Activities at Sentry Hill

Community Life at Sentry Hill includes a variety of enrichment programs and activities that provide meaningful purpose and engagement. Such programs and activities are prepared specifically with each area of senior living we offer in mind.  These offerings keep individuals motivated, fulfilled, engaged socially and creatively, with intent to promote their own level of independence. Our programs are adapted and modified by area of living, based on the physical and cognitive abilities of our respective resident population. Program offerings may include gardening, creativity including arts & crafts, painting, knitting.  Exercise classes, trivia, word games, musical entertainment, concerts, pet therapy, spiritual and social gatherings.

Independent Living – Inn and Cottages

What’s your interest or passion?

Whether it’s theater, music, folk-art crafts, nature, swimming, or belonging to a book club—you’ll find it here. In helping meet the needs of all Sentry Hill residents, our professional staff offers a lively, varied, ever-changing program of high-quality activities. There’s something here for everyone to enjoy! For those with special interests, individual programs and group pursuits can be arranged in sports, swimming, games, arts and crafts, nature walks, gardening, and music. For those who like to get out and about in the community, we frequent local events and activities every month. Below is a representative sampling of our extensive variety of excursion options.

  • The Ogunquit Playhouse
  • The Merrill Auditorium
  • The Portsmouth Music Hall
  • Monthly “Lunch Bunch”
  • The Peabody Essex Museum excursions
  • Portland Symphony Orchestra
  • Portland Museum of Art
  • A Casco Bay Ferry cruise, with lunch on Great Diamond Island
  • Onsite and Offsite shopping excursions
  • Dedicated community volunteers also help to provide meaningful leisure time activity for seniors at Sentry Hill -helping them find ways to remain active, engaged, creative and fulfilled.

Please click on PDF file Activity Calendars below to see this month’s schedule of activities and events.

Cottages & Inn Calendar

Cottage and Inn Writeup

Tennyson Lane – Independent Plus Assisted Living

Opportunities for engagement and socialization are key components to healthy living.  Some of these program offerings are held offsite and others onsite at Sentry Hill.

Tennyson is a small community of 26 seniors that may come together in smaller groups based on interests and ability. Programs are scheduled with routine commitment like excursions to the grocery store weekly, daily exercise classes and walking groups. Other activities address a variety of interests including excursions to apple pick, local theater, Sea Dog games, lunches out, art museums, and ride outs to parks and beaches with a stop for ice cream. Onsite offerings may include word games, movie groups, painting classes, musical entertainment, travel & history presentations, and sporting events.

Please click on PDF file Activity Calendars below to see this month’s schedule of activities and events.

Tennyson Calendar

Dickens Lane – Extended Care Assisted Living

Continuing with our belief that opportunities for social engagement is a key component to healthy living,

Sentry Hill provides a variety of program and activity offerings to meet the level of our resident population. Dickens lane houses and supports up to 28 residents with additional supportive needs.

Our activities may include group word games, trivia gatherings, exercise classes, special lunches with themes in our Waterford Dining Room, musical performances, seasonal arts & craft gatherings just to name a few.

Dickens Calendar

The Garden on Browning Lane – Memory Care  Assisted Living

Life enrichment in memory care at Sentry Hill is a free-flowing process of engagement.  With flexibility and understanding of moderate to advance memory loss, attention spans may challenge individual participation in group engagement. For those that enjoy one to one activity or those that enjoy smaller group options, we have something for everyone.  Bringing the residents together allows them to self-initiate and or take cues from their peers for participation. Residents can make a connection and establish relationships with the fluidity of our programming.  Routines help with promoting individual independence with a safe environment that is secure and supportive for each resident’s journey.

Garden Calendar

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