcoming, community focused environment, she brings the values of Broadmead to life each day. Her dependability, calmness under pressure, and dedication to fostering trust and integrity make her a true asset to Broadmead.

🏆 Peers Say: Lisa’s coworkers describe her as incredibly kind, patient, and encouraging—especially when training new team members. She is knowledgeable and always willing to go the extra mile to help both team members and residents. Colleagues appreciate her strong communication skills and her ability to clearly explain processes, even taking the time to create written instructions for multiple tasks. Despite juggling many responsibilities at once, she maintains her calm and continually supports others with confidence and care.

🏆 Residents Say: Residents praise Lisa for exemplifying the spirit of community and fostering a caring, family like atmosphere. They highlight her integrity, transparency, and dedication to building trust. Lisa is always eager to help, whether convenient or not, and consistently demonstrates genuine care for both residents and team members. She is extremely competent, responsible, and deeply committed to her role, making her an invaluable presence at the front desk.

🏆 Lisa Says: I just love it here! The residents and team members mean so much to me. I believe the smallest extra effort can brighten someone’s whole day, and people are always so grateful and make sure to let you know they are grateful. When my mother was in the hospital, the team there made her feel like family and that comfort stayed with me. I try to offer that at Broadmead, hoping to bring the same warmth to our residents, their families, and our team. That little extra step can really make all the difference.

03/02/2026

Thank you, Shelley, for your longstanding dedication to the Broadmead community! We truly appreciate you.

Celebrating Carol Palmer Excellence in Care and Service Award given to Shelley Hubbert!

We’re thrilled to share that Shelley Hubbert at Broadmead was recently presented with a well-deserved award in recognition of her outstanding dedication to care and service

Surrounded by colleagues and supporters, Shelley was recognized for going above and beyond every single day to help residents with anything they bring forward. She has been at Broadmead for over 40 years!!

Please join us in congratulating Shelley on this special recognition. Broadmead and the entire community is stronger because of leaders like her!

02/26/2026

Broadmead currently has availability of a Dalton Garden Home — our affordably priced, studio-style residence nestled within our expansive bucolic campus.

The Dalton features an open concept layout with a spacious kitchen, a well-appointed bath, generous walk-in closet with laundry, an abundance of storage space, and a patio enclosure that invites the sunshine and outdoors in.

Offering simplicity with its expertly-designed floor plan, The Dalton is crafted to maximize livability, providing you the freedom to focus on what you truly enjoy!

To schedule your private learning session and learn more about the available Dalton, please contact us at 443-578-8008. We look forward to hearing from you!

🏡 Learn More About The Dalton: https://loom.ly/geQQuwA
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02/24/2026

Stay in the loop! 📬✨ Catch up on all the latest updates and stories by reading this month's e-newsletter here: https://loom.ly/3OkXZVU

02/19/2026

Broadmead is honored to announce that our community has achieved Platinum level recertification for LGBTQ+ Cultural Competency Training through SAGECare, an organization dedicated to providing competency training and consulting on LGBTQ+ aging-related issues to service providers.

In order to maintain Platinum level certification, 80% of employees must receive at least 1 hour of LGBTQ+ Aging Training, and 80% of Executives/Administrators must receive at least 4 hours. A SAGECare credential is given annually to agencies that maintain these requirements.

Broadmead would like to thank all those in our wonderful community for making Broadmead a warm and welcoming environment for all!

❇️ To learn more about SAGECare certification, visit their website at https://sageusa.care/.

❇️ To learn more about Broadmead’s Culture and Belonging initiatives, please visit https://www.broadmead.org/culture-and-belonging.html.

02/19/2026

For those who celebrate, we welcome the month of Ramadan with a heart filled with peace and harmony. ☪️

02/13/2026

Dear Friends — As we recognize Black History Month, I want to reflect on something shared during this week’s Fireside Chat: the transformative role of storytelling and relationships in shaping understanding. Stories help us see one another more clearly, deepen our empathy, and strengthen the bonds that define our community.

Black History Month invites us not only to remember the past, but also to stay in meaningful relationships with the people and stories that continue to guide us forward. When we listen with openness, we honor the voices, resilience, and contributions of Black Americans in a way that expands our collective humanity.

At Broadmead, our culture thrives when we approach one another with kindness and respect. As we honor Black History Month, we recognize the profound and enduring impact the Black community has had in shaping the culture and progress of our nation, and I encourage each of us to continue listening and engaging with the stories that move us toward a more inclusive, compassionate community.

