Changing Aging

Say hello to new kinds of senior centers in America. 

Ecumen’s continuing care retirement community Parmly LifePointes and the residents of Chisago City, Minnesota had a vision - to create a wellness center that takes a proactive approach to aging.  It’s a new kind of senior center.  MinnPost.com wrote about Vitalize! Wellness Centre here.  You can also watch a two-minute video about it here.
   
The buzz is this: Almost seven in 10 of the fitness center’s 221 members aren’t Parmly residents. They’re people who live independently in this Twin Cities exurb. 

 A few weeks a go an 80-something woman came in wanting to take swimming lessons.  She had always wanted to learn how to swim . . . Living . . . . Learning . . . Growing . . .  What a great way to grow old.