Articles on "Retirement Communities"
Forging A New Relationship–Foulkeways At Gwynedd
For the last 10 weeks, Foulkeways at Gwynedd, a Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) located in Gwynedd, Pennsylvania, has been partnering with Drexel University’s School of Nursing to provide hands-on training to 16 students. The students are training in Gerontology, which is the study of social, biological and psychological aspects of aging. Two groups, comprised of eight students each, have been spending one day a week working with the residents in Foulkeways Skilled Nursing Care Facility, Gwynedd House. Foulkeways is [...]
Perfecting Her Tune–The Maples of Towson
Most things are better shared. Margaret Laing, a resident of The Maples, an assisted living community in Towson, Md., learned that firsthand when she began playing the organ for her fellow residents. A self-taught organist, she had been playing for years, but at The Maples she found an enthusiastic and dedicated audience and quickly began to appreciate the joy of performing. Margaret moved to The Maples following chemotherapy treatment for lymphoma. “I got very ill after the treatments, and the [...]
Couple in Retirement Community Celebrate 70th Wedding Anniversary
Mildred and Vincent Oliver, residents of Seabury at Friendship Terrace Retirement Community in northwest Washington, DC, celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary this past Sunday, October 14th! Mildred and Vincent Oliver were married in November of 1942. Vincent met Mildred when he was teaching Weather Forecasting at the University of Chicago and she was a student. Said Vincent, “She had an Emilia Earhart Scholarship. At that time she was getting more money to attend the class than I was getting to [...]
Retirement Community Residents “Bare All” in Calendar
The Washington Post recently published an article on the a group of retirement community residents at Riderwood who have exposed more than they usually do to raise money for the communities Benevolent Care Fund. The calendars are $15 and go on sale Sept. 10. You can preorder them here. The first print run is for 5,000 copies. The women of a certain age hope they sell many, many more.
Newlyweds at 90 Plus
The Idaho Statesman reports on the wedding of Robert Blurton and Eileen Johnson aged 91 and 92. The newly married couple recently tied the knot at the retirement community where they met. For their honeymoon, the couple considered hitting the road in a motorhome. They decided instead to drive to Portland, then take a cruise on the Columbia River to Lewiston. Read more here:
Good Guidance in Senior Living
Everybody needs a little guidance sometimes. Norma Winther taught her students that important lesson and never hesitated to seek help with her own decisions. In her career as an English teacher and guidance counselor at Conestoga High School, Norma helped many students in their college selection process. Not surprisingly, she used that same skill set in her search for a retirement community. After her husband died in 2009, she turned to SourceBook to begin a new chapter in her life [...]
Top 5 Luxury Retirement Destinations
Last week we reported on the top suburban destinations in retirement from Forbes. This week the San Francisco Chronicle reports on the top 5 luxury retirement destinations. They include the following: Isleworth, Florida Kiawah Island, South Carolina The Ritz-Carlton Residences at Vail, Colorado The Residences at The Ritz Carlton, Dove Mountain, Arizona The World Residences at Sea Click here to read the article
25 Top Suburbs for Retirement
In an era where big cities like New York are focusing on being more age friendly, Forbes offers up a list of their top 25 suburban retirement havens. The list spans 22 states, here is an overview of how they put together the list: A 25-mile limit for the distance from the suburb to the center of the big city. Towns where the average home price was under $400,000. Cost of living and the tax climate for retirees, availability of hospitals and [...]
AARP Rates the Top Affordable Retirement Places
A recent article in AARP Magazine rates the the top five affordable retirement destinations: Portland, Maine Median housing price: $202,800. Tulsa, Okla. Median housing price: $125,600. Gainesville, Ga. Median housing price: $141,800. Wenatchee, Wash. Median housing price: $192,000. Winchester, Va. Median housing price: $151,500. Runners up: Cheyenne,Wyo. Columbus,Ind. Harrisburg,Pa. Ithaca, N.Y. Midland, Texas Read article
Retirement Community Video Goes Viral
The residents from Clark Retirement Community in Grand Rapids, Mich., teamed up with Grand Valley State University film and video production students to create a fun and hip video or residents lip synching the lyrics to Michael Bubles – “I’m Feeling Good”. In less than a week the video has received over 300,000 views on YouTube. Take a look!
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