Articles on "Independent Living Retirement Communities"
An Award-Winning Life
By Christy Brudin During his remarkable career, Frank E. Braxton, Sr., has held positions ranging from shoemaker to political appointee. He learned several trades, pursued a few different careers and discovered a couple of passions. Frank E. Braxton, Sr.’s, lengthy resume includes positions ranging from his early work as a shoemaker to his many political appointments. While Frank’s job titles are impressive, they don’t reveal his incredible work ethic. His lifelong commitment to service is best reflected by the wide [...]
A Neighborly Couple- Vista Ridge at Ware Presbyterian Village
One of the golden rules commands us to “Love your neighbor as yourself.” Joe and Gail Scott took that advice literally. The former neighbors married years after living next door to each other. Today, the Scotts are looking forward to meeting their neighbors at Vista Ridge at Ware Presbyterian Village, a new independent living community in Oxford, Pa. While the couple’s love story started early – Joe was 17 and Gail was 16 when they met – Gail is quick [...]
A Welcome Home
Homecomings are often filled with reunions and reminiscing. They can be simultaneously heartwarming and bittersweet. They are also frequently preceded by moving—a process that can only be described as difficult. For seniors and their families, the physical challenges of moving are only the beginning. They also face the emotional challenges of finding the right home and the appropriate level of care. As her medical needs have changed, Carmen Cullen and her family have faced these challenges on three separate occasions. [...]
Senior Living: Community Collaborators
By Christy Brudin What really makes a community? It is certainly not beautiful iron gates or modern homes filled with high-tech conveniences. Communities — real, strong communities — are made of dynamic individuals who share common interests and goals. A community is only as robust as its people. At Chevy Chase House, an assisted living facility in Washington, D.C., an incredible group of active residents are the heart of this thriving community. We met David Breasted, a former reporter for [...]
Fighter Jet Crashes into Senior Living Community
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – All residents of an apartment complex for the elderly in Virginia that was destroyed when a U.S. Navy fighter jet crashed into it on Friday have been accounted for, and everyone injured have been discharged from a hospital, rescue officials said on Saturday. Many residents are now seeking somewhere to live after spending last night in a Red Cross shelter, officials said. ”Everyone has been accounted for” at the Mayfair Mews complex in Virginia Beach, the city’s [...]
Senior Living: Inspiring Connections
Active artists find a place to call home By Christy Brudin Whether through careful study or active participation, successful artists are always connected to their subjects. No matter their method or their medium, they have to be engaged in their environments. Art is simply not for the passive. It is no surprise then that Park View Communities are home to more than a few artists. At Park View, active older adults enjoy a variety of social and recreational activities, 24-hour [...]
Abington House at Foulkeways Retirement Community Goes Caribbean
By Nancy Nolan It was the end of a long day when Mary Knapp, Director of Health Services, got an email from a bathtub vendor to enter a contest and “win a one-of-a-kind, pink spa tub, made in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month October 2011.” The Mastercare manufacturer was asking healthcare providers to submit stories that described how they supported breast cancer awareness within their community. Having just completed her annual budget planning meetings, where a State mandate forced [...]
People on the Move – Chuck Thornton, Seabury at Friendship Terrace
Seabury Resources for Aging has named Chuck Thornton as Director of Marketing and Admissions at Seabury at Friendship Terrace. Located in Northwest Washington, Friendship Terrace offers affordable retirement living in a delightful residential neighborhood. Amenities include a wellness center, full activities program, on site dining, and local transportation. Thornton was most recently Director of Marketing and Admissions at Seabury at Springvale Terrace in Silver Spring, Maryland, and had assisted at Seabury at Friendship Terrace prior to that appointment. Thornton is [...]
Independent Living: A Welcoming Environment
Lida Moser and Leslie Katz are happy to have found a community that makes individuals and their furry companions feel right at home. If you walk into the lobby of the Revitz House in Rockville, Maryland on a typical day, you are sure to see many smiling faces and residents rushing to make their next appointment or activity. What might surprise you, however, is that you are also likely to see a few tails wagging around. This is due to [...]
“Learn More Today” in Retirement Communities!
Last month I traveled to Brightview Westminster Ridge to interview one of the residents, Velma Keck for an article we recently published on the benefits of pets in senior living communities. Click here to read the article and watch a video As I approached the community I was impressed by the location, which is right near several schools offering a more inter generational setting for the residents. With academics on my mind I turned into the community and something on [...]
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