Blog – November 19, 2019 Home is where the comfort is Most of us enjoy our homes and probably can’t imagine ever leaving them. However, as senior living communities are changing for the better, more and more seniors prefer these environments to their own homes. Here’s a few reasons why: senior living has definitely become…
Blog – October 17, 2019 Older adults are not what any of us imagined when we were growing up. The grandparents of the new millennium are living longer. They are more active and more interested in being social than their grandparents were. 50 million Americans are 65 and older and they are more racially and…
Blog – September 27, 2019 Gone are the days of overstuffed cushioned sofa’s and antique sideboards, claw-foot tables and press backed chairs. Welcome to the new and stylish contemporary design of Senior Living Communities across the US. Seniors are loving it! Whatever the motivation to move from a home to a senior living community, seniors…
Blog – August 16, 2019 Metal furniture has evolved a little from the 1960’s folding card table and chair sets but metal still has a long way to go to achieve the homelike environment today’s seniors have come to expect. Furniture for seniors and assisted living communities must contribute to a safe environment, be easy…
Blog – July 31, 2019 We sit more as we age and while our taste in the style of seating we occupy may remain the same, the type of seating has probably changed a bit to accommodate our changing bodies. Comfortable armchairs for seniors can help support areas of the body that are, by time…
Blog – June 27, 2019 By definition, ‘wellness’ is the state of being in good health, especially as an actively pursued goal. Senior living communities promote the components of wellness for seniors in many environments and the staff is poised to raise the social, physical and emotional wellness quotient of their residents. Many of the…
Blog – May 29, 2019 It may surprise you to know that seniors are pretty tech-savvy. From smartphones to high-speed internet, seniors are quickly learning how to use tech devices and services to help them live a more productive quality of life. Voice-controlled intelligent personal assistant devices and services make it easy to manage security…
Blog – April 26, 2019 How do you know when the time is right to move into a skilled nursing community? Ask your aging parent that question, and you will probably get a resounding ‘NEVER’ that is because most people have a skewed view of what a skilled nursing community actually is. Many people think…
Blog – March 25, 2019 Color brings a room to life. It can take a space from drab to fab. Color can even set or change a mood. How color impacts mood carries great importance. People in some ancient cultures considered color as a healing tool. Yellow to increase nerve function; shades of blue to…
Blog – February 25, 2019 Every birthday people say ‘like fine wine; you’re just getting better with age.’ For today’s seniors that is more than just a saying. As we live longer, we are living better, and ‘wellness’ is replacing the word ‘care’. Independent and assisted living communities are investing in wellness promoting spaces like…
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