Senior Living Center
Senior living is a term that covers a broad range of topics, including senior health, active living for seniors, living options for seniors and much more. Below are a selection of articles that address a variety of topics on the subject of senior living.
Senior Centers: a Primer
Are you too young or active to attend a Senior Center? There’s no such thing! The Senior Centers of today are a lively, social, vibrant community hub. You will likely be amazed by the participants and pursuits you find at your local Senior Center. A wide range of ages, interests, services, hobbies and new life experiences await you. Read more about Senior Centers…
The New Business of Senior Living
Senior Living is an evolving term today, encompassing both a place to live and a way to live. Today’s seniors, lead by the Baby Boomers, have the opportunity to live life on their terms. The way one intends to live will naturally determine where one will live. Learn more about Senior Living…
Active Senior Living
It is becoming an increasingly popular lifestyle option for senior citizens who are still highly independent and wish to enjoy the benefits of a community of their peers to live in retirement communities that offer active senior living, rather than nursing homes. Learn more about Active Senior Living…
Senior Living Homes
The notion of senior living homes might conjure images of sedentary gray-haired grandparents napping in rockers, but the truth is that as lifespans have increased, the concept of senior citizen is itself changing. There isn’t a single definition of senior living home, a term that covers an array of options, from independent living and active senior communities or resort homes to assisted living, continuing care, or nursing homes. Learn more about Senior Living Homes…
Senior Housing: An Overview
Senior housing is an evolving term today, encompassing both a place to live and a way to live. Today’s seniors, lead by the Baby Boomers, have the opportunity to live life on their terms. The way one intends to live will naturally determine where one chooses to live. Choices for senior housing are evolving and expanding as the senior population increases and the market develops to meet their needs and desires. Learn more about Senior Housing…
Adult Communities
Five years ago after living 50 years in the old, family home, Norma Pack decided to checkout adult communities near Portland, Oregon. Now, at age 91, she is proud of her decision to stop worrying about leaky faucets and yard work and move into independent living. Pack is representative of a growing number of individuals age 50 and older, who choose to relinquish the responsibilities of the old homestead in favor of the freedom inherent in adult communities. Learn more about Adult Communities…
Residential Home Care for Seniors
When considering residential home care, the key word is “appropriate.” Which setting is most appropriate for an individual’s needs and desires? The range of choices is wide. There are approximately four major categories of residential home care, each designed to address the varying needs of seniors through the different stages of their lives. Learn more about the four types of Residental Home Care…
An Active Retirement: How to Achieve It
How senior communities enhance an active retirement through fitness programs takes many forms. At Glenwood Place, for example, Renschler and his full-time assistant invite every new resident to take a fitness assessment and questionnaire that covers seven areas including cardio fitness, endurance and flexibility. Read more about maintaining an Active Retirement…
Senior Living Facilities: The Hottest New Place for Fine Dining
With mountains of research describing the near-endless benefits of healthy eating, senior living facilities across the country have committed to offering the most attractive and nutritious meals possible. Read more about dining at Senior Living Facilities…
Choosing a Senior Living Community: Debunking Old Myths
Just because a couple has been together for 40, 50 or even 60 years doesn’t mean that individual spouses see things the same way. So, when it comes time to consider a senior living community, it is fairly typical for one spouse to be totally ready and positive about the move and the other spouse to be reluctant. Learn more about choosing a Senior Living Community…
Community Homes: Never Be Lonely Again
Without the social outlet of the workplace, retirement can feel lonely. Health or mobility challenges can intensify this feeling of isolation. Community homes are a smart solution for more and more seniors, and experts agree that regular socialization is a crucial element of healthy aging. Read more about Community Homes…
Senior Citizens on the Move
As residents of Walnut Park, the Snells are encouraged to stay as long as two weeks with free overnight accommodations, meals and senior living amenities at any of Holiday’s 313 retirement communities in North America, including Hawaii and Canada. Read more about Senior Citizens and travel…
Active Adult Living: Not Your Grandpa’s Retirement
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, one of every five people in the world will be age 60 or older by 2050. As the demand for communities that cater to senior citizens continues to increase, so will the opportunities for an active adult retirement. Read more about housing options for Active Adults…
A Senior Living Dilemma: To Move Or Not To Move with Fido
For senior citizens, pets provide companionship, unconditional love and a sense of feeling needed. Despite these positive attributes, as the country’s population ages, a dilemma is occurring—what happens to beloved pets when their owners move to retirement communities? Find out more about Senior Living and Pets…
Finding Faith at a Senior Living Facility
Each fall, the air turns cold, leaves fall off the trees and many families cheerfully begin making plans for the upcoming holiday season. But for older adults contemplating a move to a senior living facility, the holidays bring mixed emotions. Thoughts of leaving one’s familiar surroundings, including one’s place of worship, may be scary. Learn more about the role religion plays at a Senior Living Facility…
