Heritage Oaks Retirement

Health Care Advance Directives

scoppage — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:34:53 +0000

Most people have strong feelings about how they want to live their life. For example, most people know whether they would want to live in vegetative state. If you are one of these people, it’s important to create a health care directive and entrust people who will abide by it.

Health care directives vary by state, so consult with an attorney or health care official. In Virginia, the form is fairly specific. The named health care agent can make decisions if an individual is unable to make and communicate decisions for themselves.

The form also lists five specific situations where an individual must affirmatively grant the health care agent the ability to make the decision. You can also expressly limit a health care agent’s powers. Generally, if there is no health care directive, an attending physician my consult with a spouse or close relative.

Not only should you create a health care directive, you should discuss it with whomever you give it to. Many forms only grant general powers, and do not discuss specific situations. If you particular requests, be sure to disclose those to your health care agent.

Heart Health 101

scoppage — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:29:00 +0000

February is heart health month! Please join Heritage Oaks as we partner with Chippenham Hospital to bring you a presentation by Saquib Samee, M.D., of Dominion Cardiology. Dr. Samee will review common heart health concerns, including irregular heartbeat, heart failure, heart disease and share new treatment options to help you protect your heart health.
The event is Wednesday February 29th at 5:30pm and we will serve light refreshments
Heritage Oaks Retirement Community
1100 German School Rd
The event is FREE but reservations are required by calling 804.320.DOCS (3627)

Activities this week at Heritage Oaks Retirement Community!

scoppage — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:03:13 +0000

Residents of Heritage Oaks Retirement Community have fun – inside and outside! This week: Wednesday, Caring Canines will come visit and bring their beautiful, well behaved dogs to love on our residents. Thursday, they are off to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts to see the exhibit “Mummy: Secrets of the Tomb,” with a lunch outing afterwards. Then on Friday they will go shopping at Martin’s, have a craft class, a bowling tournament and top the night off with an in-house movie on our big screen! Of course we always have our regularly scheduled events like canasta, poker, exercise, Bible study, comedy hour, bingo and the list goes on and on.

We love our residents and we have the best retirement community in Richmond!

An Ode to Heritage Oaks by resident Archie Krewatch

scoppage — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 19:25:05 +0000

As the marketing director, you would probably expect me to
say wonderful things about Heritage Oaks , so here is a song
from one of our residents expressing is feelings about the

Best Retirement Community in Richmond!

I was tired where I was,
Didn’t like work no more
Very worried where to start
Paced up and down the floor
Then the folks at Heritage Oaks
Asked me to come on by
Their thoughtful deeds supplied my needs
Now happy am I.

Refrain:
They lifted me, really lifted me.
Just when nobody else would help
They lifted me.
Yes, they lifted me.
I’m as glad as I can be.
When nobody else would help
They lifted me.

It’s a lovely place to be,
New friends that I adore.
Wonderful life for me began
Better than ere’ before
When they took me there to see,
Like a new home on HIGH
They’ve made me so happy here,
That I could cry.

Refrain

Now to me it’s home sweet home
So many things to do
Never will be bored again
There’s always something new
Doctor’s checkups calm your fears
No need to pine and sigh
Music sweet to soothe your ears,
And that’s no lie.

Happy New Year from all of us at Heritage Oaks Retirement Community!

Congratulations AT Home Care!

scoppage — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 19:02:08 +0000

AT Home Care has been designated in the national HomeCare Elite, a compilation of the top 25 percent of the most successful Medicare-certified home-care agencies in the United States. This is the sixth year in a row that the agency has earned this honor.

We’re proud that AT Home Care’s wonderful services are available to our residents at

Heritage Oaks Retirement Community!

December Activities

scoppage — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 20:22:15 +0000

Our wonderful residents are staying busy this month at Heritage Oaks Retirement Community!

Thursday Dec. 8th they will eat lunch at Crab Louie’s in Midlothian and later that night take a “tacky light” bus tour!
Wednesday the 14th we’ll eat lunch at Bon Air Baptist Church and then Thursday the 15th we’re off to see the Richmond Symphony Quartet! Many church groups and entertainers will visit this month with holiday music and our HUGE Christmas tree is all trimmed out.
Here’s our December Calendar for more details!

Come sit by the fire and see why Heritage Oaks is the best retirement community in Richmond!

Heritage Oaks Launches a New Website

sgoodman — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 22:28:26 +0000

We’ve launched our new website. We hope you’ll check it out and see all the reasons Heritage Oaks is a great place to live.

What Makes Heritage Oaks a Great Retirement Community?

For starters, we have a fantastic team, with many members who have been here over 10 years, and we have very little turnover in employees.
We have free transportation, and food that is second to none. Our residents love living here, and we love our residents.