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4 | october 12, 2017 | 22nd century media active aging Guide<br />
22ndCenturyMedia.com<br />
Join 22nd Century Media at<br />
Active Aging<br />
An Expo for Ages 50+<br />
Saturday, October 14<br />
9 a.m.–1 p.m.<br />
Hilton Chicago Northbrook<br />
2855 N. Milwaukee Ave., Northbrook<br />
FREE ADMISSION<br />
FREE PARKING<br />
This Expo Will Feature:<br />
• Entertainment<br />
• Free games of Bingo<br />
with prizes!<br />
• Free gift bag to the<br />
first 300 attendees!<br />
• Health Screenings<br />
• Speaker Sessions<br />
• Vendor Booths<br />
• A performance by<br />
Halau Hula O Puanani<br />
—learn how to hula!<br />
For More Information<br />
CALL: 708.326.9170 ext. 16 or<br />
VISIT: www.22ndcenturymedia.com/active<br />
Tiny horses bring inspiration<br />
and love to Luther Village<br />
Luther Village knows the value of animals<br />
in keeping people, especially older<br />
adults, connected and engaged in life.<br />
In addition to the animals that live with<br />
residents in pet-friendly homes, Luther<br />
Village brings a range of animals to the<br />
55-acre campus just north of downtown<br />
Arlington Heights.<br />
One Saturday this August, Mane in<br />
Heaven volunteers brought CinderBella,<br />
a registered miniature therapy horse, to<br />
visit Luther Village residents. More than<br />
80 residents and their grandchildren had<br />
the opportunity to pet the adorable, little,<br />
sneaker-wearing horse.<br />
Mane in Heaven’s all-volunteer staff<br />
brings the Barrington-based nonprofit<br />
organization’s seven therapy horses to a<br />
wide range of different facilities throughout<br />
the Chicago area.<br />
These specially trained therapy animals<br />
provide comfort and joy wherever they<br />
go. Miniature therapy horses make phenomenal<br />
comfort animals and are very<br />
kind and gentle. These visits promote the<br />
human-animal bond and awaken emotional<br />
and spiritual connections between<br />
the horses and those they visit. Cinder-<br />
Bella, who passed her Pet Partners testing<br />
in September 2015, is tall and loves<br />
to give kisses. The curious, solid black,<br />
3-year-old horse is 100 percent Falabella,<br />
a specific breed of miniature horse bred in<br />
the 1800s in Argentina.<br />
In addition to activities like these special<br />
therapy visits, Luther Village’s independent<br />
older adults can find more<br />
traditional entertainment on campus and<br />
can take advantage of the rich cultural offerings<br />
in the area with turnkey trips to a<br />
variety of activities, sports events and arts<br />
performances. The community is abuzz<br />
with activity from fellow friendly Luther<br />
Village residents, who are happy to share<br />
knowledge and skills in a wide variety<br />
of activities and clubs, joining a broad<br />
range of outside speakers and performers<br />
brought in from across the region.<br />
Visitors to the 55-acre campus are<br />
drawn in by the range of opportunities, including<br />
the diverse types of homes. Residences<br />
range from apartment-style homes<br />
with balconies and heated underground<br />
parking to two-story houses with porches,<br />
basements and garages.<br />
The community provides active seniors<br />
with services and amenities that increase,<br />
rather than limit, their freedom. Personal<br />
services — such as laundry, housekeeping<br />
and dining — are optional. On the other<br />
hand, features that offer security, convenience<br />
and social activity — including everything<br />
from snow removal to the fitness<br />
club and pool, and from fine arts classes<br />
to musical performances — are standard<br />
for everyone.<br />
The landscaped, beautiful campus includes<br />
ponds, a fishing pier, walking<br />
paths, gardens and the Summer House<br />
recreational building. At its center is Wittenberg<br />
Commons, with its two restaurants,<br />
library, billiards room, bank, pharmacy,<br />
salon and a wellness center staffed<br />
by registered nurses. The Lutheran Home,<br />
a renowned senior care facility, is located<br />
just next door.<br />
“While Luther Village is an independent<br />
living community, most of our homeowners<br />
consider ready access to health care an<br />
invaluable benefit,” said Peggy McGrath,<br />
sales manager at Luther Village.<br />
Luther Village residents own their<br />
homes through cooperative ownership<br />
and enjoy all the financial advantages that<br />
go along with owning shares in a co-op.<br />
A low monthly fee covers all the basics<br />
and then some. And couples save, because<br />
there is no second-person fee. Residents<br />
also enjoy the benefits of a maintenancefree<br />
lifestyle, with exterior painting, lawn<br />
mowing and snow shoveling a thing of<br />
the past.<br />
Submitted by Luther Village. For more information,<br />
visit www.LutherVillage.com or call<br />
(847) 506-1919.
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