Informational Blogs
Navigating Retirement: Expert Advice and Resources at Friends House
Discover how residents are cultivating native habitats, protecting local wildlife and finding meaningful connections through nature. When Nancy Rea moved to Friends House Retirement Community in Sandy Spring, Maryland, 14 years ago, she worried that leaving her home and garden might mean leaving behind something she loved. Instead, she discovered […]
Discover how independent living at Friends House supports friendships, personal choice and the freedom to continue doing what you love. What makes an independent living community feel like home? For many older adults, it’s the freedom to continue doing what they love, the opportunity to form meaningful friendships and the […]
Fall naturally brings a change of pace. The air gets cooler. Calendars begin filling with holiday plans. Outdoor projects wind down. And for many people, it becomes a good time to think about the months ahead. That can include practical things like preparing the house for winter, but it can […]
Voices of Friends House
Insights, experiences, and reflections from residents and leadership at Friends House.
After years of raising a family, working as a psychotherapist and caring for rescued animals on her farm, Sallyann Jennings found a new kind of freedom at Friends House. For much of her life, Sallyann Jennings had plenty of people and animals depending on her. She raised a family, spent […]
I didn’t know what I wanted to be when I grew up until I was 30! My first aspiration was to be an airline stewardess, then a French teacher and, finally, an interpreter. In college, I had a change of heart, deciding I wanted a career in the helping field. […]
In the early 1990s, a passion for shuffleboard inspired resident Roger B. Farquhar (father of current resident Judy Farquhar) to promote construction of an outdoor cement court at Friends House. Scoring lines were painted, cues and biscuits (shuffleboard discs) obtained, and residents were soon enjoying healthy outdoor exercise coupled with […]
