2020 has been a test. We can all agree on that.The test that COVID-19 has presented has been particularly challenging for the senior living industry. But some shining stars in the...
Posted by Positive Aging Community on 12/23/2020
Finding the right retirement community can be a process. Usually prospective residents start with a checklist, visit a number of communities, and try to discover the essential, defining...
Posted by Positive Aging Community on 12/03/2018
Red convertibles are conventionally seen as a symbol of freedom—and maybe even success in retirement. However, the senior years are often more complicated than simply downshifting....
Posted by Positive Aging Community on 12/03/2018
“We’re not sitting around here in our rocking chairs,” said BK Roberts of the lifestyle at Riddle Village, a lifecare community in Media, Pennsylvania. “We never have to wonder...
Posted by Positive Aging Community on 08/15/2018
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...
Posted by Positive Aging Community on 08/13/2018
Most CCRCs require payment of a one-time fee, usually called theentrance fee, before moving to the community. The entrance feeamount often depends on the level of care at the time...
Posted by Positive Aging Community on 08/13/2018
William (Bill) Cassel and Dr. Lillian (Boots) Cassel received a treasured gift decades ago. They recently passed that gift on to their three sons.This gift is not a family heirloom,...
Posted by Positive Aging Community on 04/03/2018
On tours of Dunwoody Village, visitors often remark that it just “feels different” from other communities. That’s because our residents are warm and welcoming, and our employees...
Posted by Positive Aging Community on 04/03/2018
Margaret Brubaker could calculate the toll that time was taking on her well-trained body in miles not walked and repetitions not completed during her daily workouts.“I went to the...
Posted by Positive Aging Community on 04/03/2018
Customized bikes. Mechanical hands. Bone lengthening devices. Or maybe just a special board to butter your bread with one hand. From high-tech inventions to practical innovations,...
Posted by Positive Aging Community on 03/07/2018
Love is a force that is forever on the side of those willing to open their hearts, overcome fear and climb in the proverbial convertible for a spirited ride together. Linda and Joe...
Posted by Positive Aging Community on 12/11/2017
When Marvin Weisbord and his wife Dorothy moved to Beaumont at Bryn Mawr in 2014, he brought with him his passion for music. With it came the weekly jam sessions with the 10 or so...
Posted by Positive Aging Community on 12/11/2017
The intensity in the eyes. The roar of the crowd. The joy after a score.This is not NFL Sunday, or even the high school soccer league. It’s the Bocce court at White Horse Village,...
Posted by Positive Aging Community on 09/06/2017
Married and raising five children, Lois Whittemore figured she knew how to take care of people, so she chose to work at Foulkeways at Gwynedd, a retirement community 25 miles northwest...
Posted by Positive Aging Community on 09/06/2017
Each new day is an opportunity to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Staying active is one of the keys to leading a long, happy life. This holds true for everyone from young children to...
Posted by Positive Aging Community on 09/06/2017
On tours of Dunwoody Village, visitors often remark that it just “feels different” from other communities. That’s because our residents are warm and welcoming, and our employees...
Posted by Positive Aging Community on 09/06/2017
“Fit For Life” is the slogan that was created to embody the innovative and successful Health and Wellness Program supported by so many Pine Run Villagers. “Fit For Life” stands...
Posted by Positive Aging Community on 04/05/2017
I’ll tell you what I gave up when I moved here—cutting the grass and shoveling the snow,” said Waverly Heights resident Brant Rudisill. His wife, Ellen Anderson, added, “Well...
Posted by Positive Aging Community on 12/13/2016
People don’t move to Beaumont at Bryn Mawr just to retire in their comfy chairs. They move to Beaumont because they want to be socially, mentally and physically engaged. Residents...
Posted by Positive Aging Community on 12/13/2016
Martin and Margaret “Margy” Trueblood’s roots run deep with Foulkeways at Gwynedd, a Quaker Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) situated on 130 acres in Montgomery County....
Posted by Positive Aging Community on 12/13/2016
Dunwoody Village offers a wide variety of exceptional living options in a picturesque, wooded setting close to the cultural attractions of Philadelphia. Fourteen acres of our established...
Posted by Positive Aging Community on 12/13/2016
Like many Americans Lois Wilson and Irv Thompson had busy, lifelong careers without the time to travel as much as they would have liked. As it turned out, the couple - who met at Pine...
Posted by Positive Aging Community on 12/13/2016
Sylvia, Nancy, Joann and Susan are neighbors, friends and confidantes. They are also sisters. The four sisters are all residents of Carroll Lutheran Village, a continuing care...
