Lisa M. Cini Transforms Columbus Woodland Manor Mansion into Futuristic Technology Lab/Showplace Airbnb for Multi-Generational Living Award-winning senior living designer and author Lisa Cini has purchased the storied Columbus Woodland Manor Mansion and is renovating the mansion into a fully functional living experience to highlight the latest technology for senior and multi-generational living. “Quite literally, we’re breaking ground on the future of senior living. Guests can order their favorite gourmet meal from a five-star chef, prepared by Moley Robotics, and enjoy a full-service spa. Magnificent outdoor spaces will include a pool, bocce court, outdoor dining space, firepit, reflecting pond and hydroponic herb garden to ensure organically grown food at every meal,” says Cini. “Woodland Manor will be transformed into a living technology lab, hosting guests in an Airbnb short-term setting for Millennials, Gen-Xers and Boomers to connect and test the latest …
The Easiest Gardening Tools For Seniors
The bees are a buzzing and the flowers are blooming! It’s that time of year to take out your gloves and spades and get to gardening! Gardening is a favorite pastime all over the world. People garden in different ways and for different reasons. Some garden to beautify their homes – creating curb appeal with beautiful flowers and shrubs. Others create hearty vegetable gardens providing fresh delicious veggies through the spring, summer, and fall. Whatever the reason, there’s no denying the world is in love with gardening. Why not you too? If you loved to garden in your youth, chances are you still love to garden now that you’re older. Well, while you are pulling weeds, or repotting a plant, you are also helping your body. That’s right, gardening can be beneficial for seniors because it keeps you active and helps improve motor skills. It may even help reduce Dementia as Five Star Senior Living states, “one study shows it may lower the risk of …
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72-Year-Old Grandfather Teaches Himself How To Make Music
Rapper and youth advocate Andre “Add-2” Daniels was not expecting for his life to change with a single post to Instagram – but he was in for a surprise. Arthur Dubois, a 72-year-old grandfather, walked into Haven, a free music studio for the kids located on Chicago’s south side. He asked the owner Andre if he could play his music for him. Daniels, surprised by the request, explained to Arthur that this was a studio for the youth, but Arthur responded by saying he was “young at heart”. Andre was hesitant, thinking maybe one of the kids from his studio was playing a joke on him but Dubois was so persistent he decided to give it a listen. Why Andre pushed the record button Andre couldn’t believe what he was hearing. Not only were Arthur’s beats good but they were also beats for trap music, a sound mostly loved by young adults. “His beats sounded exactly like the beats I hear my 16, 17, 21-year-old mentees rapping to. I thought it was a fluke. I went to the …
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