Sunnyside Health and Rehabilitation Center is Bringing Nature Indoors

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Photo courtesy of Sunnyside Health and Rehabilitation Center.

Sunnyside Health and Rehabilitation Center nursing care residents are getting a hands-on therapeutic connection to nature through innovative indoor gardening from Eldergrow, which specializes in therapeutic horticulture gardens. Sunnyside Village’s therapeutic garden is the result of a $1 million grant awarded by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Agency for Healthcare Administration to LeadingAge Florida for the joint Eldergrow GARDEN project. Eldergrow brings nature inside 12 months a year. 

Eldergrow offers seniors a therapeutic connection to nature through enrichment classes on horticulture, the culinary arts, and garden art. The project will implement therapeutic horticulture programs in 22 LeadingAge Florida member nursing homes across the state — including Sunnyside Village — enhancing the quality of life for seniors living in these communities. Eldergrow, an award-winning Seattle-based company, offers therapeutic gardening programs to seniors in residential and skilled communities. Through this new partnership, Sunnyside Village residents are now able to nurture a lush indoor garden from within the safety of their community.

Photo courtesy of Sunnyside Health and Rehabilitation Center.

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