The Harmar Place Community

11/01/2025

Harmar Place residents, families and staff celebrate Halloween.

10/24/2025

Come join in the fun as residents and staff have Trick or Trunk. Candy will be passed out inside and out.

10/16/2025

The Spark Within: A Child’s Journey into Creativity & Learning

At just seven years old, Rev. Bobbie McKay’s love for writing led her to business college—an experience that ignited a lifelong passion for learning and creativity. Discover how education, curiosity, and faith can transform a life and inspire others to embrace their own gifts.

10/13/2025

Today, we celebrate and honor Indigenous Peoples’ Day. ☀️

We recognize the deep history and rich cultures of Indigenous peoples, who have long cared for the land we love. Their wisdom, resilience, and strong sense of community remind us of the importance of honoring heritage, storytelling, and caring for one another as we age.

10/10/2025

🎙️ New episode on Art of Aging!

Dr. Catrinel Tromp joins Rev. Beth Long-Higgins to explore how limitations can spark creativity, especially as we age💡
Discover how to challenge ageism, embrace everyday creativity, and turn constraints into opportunities to age abundantly!

🎧Tune in now: https://hubs.li/Q03N5PCx0

This week on the Art of Aging, Dr. Catrinel Tromp, a cognitive psychologist and creativity researcher, joins Rev. Beth Long-Higgins to explore how constraint...

10/09/2025

Today is ! A reminder to challenge stereotypes, celebrate every stage of life, and build communities where people of all ages are valued. 💙

Let’s and work together to create a more inclusive, compassionate world for older adults. 🌎

Learn more and find resources from American Society on Aging: https://hubs.li/Q03MZsQh0

10/03/2025

👀We’re looking back on our recent episode with Liz Stamm, a board-certified music therapist. 🎶✨

Liz talked about music therapy in service of all kinds of care and the importance of creativity, improvisation, and human connection in the healing process. We’re excited to have Liz as a featured speaker at our upcoming Symposium Oct. 31!

Don’t miss it! Register for in-person or virtual attendance here: https://hubs.li/Q03L_0yt0
& catch the full episode with Liz on our YouTube channel -> UCHomesOH

10/02/2025

Love Into Being

A nurse reflects on how dreams and imagination, nurtured by love, shape our lives, with insights on God's creative process and human potential.

09/27/2025

Harmar Place staff, their family and friends participated in the Alzheimer’s Walk to support and honor the residents. A total of 19 walkers.

09/26/2025

🎙️ Did you catch our Art of Aging episode with Kelly de la Rocha, Founder of poemRENOVATION? She shared how creativity and poetry spark joy, memory, and connection at any age.✨

We’re thrilled to welcome Kelly as a featured speaker at our tenth annual Abundant Aging Symposium, ✨Ignite Creative Potential: The Aging Superpower✨, October 31!

Catch the full episode on our YouTube channel (UCHomesOH)
Register/learn more about the symposium here: https://hubs.li/Q03L20PG0

09/25/2025

Harmar Place celebrated the retirement of three compassionate, caring employees who loved their residents. They will be missed. We wish them the best and look forward to seeing them in their role as volunteers for Harmar Place.

09/25/2025

The Dress That Reminded Me Why Creating Matters

Discover how making a homecoming dress from scratch became a mother-daughter creative journey, sparking memories, joy and the power of hands-on creativity.