Blog
Stories & insights
Senior Living
Filter
What it’s like to meet the president: Q&A with 91-year-old former Beaumont mayor
Evelyn Lord, 91, is a resident of Calder Woods senior living community in Beaumont, has served four terms as Beaumont mayor (the first female to ever be...
Couple celebrates 81 years of marriage this Valentine’s Day
This year, Madeline and Walter Luther, residents at Buckner Westminster Place, are celebrating their 81st Valentine's Day as a married couple. The Rhode Island natives met as teenagers...
Houston couple celebrating more than six decades of love this Valentine’s Day
For Jim and Rosalyn Huddleston, February 14 isn’t just Valentine’s Day. More than six decades ago, it was also their wedding day. They married on February 14,...
Friday photo: Ventana by Buckner construction update
Construction at Ventana by Buckner is moving fast! The high-rise luxury senior living community is on track to open in 2019, bringing the distinctive senior lifestyle of...
60 years and counting
Lewis Laurent still remembers the first time he saw his wife-to-be, Mary Ida. “I was in the second grade,” he said. “Her mother pulled up to the...
How to love your parents as they age
Aging parents. It’s a life stage we always know will come, but never really know what it will look like or how to prepare. The Bible calls...
Game show winner finds home at Calder Woods
“Come on down!” is a phrase most recognize from the long-running television gameshow “The Price is Right.” For 93-year-old Paul Arceneaux, though, those three words bring a...
Why you should be mentored by a senior adult
In honor of National Mentoring Month, Mary Green of Parkway Place is sharing how mentoring benefits senior adults. Mary serves as the life enrichment coordinator at the Houston...
Friday photo: Residents hit it off with Texas Rangers
Residents of Buckner Westminster Place in Longview got to meet some of their baseball heroes when the Texas Rangers visited Buckner during their Winter Caravan. The visit...
Austin seniors make blankets for the homeless
Austin sees its coolest temperatures during January, with overnight lows in the city often reaching freezing or dipping below. These frigid temperatures pose extra difficulty for the...