Presbyterian Homes Blog

“You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.”

—Maya Angelou

Art and creativity are vital parts of life. Art has the power to connect us, inspire us, and move us. And, as research increasingly indicates, engaging in creative pursuits can even help improve our health as we age.

If you’re like many older adults, you might balk at the idea of leaving your home to move to an independent or assisted living community. You might say things like:

Life’s emergency situations require advance preparation and planning. Being prepared will help you avoid the stress, expense, and inconvenience of looking for critical documents under emergency situations.

Lake Forest Place Residents: Tech Savvy! | Lake Forest, IL Patch

It’s a dog’s life — and not that bad after all.

Bella, a 17-pound Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, lives at Lake Forest Place, a retirement community in the northern suburb. Or perhaps it’s more accurate to say Bella lives with her owners Fay and Gerry Ligon who have a cottage on the Lake Forest Place campus.

Mental and emotional health plays an essential part of our overall health and well-being. And despite what you’ve heard about so-called ‘senior moments’, memory lapses can occur at any age, but aging alone is generally not a cause of cognitive decline. 

 Local First Response Teams Conducted Practice Exercises in Assisted Living Building Prior to Demolition

 Arlington Heights, Ill. – March 21, 2018 – Last weekend, The Moorings of Arlington Heights hosted local first response teams in its vacant assisted living building, prior to that structure’s demolition, so that first responders could practice life-saving drills and other exercises in the empty building before it is razed. The community has already donated household appliances, furniture and fixtures to Habitat for Humanity.  

Construction Complete on 70 New Assisted Living Apartments and a Chapel

Arlington Heights, Ill. – February 2, 2018 – Yesterday, The Moorings of Arlington Heights, a Presbyterian Homes community, celebrated the grand opening of The Highlands, its new assisted living building. The $70M expansion project, which broke ground in June 2016, includes the construction of 70 new assisted living apartments, as well the Odean Johnson chapel/fellowship hall, a brand-new addition to The Moorings campus. Twenty additional assisted living/memory support apartments are slated for completion next year.

The Moorings of Arlington Heights Promotes Marie Lanza, Sales Veteran to Head Marketing Department of Presbyterian Homes Community

Arlington Heights, Ill. – March 28, 2017 – Today, The Moorings of Arlington Heights announced Marie Lanza, a sales veteran with 20+ years of experience, is the community’s new head of sales and marketing. In this role, Lanza will oversee all sales and marketing, manage a staff of sales counselors, and work with community leadership to welcome new residents following the completion of its $70M expansion project.

Lake Forest, Ill. – February 1, 2017 – Today, Presbyterian Homes announced Glenn Brichacek is the new executive director at Lake Forest Place, the organization’s senior living community in Lake Forest, Ill. In this role, Brichacek will oversee all community operations, manage community staff, foster resident relations and serve on the organization’s corporate leadership committee.