ISL communities serve up superior dining experiences that prioritize healthy, delicious foods and enjoyable occasions to socialize At any age, we all look forward to a good meal, and our expectations for healthy, delicious, and engaging dining choices are higher than ever. Residents at today’s senior living communities expect more when it comes to dining. To meet residents’ desire for …
Fun Things To Do with Grandkids This Summer
Summertime offers plenty of opportunities for families to connect—kids are out of school, vacation days are scheduled, and warm weather brings us out and about. When your grandkids (or great-grandkids!) come to visit, do you need some activities that are fun for all ages? We have a few suggestions for residents and their families—simple ways to have a good time …
The Groves of Tustin Embraces a “Vibrant Life”
Integral Senior Living knows well that living a vibrant life at any age is a life worth living. Now the senior living management company is taking the idea of vibrant living a step further by making it easier for residents at all its communities to be vibrant through its new Vibrant Life® program. Recently ISL rolled out its innovative program …
Ways to Help Seniors at Visits to the Doctor
Going alone to a doctor’s appointment can be stressful at any age, but older adults often feel especially intimidated. Having a loved one come along as a healthcare advocate during a doctor’s visit can help seniors get better care. As an advocate, you can provide moral support as well as help seniors talk about sensitive health issues, ask questions, take …
July is the Month to Celebrate Independence
Take a Look at All the Freedom Offered In Senior Living Communities This July consider looking into the benefits of declaring independence from the burden of day-to-day duties that come with running a household unassisted. Seniors and their families can be anxious about moving into a senior community— fearing a loss of independence. In fact, the opposite is often true. …
Should You Join a Caregiver Support Group?
How support groups can help caregivers, and what happens during group meetings Are you a caregiver or do you know a caregiver who’s feeling stressed, overwhelmed, burned out, or depressed? Attending local caregiver support group meetings can be an effective way to reduce stress and boost spirits because participants can interact with others in similar situations, get useful advice, and …
Father’s Day
June is a month filled with activities that indeed warm the heart and soul. A pinnacle point of the month for our communities is the celebration of Father’s Day, a day that gives us a great opportunity to honor all the Dads we love to care for each and every day. The many fathers who live with us in our …
Great News! New Study Shows Retirement Is Good for Your Health
People become more active, sleep better, and reduce their sitting time when they retire, says a new study published in March 2016 by the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. The study, “Retirement—A Transition to a Healthier Lifestyle?,” followed the lifestyle behaviors of more than 25,000 adults age 45-plus for about three years, tracking such factors as physical activity, diet, sedentary behavior, alcohol …
May Is Older American Month
This Year’s Theme Is “Blaze a Trail” May, a month of fresh beginnings, is when we celebrate Older Americans Month (OAM) to acknowledge the past and ongoing contributions—economic, political, cultural, and artistic, to name a few—of older adults to our communities and our country as a whole. Beginning in 1963 and led by the Administration for Community Living, the annual …
HBO Documentary Tells Real-Life Stories About Five Alzheimer’s In-Home Caregivers
Caregivers, an inspiring HBO documentary about the lives of five family caregivers who are caring for spouses or parents with Alzheimer’s disease, is available to watch for free at HBO’s The Alzheimer’s Project website (http://www.hbo.com/alzheimers/caregivers.html). The film shows five men and women caregivers openly discussing the challenges of dealing with changes in their loved ones, their own health concerns, and their …