Canada Day was full of festivities, decorations, and Canadian Spirit! Throughout the day, residents could be found celebrating Canada while dressed in their best Canadian attire. For dinner the residents enjoyed BBQ Burgers, salads and good old ice cream for dessert!

On Tuesday, June 25th the residents hosted a lunch for all the La Rosa Gardens staff, island health workers and volunteers to show there much appreciation for all our hard work and dedication to the residents. A BIG thank you to Ginny and Maggy for organizing the...

Congratulations to our volunteer and staff members here at La Rosa Gardens on your great accomplishment on graduating grade 12! We wish you nothing but the best in your next journey. La Rosa's crafty volunteer Brooklyn was a proud recipient of this years La Rosa...

One of our residents, Maggie Flostrand wrote this poem in the spring of 2021 while she was recovering from a head injury. She was feeling very hyperactive and very creative! With permission from Maggie we wanted to share this poem.   A Senior's Voice. I am a...

The residents made cookies from scratch in one of our activities for the dogs at the Nanaimo SPCA. This past week they took the bus and delivered them, as well as getting to visit all the animals in the shelter. After this fun outing we went to Wendy's for a bite to...

Wow what a busy Mother's Day here at LaRosa Gardens. We started our Mother's Day with an egg benedict breakfast, for all residents to enjoy. We gifted every woman with a single carnation flower. In the afternoon we had special tea along with "mom"osas and scones. As...

Last week our residents painted rocks to spread around the community and to bring joy. Some were placed in our own gardens and some were placed outside of the Aggie Hall for the families at LAFF to enjoy! Our residents rocked at rock painting!

Come join us this Mothers Day for a fun afternoon of Paint Night. La Rosa residents and any family members are invited to join the event and paint a lovely spring picture to take home for your wall, a gift for that special someone or for your collection. Please let...

Happy National Literature Month. Never judge a book by its cover. Our residents got to pick a surprise pre - loved book to spend there evenings with. They did not know the author, but only based on  clues given.

Every month LaRosa Gardens contributes to our community in one way or another. For the month of April, one of our projects was making bookmarks for the local library. Each resident cut out and designed their own bookmark for all ages to enjoy.