Category: Health & Wellness

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond, the health and safety of all of our residents, their family and friends, and our team members remains our highest priority. In response to this public health emergency, our clinical team responded quickly and effectively to create coronavirus-specific policies and procedures to help protect...

For many families the holidays are filled with togetherness, sharing, laughter and memories. However, holidays can also be stressful and tense even for people with healthy brains. For the 6.5 million Americans living with Alzheimer’s Disease and other dementias and their caregivers, the holidays can also be stressful, frustrating, impacted...

As we strive towards our vision of creating communities where aging is honored and celebrated, we also lift up others working towards the same goal. Heidi Wagner is one of our fellow crusaders for changing the conversation around aging. She is a talented photographer who created the Passions Project which...

by Dr. Amy Dore, CLC Board Chair, Metropolitan State University Professor Maddy Chapman, Director of Community Life, Someren Glen Did you know that ageism is learned and developed during early childhood and continued throughout adulthood? Did you know 61 million adults in the United States live with a disability? Ageism...

Vaccines Help Against Variants We are thrilled to share that 91% of residents and 83% of team members across the 22 Christian Living Communities (CLC) – Cappella Living Solutions (Cappella) communities we support have received the two-dose vaccine to protect against COVID-19. We know that fully vaccinated people are ten...

Article updated 11/19/21 to reflect new CDPHE guidelines issued 11/18/21 The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) recently issued increased restrictions and mandates that impact skilled nursing, memory support, and assisted living neighborhoods in Colorado. In some cases, the CDPHE mandates are more restrictive than federal mandates. While...

Communities and services owned by Christian Living Communities (CLC) have highly vaccinated teams serving older adults and their families. In early August, CLC made receiving the COVID-19 vaccine a requirement of employment for five of our owned communities and our Rhythms Home Care Services and the CLC Support Office. The...

As contagious COVID variants continue to be a part of our lives across the United States, you might wonder what’s the “new normal” in retirement living? Much like those of us who live in the broader community, retirement living residents ask, “Will I feel safe traveling? Will I want to...

Movement 4 Life It is not new to hear that 2020 was not a great year, but for senior living communities it was a scary and stressful year. As many of you have noticed in your own lives, Covid-19 has disrupted many of our fitness and daily movement routines. This...