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As senior care providers across the United States begin to focus more on creating friendly, more homelike environments for aging seniors, the need to build trusted community partnerships becomes imminent. It takes a team of multidisciplinary health care professionals to meet the needs of the aging population. But with the population of those age 65 and older projected to reach 83.7 million by 2050, according to the United States Census Bureau, will health care professionals be able to keep up?
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May is generally thought of as a month of new beginnings, renewed energy and growth, which makes it the perfect month to celebrate Older American’s Month (OAM). Just as perennials bloom once again in the spring, older citizens can find renewed purpose and worth during this month of celebration. The Administration for Community Living uses this annual observance as a way to focus on some of the issues that older adults face on a regular basis.
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“The goal of Parker House is for seniors to be comfortable, feel at home and provide a place where they can successfully age in place whenever possible without having to move to a skilled nursing center as their care needs progress. This is a very unique concept for supportive senior care and living in this region – there’s nothing else like it.” -Hope Lambert, Executive Director, Quincy Village It can be incredibly trying to watch your parents or loved ones advance in age. As the years roll on and the decades progress, some may lose more of their independence and require additional help and support. While we all want to provide the best loving care possible for older adults, we don’t want to encroach on their dignity and self-respect. Presbyterian Senior Living has been working on a new type of assisted living home residency concept, called the Small House, which may be the missing piece of the puzzle.
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At Presbyterian Senior Living, we believe in an important principle: To care for people, we also must care for the Earth. As a faith-based provider of senior living services, we understand that we are called to help protect and preserve the planet. By doing so, we can continue to provide health-enhancing environments for our residents and team members.
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Cathedral Village has shrunk its carbon footprint in a big way! The Presbyterian Senior Living community in Philadelphia recently made some clean energy upgrades that will have a significant and lasting impact on the environment.
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The Red Hat Society is a well known phenomenom, chronicled in the media throughout the past 18 years. Inspired by the poem "Warning" by Jenny Joseph, which depicts an older woman wearing purple, with a red hat as an expression of independence and an "attitude", Sue Ellen Cooper formed a group of women over 50 who decided to meet middle age with "verve and humor". The idea has taken root, with Red Hat Societies springing up in various places throughout the country and the world. Red Hat members wear full regalia the includes the distinctive red hats and purple outfits. If you are under 50 years of age you can still attend wearing pink hats and lavender outfits.
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