Suncatcher Art

Catching those rays of sun streaming through the window is more meaningful when they are shining through your own handiwork. Residents deftly painting some intricate suncatcher forms using special paint,

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Large Crowd at a Live Music Celebration

There’s nothing that Fort Tryon residents like better than live music, especially when they play their favorite Salsa songs. Dozens of residents got together to enjoy the music. To everyone’s

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Stretching Exercises

It’s always important to keep our flexibility, and the best way to do that is with constant stretching exercises. At Fort Tryon we make it fun and exciting. We use

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Freeze Dance Activity Hijacked by a Fort Tryon Resident

On Friday, we had “Freeze Dance” Activity. During the activity, one of our residents took over the program and began to dance away. Even the nursing staff joined in the

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Velvet Painting Day

Painting on paper is one thing, but painting on velvet is an entirely different experience. Velvet painting requires dexterity, precision, and patience to get it right. Judging from the outcome,

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Yum – Chicken & Waffles

What’s not to get excited about the delicious fried chicken nuggets and freshly made waffles? Even the picky eaters amongst us worked up an appetite for this delicious brunch. If

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Spanish Lessons and Discussion Group

Fort Tryon is home to many Spanish speakers. Today we featured Spanish lessons for our residents to encourage better communication and relationships between friends. There was some spirited discussion on

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Ice Cream Social feat. Häagen-Dazs

In what has become a regular feature here at Fort Tryon, residents beat the intense heat with the best method known to man – delicious Häagen-Dazs ice cream! There were

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Watch the Spirited Dancing at our Zumba Session

Zumba session turned into a dance off today, where residents started to show their hidden talents! Here’s a short clip of one of our residents

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Karaoke Night

See, there’s nothing to be ashamed of! Residents – at least the ones who were brave enough – took a shot a some sing-along Karaoke. We played some of the

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