Senior Living Articles
Northside Court: The latest in privacy, comfort, and contemporary senior living
By Tara Ober / July 10, 2018 Campus Updates, Lifestyle, Residential Living, Senior Living amenities, floor plans, independent living, new construction
Northside Court, Brethren Village’s new senior independent living community, is now open and fully occupied by residents enjoying contemporary apartment living. The 72 private apartments within the complex offer privacy, …
Seniors join in the fun of tour bus trips at retirement communities
By Kelly Collier / April 26, 2018 Lifestyle, Residential Living, Senior Living campus life, independent living, shuttle service, Social Activities
The best continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs) plan entertaining, enlightening tour bus trips that offer new experiences for seniors all year long in comfort and style. Residents enjoy socializing on …
Water activities at retirement communities can be key to wellness for seniors
By Becca Carver / March 14, 2018 Lifestyle, Senior Living, Wellness amenities, campus life, pool, Wellness and Fitness, wellness programs
More and more seniors are finding aquatic exercise to be their favorite and most beneficial way to maintain fitness. While physical activities in water can have advantages for anyone, they …
Volunteers find proven health benefits in lending a hand to help others
By Ed Rasmuson / February 28, 2018 Lifestyle, Senior Living, Volunteers Brethren Village, campus life, caring, residents, Social Activities
“Remember that the happiest people are not those getting more, but those giving more,” said writer H. Jackson Brown, Jr. Those of us who work year-round with hundreds of Brethren Village Volunteers …
Dining choices abound in taste and atmosphere for seniors at Brethren Village
By Rick Chambers / February 13, 2018 Food, Lifestyle, Residential Living, Senior Living amenities, campus life, CCRC, dining
Eating at the best continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs) means abundant and healthy choices served in venues that accommodate your mood, be it a cozy café, a casual restaurant, or a formal candlelit dining room. CCRCs today recognize that they serve seniors with varied backgrounds and differing tastes in food. The culinary staff at Brethren Village, led by professional chefs, offers high quality experiences that rival those of fine restaurants. By providing choices to satisfy everyone’s palate, CCRCs help Residents feel comfortable, content and at home while eating.
You’re moving to a retirement home? Great! Here’s how to manage your move
By Tara Ober / January 17, 2018 Community, Continuing Care Retirement Community, Lifestyle, Residential Living, Senior Living Brethren Village, CCRC, independent living, residents
Once you have decided to make the big move and have chosen your retirement home, what do you do next? The thought of moving may be exciting but possibly overwhelming as well. Adopting the philosophy of “short-term inconvenience, long-term improvement” might be helpful. Like many transitions in life, any current stress will give way to contentment. So, keep your goal of a more relaxed, simplified lifestyle fixed in your mind.
Jessie Eckhart has her head in the clouds—and that’s just the way she likes it
By Tara Ober / November 30, 2017 Community, Lifestyle, Residential Living, Senior Living independent living, residents
In the 1930s, Jessie Eckhart was the middle child in a non-traditional Lancaster family for that era. Her parents raised her and her sisters to participate in activities generally reserved …
The Extraordinary Give is Lancaster County’s way of saying “we care”
By Teresa Rineer / November 8, 2017 Community, Continuing Care Retirement Community, Residential Living, Senior Living Brethren Village, CCRC, donors, Rehabilitation
Lancaster countians will come together for the sixth straight year on Nov. 17 to raise money to support vital good works accomplished by more than 400 charitable organizations throughout our community. And, as in the past, we expect that the response will be truly extraordinary.
Area sights and scenes draw retirees to senior living in Lancaster County
By Tara Ober / October 30, 2017 Continuing Care Retirement Community, Lifestyle, Residential Living, Senior Living campus life, CCRC, independent living, residents
The U.S. News & World Report list of best places to retire in the United States has ranked Lancaster, PA as—drum roll, please—#2 in its 2018 edition! In evaluating criteria that promote a high quality of life, U.S. News highlighted Lancaster’s lower tax rates for retirees, high-quality health care, happiness of local residents, housing affordability and low unemployment.
Our top ten safety and security guidelines for seniors not living in retirement communities
By Larry Snavely / August 4, 2017 Community, Continuing Care Retirement Community, Lifestyle, Residential Living, Senior Living amenities, campus life, CCRC, independent living, residents, shuttle service
Many seniors living in their private homes are at greater risk of being injured or harmed by safety and security hazards. Understandably, loved ones may be concerned about their well-being and check on them daily.
To further guarantee their safety, family members also can help by ensuring seniors follow these “top ten” safety and security guidelines: