Royal Palms Life Enrichment Activities & Programs

The centerpiece of Royal Palms is an active lifestyle, and we have a full-time Lifestyle Director to make sure that you have plenty of options for social, recreational, health and wellness, spiritual and cultural activities. Take a look at our monthly calendar and newsletter for more information.

What is so enriching about Royal Palms? Quite simply, your day-to-day lifestyle. It is cruise ship living without the water, and yet personifies the grace of ordinary days.

Regular Weekly Activities

• AM Stretch – 30-minute class with professional instructor
• Art Class – With instructor for all levels, every Friday 10 am to noon
• Bible Study – Non-denominational Bible teachers weekly
• Bingo – Play Bingo for a dime per card, and win some money!
• Cards & Other Games – Bridge, Poker, Hand & Foot, Pinochle, Mah Jongg, Rummikub, Scrabble, Upword, Pinochle, Billiards
• Ceramics – Weekly with instructor
• Chorus – Weekly practices and participation in various theater events and concerts throughout the year
• Church Transportation
• Cocktail party the 1st Friday of each month
• Create-A-Card – Residents save their cards and our resident team recycles them into new cards which are sold at our Create-A-Card sale every Monday and Wednesday – proceeds go to purchase books for our library
• Eckerd Senior College – Fall, summer and spring semesters meet on-site twice weekly for courses in biography, music, and other areas
• Garden Club – Weekly meeting with Horticulturist, Charlie
• Genealogy – With Howard Jensen at the residents' computers
• Happy Hour – Every 2nd and 3rd Friday of the month
• In-House Church Services – 1st, 2nd and 4th Sundays
• Music - It's a daily part of our Lifestyle. Residents and staff are all very talented
• Pro-Fit – An extensive 1-hour exercise class with professional instructor
• Royal Theatre Group – We meet every Tuesday and work on Broadway shows and plays written for our residents
• Sit & Tone – A rigorous workout with one pound weights, always sitting, as we follow the video instructor
• Tai Chi – A 30-minute class with professional instructor
• Water Aerobics – In our Royal Palms outdoor pool May through September, and at The Bonsai Spa indoor pool October through April
• Weekly Entertainment
• Weekly Movies – On channel 7
• Wine Tasting party the 4th Friday of every month

Regular Monthly Activities

• Birthday/Anniversary – Cake is served in the dining room the last Friday of the month to honor the residents for that month
• Chimes with Steve - Residents play chimes to orchestrated music with director Steve
• Music to the Beat with Dee & Jim – Drum Circle
• Current Events – With facilitator Jake Vonk on the 3rd Wednesday night of each month
• Dinner Out – The residents choose a restaurant each month where they would like to go
• Line Dancing – With Instructor
• Lunch Out – The Red Hatters Lunch Out, The Everyone-Invited Lunch Out, The Men’s Lunch Out
• Mystery Bus Rides – With a tour guide
• Opera Night – A resident, Joe Seek, chooses an opera each month for two evenings of listening, review and discussion

Outings

• Poetry Corner – Group that gets together and writes and presents their poetry. We put their poetry in books and do a yearly Poetry Corner Expo
• Sing-Along w/Susie – Those old-time songs you love to sing along with, and the lyrics are on the big screen TV
• Special Programs – To celebrate special dates and events each month; varied and fun
• Theme Dinner – A “special” dinner with a fun theme, decorations, wine, entertainment, favors and an extra special menu
• Travelogue – Each month we choose a state, region, country, or area to promote throughout the month
• A Variety of Concerts – Held throughout the year
• Veteran's Club – Quarterly
• Theater Trips To:
  
  
  • Largo Cultural Center
  • Francis Wilson Playhouse
  • Ruth Eckerd Hall
  • Mahaffey Theater