Sunnyside Retirement Community

04/02/2026

The Great Community Give is April 22nd, but early giving begins on April 7.

This year, Sunnyside is raising funds for a very special purchase that we will be sharing more about in the coming days and weeks.

Thank you in advance for your generosity.

Learn more here: https://www.greatcommunitygive.org/organizations/sunnyside-communities

04/01/2026

April 1 has a way of inviting a little playfulness into the day. A reminder not to take everything so seriously. To laugh a little easier. To enjoy the moment you’re in.

At Sunnyside, that spirit fits right in.

Because the best days here are not built on big surprises or grand gestures. They are found in the unexpected moments that make you smile. A conversation that goes longer than planned. A new friendship that feels like it has always been there. A day that turns out better than you thought it would.

No tricks. Just a life that feels full in all the right ways.

03/31/2026

Sunnyside is officially the first retirement community in Virginia and only the second in the country to introduce BrainGymAI, an interactive cognitive training experience designed to keep the mind sharp, engaged, and evolving.

Think less “test,” more “exploration.”
BrainGymAI gives residents a way to strengthen memory, focus, coordination, and problem solving through interactive challenges that are personalized, encouraging, and actually enjoyable.

Because wellness is not just physical. It is mental, emotional, social, all of it working together.

This moment has been years in the making. When the Vitality Center opened, Annie Shaffer, our Director of Wellness, intentionally left room for innovation. She believed something like this would come. She just did not know what it would look like yet.

She found it this year. And, she brought it home.

At Sunnyside, we are not just keeping up. We are helping define what wellness looks like next.

Designed for what’s next. Always.

03/31/2026

The "Scene on Campus!"

Thank you to Gayle Allen for this photo!

03/31/2026

Way to go, Nancy!

Spring blooms and sunshine surrounded Sunnyside Retirement Community's executive director Nancy Wayland as she delivered Meals on Wheels during Community Champions Day last week. 🌸🌞Here she is headed to a neighbor's front door on a ramp built for our neighbor by Habitat for Humanity volunteers. When people come together to make sure older adults in our community are safe, healthy, and supported, we all win! https://vpas.info/meals-wheels

03/31/2026

Health of body, mind, and spirit is the heart of the Sunnyside Mission. This month, the Employee Appreciation Committee salutes all who bring health to our community:

Trainers ~~~ Chaplains ~~~ Activity Directors ~~~ Rehab

Take time this month to thank someone, maybe several, who bring health and wholeness to your life at Sunnyside!

03/27/2026

Expert rehabilitation services, right here when you need them.

Sunnyside offers on site rehab for both residents and outpatients, giving you convenient access without the long wait. Reach out today to learn how you can get started.

Learn more: www.sunnyside.cc/outpatient-therapy/

03/26/2026

Just a sweet morning at the VPAS Café 💛

Always good to come together with our sister communities, share a few laughs, and remember why we do what we do.

03/26/2026

Most people meet Rich Armstrong and hear the same quiet joke: “Rich… just in name only.”

Spend a little time with him and his wife, Pat, and you realize how untrue that is.

Their life together has been anything but ordinary. Decades of tandem bike rides, camp hosting across Virginia’s state parks, programming Christmas light displays that brought joy to thousands, and showing up, again and again, in service to others.

Now at Sunnyside, their pace has shifted, but not their spirit.

This is a story about resilience, partnership, and a life well lived.

Read their full story: www.sunnyside.cc/rich-in-all-the-ways-that-matter/

03/25/2026

After years of tending to everything and everyone else,
there comes a season where you finally get to grow for yourself.

Retirement is that season.
Unhurried. Unfolding. Fully in bloom.

At Sunnyside, we believe this chapter should feel just like that.

03/24/2026

One month away!!

03/24/2026

Staying active as we age doesn’t have to mean structured workouts. Sometimes it looks like a morning in the garden.

That is the beauty of life at Sunnyside. You can let go of the upkeep and make space for what you actually enjoy. Like finally having time for that flower bed.