La Rosa Gardens Graduating Girls of 2024

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...

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A Senior’s Voice

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...

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SPCA Visit

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...

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Happy Mother’s Day

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...

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Rock Painting Rocked

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!

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Mothers Day Paint Night

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...

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Blind Date with a Book

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.

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World Book Day

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.

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Take me out to the Ball Game!

With baseballs opening day here we celebrated by having our own bean bag/ball game, residents vs staff. We encouraged everyone to wear their favorite ball swag and join us for fun, laughter and an exciting game. The residents won with a whopping score of 171 while the...

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Love your pet day

Here at LaRosa we love when staff and visitors bring in their furry friends for everyone to enjoy. We even keep treats at the door for our special visitors. The office door is always open, don't forget to pop in and say hi!

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