At The Retreat at Church Ranch, we love making our customers happy. But don’t just take it from us! Here’s what our satisfied customers have to say:
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What Customers Love About The Retreat at Church Ranch
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Long Straw Club
Twenty-five years ago we started The Long Straw Club at our first assisted living community to fulfill an intention to provide a more meaningful and deeper spiritual and intellectual experience for our elders. In these early heady days of 2000, we tried a lot of different approaches, including reading Dante's Inferno, which became a standing-room-only event that Denver's Channel 9 showed up to tape one day.
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Why You Should Choose The Retreat At Church Ranch!
The retired and elderly people, in the absence of family, must seek assistance from care homes that administer medicines, look after personal care, dressing, housekeeping, laundry and bathing.
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Is Assisted Living Right For Me?
Moving to an assisted living facility can feel intimidating, overwhelming, and just plain hard. It can mean going through decades of household items, saying goodbye to a family home, and the end of a chapter. It is also the beginning of an awesome new journey with new opportunities and new adventures waiting each day. Assisted living is a type of housing designed for people who need various levels of medical and personal care. Living spaces can be individual rooms, apartments, or shared quarters. The facilities generally provide a home-like setting and are physically designed to promote the resident’s independence.
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Top Five Things To Look For When Choosing An Elder Care Or Assisted Living Facility
With an ever-growing and diverse range of assisted living communities, determining the right assisted care home for your loved one can be time-consuming. But what should you look for?
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What Makes The Retreat at Church Ranch Stand Out
Thanks for stopping by our blog. If you’re looking for more information about The Retreat at Church Ranch, you’ve come to the right place.
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Three Ways To Overcome Regulatory Challenges In The Assisted Living Business
Regulatory challenges can be daunting in any industry as there are enormous ramifications for failing to follow guidelines promptly. The assisted living business is no different, as the authorities set hundreds of regulatory demands to safeguard vulnerable patients.
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Teach Me about Heaven and Hell
A Samurai warrior came upon an aged Zen monk and went up to him, demanding, "Teach me about heaven and hell."
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Dying Doesn’t Feel Like What I’m Doing
That’s the title of a film about the last year of the life of beloved Rabbi Rachel Cowan. Author Sara Davidson has comments inspired by it:
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The Old Fool
“I believe old age should play a useless role in society-- the role of the fool and thus warrant a unique freedom. Therefore, any social welfare system for the old is a great blessing.
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Positive Aging and Shadow
Over a period of years, I helped put together 9 national conferences on “Positive Aging.” It gives me some satisfaction that, despite our orientation toward what can illuminate later life, we also made sure that these events included attention to issues such as end-of-life care, dementia, and other elements that are, too often, seen only as part of the “Shadow of Age.
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A Crack in the Frozen World
"The world, I've come to think is like the surface of a frozen lake. We walk along, we slip, we try to keep our balance and not to fall.
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Web Sites to See
GENERATIVITY. “Leaving A Legacy: Values and Lessons for The Later Stages of Life” by Jed Diamond, at: https://goodmenproject.com/health/leaving-a-legacy-values-and-lessons-for-the-later-stages-of-life/ https://mailer.luxsci.com/link.php?M=20220674&N=15532&L=45546&F=H
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Books about Wisdom
No, you won’t get wisdom from books and not even from the “Human Values in Aging” newsletter. But here are some good sources to consult:
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Coming Events
*CAUTION ON EVENTS: *In this time of pandemic, many previously scheduled events have been cancelled or postponed, so it is important to check in advance. Events in digital format may be held as scheduled, but checking is advisable.
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To Love What Is Mortal
“To live in this world you must be able to do three things: to love what is mortal; to hold it against your bones knowing your own life depends on it; and, when the time comes to let it go, to let it go.”
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