Articles & Real-Life Stories: Recreation and Leisure

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Title: Drum Circles in Retirement Communities

By: Lauren Searson

Preview: If you thought activities in senior living communities are limited to Bingo and Bridge, then you have not met Alan Yellowitz. Alan facilitates drum circles in a rapidly growing number of retirement, assisted and nursing centers in the Washington, D.C. Metro region. Alan’s story is all too com...

Title: A Permanent Address

By: Lauren Searson

Preview: As a long-time mail carrier, Frank Robinson prided himself on ensuring correspondence was received at what had become very familiar destinations. There is one address in particular, however, with which he has recently grown quite accustomed, and no, he will not be making a delivery there. Inste...

Title: A Lifelong Volunteer

Preview: It only takes a few moments with Roslyn "Babs" Rhodes to see her energetic, passionate and optimistic spirit shining through. She shares a great deal of that spirit with the numerous volunteer organizations in which she is involved. From childhood to an active retirement at Attleboro Village, a...

Title: Worth the Wait

By: Lauren Searson

Preview: Though Carol and Floyd Meredith have enjoyed their home of 11 years, a community for retired clergy, there is just one thing missing. Longing for a continuum of care that can provide a comforting future, the Merediths are currently anticipating their move to Ware Presbyterian Village in Oxford, ...

Title: How To Engage Loved Ones

By: Karen Love

Preview: Research has validated high success rates of applying Montessori-based techniques therapeutically to enhance physical and cognitive functions, reduce excess disability, and support well-being among elders. Besides Montessori's efficacy, it is also easy, fun and inexpensive to implement. Because...

Title: The Ultimate Move

By: Lauren Searson

Preview: Helen and Steve Low have always been vitally interested in international affairs. Their involvement in the Foreign Service for more than 30 years took them to some exotic parts of the world and enabled them to participate in important historical moments. Though these world-rounded individuals r...

Title: The Green Team

By: Lauren Searson

Preview: While the old saying goes, “It’s not easy being green,” the staff, corporate board and residents of Pennswood Village have proven just how extra time and effort can really pay off when protecting the environment. The community is working towards a Gold LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environm...

Title: The Right Moves

By: Lauren Searson

Preview: No matter one's age, moving and downsizing are two of life's most arduous processes. Just ask Carmen Cullen and Marion Goldstein: these two caring and active women, as well as their loved ones, knew that a transition was necessary. However, what they also realized was enlisting the help of Char...

Title: Working It Out

By: Contributed by Samantha Swangler

Preview: On any given day, residents of Martins Run Senior Residential Community, including Muriel Kornspan, Zoe Dana and Morton Adelberg, can be seen lifting weights, riding bikes and participating in themed group exercise classes at the community's new, state-of-the-art Fitness Club. Featuring air-press...

Title: Time to Make a Move

By: Nancy Nolan

Preview: Arnold and Caroline first met when they were only six years old. Later they both attended Westtown, a Quaker school in Chester County. Their families were friends. Arnold is an 11th generation Quaker, and his wife, Caroline, is also a long time Quaker, so it came as no surprise that this coupl...

Title: Walking, Talking and Typing

By: Lauren Searson

Preview: Forget the annual sales or that pair of shoes you noticed in the window. There are individuals making frequent trips to the mall for a purpose that does not involve lugging around recent purchases or dodging the weekend crowds. These individuals are part of a mall walking program, a trend t...

Title: How To Ease Stress with Video Games

Preview: Parents might take video game playing privileges away from their children as a form of discipline, but at Virtua Health, caregivers are introducing video games to patients because it eases stress and offers a variety of health benefits. Game console Nintendo Wii is available at the Virtua Health ...