Articles
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Here’s To Your Health!
For some communities, a medical assessment is a crucial part of the admissions process. My LifeSite has posted an insightful overview of health requirements for retirement communities. Read more on the My LifeSite blog.
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Dr. Bill Thomas Disrupts Aging
Yesterday, Westminster welcomed Dr. Bill Thomas, an author, entrepreneur, musician, teacher, farmer and physician whose wide-ranging work explores the terrain of human aging. Dr. Thomas, endorses a major paradigm shift in our understanding and perception of aging. He informed Westminster residents and guests that aging is something we should be able to do well. “Aging…
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A Model Idea
We know first hand that it can be hard to understand a space by looking at a floor plan. That’s why we give tours, too! Call today to come in and take a look at one of our contemporary apartment homes. We’re Austin’s premier not-for-profit Life Plan Community, founded nearly 50 years ago yet revitalized…
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Retirement communities thinking green, not gray
“Some forward-thinking retirement communities are offering residents everything from greener buildings to energy-efficient lighting to community gardens,” an August 2015 article in Forbes magazine noted on the subject. The story also hinted that retiring baby boomers, raised during the earth-friendly “ecology” movement of years ago, are more conscious about green living. In 2013, Westminster’s recently-completed…
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Spotlight: Alzheimer’s Advocacy Week
For years, Westminster has proudly supported the Alzheimer’s Association, which provides care and support to the more than five million Americans with Alzheimer’s and their over 15 million caregivers. It is a cause that is close to our hearts at Westminster. In a record-breaking year, 2015, Westminster employees and residents raised over $30,000 for the cause. Last week, Alzheimer’s advocates converged in our…
