In Later Years, Your House May Be Bad for Your Health
The recent results of the first of a five-year study being conducted by Chicago-based Mather LifeWays Institute on Aging and Northwestern University, found that nearly…Read More
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Life Plan Communities Positively Affect Resident Wellness, Study Finds
Residents of life plan communities (also called continuing care retirement communities) reported more healthy behaviors and scored higher on positive measures of emotional, social, physical,…Read More
Mather LifeWays Research Shows Life Plan Communities Improve Quality of Life for Older Adults
EVANSTON, Ill. — New research released last week by Mather LifeWays Institute on Aging shows that continuing care retirement community — or life plan community…Read More
Life Plan Communities Excel at Promoting Wellness Among Residents
Residents of life plan communities across the United States are generally experiencing higher levels of wellbeing than older adults living in the general population. That’s…Read More
Senior Choices: Retirement Communities Look to Serve Active, Independent Adults
When Fred and Marie Ibbetson began telling friends they had decided to move into Asbury Place of Maryville, a retirement community, some wondered just what…Read More
Senior Living Planned and Present Around Tysons
As we reported last week, senior housing can be hard to come by in Tysons. Where it is available, outside of public-private partnerships like the recently opened The…Read More
Research reveals good news for Life Plan Communities
Last year, Mather LifeWays Institute on Aging recruited communities to participate in the first national longitudinal study to evaluate the impact of living in a…Read More
Life Plan Community Residents Report Wellness Benefits, Survey Finds
Life plan community residents tend to experience greater emotional, social, physical, intellectual and vocational wellness than their counterparts in the greater community, according to preliminary…Read More
National Study Points to Wellness Benefits of Life Plan Communities
Residents of life plan communities say they have greater levels of wellness than older adults in home- and community-based settings. That’s according to newly released…Read More
Mothering Monarchs at The Mather
If you’ve noticed more monarch butterflies fluttering around Evanston this summer, it’s thanks to the efforts of nature-loving locals like Joan and Tom Soper. The…Read More
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