The Human Element
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Fountain View Village Residents Turn Bags Into Mattresses for the Homeless
Twentieth-century anthropologist and author Margaret Mead once famously wrote, “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” In Fountain Hills, Arizona, roughly 30 miles northeast…
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Resident of The Buckingham Exemplifies National Grandmother Achievement Day
Grandmas have always been with us. Okay, technically they’ve only been around since the third generation of humankind, but now we’re picking nits. (Picking nits sounds like something grandma would say, right?) Did you know that February 11th was not…
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Emerald Heights Resident Memorialized in Pasta Festa Scholarship Fundraiser
REDMOND, WA — Long-time Emerald Heights resident Richard (Dick) Pizzo, who passed away in 2023, was recently honored at the annual Pasta Festa Scholarship Fundraiser hosted by St. Jude Catholic Church and Knights of Columbus in this Seattle suburb that…
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The Watermark at Brooklyn Heights Gallery Teams with NYC Art Curator for Public Exhibition and Resident Workshops
Author Kurt Vonnegut once famously recommended going into the arts. “The arts are not a way to make a living,” he said, “they are a very human way of making life more bearable. “Practicing an art,” he continued, “no matter…
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Guys and Dolls: Juniper Communities Perennial Players Bring the New York Underworld to Life
The lights fade up as the scene opens with several people seated in a black-box theater setting. The room is full of fans — the first of two sold-out shows — eagerly awaiting this reader’s-theater style performance of a classic.…
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Voices of Alzheimer’s Launches Inaugural Bill of Rights
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The recently launched nonprofit organization Voices of Alzheimer’s, which is dedicated to advocating for the rights and well-being of people living with Alzheimer’s disease, has released a Bill of Rights for Alzheimer’s advocacy. According to a press…
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Hoagies for Heroes: Spring Hills Livingston Gives Back to Local First Responders
How does one say “Thank you” to the men and women who run toward danger to help protect those who are running from it? And how does one say “Thank you” to the men and women who put their lives…
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Planksgiving Celebrated at Friendship Village of Schaumburg
Happy Planksgiving! That’s a new phrase that, who knows, may turn into a part of our seasonal lexicon. What is Planksgiving? Well, it got its start at Friendship Village, a life-plan retirement community that has, for more than 45 years, been providing…
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Boomers Changing the Rules of Retirement
Editor’s Note: This article was written and submitted by senior-living executive Beth Kuberka. If you are a senior-living executive at a community with an idea for an article that you’d like to write and publish in Senior Living News you’re…
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Honoring Armed Forces Veterans
For 104 years, the U.S. has honored military veterans on November 11, the anniversary of the end of major hostilities in World War I. Beginning in 1919 it’s been celebrated each year, first as Armistice Day, then as Veterans Day…