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NEWS ABOUT: retirement communities

retirement communities stories: 6 news summaries

(Newser) - Seniors are wholeheartedly embracing Wii Bowling as a fun social activity mercifully devoid of the weight of an actual ball, the Chicago Tribune reports. “Can you think of anything better to do?” says the president of a league at a Chicago-area retirement community. “It's the piece de ... More »

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sports • elderly • Nintendo Wii • retirement communities • video games • seniors • bowling • league





 Bridge May Help 
 Super-Seniors 
 Trump Dementia 

Nursing home study suggests that social engagement maintains memory

May 22, 09 10:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - An exclusive club of senior citizens—people who have passed 90 without suffering from dementia—is helping researchers delve into the secrets of aging and the keys to staving off mental decline. "The most successful agers on earth," who represent just one-half of 1% of the population, are... More »

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dementia • bridge • old age • eldercare • retirement communities • Alzheimer's Disease

Retirement Communities Seek Younger Residents

Housing bust leads to 'age desegregaton'

Dec 1, 08 12:15 PM CST
(Newser) - A rash of vacancies caused by the ugly housing market has prompted many retirement communities to consider lowering, or even eliminating, age restrictions, the Wall Street Journal reports. Many of the communities enjoy lower taxes, and child- and teen-free living appeals to some seniors. But what's being call "age... More »

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housing market • age • retirement • retirees • condominium • retirement communities • financial crisis

 Elderly Trapped in 
 Houses That Won't Sell  

Lack of buyers forces frail elderly to postpone plans for assisted living

Nov 22, 08 6:19 AM CST
(Newser) - The collapse of the housing market has left many elderly people marooned in their own homes, the New York Times reports. Retirement communities require hefty down payments that many elderly were expecting to raise by selling their homes. With no buyers out there, frail people requiring daily care are stuck... More »

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elderly • housing market • nursing homes • home sales • retirement communities

Seniors Wield Canes in Martial- Arts Training

Exercise and self- defense meet in
'Cane Fu' classes

Jul 12, 08 8:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - Call it cane fighting, combat cane or cane fu: in classes across the country, seniors are turning to a different kind of self-defense, the Wall Street Journal reports. While the practice serves as a healthy way to get exercise, it also provides comfort to elderly people interested in protecting themselves... More »

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elderly • fight • martial arts • self defense • retirement communities • seniors

Candidates Court Fla.'s Senior Power Brokers

40% of the Sunshine State's voters are over 65

Jan 29, 08 1:03 PM CST
(Newser) - The road to the GOP nomination may pass through The Villages, a retirement community outside Orlando with an upper-crust, Republican-heavy population. “If you don’t get your condos to the polls, you don’t win,” a professor says of the 350 retirement communities in Florida, where 40% of... More »

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John McCain • Florida primary • The Villages • retirement communities • senior citizens

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