More homeowners are planning for aging-in-place options. Amy Haugen sits at the work desk in her newly remodeled kitchen, gazing outside at the...
Senior Living
Associated Hearing Care Shares Sound Advice
Advice for spotting hearing loss—and how treatment can help—from a Minnetonka audiologist. October is National Hearing Month, so it’s a perfect time...
Groundbreaking Gathering for Artessa Living
Mound mayor Jason Holt and executives from Artessa Development honored the groundbreaking of Artessa Mound Harbor, a 52-home cooperative...
Wayzata Man Pens Remarkable Autobiography
Wayzata man pens autobiography detailing his storied life and career. It would be impossible to reach 96 years of age without collecting a few...
Returning Home at Oak Ridge Assisted Living
English Rose CEO Joshua Wert turns his childhood house into Oak Ridge assisted living facility. When a Minneapolis man moved his 96-year-old mother...
Artessa Living Embraces Life’s Next Phase
New cooperative provides active living experiences. Nadia Kozak’s life is in transition. She dreams of getting out of the city without giving up...
Building Suite Relationships with an In-Law Suite
Wayzata homeowners make special additions. Inspiration for personalizing a home can run deeper than its interior décor elements or curb-appeal...
Navigating Elderhood Provides Local Families with Elderly Care Options
Cori Levin brings compassion and support to individuals and families. There are a lot of events in life for which we prepare—weddings, births, life...
How to Pursue Fitness at Any Age
For anybody who is over the age of 65, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends 150 minutes a week of physical activity that...
A New Reality
Minnetonka grad brings virtual experiences to seniors. As the COVID-19 pandemic raged through the world, businesses closed, travel came to a near...
Brain Train
Heidi Weinberg works to improve individuals’ confidence, independence and mobility. Improving the quality of life one step at a time, functional...
Help Aging Parents Prepare for Moving From Their Homes
There comes a time when we may need to help our parents downsize and move from their homes. Being well organized can make this process much easier....
Shorewood Senior Living Community Keeps Seniors Connected Via Virtual Reality
WellnessVR helps seniors at The Pillars of Shorewood Landing beat social isolation. Some may think that older generations are more removed from...
How Do Our Nutritional Needs Change As We Age?
An expert explains how nutritional needs alter over time. Nutritional health isn’t a one-stop-shop proposition. While we alter diets for children...
Brighten Someone’s Holidays with Be a Santa to a Senior
Be A Santa To A Senior collects donated gifts and provides them to those who might not have close family, are on a fixed income, or both. The...
Lake Minnetonka’s Best Senior Living Residence By the Numbers
Lake Minnetonka Shores offers a variety of housing styles and amenities. Lake Minnetonka Shores was voted Best Senior Living Residence in the Best...
Opportunities, Resources and Activities for Seniors in the Lake Minnetonka Area
With the senior population skyrocketing in the years to come—and with seniors wanting more out of their later years—local organizations adjust in...
Learn the History of Woodbury from Those Who Were There
Recordings preserve history worth sharing. If journalism—my beloved former trade—isn’t quite a first record of history, oral history surely is....
‘There Are So Many Parties!’: Waters of Excelsior Leads Changing Senior Living Landscape
The space was intentionally designed to serve three distinct generations. Click here for opportunities, resources and activities available to...
Inspired by Family, Local Developer Gives Back to Seniors
Excelsior developer Joe Ryan pledges to help enrich the lives of senior living residents and the community. Joe Ryan’s worldview is simple: leave...
