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Lifecare, Nanticoke Health dedicate garden
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CopyLifeCare at Lofland Park and Nanticoke Health Services are holding a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 1 p.m., Tuesday, May 17, followed by an open house from 2 to 4 p.m. for the dedication of the Serenity Garden at LifeCare at Lofland Park.
Tours of the facility and refreshments will be provided.
The Serenity Garden at LifeCare is the vision of Sussex Technical High School student and Seaford resident Scott Bell.
The garden, located on the south side grounds at LifeCare, features a boardwalk, gazebo, wheelchair-accessible raised gardening and planting areas forresidents, patients and their families to find solace, serenity, and reprieve.
Studies show that therapeutic gardens and the use of horticultural techniques can reduce up to 37 percent of the effects of dementia and decrease the progression of the disease.
Contact the Nanticoke Health Services Foundation at 302-629-6611 Ext. 8944 or morrisr@nanti-coke.org and learn about ways to support the Serenity Garden.
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