Blog Posts
Why Some Couples Struggle to Move Into a Retirement Community — and How CCRCs Can Help
As we enter our golden years, it’s not uncommon to experience anxiety after retirement, particularly when it comes to long-term living arrangements. Making the decision to move into a retirement community — and choosing
Why Doing Your Homework on Senior Living Communities Matters — and How To Do It Right
Choosing a senior living community is a key aspect of retirement planning, and it’s also one of the most important decisions older adults and their families will ever make. Whether you're planning ahead or
A Math Adventure That Nearly Wasn’t
By Bill E. I retired from the Navy after 30 years as a Captain, USN. The highlights of my career were three years in command at sea and a two-year tour in Madrid, Spain
THE STEERING WHEEL CAME OFF!
One of the Nine Lives of Charles and Mary Kay Rotert By Mary Kay Rotert Some 40 years ago, the yacht club was returning home after a Potomac River cruise up to Washington, DC.
Saving Hickory Hollow
By Tom Teeples Hickory Hollow (HH) is part of a much larger tract of land, once owned by Lancaster County. The tract provided land for the high school, dog pound and county dump. HH
News Releases
Irma Burke Celebrates Her 107th Birthday at RWC
Born in Lancaster County when Woodrow Wilson was president and World War I was well under way, Rappahannock Westminster-Canterbury resident Mrs. Irma Burke celebrated her 107th birthday on Sept. 25.
Military Veterans Honored with RWC November Show & Performance
Get to know RWC residents who served in U.S. Armed Forces Like many members of the Greatest Generation and the Silent Generation, Rappahannock Westminster-Canterbury residents are reluctant to be in
RWC Residents Volunteer as Citizen Scientists to Increase Monarch Butterfly Populations
Residents plant more than 200 milkweed plants in 2022 to attract declining species With the numbers of monarch butterflies that migrate annually across North America decreasing considerably over the last
Karen Conaway Named Employee of the Year
RWC is proud to announce that the 2021 Employee of the Year is Karen Conaway. Karen was selected by her peers from among 11 other 2021 Employee of the Month awardees.
RWC Named a Winner at the McKnight’s Technology Awards
RWC Named a Winner at the McKnight’s Technology Awards Earlier this month, Rappahannock Westminster-Canterbury was honored with McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Award. RWC Director of Nursing Mary Ann Hensley and