The Human Element
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Cedarwood at Sandy Centenarian Couple Celebrate Wife’s 100th Birthday
With Blue Zones suddenly all the rage, we know more about how to live to 100 than we ever have before. Tony and Vina Borrero, residents of Cedarwood at Sandy in Sandy, Utah, a Kisco Senior Living community give or…
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Bras for a Cause: Decorating for Breast Cancer Awareness
There’s a thought process that says when you’re up against a big problem, do anything and everything that you can think of to solve it. Breast cancer is certainly a big problem. According to the National Cancer Institute, it’s the…
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Teen Helps Residents at The Contemporary Miami Navigate Technology
If a grown-up can’t figure out how to use technology all they have to do is ask their grandchildren for help. Isn’t that what they say? Nicolas Jachtchenco, a 15-year-old sophomore at Miami Country Day School, has created Senior Tech…
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The Watermark at Morrison Ranch Presents First Resident with Special Seat
When Dee Hostetler moved into The Watermark at Morrison Ranch in 2018, the lifelong dancer etched herself into the retirement community’s history by becoming its very first resident. Now the community in Gilbert, Arizona, which is about 20 miles southeast…
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Making Art is Making Connections at Woodbury Mews
At this point, we know that making art is good for us. It can help us recover when we’re not well, but even better it can help us stay healthier — and happier. When we make art, whether it be…
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Oak Trace Senior Living Community Hosts Yoga ‘Goat-Together’
In a recent joint report by the Age of Majority and the International Council on Active Aging, we discovered that early this year about 1,000 people over the age of 40 were surveyed about senior living communities, and when these…
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Heritage Pointe of Warren Resident Sees the Country Through Walking
WARREN, IN — Moving our body every day is beneficial. It’s well documented. As a weight-bearing exercise, walking can increase heart and lung fitness while reducing the potential for heart disease and stroke. High blood pressure, high cholesterol, joint and…
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‘Keys Bags Names Words’: Documentary about Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias Released for World Alzheimer’s Day
September 21 was World Alzheimer’s Day, and in recognition a new feature documentary, “Keys Bags Names Words,” has just been released worldwide. Produced and directed by award-winning filmmaker Cynthia Stone, “Keys Bags Names Words” portrays stories of both the personal…
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Anthem Memory Care Residents to Support Maui Wildfire Fund
TINLEY PARK, IL — Credit a fine group of Illinois seniors with dementia who are doing their part to make a difference … one bead at a time. In response to the devastating wildfires on the island of Maui in…