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Ask a teacher: Teacher Appreciation Week with a former educator
LaNelle Butler, a Buckner Villas resident, is a veteran of the education field. She taught for 36 years across the state of Texas, and as part of...
Behind the scenes: A day in the life of a senior living café manager
James Acuna-Miller used to be an accountant. Now, he’s the café lead at Buckner Villas. Check out a day in his life as part of our exclusive...
Friday photo: Celebrating one year of Ventana by Buckner
One year ago today, Buckner Senior Living broke ground on Ventana by Buckner, a high-rise Life Care community set to open in summer 2019. Construction is now...
Behind the scenes: A day in the life of a senior living community’s maintenance director
For Dragoslav Lukic, director of facilities management at Parkway Place senior living community in Houston, every day on the job is different. Today he’s sharing a sample...
Volunteering: “just the natural thing” for one Beaumont senior
91-year-old Calder Woods resident John Templeton is known around the Beaumont senior living community for his helpful, can-do attitude. During any given week, you’ll find him leading...
The Buckner “pig-me-up”
Meet Max. Max is a four-month-old, 22-pound therapy pig, affectionately known as the unofficial Buckner Hospice mascot. Max began visiting Buckner Hospice patients in March when he...
Learning to serve
It’s 9:30 on a Friday morning in Houston, Texas. Parkway Place is already buzzing with activity, residents of the senior living community coming and going from the...
Parkway Place begins $12.8 million renovation and expansion project
Parkway Place, a nonprofit faith-based senior living community in Houston, is undergoing a $12.8 million renovation and expansion project to improve existing areas and create a new...
Buckner Villas completes $29.8 million expansion and renovation project
Austin is one of the fastest growing cities in the country, and by 2040 the population of adults 65 and older is expected to comprise nearly one-fifth...
Writing on a prayer: Westminster Place resident becomes published author at 85
85-year-old Lee Rose never expected to be a published author. She never even considered herself a writer. But today the Buckner Westminster Place resident is the proud...