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Ventana by Buckner senior living community opens offices
Buckner Retirement Services Senior Vice President Charlie Wilson dedicates the new marketing offices at a reception for staff. Ventana by Buckner will open...
Life of gratitude
By Chelsea White For 81-year-old Flo McKinney, giving thanks is something she has integrated into her daily life. McKinney regularly takes seniors in wheelchairs to church service...
Small-Home concept helps seniors with alzheimer’s and dementia thrive and flourish
By Lauren Witt, Forté Group, Inc. The senior housing and care scene is changing dramatically as more and more seniors look for communities in which to retire....
Moonstruck
On May 25, 1961, President John F. Kennedy stood before Congress and called the country to a monumental task: "I believe that this nation should commit itself...
Seniors just want to have fun
During the summer growing up, the kids in my neighborhood used to gather in our yard, a convenient corner lot, to play a hide-and-seek game. Whoever was...
Retired missionaries celebrate more than 66 years of marriage
Hollywood paints a desirable picture of what love should be -- candy hearts, dozens of red roses, candlelight dinners and walks in the park. But Buckner Villas...
Making Minds Bloom: Longview organizations host community health fair
Buckner Westminster Place, a senior living community in Longview, will host a free health fair, Making Minds Bloom, for the greater Longview community March 19 at 9...
7 easy ways to build strong bones
By Linda Melone for Next Avenue Bone building reaches a peak during adolescence but then slows after age 25. In addition to this natural bone loss, we’re...
How to lose 1,000 square feet — and keep it off
This writer found joy downsizing to a small apartment and offers five tips By Patricia Corrigan for Next Avenue Five years ago, when I sold my...
Family Place, a miracle-in-waiting
By John Hall Sitting in a shelter with her four young children, Erica Barrios was broken. Eleven years of marriage to a drug and alcohol addict can...