BERLIN — Eighty-five-year-old Gerta Stover got her holiday shopping done early this year, and she didn’t even have to leave her apartment.
“I do all my shopping, and everything else online,” said the Gull Creek Senior Living Facility resident in her wonderfully thick German accent. “Why would I want to go to the stores and deal with all the crowds? At my age, this is much better.”
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Stover grew up in Berlin, Germany, and a twist of fate landed her at the Berlin, Md. facility several years ago. Mary Bohall, Gull Creek’s Marketing Director, is quick to say that Gull Creek is more of close knit community than it is a facility and its thanks in part to passionate staffers and “rays of sunshine” like Gerta Stover.
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What a great timely story and necessary one. We benefit from so much they've given to us for years. Now it's time to give something back to them. Don't forget to visit friends and family members during the holiday who may be in an assisted living or nursing facility. And check for those who don't receive visitors. You'd be surprised how many have been forgotten.
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