One Wingate Way Blog
The latest on senior living trends, tips and news!
Important COVID-19 Announcement: Visiting Guidelines
Due to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, we are limiting our visitors to those that are essential to the well-being of our residents.
Tips for Downsizing and Decluttering Before Your Transition to Senior Living
When it comes to the sentimentally meaningful, non-essential items that clutter our drawers and litter our shelves, the old adage tends to apply: you can’t take it with you.
The Survey Says: Getting Older=Getting Happier
Many people think of youth as the most carefree time in a person’s life, when financial worries, family responsibilities, and romantic entanglements are either at a minimum, or far in the future.
Choosing the Right Senior Living Option
Once you’ve decided to move to a senior living community, the next step is to decide what type of community is right for you. There are many choices in senior housing and choosing the right arrangement will likely hinge on the what type of support or you’ll need today and in the future.
Staying Social Supports Healthy Aging
Most of us understand the importance of keeping up our physical health. Eating a healthy diet, getting plenty of exercise and regular health checks are common recommendations for preserving and even restoring health and happiness for the long-term.
4 Easy Ways to Embrace Your Age at Any Age
Have you ever had a child or friend try to “start a conversation” with you about senior living? If so, what was your response? If you weren’t so keen on the idea, you’re not alone.
Risks of Waiting to Choose Senior Living
Have you ever had a child or friend try to “start a conversation” with you about senior living? If so, what was your response? If you weren’t so keen on the idea, you’re not alone.
5 Downsizing Tips for Seniors
Whether you’re moving next month or next year, your downsizing plans will be much easier if you can create a plan and stick to it. As you get started, consider these five tips to help you stay on track with your downsizing project.
Why Education is Important for Older Adults—And How to Get Started
Apart from just keeping busy or staying social, education sparks curiosity and forces us to use our most powerful muscle: our mind. Lifelong learning is connected to improved cognitive function, mental wellbeing and self-perception.
How a lifestyle approach to wellness is redefining senior living
At One Wingate Way, we’re taking a new approach independent senior living with the goal of empowering our community to put health and happiness first. Wellness is not just one program or one event; it’s a lifestyle.