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		<title>Applying Universal Design Concepts</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Michael Leite, P.E. Universal design has been defined as building environments that are accessible by anyone regardless of their physical limitations or disabilities.  Much of the universal design concept has been codified in the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.  In practice most situations involve the retrofitting of an existing space with all of its limitations rather than the construction of a new space in which the designer has an empty palette. In the retrofit situation, the design must [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.retirement-living.com/applying-universal-design-concepts/</link>
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		<title>Senior Bullying</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The word bullying usually conjures images of mean-spirited adolescents cornering another child in the school corridor, but bullying is not limited to children. It can be a concern for seniors as well, especially those living in senior communities. According to a researcher who studies issues related to aging, senior-to-senior bullying tends to take place in senior centers, nursing homes or assisted living facilities. These are places where seniors spend a lot of time together and need to share resources, whether [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.retirement-living.com/senior-bullying/</link>
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		<title>Senior Living: Community Collaborators</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.retirement-living.com/senior-living-community-collaborators/</link>
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		<title>A Sense of Stability Thanks to a Care Manager</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Christy Brudin At first, Linda* just seemed a little forgetful, according to James*, her husband of 43 years. Then, her employer started noticing some problems and suggested she take a yearlong sabbatical. During that time, Linda’s memory deteriorated and her increasing confusion eventually led to a car accident. Fortunately, no one was hurt, but the family knew they needed to act. “After many diagnoses and mis-diagnoses, she was finally diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s,” James said. As Linda’s diagnosis [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.retirement-living.com/a-sense-of-stability-thanks-to-a-care-manager/</link>
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		<title>The Benefits of an Assisted Living Facility and Medical House Call Team Working Together</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When it comes to finding an assisted living option for a parent or loved one, there is no ‘one size fits all’ solution. Some people prefer larger communities whereas others want an option that offers a smaller and homier feel. One person who preferred the latter is *Elizabeth Jones, who suffers from early onset dementia.  According to her daughter, *Lisa Benson, a larger assisted living community had not been a good fit in the past due to the age discrepancy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Top 5 Questions to Ask Retirement Community Residency Counselors</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Brenda Becker Your family has been encouraging you to consider to a retirement community; your neighbors recently moved; and now, you’ve received an invitation in the mail from that beautiful community you’ve always wondered about.  Making the decision to finally visit a retirement community can often be a big decision, in and of itself.  Determining which community will be a good fit to live in, takes planning, preparation and an open mind. If you’ve ever visited a college campus [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.retirement-living.com/the-top-5-questions-to-ask-retirement-community-residency-counselors/</link>
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		<title>Celebrating 60 Years with the Help of a Home Health Agency</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Theirs is a love story that most dream of having. Don and Polly Petersen met at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY, where she was an art student and he was pursuing a degree in Engineering. “He stood out in the crowd,” said Polly. “I was instantly attracted to his charm and good looks when we sat at the same table of mutual friends while having coffee.” Married after their graduation in 1951, the Petersens had three children. While the couple [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.retirement-living.com/celebrating-60-years-with-the-help-of-a-home-health-agency/</link>
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		<title>New Faces and Helping Hands at a Retirement Community</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Nancy Nolan, Director of Marketing &#38; PR, Foulkeways at Gwynedd Thomas Jefferson University’s School of Nursing in Philadelphia, Pa. graduates approximately 220 nurses annually.  For the first time in the School‘s history, a Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) has been added to their roster of hands-on training sites. Students, as part of their curriculum, are required to complete their clinical practicum in a variety of specialties such as Medical/Surgical, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, and Community Health Nursing. Foulkeways at Gwynedd, the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.retirement-living.com/new-faces-and-helping-hands-at-a-retirement-community/</link>
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		<title>Never Far From Home in Retirement Living</title>
		<description><![CDATA[George and Zara Roberts have lived in many parts of the world, but they always knew no matter where their travels took them, they would return to their hometown in Philadelphia and eventually move to Cathedral Village, a Continuing Care Retirement Community. Zara attended Wellesley, where she majored in English, while George studied International Relations at Yale. When they wanted to get married, George faced the proverbial question from his future father-in-law:  “How are you going to support my daughter?” [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.retirement-living.com/never-far-from-home-in-retirement-living/</link>
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		<title>Good Guidance in Senior Living</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.retirement-living.com/good-guidance-in-senior-living/</link>
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