Posts in the ‘Retirement Living’ Category
The Young and the Old Benefit Mutually
Mental, physical and spiritual sharing are components of a retirement community on Asbury~Solomons Island that recently launched a tutoring program that matches seniors with public high school students at Calvert High School for cross-generational academic assistance and encouragement.
Asbury-Solomons is a great example of a community that uses the media to showcase activities, partnerships, and events that make living on this special island, in this special community, in fact, special.
Read more about the continuing care retirement community here.
Read the original article here.
Shaking that Oldie Booty
Who said that advertising a retirement home has to be photos of old people smiling and looking blissful and peaceful? One retirement home in Florida enlisted all their staff and residents to make a fun, engaging video of life at the facility. Wouldn’t you want to retire here?
Westminster Shores, Florida Retirement Home
It is true that rock n roll is here to stay. And working together and having fun is possible. And loving one’s job is achievable. And creating an inviting visual of a senior facility simply takes creativity.
Nostalgia Invades Reality
Most people who know about or live with someone with Alzheimer’s know that living in the past is more comfortable. In fact, many Alzheimer’s sufferers desire to “go home” when “home” may be someplace where they grew up, or where they lived when they first married.
One retirement home in England has created reminiscence rooms, or nostalgia rooms that contain artifacts of the 50’s. having access to these rooms has brought comfort and decreased anxiety and lessened confusion in some residents.
Coombe End Court, in Marlborough, Wiltshire.
What’s in the reminiscence room…
A Bakelite telephone .
A Hoover vacuum cleaner.
A Singer sewing machine
A vintage dog on wheels toy
Mantel clock with silvered dial contained in an oak arch-shaped case by Smith.
Oval mirror with beveled edge on chain.
Wooden clothes drying rack.
A Wireless radio not WiFi)
A picture of a classic blue Chevrolet.
A Remington typewriter
It seems that using this room has led to a dramatic drop in the use of anti-psychotic drugs taken to combat Alzheimer’s. What a great idea.
80 is the new 60?
When living at home is no longer desired, economical or feasible, there are some viable alternatives. And, as the boomers are aging, they are also creating some interesting changes in what retirement home living is. Although I usually stay strictly in the home care arena, lately there have been several interesting developments in retirement living and retirement living advertising that bear sharing.
Check out this retirement home in Rotterdam designed by Arnoud Gelauff, an architect and co-founder of Arons en Gelauff Architecten in Amsterdam. Remember the elderly now include Mick Jagger, Elton John and Tina Turner.
Modern Retirement Housing by Arnoud Gelauff
There are many new ideas in ways to age in place, and as boomers are aging, those ideas are being actuated. Read the entire article on this Rotterdam project.
The University of Pennsylvania is also ahead of the curve by sponsoring this design conference. Although now past, the results are certain to portend of things yet to be designed and discovered.
Aging in place, Retirement housing, Retirement living, Senior Living
