When family and friends reflect on Ava Marie Kennedy’s life, one word comes to mind: dance. “She loved dancing,” said her daughter, Lynne Kennedy. “She taught my father how...
Posted by Positive Aging SourceBook on 08/28/2015
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 SourceBook 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 SourceBook 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 SourceBook 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 SourceBook on 08/27/2015
Teaching is not just a job, or even a profession. For the great practitioners of the trade, teaching is a calling— a calling to learn, to educate, and above all, to inspire.Charles...
Posted by Positive Aging SourceBook on 04/21/2015
Living with purpose takes work—but it also bears enormous rewards. Whether the purpose is welcoming home returning soldiers or providing a much-needed hot meal, helping others often...
Posted by Positive Aging SourceBook on 03/31/2015
Contrary to conventional wisdom that cognitive function declines beginning in the mid-forties, aging does not correlate with deteriorating ability to think for ourselves. These are...
Posted by Positive Aging SourceBook on 03/27/2015
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 SourceBook on 03/27/2015