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With Rising Demand From Boomers, Senior Housing Developers Shift To More Urban Projects
Gone are the days of sleepy, gated retirement communities in secluded, suburban settings. Millions of baby boomers reaching retirement age today are demanding a more…Read More
The Healing Power of Art
It seems lately I am often hearing about the changing landscape of lifelong learning (defined here as older adult non-formal learning) as we come to…Read More
Fitness Instructor Learns Better Living From His Students
Having a well-rounded approach is the key to helping someone recover from an injury or maintain an active lifestyle, said Todd Lutz, Get Fit program…Read More
In Later Years, Your House May Be Bad for Your Health
The recent results of the first of a five-year study being conducted by Chicago-based Mather LifeWays Institute on Aging and Northwestern University, found that nearly…Read More
Life Plan Communities Positively Affect Resident Wellness, Study Finds
Residents of life plan communities (also called continuing care retirement communities) reported more healthy behaviors and scored higher on positive measures of emotional, social, physical,…Read More
Mather LifeWays Research Shows Life Plan Communities Improve Quality of Life for Older Adults
EVANSTON, Ill. — New research released last week by Mather LifeWays Institute on Aging shows that continuing care retirement community — or life plan community…Read More
Life Plan Communities Excel at Promoting Wellness Among Residents
Residents of life plan communities across the United States are generally experiencing higher levels of wellbeing than older adults living in the general population. That’s…Read More
Senior Choices: Retirement Communities Look to Serve Active, Independent Adults
When Fred and Marie Ibbetson began telling friends they had decided to move into Asbury Place of Maryville, a retirement community, some wondered just what…Read More
Senior Living Planned and Present Around Tysons
As we reported last week, senior housing can be hard to come by in Tysons. Where it is available, outside of public-private partnerships like the recently opened The…Read More
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