A week-long celebration kicks off this Sunday as The WCA Home is joining tens of thousands of assisted living communities across the country for the festivities. National Assisted Living Week continues through Saturday, Sept. 14, and The WCA Home is honoring this year’s theme, “A Spark of Creativity.”

“Finding a creative outlet can be instrumental to mind, body and spirit-especially among older adults,” said Tammy McCool, administrator of The WCA Home. “National Assisted Living Week emphasizes the role we as caregivers play to help residents find that spark, so they can live life to its fullest.”

“A Spark of Creativity” hopes to inspire assisted living residents to explore their creative side whether through the arts or beyond. Specifically, art therapy can offer many benefits to older adults, such as improving cognitive and sensory-motor functions, fostering self-esteem and self-awareness, cultivating emotional resilience, enhancing social skills, and reducing and resolving conflicts and distress, according to the American Art Therapy Association.

“We encourage members of the community to come visit The WCA Home during National Assisted Living Week,” McCool said. “Engaging with our residents can be a rewarding experience and can hopefully light a spark in individuals to continue serving seniors for years to come.”

The WCA Home would like to invite members of the community to attend an open house art exhibit on Monday. Resident and staff artistic abilities will be displayed. Stop in at 134 Temple St., in Fredonia between 1:30 and 3:30 p.m. to enjoy the art and light refreshments.