At Discovery Villages, our supportive communities give Senior Citizens opportunities to make meaningful friendships and connections. We help Seniors actively engage in the world around them so that they can continue to live a life of meaning, joy and wonder. What a difference seventy years can make! Seventy years ago it was 1945. World War…
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Discovery Village communities are great places to call home, should you want to enjoy plenty of cheer in your life. If you have wondered more than once whether you could develop a more keen sense of humor so that you could laugh more often, the good news is that you can. In this third and…
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Seniors can hardly deny that getting exercise is essential but not all have found a program of movement that inspires enthusiasm. The legendary Jack LaLanne has motivational words for all of us about exercise: “It’s a lifestyle, it’s something you do the rest of your life. How long are you going to keep breathing? How…
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Cataracts are a common condition of the senior population. As we age, the proteins in our eyes start to clump together making vision cloudy. Statistics show that it is estimated that over 20 million Americans over the age of 40 suffer from cataracts and that 50 percent of Americans over 80 have cataracts (Statistic Brain,…
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Senior Citizens no longer need to sacrifice taste for healthy eating. At Discovery Villages, our Sensations Dining meals give you all the adequate nutrition you need to live a healthy, energetic and vibrant life. Our made from scratch meals take into account your dietary restrictions while making each meal delightfully enticing and deliciously pleasing. “I…
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Tips for cleaning everything from your toilet to your toes There are more products out there today than ever before – for cleaning, for beauty, for health. Each claims to be better than the last. So how do you even begin to pick? Well, the answer might rest in just one product: vinegar. Yup. Plain…
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One of the best ways to keep a sharp mind is to use it for things such as puzzle and riddle solving. Intellectual discussions are a great way to maintain knowledge gained through teaching, education, and reading. We know that the retirees at Discovery Village are springs of knowledge. Can you identify the source of…
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Laughter is a great medicine, and anyone missing out on the benefits is missing a lot. Charlie Chaplin said, “A day without laughter is a day wasted.” But, sadly, many people fail to inject laughter into their everyday lives. The reasons for a joyless life are varied, and one is isolation. You don’t have to…
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Years ago before my grandmother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, she became very forgetful about the little things. It was not very noticeable – just sometimes a little unsettling not to mention annoying because we had to repeat everything over and over again. My grandfather placed post-it notes everywhere telling her where he was, when he…
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At Discovery Villages, our supportive communities give Senior Citizens opportunities to make meaningful friendships and connections. We help Seniors actively engage in the world around them so that they can continue to live a life of meaning, joy and wonder. Come visit us today at one of our locations in Fort Myers, Naples and Sarasota,…
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