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11 Centenarians. More Than 1,100 Years of Life to Celebrate.

The Palace Suites recently celebrated an extraordinary group of residents - 11 centenarians ranging in age from 100 to 105 - each with a century of stories, experiences and wisdom to share.

Residents of The Palace Gardens turned their creativity into an opportunity to help local children start the new school year prepared and excited to learn.

The assisted living and memory care community recently hosted its 5th Annual Back-to-School Celebration, providing 30 South-Dade students with backpacks filled with essential school supplies, including tablets.

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The Miami-Dade Beacon Council and Beacon Council Foundation today announced this year’s distinguished honorees for the upcoming Beacon Awards presented by Griffin Catalyst, Citadel, and Citadel Securities. Helen & Jacob Shaham, founders and owners of The Palace Group of Senior Living Communities.

At The Palace Gardens, spending time outdoors is more than a pleasant pastime. It is an important part of promoting wellness, engagement, and quality of life for residents in both assisted living and memory care.

Congratulations to Palace Suites’ Executive Chef Richart Hartman on being named to the DISHED Senior Living Dining Innovation Awards Class of 2026!

Richart won in the Elevating the Experience Category, for implementing the “365 Menus”, whereby menus do not repeat for an entire year.

The Palace Gardens in Homestead recently hosted its fourth annual Back-to-School Supply Giveaway, an inspiring day of connection, creativity and community spirit.In partnership with Start Off Smart (SOS) and Homestead Councilmember Larry Roth, the assisted living and memory care community welcomed local children who received backpacks filled with school supplies and tablets, just in time for the new school year.

A Florida independent living community looked to artificial intelligence to rethink its dining menu and ended up with an “ambitious” initiative that offers residents a different dinner menu every day of the year — with no repeats.

In this deeply moving podcast interview, we sit down with Mr. Charles Mendel, one of the few remaining Holocaust survivors living today, and a cherished resident at The Palace.Charlie shares his firsthand memories of Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass, when Nazi forces destroyed Jewish businesses and synagogues across Germany and arrested thousands of Jewish men, including his father, who was taken to a concentration camp that very night.

In Tuesday’s Miami Proud, we’re spotlighting two South Florida philanthropists who are advancing cancer care for children. CBS News Miami’s Najahe Sherman shows us how a couple is providing cutting edge treatment.

High school seniors all over the country are excited about their upcoming proms and yes, some might be nervous, too. A new trend in many places is for the other “seniors,” whose proms might have been 50 or 60 years ago, to enjoy a night reminiscent of when they were teenagers.