Articles on "Retirement Communities"
“Spy Girls” Find Each Other in Retirement Community
The Washington Post reports about two women living in a Northern Virginia Retirement Community who were both highly specialized overseas operatives during World War II. Read article
Moose Busts Into Swedish Retirement Community
At ProAging we don’t just report the serious stuff! Fortunately no one was hurt when a Moose suddenly burst into a retirement home in Sweden. Obviously, the menu didn’t suit him – he left as quick as he arrived. Read article
Marijuana Collective in a California Retirement Community Faces Opposition
Although it is a state-mandated legal right for those with medical marijuana cards to grow up to six mature plants per person in their private residences the collective at Laguna Woods Village Retirement Community has faced opposition. Read more:
Senior Housing Developer Finds Profits in Coops
A Minnesota company, United Properties is finding success with coop housing focused on seniors. The company is planning its first assisted living project President Frank Dutke said, the co-ops are the single most consistent business after grocery stores. Cooperatives differ from condos in that they are owned by a nonprofit corporation holding a master mortgage. Residents buy shares of the company that appreciates at a fixed value, typically 1-2 percent a year, according to Dennis Johnson, executive vice president of [...]
Erickson Retirement Community Founder Faces Lawsuit
The Baltimore Sun reports that John Erickson, who founded the Baltimore based Erickson Retirement Communities in 1983, is accused, along with his family members and other former board members, of approving company assets for private use. The company has since been bought by a local entrepreneur and operates under new leadership as Erickson Living. Read article
Pennswood Village Awarded LEED Gold Rating on Personal Care Residence Renovation Project from U.S. Green Buildings Council
Barclay House, Pennswood Village’s Personal Care Residence has been awarded a prestigious Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED©) Gold Rating by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) for its recent $7 million renovation. Pennswood Village and RLPS Architects, Pennswood’s partners on this project, have also recently received the Indoor Environmental Quality Award from the Green Building Association of Central Pennsylvania for this project. Pennswood Village has also begun a renovation of its Community Building this month.Many of the environmentally-friendly [...]
Smart Money Article on Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities (NORCs)
Smart Money Magazine recently reported on the growing phenomena of Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities (NORCs) in the article The Stealth Retirement Community. The article reports that while there are thousands of NORCs nationwide only about 100 are formally recognized and receive support from government or community programs. Read article
Taking a shower in a nursing and rehab center
As I have mentioned, the other communities I have stayed in were independent and assisted living and my accommodations included a full bathroom and kitchen. At first glance my room at Keswick seemed to be equal to most hotels I have stayed in. As I was unpacking my toothbrush in the bathroom, I realized that I didn’t have a shower! This shouldn’t have been a surprise, because I have been to many nursing homes in my career and very few [...]
It’s not a Nursing Home for me tonight . . . it’s a Hotel!
I arrived at Keswick Multi-Care Center this afternoon. This community offers assisted living and nursing care, so I was pleasantly surprised that I would be staying in a skilled nursing room tonight! All of my stays up to this point have been in Independent or Assisted Living apartments so I am excited to say that I have now stayed in the full continuum of care! I was greeted and shown to my room (Room #G10). Along the way I was [...]
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I arrived at Keswick Multi-Care Center this afternoon. This community offers assisted living and nursing care, so I was pleasantly surprised that I would be staying in a skilled nursing room tonight! All of my stays up to this point have been in Independent or Assisted Living apartments so I am excited to say that I have now stayed in the full continuum of care! I was greeted and shown to my room (Room #G10). Along the way I was [...]
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