Assisted Living Myth Busters
May 17, 2019The following infographic was created based upon a newsletter published by Arlington Place Red Oak in May 2019. Thanks for their permission to share it!
Categories for Senior Fitness
Living Meadows is named The Most Fit Live 2 B Healthy® Community in Nation!
February 13, 2019Following a month long contest, running from January 1-31, 2019, Living Meadows in Madelia, MN was named the Most Fit Live 2 B Healthy® Community in the Nation. I spoke with Paula Humbard, Activity Director (and Chief Cheerleader for Team Continue reading →
Fitness Through the Years
May 15, 2018
Celebrating Our Ace Workout Party Planner
April 25, 2018The beauty of having a blog for your business is that you can use it to celebrate unique ideas that maybe don’t fit so neatly into a traditional marketing category. This morning, as Marketing Director, I received yet another email Continue reading →
Building Mental Muscle
March 15, 2018Recently, one of our Iowa trainers, Pam Connolly, shared an article from The Athletics and Fitness Association of America (AFAA) July/August 2015: The word “plasticity,” also known as “brain training,” stems from William James’ Principles of Psychology in 1890, and Continue reading →
Are Your Competitors Afraid of You?
February 9, 2018During my early morning blog scan over a cup of coffee, I came across another thought-provoking post on the Senior Housing Forum. The post was discussing a recent Facebook survey they had posted asking senior living leaders “what scares your Continue reading →
Early Morning Thoughts
December 27, 2017While I was having my morning coffee break this morning, I remembered a recent situation that a family found themselves in that I wanted to share with our readers. This memory stems from the articles I have been sharing regarding Continue reading →
January 2018 Participant Newsletter – “Not My Grandma”
December 26, 2017While senior citizens make up only 12% of the U.S. population, they take 30% of all prescription medication A 2011 study of Medicare recipients found that about 15% were prescribed an opioid when discharged from the hospital; 3 months post-discharge, Continue reading →
Reducing the Need for Pain Meds
December 26, 2017As a new generation begins to consider senior housing, either for themselves or for aging parents, the senior housing industry is seeing a trend developing. Many, who saw their grandparents or great-grandparents enter a “nursing home” and begin a rapid Continue reading →
Not My Grandma
December 22, 2017Most of us have heard that there is an Opioid Epidemic on the rise in the United States. And, as I wrote in a recent newsletter, seniors are very likely candidates for addiction for many reasons. Most of us are Continue reading →