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Maria Johnson Darby
Chief Operating Officer
Keswick
As Baltimore’s premier provider of services for older adults, Keswick has offered award-winning programs throughout its 138- year history – even amid the COVID-19 global pandemic.
During the past year, Keswick pivoted its community-based Wise & Well offerings from in-person to virtual. Participants have been able to partake in everything from visual and culinary arts to fitness and brain health, gardening and more – from the click of a computer or mobile device.
“We’ve been able to deliver thriving online content with upgraded technology,” says Maria Johnson Darby, Keswick’s Chief Operating Officer. “This had made it possible to engage with longtime members, as well as newcomers from outside of Baltimore and Maryland.”
With pandemic restrictions being lifted, Keswick is now presenting a mix of online and in-person programs, along with hybrid options combining the two.
“We are welcoming our members to a safe space as they ease back into the community,” Darby says. “We’re here for their wellness journey – however they want to take it.”
Keswick’s 14,000-square-foot Wise & Well Center for Healthy Living has reopened as the destination where older people can pursue their health and well-being goals.
In-person options include one-on-one fitness training, small group sessions, classes with a maximum of 20 people and even outdoor art programs. Open-air drive-in movies, social events and some surprises will be added to the mix as part of Wise & Well’s fourth anniversary this fall.
“We have a lot in store to help older adults live their best lives in this new world, and we encourage them to go at their own pace,” Darby says.
Keswick
700 W. 40th Street, Baltimore, MD
410.662.4363
choosekeswick.org
Live Well. Age Well. Be Well.
Now in its third year, Keswick Community Health’s Wise & Well Center for Healthy Living had to do some quick thinking to continue serving its 300 members during the pandemic.