Residents at Brandon Oaks raise money for scholarship program for student-employees

ROANOKE, Va. Visitors at a Roanoke senior facility are now able to see and touch their loved ones. This takes a toll on all of us, said Brandon Oaks executive director Esteban Duran-Ballen. They came to see Doris Light, who is Horaces wife of 60 years and Dianes mother. You dont realize when youre apart like that this much, how much you miss the other person, Horace added. Brandon Oaks is already planning to construct another coronavirus-safe vestibule at their assisted living facility across Route 11.

ROANOKE, Va. Some volunteers in the Roanoke Valley are spreading cheer for the people who need it now more than ever. On Friday, about 30 volunteers painted pictures on the windows at Brandon Oaks nursing home in Roanoke to put some smiles on everyones faces. It was all for United Ways annual Day of Action, where volunteers perform acts of kindness in communities all over the country. Two volunteers paint pictures on windows at Brandon Oaks nursing home in the Roanoke Valley. United Way of Roanoke Valley needs more artists to volunteer for a similar event on July 10.

ROANOKE, Va. – Some local nursing home residents may be a little happier thanks to some unusual visitors. Two horses from Healing Strides in Franklin County were walked and ridden around Brandon Oaks nursing center in Roanoke on Wednesday. (WSLS)The nursing home’s assistant administrator, Stephen Davies, said residents had been talking about the visit for weeks. “(We’re) trying to think of ways, creative ways, ways to think outside the box, ways to keep resident’s stimulated and raise just try to lift spirits," Davies said. After visiting the nursing center, the horses visited the independent and assisted living center across the street.