Resident Stories and Activities
Check out some of our recent news features and other need-to-know stories about residents and community development.
Honoring Service
A Decatur Commons Senior resident and US Air Force Veteran shared his experience with the Honor Flight program.
Finding community, building opportunity.
How a Nevada HAND Resident Services Coordinator and a former pro baseball player began a plan to help local student athletes achieve their dreams.
Healthy Aging and Community Fun: Senior Wellness Festival 2024
The Senior Wellness Festival is an annual community event that provides Nevada HAND senior residents free access to health and wellness resources, education, and services. This year over 30 local partners joined the Resident Services team to service 500 attendees!
Resident Services Team Helps Set Students Up for Success
Each July the Resident Services team hosts multi-faceted Back-to-School Wellness events to help set students up for success.
Scouting Art at Ice Age Fossils State Park
Two Girl Scouts troops based at Nevada HAND communities recently took a special field trip to the new Ice Age Fossils State Park and got to meet Tahoe Mack, a Gold Award Girl Scout and the visionary behind the life-sized mammoth sculpture at the entrance to the park.
The Furry Therapist
Meet Finley: a therapy dog who is a regular visitor to Nevada HAND's Silver Sky assisted living community.
Eritrea to Cornell: A Student’s Journey
Nevada HAND resident Remay T. is a pre-med student at UNLV, and was recently accepted to the prestigious and highly competitive Weill Cornell Medicine Travelers Summer Research Fellowship Program.
National Recognition for Resident Services Program: CORES Certification
CORES is an incredibly rigorous certification program that recognizes organizations with a proven track record of providing quality resident services coordination in affordable rental housing.
Taking the Stairs: A Resident Plans to Reach New Heights
Health and wellness inspiration from a Pacific Pines resident who is taking her love of physical activity to new heights!
More Than Plants Grow Here: How Gardens Promote Health and Community
Gardening grows so much more than plants. Children and adults who plant and tend a garden improve their health and wellness while deepening their sense of connection to the world and their community.
