Apopka Senior Living Community 32703 | Florida Senior Living | Emeritus at Wekiwa Springs

Emeritus at Wekiwa Springs

203 South Wekiwa Springs Road
Apopka, FL 32703

407-889-7704

A Wonderful Place to Live

At Emeritus at Wekiwa Springs senior living community we value our residents’ opinions and we rely on their feedback at our monthly resident council meeting to plan activities they enjoy. Each day is filled with a variety of vibrant conversation, physical exercise, and stimulating activities such as Wii bowling, crosswords, brain teasers and music! Additionally, we enjoy happy hour most Friday afternoons and the weekends are just as lively with ice cream socials on Saturdays and scenic drives on Sundays.

Residents at Emeritus at Wekiwa Springs enjoy a diverse activity program. For example, they enjoy daily exercise programs, monthly art classes, frequent lunch outings, pet therapy, a variety of spiritual outlets, and our gentleman residents enjoy dominoes and weekly poker games.

Partnering with the Local Community

We participate in local health and community trade shows on a quarterly basis and the annual Alzheimer's Association Memory Walk. Emeritus at Wekiwa Springs is passionate about being active in the community of Apopka. Our focus is to hold or participate in events that will nurture the spirit of the people of Apopka and to be a resource to them.

Fine Dining

Three homemade meals are served each day. Each meal offers a salad and choice of hearty soup to start, along with an entree and desert. Meals are served in a restaurant-style atmosphere so that residents can enjoy conversation with the company at their table while enjoying a satisfying culinary experience. For the past six years, Ms. Julie Jones has managed the dining services department with a commitment to incorporating residents' favorite family recipes and treating them to many specialty dining experiences throughout the year.

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Community Blog

The Formula for the Meaningful Conversation

By Dr. Vicki Rackner, Posted Friday, May 11, 2012

How do you persuade your loved ones to do things that are in their best interests, like take medication as prescribed or use their cane or go out for a walk?

The meaningful conversation is a tool that helps you get what you want by giving others what they want. It’s a way to translate the psychology of persuasion into action.

The goal is to attune yourself to your conversation partner before you ask your conversation partner to attune to you.

Imagine you and your loved one want to sing a song together. In the meaningful conversation, you let your conversation partner determine the key you sing. You adjust your tone to theirs. [ Read more ]

Increase Your Power of Persuasion: A Vital Caregiving Skill

By Dr. Vicki Rackner , Posted Monday, April 2, 2012

Caregiving is a team effort. You might wonder, “What’s the best way to get people to do what you want them to do?”

This three-part series offers tips to increase your power of persuasion. Today, you’ll learn the psychology of persuasion. In part 2 you’ll learn the elements of “The Meaningful Conversation.” In part 3 you’ll see how to apply The meaningful Conversation to common caregiving challenges. [ Read more ]