Roberta Benor Lecture Clip 01
This clip is from a lecture series on the topic of Genealogy and Family History. Roberta Benor, who is the founder of Let Us Remember, a family history service, also lectures on other topics which include: Cultural History for all ages (”Lessons for Baby Boomers and Those Who Love Them”), Parenting based on her book, “How to Succeed in Parenting: 120 Ways to Have a Great Family,” and on Senior Housing based on her book, “The Keys to Senior Housing: A Guide for Two Generations.” For more information, see www.robertabenor.com.
Leslie Morgan (UMBC): Quality Assisted Living
Looking for a high quality assisted living facility can be a stressful experience for older adults and their families. The challenge starts when we ask, “What is high quality?” Dr. Leslie Morgan suggests a more helpful question: “What facility would best meet the individual personality and needs of my loved one?” “Quality Assisted Living” provides results from a study on perceptions of what constitutes quality of life in assisted living facilities, funded by the National Institute on Aging. In this video, Morgan explains how her research team completed in-depth interviews with residents, staff and family members to tease apart the notion of “quality.” The book they’ve delivered is a down-to-earth, accessible discussion of topics ranging from dining preferences to housing regulations to financial issues, in residents’ own words. Morgan is a professor of sociology at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) and a researcher with UMBC’s Center for Aging Studies. For more information on “Quality Assisted Living” see goo.gl
What a Friend We Have in Jesus (Part 1)
Daeryl “scooter” Booker of Daeryl “scooter” Booker & The Voices singing at a weekday service at a senior housing. Part 1
Stimulus revives senior housing project
The Sawmill Community near Albuquerque’s Old Town has begun building affordable housing for seniors after federal stimulus money rescued a project that lost its lender when the economy tanked.
AARP’s 2010 Livable Communities Awards: ElderGrace
www.aarp.org ElderGrace, Santa Fe, NM: This co-housing development for low and middle-income people 55 and older is a 2010 AARP/National Association of Home Builders Livable Communities Awards winner. Designed through a partnership between residents and a non-profit, it features a Common House where residents can meet, walking and biking paths, a community garden and orchard, all close to public transportation to downtown Santa Fe.
Armagosa Senior Center
APTUS worked with representatives from Nye County, Nevada and the Amargosa Valley Senior Center in order to ascertain the suitability of constructing a new facility on their current parcel. In addition, we are assisting Nye County staff in identifying environmental alternatives and researching potential grants and rebates for the materials used in the design and construction of the new facility. While exploring multiple site options and potential locations for the new structures, the team continuously worked to develop and refi ne the right combination of efficiency, function, and sustainability. This included the senior center expansion and surrounding activity areas, remodel of the existing structure, addition of new senior housing, a new RV park and appropriate circulation between these areas. Through multiple public and stakeholder meetings, we were able to narrow down the location of the new senior center within the site, and then compile multiple blocking diagrams to further pursue an efficient, functional, sustainable solution. Faced with the reality of building in a remote, rural location, the project team discovered that the simplest solution could be the most appropriate one as well.
Stratford Court Senior Retirement Boca Raton Florida
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A King Sized Retirement
Freeda Johnson shares her story of moving to Sommerset Retirement Community, an independend living retirement community located in Sterling, VA. The retirement community located in Loudoun County, Virginia was an appealing option to Freeda because the apartments were large enough to accomodate her king sized bed. Now that she has been living in the senior housing community for over four years she cites her friendships and activities as the best part of living in the senior living community.
Volunteers of America: We’re in the Love Business
Through our thousands of human service programs, including housing and healthcare, Volunteers of America helps more than 2 million people in over 400 communities in 46 states as well as the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Since 1896, we have supported and empowered America’s most vulnerable groups, including at-risk youth, the frail elderly, men and women returning from prison, homeless individuals and families, people with disabilities, and those recovering from addictions. Our work touches the mind, body, heart — and ultimately the spirit — of those we serve, integrating our deep compassion with highly effective programs and services.
Carnegie Hall’s Musical Connections at Valley Lodge
Musical Connections is a free program of the Weill Music Institute that brings musical performances to hospitals, homeless shelters, correctional facilities, and senior-services organizations. From November 2009 through April 2010, a Musical Connections songwriting workshop took place at Valley Lodge transitional housing shelter, part of the West Side Federation for Senior Housing in New York City. This documentary shares the stories and songwriting process of three workshop participants, leading up to a culminating concert for other shelter residents, family, and friends. More information about Musical Connections is available at www.carnegiehall.org