A Lovely, Lovely Life By Craig Statton
A Lovely, Lovely Life When I was in grade school, February was an exciting month because we handed out Valentines to all our classmates. Our teachers would have us create a Valentine’s card for our parents, and my mom would buy a box of cards and I would sit at the...
read moreA New Day by Craig Statton
As a child, I remember the start of a new year in school. It was the beginning of a new year and for our family it meant some new clothes, new crayons, pencils, and notepads. There was both excitement and anxiety as I entered a new grade and wondered which of my...
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These Experts Can Ease Seniors’ Stress About Relocating to a CCRC by Brad Breeding
As we have discussed in previous blogs, many seniors are resistant to making the move to a continuing care retirement community (CCRC, also known as a life plan community), and they offer a variety of valid reasons from not wanting to leave a beloved home to not...
read more3 Must Ask Questions When Considering a Life Plan Community by Brad Breeding
3 Must Ask Questions When Considering a Life Plan Community Life plan communities, sometimes still referred to as a Continuing Care Retirement Communities or CCRCs, provide peace of mind for many retirees who live independently today but seek the comfort of knowing...
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Seniors and Medication By: Craig Statton
By: Craig Statton, CEO of Atherton A few months ago, I went to the doctor. After a routine exam, he suggested I begin taking a baby aspirin every day as a step in minimizing the effects of a heart attack. There were several factors which led to this diagnosis, but...
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Memoir Writing Basics: Start Today By: Kimberly Flowers
By: Kimberly Flowers, Chief Development Officer, Share Stories All of us need seniors to share their stories. A wealth of wisdom and wit resides inside the memories of every senior, and these are not treasures to be lost. Families need to have stories that can be...
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In a Good Place: Enjoying Retirement in a CCRC By Brad Breeding
By Guest Author Brad Breeding Recently, I had the pleasure of speaking with two residents of Henry Ford Village (HFV) in Dearborn, Michigan. Let’s call them Dan and Mary. They were not a couple but had become friends over their time living in this continuing care...
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Resources to Reduce the Stress of the Moving to a CCRC By: Guest Writer Brad Breeding
People tell me all the time that one of the big hurdles holding them back from making a move to a continuing care retirement community (CCRC, or life plan community)—or really any retirement community—is not wanting to deal with all of their “stuff.” The thought of...
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