UMC - Abundant Life for Seniors

11/27/2025

From all of us at UMC, we wish you a very happy Thanksgiving. Today, we are especially thankful for our residents, teammates, volunteers, and all others who make our communities so special.

11/18/2025

We’re excited to share that UMC has established a new not-for-profit subsidiary, Connexion Communities, expanding our mission and impact beyond New Jersey while remaining deeply committed to the residents and teams who make our communities so special.

Connexion Communities launched with an exciting milestone — the acquisition of three senior living communities in South Carolina. This growth will strengthen our ability to reinvest in our people, programs, and communities here at home.

Learn more: https://umcommunities.org/connexion-communities/

11/14/2025

Tomorrow, November 15th is National Philanthropy Day, a time to celebrate the generosity that makes our mission possible!

For 40 years, the UMC Foundation has advanced sustainable community living and compassionate care for seniors by raising critical funds for UMC.

Through the partnership and support of our residents, family members, teammates, board members, churches, business sponsors, and friends, we’re able to help older adults live their most abundant lives — providing benevolent care for residents with limited means, innovative healthcare, and community programs that make a lasting impact.

To everyone who gives, serves, and believes in our mission: thank you for 40 years of philanthropy and partnership. 💙

11/11/2025

Today and every day, we honor and extend our sincere gratitude to our nation's brave veterans for their courage and sacrifice.

10/31/2025

No tricks, just a treat! Mark Lenhard's TEDxCapeMay talk, "Re-envisioning Aging Successfully," is now available to watch online!

In his thought-provoking and inspirational talk, our President & CEO invites us all to change our thinking around what it means to age successfully and live abundantly, both as individuals and as members of multigenerational communities.

We're so proud to see Mark's message spark conversations and reach new audiences through TEDx, and we hope you'll take a few minutes to watch, comment your reflections, and share this video with your friends and family.

Click here to watch Mark's full talk:

Mark Lenhard will propose a transformative shift in understanding what it means to “age successfully.” Moving beyond the traditional quantitative markers of ...

10/27/2025

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10/24/2025

We hope you can join us at 6:00 p.m. tomorrow night, October 25th for the UMC Foundation's 5th Annual Virtual Program, United Together: A Celebration of Love!

Our program will be LIVE here on our page and the UMC YouTube channel. This event is a wonderful opportunity for us to come together as a community and highlight heartfelt resident experiences, the dedication of our teammates, and the transformational connections that are made possible through generous donor support.

Special thanks to our two Premiere Level Sponsors, Sweetwater Construction Corp. and Hawks and Company. Ron Witt, Marty Rosica, and their top-notch teams have formed genuine, lasting relationships with our communities and have supported the UMC Foundation for many years. We can always count on them to champion abundant life for seniors!

10/22/2025

Outstanding hospitality truly defines the UMC experience. We are excited to see our Elevation Hospitality program come to life at Collingswood Manor, a UMC Community, as we celebrate teammates like Angela who make every day for our residents exceptional!

At UMC, we believe that outstanding hospitality leads to exceptional resident experiences.

Our Elevation Hospitality program at Collingswood Manor is designed to elevate the everyday by going above and beyond and transform routine interactions into moments of personalized service, thoughtful gestures, and heartfelt engagement.

We are proud to celebrate one of this month's Peak Performers, Angela Hoopes, from our Building Services team! We are so grateful for all of Angela's hard work and dedication to our residents and the entire Collingswood Manor family.

Congratulations, Angela! 🥳

10/21/2025

We are thankful for all of the continued interest and enthusiasm surrounding UMC's President & CEO Mark Lenhard's TEDxCapeMay presentation, "Re-Envisioning Aging Successfully." It was an honor to be part of this special event dedicated to sharing "ideas worth spreading."

The great team at TEDxCapeMay is hard at work, carefully editing and producing the final videos of all the 2025 participants' presentations. We expect to have a link ready to share in late November.

We look forward to sharing the official video of Mark's talk with you when it is ready and would be so grateful if you'd spread it among your networks to continue the conversation about what it means to age successfully and live abundantly.

Stay tuned! 😄

10/13/2025

We are excited to share that UMC has partnered with MemoMate to further strengthen our commitment to delivering exceptional experiences in senior living.

Through MemoMate’s AI-powered platform, we will gain a deeper understanding of what truly matters to residents, their families, and our teammates.

With this new partnership, we will:
• Capture authentic resident and family voices in real time
• Identify trends and opportunities across our communities
• Empower teams with actionable insights that enhance satisfaction and quality of life

This collaboration reflects UMC’s ongoing dedication to resident-centered innovation and our mission to continuously elevate the senior living experience. We look forward to the positive impact this partnership will bring to our communities.

10/09/2025

A proud moment for UMC at TEDxCapeMay! 😃

This past Sunday, our President & CEO, Mark Lenhard, took the stage at Convention Hall for TEDxCapeMay 2025: Being Human.

Mark's talk focused on re-envisioning aging successfully and exploring what it means to age and live abundantly, both as individuals and as members of an engaged, multi-generational community.

The day was an incredible success, and Mark's message received an enthusiastic response from both attendees and fellow presenters. It was truly an honor to be part of this special program devoted to sharing "ideas worth spreading."

Huge thanks to the TEDxCapeMay organizers, volunteers, and everyone behind the scenes who made this inspiring event run so smoothly. TEDx will release the official video of Mark's talk in late November, and we can't wait to share it with you once it's available.

In the meantime, enjoy some of these behind-the-scenes photos from Sunday and stay tuned for further insights from this special event!