Step into the New Year with a New Address

At Broadmead, the start of 2024 brings two wonderful opportunities to reserve a gorgeous Garden Home now — without the long wait! Read on to learn more about our current availability.

A Delightful Dalton

Beautifully staged and ready for viewing, Broadmead has one studio-style Dalton Garden Home available. The Dalton features an open concept layout with a spacious kitchen, a well-appointed bath, generous walk-in closet with laundry, an abundance of storage space, and a beautiful walk-out patio to enjoy the scenic campus.

The Dalton is our most affordable opportunity to make your move to our wonderfully welcoming community.

A Beautiful Barclay

Also available for immediate reservation is a lovely Barclay Garden Home.

The Barclay is a popular choice, featuring a one bedroom/one bath floor plan, open-concept kitchen leading to the spacious living/dining room, a well-appointed bedroom with roomy walk-in closet, a dual access bathroom, generous storage space, and an inviting patio.

Don't Wait to Make Your Move

Our 94-acre countryside campus, desirable living options, warm and inviting community, continuum of care, and unique amenities have made Broadmead a popular choice throughout the years, and this is your chance to become part of our friendly and active community in 2024!

To learn more about current availability, schedule a private learning session, or for any other questions about our community, please contact us at 443-578-8008, or simply reply to this email.

Martin Luther King’s Birthday Celebration with “GrandFriends”

Excerpt By Gwen Marable

The Multicultural Committee welcomed Friends School students and their parents to a multigenerational celebration of Martin Luther King’s birthday on Monday, January 15 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. in the Bistro. Broadmead residents were invited to sign up to participate as “GrandFriends.” Many of the participating students don’t have grandparents or don’t see them often.

The fun event began with each student reading aloud from a book with a “GrandFriend,” followed by a craft project. Cocoa and cookies were served.

This event is held annually at Broadmead, and parents of the students report that their children ask to return!

A Vital Broadmead Tradition: The Barn Sale

By Pat van den Beemt and Jackie Mintz

Everyone at Broadmead knows about the Barn Sale—a major twice-yearly volunteer-run fundraiser. Some 108 people—about one-quarter of the residents—helped out at the last sale, held on November 3 and 4. Some staffed Barn Sale departments, while others volunteered in the Old and New Shop; still others helped move furniture that was sold during the event. Proceeds from all three areas go into the Greater Barn Sale account of the Broadmead Residents Association (BRA).

The spring and fall Greater Barn Sales contributed more than $20,000 to the BRA to fund myriad activities here on campus.

The idea for the Barn Sale goes back to Broadmead’s beginnings. It wasn’t long after the first folks moved here in 1979 that they asked, “What should we do with all the stuff we brought here but don’t really need?” The answer? Sell it.

Nine residents got together and organized the first Barn Sale, held on Nov. 28, 1980. It raised $1,374. Over the years, the sale became a two-day semi-annual event that was widely advertised and drew hundreds of customers. Mini-Barn Sales were also held to get rid of excess items.

—Pictured: Tom Boytim hauls furniture, assisted by his Havanese pooches, Tulip and Toby. Photo by Jackie Mintz.

Read On: A Vital Broadmead Tradition: The Barn Sale

New Plan to Help Map Broadmead’s Sustainability

By Alice Cherbonnier; Photo by Erroll Hay

Sustainability—today’s watchword for best environmental practices—isn’t just one thing. It’s an umbrella term for many aspects of responsible stewardship, addressing both undertaking low-budget, low-tech tasks like separating recyclables, and doing more complex and costly projects, such as installing alternative energy systems.

Before committing substantial time and money on the latter, there has to be a professional plan that not only identifies what can and should be done, but sets a time frame for the work.

At the end of October, the draft of a Sustainability Plan prepared for Broadmead, Inc. by Steven Winter Associates, was submitted to administrators. It is now undergoing review. The plan cost less than $50,000, according to Gina Mathias, Broadmead’s Vice President of Sustainability.

“It outlines best practices,” she explains. “These include, among other things, energy efficiency, water reduction, wise use of materials and proper waste disposal.” Bigger-ticket projects could incorporate solar energy or add significant energy-saving features. Prioritizing and budgeting for such projects will be an ongoing process.

Read On: New Plan to Help Map Broadmead’s Sustainability

2 Key Factors in Senior Living Cost Comparisons

Courtesy of myLifeSite

Services. Amenities. Location. Floorplan. Availability of care. These are some of the community features that affect senior living cost. We’re often asked about comparing retirement communities and costs. Just last week, we received a question about whether a rental community is better than a community requiring an entry fee, sometimes referred to as a “buy-in.”

The challenge with questions like this is, like most things, it’s rarely black and white. No matter whether it’s an age 55+ independent living community, an active adult community, or a Life Plan community (aka “continuing care retirement community” or CCRC), there are two key concepts to keep in mind when financially comparing options, and each is connected to the other:

1) There is a trade-off between cost and the community features mentioned above.

2) Sometimes you pay more up front and sometimes you pay as you go, but the total senior living cost you will pay must come from someplace.

Read On: 2 Key Factors in Senior Living Cost Comparisons

Broadmead Snapshot

Grateful team members thanked residents for their contributions to the winter Employee Appreciation Fund by writing messages on the construction barrier wall at the upper level entrance.

— Photo by Sumner Clarren