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Presbyterian Senior Living

As the trusted leader in aging services, Presbyterian Senior Living combines over 95 years of experience with innovative approaches to senior communities and services. Across our 27 communities in PA, MD, OH, and DE, we serve over 6,500 seniors. We are committed to: FOSTERING teamwork and responsibility. UPHOLDING integrity in every action. EMBRACING innovation to create opportunities for everyone’s success. LEADING with compassion and respect.

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Caregiver Support

Creating Family Bonding Experiences in Senior Living

Creating meaningful moments through family bonding for your aging loved ones when they are no longer living at home can be a difficult challenge - but one that you can easily overcome with the right mentality and technology. In fact, research published in the Seniors Housing and Care Journal indicates that senior living communities which welcome and nurture interactions between family members realize a beneficial outcome: quality of life improvements among residents. Let’s take a closer look at the findings, along with highlighting a few ways Presbyterian Senior Living embraces family members in the senior living experience.

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Health & Aging

American Heart Health Month Should be Every Month

The importance of American Heart Health Month cannot be emphasized enough for aging Americans.

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Are You Asking the Right Questions?

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Finance & Planning

I’m Not Wealthy, So Why Do I Need Estate Planning?

When many people hear the words “estate planning,” they think of extravagant mansions and grand inheritances. However, estate planning is far from the exclusive domain of the extremely wealthy. In fact, it offers benefits for all people -- regardless of the size of their assets. Let’s take a closer look at what’s involved in estate planning, along with why it’s so important.

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Health & Aging

The Health Benefits of Random Acts of Kindness & Volunteerism

What are “random acts of kindness?” They’re spontaneous, free-willed gestures that benefit another person with nothing asked in return. The purpose is to make the recipient feel good, but the process typically also results in a feeling of fulfillment for the giver.

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Caregiver Support

Preparing Your Aging Loved One for Spring

Spring is peeking it's warm face around the corner and now is a great time to start preparing your aging loved one for spring. Even though temperatures are on the rise, spring brings a lot of wet, volatile weather that most senior citizens neglect to address adequately without assistance from their caregivers.

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Health Benefits of Yoga for Seniors

She's 94 years old, suffers severe arthritis of the neck and teaches yoga for free at Westminster Village's Mabes Morrill’s yoga class. Mabes Morrill happily reports that learning how to perform yoga changed her life years ago. "An Indian guru in Venezuela taught yoga to me for free", Ms. Morrill says. "I'm forever grateful to this person for helping me conquer my arthritis. Now, I'm spreading the benefits of yoga for free as well".

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