COLLABORATE WITH YOUR SENIOR FACILITIES

Gardening reminds seniors that growth persists despite aging or life's upheavals. The repetitive actions of digging, planting, and watering evoke memories and a sense of purpose. Engage with local seniors and reassure their families that you support memory care and an active senior lifestyle. 

Imagine how many seniors and their families you could serve by offering one or more “Raised Wheelchair-Accessible Garden Beds” to your local Assisted Living, Nursing Home, or Senior Center. It provides purpose and delicately highlights your continued dedication to the community.

Who should you contact at each senior facility? Reach out to the Lifestyle Enrichment Director, Activity Director, or Facility Director. Inform them that you want to provide one or more Raised Wheelchair-accessible Garden Box. Try to narrow the arrival date to at least 45 days in advance to get the best attention. Also, request that they add this “COMING SOON" update to their upcoming family and resident calendars and newsletters. (Contact the media, newspaper reporter and send out a press release. Facility will also appreciate this as it gives them another marketing tool for their facility). 
To obtain the Raised Wheelchair-accessible Garden Bed, contact a scout troop (boys or girls) to see if they can build them, reminding them it’s a great opportunity to earn a badge. Alternatively, you can work with a local builder in exchange for their help or purchase one from Amazon or a big-box hardware store.
Plaque: Install signs on each: PROVIDED BY (your facility name), a consistent reminder of your dedication.

Option: Partner with a garden organization or nursery to supply soil, flowers, or seeds. While not mandatory—since the facility will provide these resources as part of the senior garden program—it’s a helpful one-time addition to consider.  A bag of plastic spoons can be a fun tool for seniors to dig with!

Keep showing your community you’re there for them, always.