The Longview Assisted Living Residence at Christian Health Care Center Held Fourth Annual Resident Art Exhibit

            The Longview Assisted Living Residence at Christian Health Care Center (CHCC) in Wyckoff recently held its 4th Annual Resident Art Exhibit. Members of the community attended and viewed the exhibit and supported Longview’s residents. Several items featuring the residents’ art were sold at the exhibit, including art calendars, mouse pads, mugs, pens, and note cards. 

            Longview residents participate in a weekly Art Appreciation Program. The residents have learned about many artists, including Michelangelo, Matisse, Jackson Pollack, Georgia O’Keefe,            Grandma Moses, Vincent Van Gogh, Edgar Degas, Andy Warhol, and Norman Rockwell. And likewise, part of the process is reviewing their works, their process, and experimenting with various mediums, such as acrylic paint, watercolors, pastels, oil pastels, collage, paper mache, button art, mobiles, and string art.

The program gives residents a sense of accomplishment and well-being, an opportunity to

work as a team, and an active way to express themselves. It also provides full sensory stimulation, both visual and tactile, and they enjoy the smell of paint and feel of the clay.

            “Longview staff prides itself on providing services, amenities, and surroundings that complement and enhance the quality of life for our senior residents, and the Art Appreciation Program is a good example of this,” said Douglas A. Struyk, CPA, LNHA, CHCC President and CEO. “It provides a holistic approach to health care, and the response to the program has been    overwhelmingly positive.”

            CHCC provides a broad continuum of high-quality, compassionate care, offering superior mental-health, elder-care, residential living, and rehabilitation services. As a non-profit organization, we deliver care to our community based upon the Christian principles on which we were founded more than a century ago.