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STUDY HIGHLIGHTS
The Age Well Study by LifeWays Institute on Aging and
Northwestern University is based on survey data of 5,000
residents in 80 communities across 29 states. Key fi ndings
included:
• 69% of CCRC residents reported improved social
wellness.
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• CCRC residents experience greater emotional, social,
physical, intellectual and vocational wellness than their
peers.
• Residents of entrance-fee communities had lower rates
of depression and better diets than their peers living in
rental communities.
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events and residents by visiting SpringhillErie.org.
erhaps the greatest benefi t of retirement communities is one
that seldom tops the list of reasons for moving to one – the
increased engagement that this model is designed around.
People facing social isolation are at higher risk of cognitive decline
and depression, as well as physical issues such as high blood pressure
and diabetes.
Now, a study by Northwestern University and Mather LifeWays
Institute on Aging has found that residents of continuing care
retirement communities (CCRCs) see measurable health advantages
and report greater life satisfaction than their peers – based largely on
the engagement that community living helps sustain, even after age-
related health challenges begin.
Among participants, 69 percent felt the move had improved their
social wellness. Three important measures of emotional and physical
health—social contact, intellectual engagement, and volunteerism—
were also higher among CCRC residents.
Why might that be? Continuing care communities are designed for
successful aging. Although residents maintain existing community
ties and friends, and even vacation homes, they now have friends,
support networks, and all kinds of events and classes right outside
their door.
CCRCs off er opportunities to remain engaged through
volunteering, planned trips and programs, resident clubs, and fi tness
centers with trained staff . Springhill Senior Living is excited to add an
Aquatic Center to its wellness menu in 2019, with groundbreaking
scheduled for April.
The people who live and work at Springhill Senior Living have long
understood how continuing care retirement communities support
aging well. They’re excited to see research bear out what they have
seen with their own eyes.
MILLCREEK
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