This is the John Knox Village East Blog where you can find information relevant to seniors. This information ranges from updates to healthcare policy to ways to stay fit, active and engaged as you age.
With Father’s Day being celebrated in June, what is one of the best gifts we can give dad as he ages? We can help dad choose a living environment that helps keep him independent and in his home for as long as possible. I don’t know anyone who “wants” to live in a nursing home…
With Mother’s Day celebrated earlier this month, our thoughts turn to the mothers in our lives and how we can make their lives better just as they’ve spent their lives helping us. Perhaps mom isn’t as independent as she used to be. Maybe she’s having some trouble with her daily activities. Or, perhaps the stress…
As tax season has just concluded and we’ve paid our yearly fees to the IRS, our thoughts naturally turned to other items that are taxing to us. Items such as mowing the lawn, shoveling snow, keeping up a house are burdens to all of us and things many of us don’t really look forward to…
As the season of St. Patrick Day celebrations are upon us, our thoughts turn to the luck of the Irish and what it really means to be lucky. Many times we tend to think that luck means we are successful financially, we win at games or some other measure of chance good fortune. As we…
We just concluded another Winter Olympics and watched as athletes from various countries gather in Pyeongchang, South Korea. As we saw competitors from Norway, Germany, the United States and other countries climb the podium to accept their medals, it makes us wonder how to keep striving, keep achieving, keep persevering throughout this journey we call…
This Ted Talk is worth watching. It shows how important being social and having face to face interactions are when it comes to living a long life.
As the New Year is upon us, it’s only natural that we tend to make resolutions on things we’d like to improve about ourselves or our lives. Many times, with older adults these resolutions tend to fall into a few common categories. Some people want to “de-clutter” their lives and get rid of so much…
As Christmas nears, it’s only natural to think of the many gifts that come from living at a retirement community. Those gifts come to both our parents who choose to call John Knox Village East home as well as their children who know that mom and dad are being taken care of. Senior care benefits…
As Thanksgiving is upon us this week, we wanted to take a moment and let you know what some of the folks that call John Knox Village East home are thankful for. Many people tell us the biggest thing they’re thankful for once they move to John Knox Village East is the peace of mind…
As the month of October nears to a close and Halloween is here, it is an appropriate time to think about some of the things that scare us about senior living communities. At John Knox Village East, we can put your fear of retirement to rest. Many times, we fear moving to a senior living…