I encourage all of us to stay curious and connected this month by seeking out stories, experiences, and voices that broaden our perspective and strengthen our shared community.

With Gratitude,

Jay Prince
Broadmead President & CEO

02/12/2026

Western Run: A Stream for Life — The rural uplands of Baltimore County gave birth to many small streams. In the late 18th century, these streams were vital to farming, providing water for mills, livestock, and early settlements.

One of these streams graces Broadmead’s campus: the Western Run. Its headwaters arise in the Butler-Western Run-Belfast Road Historic District, and from there, the stream meanders through forested valleys, farmland, and horse country before passing through Hunt Valley and skirting along Broadmead’s southwest border.

For Broadmead, the health of Western Run at its origin point and on the land it flows through directly influences wildlife, water quality, and flood dynamics. The shallow aquifers that lie beneath this campus are partially replenished by Western Run.

The stream creates a green corridor that supports all manner of wildlife. Fish, aquatic insects, and amphibians thrive in the stream when it is healthy. The hawks, owls, and herons that we often see rely on this source of food. The wildflowers and growth on the banks along the stream support pollinators.

Western Run, like all streams, is indiscriminate in what it carries. It is a natural highway for invasive plants that we see along its banks and in the floodplains. Runoff from agriculture, industrialization, and increasing urbanization results in poor water quality, detrimentally affecting its entire ecosystem, especially during times of flooding. The use of pesticides and herbicides, too, can take its toll on waterways.

The Western Run stream is a scenic resource that offers pleasure to residents who enjoy hiking along its banks, birdwatching, and sitting in contemplation in its peaceful surroundings. It provides restorative contact with nature and enlivens the senses, offering a rare opportunity to hear the sound of naturally running water.

Western Run is to be treasured and cared for. All of nature is interdependent, and the ecosystem here at Broadmead relies on good stewardship of this important stream.

🖊️ Written by Ruth Reiner
📸 Photo by Jack Shue

02/05/2026

This is a milestone years in the making — and we’d love for you to be part of it! Priority List deposits are now being accepted for Broadmead at Ridgebrook.

If you’re exploring what’s next, now is the perfect time to start the conversation. Request your free Ridgebrook Resource Kit today!

🔗 Broadmead.org/Ridgebrook
📫 information@Broadmead.org

02/04/2026

The Polish-American author Jerzy Kosinski is said to have declared that “the principle of art is to pause, not bypass.”

Members of the Arts Council’s Education Committee have something like that in mind when they invite residents to pause with them, from time to time, for a closer look at art on display in the South Gallery of the Community Center.

Their Art Conversations programs are aimed at helping residents see and consider aspects of pictures they may have only glanced at as they breezed by an exhibition.

Interestingly, people visiting art museums and galleries spend little time actually “seeing” pictures or other art objects. A study at the Louvre in Paris found that visitors looked at the Mona Lisa for about 15 seconds. In another study, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, people looked at a picture for an average of 32.5 seconds.

At the National Gallery in London, a study of 5,000 people looking at pictures revealed clearly that the longer we spend looking at a painting, the more visual details we collect and the more apparent the richness of the work becomes.

With all of this in mind, gallery and museum leaders are encouraging the practice of “slow looking,” pointing out that the longer one looks at an artwork, the more one sees and the more rewarding the experience will be.

For the past three years, members of the Arts Council’s Education Committee have been offering special programs—Art Conversations—for residents to help them “see” aspects of art they might otherwise miss. Residents leading these encounters present information about the artists, point out interesting features of the art, and then moderate what have become lively observations and discussions among those in attendance.

The Art Conversations program was developed by former Education Committee chair Nancy Hume. Marsha Howes, current chair of the committee, coordinates the work of our resident “facilitators”—Marion Baker, Angela Breakey, Alice Giles, Nancy Hume and Nancy Moore. They invite residents to join them for slow looks—and art conversations.

—Written by Ross Jones. Pictured: Nancy Hume discusses a painting in the South Hall with residents interested in taking a “slow look.” Photo by Marsha Howes.

02/02/2026

Broadmead at Ridgebrook is redefining sustainable living. By restoring green space and adaptively reusing existing structures, our new off-site campus creates a peaceful, nature‑forward environment that supports wellness, artistry, and connection.

🌿 Less pavement. More beauty. See how environmental stewardship meets inspired living:
Broadmead.org/Ridgebrook

01/30/2026

A special message from Jay Prince, Broadmead President & CEO.