by Hampton Sims | Nov 15, 2018 | Uncategorized
Volunteer chaplain Chris Hull surrendered to serve the Lord in May of this year (2018). He was feeling burdened but wasn’t sure exactly what God wanted him to do. He stated, “I asked Him to show me what He wanted me to do, because I was willing.”...
by Hampton Sims | May 18, 2018 | Honor Their Story
National Nurses Week was a joy at Covington Ridge. Throughout the week, Activities Director Crystal Neal had a chance to interview former career nurses who currently live here. Today, you have the privilege of hearing the interview from Ms. Patrice Mitchell. Listen as...
by Hampton Sims | May 15, 2018 | Honor Their Story
How did we spend National Nurses Week at Covington Ridge? Well, we spent it by hearing from some of our own residents who were career nurses themselves. Thanks to Crystal Neal, our Activities Director, who sat down in each interview to carefully record responses in...
by odomcreative_c0v1ngt0n | Apr 3, 2018 | Uncategorized
Monday, April 2 was International Children’s Book Day and we were so glad Collins Public Library ? visited The Ridge! The manager of the Collins Library, David Hollingsworth, came and read the coolest book. It was an interactive book about being a rockstar. In...
by odomcreative_c0v1ngt0n | Mar 22, 2018 | Uncategorized
Residents at Covington Ridge Retirement Home in Collins enjoyed “Craft Time” with Cindy Dilmore from New Liberty Baptist Church in Mt. Olive. Dilmore taught residents how to make “chicken squalkers”. These are great toys that their...
by odomcreative_c0v1ngt0n | Mar 8, 2018 | Uncategorized
From planting flowers to changing names, March is a magical month at Covington Ridge Retirement Home in Collins. “We’re so excited to keep our residents active,” said Crystal Neal, activities director at the Ridge. “We always try to provide a variety of events that we...
by odomcreative_c0v1ngt0n | Feb 24, 2018 | Uncategorized
We are excited to announce that we have been named a finalist in Festival South’s “Best of the Pine Belt” competition for 2018. Boy, do we want to win this year! You can find us in the “Business” category under “Best Senior Living...
by odomcreative_c0v1ngt0n | Feb 16, 2018 | Uncategorized
Honoring Their Stories Covington Ridge Retirement Home in Collins honors the stories of its residents through a campaign blog called “Honor Their Story” on its website. Every few weeks staff at Covington Ridge better known locally as “The Ridge”, selects a resident to...
by odomcreative_c0v1ngt0n | Jan 23, 2018 | Uncategorized
Written by: Ruth Brown (resident) With the beginning of the new year, we want to introduce you to our home, its staff, the residents and workers. We have 34 residents, three married couples. Our home has a knowledgeable staff, congenial residents and a good...
by odomcreative_c0v1ngt0n | Jan 23, 2018 | Uncategorized
Residents at The Ridge participated in their weekly chair exercise class taught by Karen Burns of Camellia Home Health on Monday, Jan. 22, 2018. Burns regularly leads each participant in various exercises such as throwing the ball into a basket – making it into...
