December 2025

Thank You for Supporting Seeds for Seniors

Thank you to the many friends who supported our GAgives Day campaign on Giving Tuesday! You helped us exceed our goal and raised over $22,000 for our Horticultural Therapy Seeds for Seniors program.

Because of donors like you, our elders can continue planting, watering, tending seedlings, and engaging in meaningful activities that strengthen their bodies, brighten their days, and spark treasured memories.

Elders Inspire New Designs in Georgia Tech Collaboration

This fall’s partnership with Georgia Tech’s College of Design continued to grow as undergraduate students in the Applied Design Methods for Community Well-being course completed their class projects with elders at A.G. Rhodes Wesley Woods. Building on weeks of observation, interviews, and hands-on collaboration during Horticultural Therapy sessions, students created early models of adaptive tools inspired directly by feedback from the elders participating in the sessions. Students recently presented these models to the elders, followed by a Friendsgiving celebration. In the spring, students hope to develop working prototypes based on these early models.

Hands-On and People-Focused

Employee Spotlight: Vincent Hill, Facility Manager, A.G. Rhodes Wesley Woods

Vincent Hill, Facility Manager at A.G. Rhodes Wesley Woods, keeps the building running smoothly for up to 150 elders. His approach is simple but effective: “Anything the residents request, we put that at the top of the list.” 

You can vote each day through Jan. 7th!

A.G. Rhodes Cobb has been nominated once again for Best Nursing Home in Cobb County in Cobb Life Magazine's "Best of Cobb" 2026. Now it’s time to cast your vote and help us claim the top spot!

Click here, open the Health & Wellness section, choose the Nursing Home category, and vote for A.G. Rhodes Cobb. You can vote once a day through Jan. 7. Every click brings us closer to the win!

A.G. Rhodes Wins Best of Georgia!

For the fifth year in a row, A.G. Rhodes has been recognized by the Georgia Business Journal as a Best of Georgia winner in the Health & Medical category for Transitional Care and Rehabilitation Facilities! This honor reflects the skill, compassion, and dedication of our Therapy & Rehabilitation Services team. Thank you for helping us shine!

Gratitude This Holiday Season

We are so grateful for our community of elders, family, volunteers, and friends, and would like to share this video montage of some of our care partners and elders during this holiday season. We dare you to have a bad day after watching this!

Send a Little Joy: Shop Our Residents’ Amazon Wish Lists

Help brighten a resident’s day with a simple gift: our Amazon Wish Lists make it easy to purchase items that bring joy to the elders we serve. Every contribution—big or small—spreads love and cheer! Click the buttons to see gifts for residents at each home.

This holiday season has been epic! All of the activity, volunteer projects, and festivities this month have made it feel like Christmas every day. We send a special thank you to volunteers from the A.G. Rhodes Board of Advisors, Georgia Natural Gas, and Jewels for Jewels. And we are especially thankful to be part of a collaboration between the Emory Goizueta Brain Health Institute, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, and research firm Performance Hypothesis, studying how artistic engagement could impact brain health and emotional well-being. Staff and elders had a sublime afternoon enjoying the ASOs annual holiday concert. Our emotional well-being was definitely improved!

LeadingAge Georgia Leadership Academy Graduates

Congratulations to our A.G. Rhodes care partners who recently graduated from the LeadingAge Georgia Leadership Academy! This year-long learning experience is designed to help aging services professionals accelerate their leadership development through challenging and engaging sessions.

Pictured L-R: Patrice Robinson (A.G. Rhodes Atlanta), Daphne Mitchell (A.G. Rhodes Wesley Woods), Jewell Strozier (A.G. Rhodes Wesley Woods), and Janeen Cooper (A.G. Rhodes Cobb)

In Memory Of...

Our condolences go out to the family and friends of our residents who have recently passed away. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.

Helen Bevers, A.G. Rhodes Wesley Woods

Ann Bryan, A.G. Rhodes Wesley Woods

If you have a loved one who was an A.G. Rhodes elder who recently passed away, email us at communications@agrhodes.org if you would like to include his or her name and link to the obituary in the next issue.

Wishing You a Joyful Holiday Season

We wish you and your family a wonderful holiday season and a Happy New Year! Thank you for helping us bring comfort, compassion, and community to our elders all year long. We’ll take a brief break in January, and our newsletter will return in February 2026.