Posted by Positive Aging Community on 10/31/2016
Chuck Ladner has been doing the math for decades. He spent the bulk of his career serving as a Chief Financial Officer. It was not surprising that when it came time to plan his own...
Posted by Positive Aging Community on 08/09/2016
Going green has never been more in. Living green, on the other hand, is not a fashion statement. It is about making genuine and pervasive lifestyle changes to protect and preserve...
Posted by Positive Aging Community on 08/09/2016
From expansive cottages to apartment living, Tel Hai Retirement Community offers a vast array of living accommodations. For Bitsy and Art Schravesande—who joined the community in...
Posted by Positive Aging Community on 08/09/2016
Some families pass down fine jewels, collectible coins or rare antiques. These treasures may hold both sentimental and financial value, but they are never truly priceless. Other families...
Posted by Positive Aging Community on 05/16/2016
They are not studying blueprints. They are not surveying lots. And they are certainly not pouring concrete. But they are constructing a community—one friendship at a time.They are...
Posted by Positive Aging Community on 03/04/2016
At the corner of scenic Ferry and Iron Hill roads, in one of the loveliest parts of Doylestown, is a haven for residents seeking an enriching lifestyle of safety, convenience and culture...
Posted by Positive Aging Community on 11/12/2015
Living in the moment can be difficult. It might mean taking a chance, leaping before looking, or even leaving it all behind. And, like most other challenging tasks, it often takes...
Posted by Positive Aging Community on 11/12/2015
They have climbed Mt. Rainier. They have sailed the Chesapeake Bay. They have driven crosscountry six times, logging more than 47,000 miles. Dick and Harriet Burkhart have been very...
Posted by Positive Aging Community on 11/10/2015
Carolyn and Richard Egan took off for parts unknown and full of adventure once their children were grown. Tiger safaris in Nepal, orangutans in Borneo, lemurs in Madagascar and polar...
Posted by Positive Aging Community on 08/27/2015
In 1681, William Penn specified that settlers coming to the lands granted to him by English King Charles II (Charles called it “Pennsylvania”) must preserve one acre of trees for...
Posted by Positive Aging Community on 08/27/2015
Dunwoody Village offers a wide variety of exceptional living options in a picturesque, wooded setting close to the cultural attractions of Philadelphia. Fourteen acres of our established...
Posted by Positive Aging Community on 08/27/2015
By Lauren SearsonIt is often said that it only takes one person to make a difference. So what happens when four proactive women at the Quadrangle, a continuing care community (CCRC)...
Posted by Positive Aging Community on 08/27/2015
When Edith Duff and her dining companion head to the dining room to enjoy lunch at Buckingham’s Choice, a continuing care retirement community in Frederick County, Md., the...
Posted by Positive Aging Community on 03/27/2015
Teachers don’t retire. Their pupils just change. The desires to educate, provoke thought and inspire curiosity never go away. Such has certainly been the case for Gerritt...
Posted by Positive Aging Community on 03/27/2015
He spends his time reading and writing. She loves gliding around the ice rink. Together, they enjoy a custom lifestyle that meets both of their needs.An introverted academic and former...
Posted by Positive Aging Community on 03/27/2015
Comedy only resonates if it contains a kernel of truth. That’s why comedians have to know their audiences—and their lives—well.Such is certainly the case with The Curtain...
Posted by Positive Aging Community on 03/25/2015
Good friends are hard to find. Great friends who are also neighbors are even rarer. The residents of White Horse Village have found both—hundreds of them—at their full service...
Posted by Positive Aging Community on 03/25/2015
Forget the old rhyme, “No more pencils, no more books, no more teacher’s dirty looks.” At VillageCollege, the continuing education program at Cathedral Village, the pencils...
Posted by Positive Aging Community on 03/25/2015
In early 1986, Douglas Tweddale came to Foulkeways at Gwynedd, a Continuing Care Retirement Community in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania,to fill an opening for an Administrator,...
Posted by Positive Aging Community on 03/25/2015
The saws hum. The drills purr. The hammers bang. The woodworkers are making a buzz again.In the Woodshop at White Horse Village, a continuing care retirement community (CCRC)...
Posted by Positive Aging Community on 03/25/2015
Everyone wants to leave a legacy. Whether it’s a family business, an accomplished offspring or a collection of worldly goods, most people strive to leave an impression on the world....
Posted by Positive Aging Community on 03/25/2015
A first ascent of a mountain with two kids in tow. Three days anchored off a reef after losing a mast. An epic sail across the Atlantic. Herb and Ruth Weiss have shared quite a few...
Posted by Positive Aging Community on 03/25/2015
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