Autumn open house and supper, October 18
Willowmere's autumn open house runs from 1:00 to 6:00 PM on Saturday, October 18, with guided tours of every suite type, short talks from the care team, live music on the front porch and a harvest supper in the Hearth dining room. The afternoon is free and open to the public; please reserve a supper seat by calling the front desk or using the tour form.
The afternoon at a glance
Guided tours of studios, apartments, memory care and short-stay suites leave the lobby every thirty minutes.
Andre Coleman, Director of Health Services, explains how assessments and care plans work.
A local trio plays on the front porch; cider and pastries at the garden tables.
A three-course supper in the Hearth dining room, with residents as hosts.
Tours cover the assisted living wing, a model independent apartment, the memory care neighborhood and its courtyard garden, the therapy gym and the art studio. Staff from every department will be on hand, so it is a good day to ask the questions that are hard to fit into a weekday visit.
On the supper menu
Chef Thomas Ashby is cooking with produce from Albemarle County farms and the community's own raised beds: roasted squash soup, braised short ribs or a mushroom and barley pie, and apple crumble with Virginia cider caramel. Soft-texture and low-sodium versions of every course are available; mention any needs when you reserve.
Call the front desk or use the tour form; note the number in your party.
Check in on the front porch; name tags are hand-written, no lanyards.
Join any half-hour tour; each lasts about forty minutes.
Supper seating begins at 5:00 PM in the Hearth.
Open house is the one day a year every department is in the same room. Come hungry and bring your questions.