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What Does Senior Living Look Like Today?<br />
Kind of Like a Cruise Ship on Land!<br />
It is easy to enjoy an active lifestyle in <strong>Nevada</strong> <strong>County</strong> given<br />
the ample opportunities for hiking, biking, swimming,<br />
boating, tennis, Bocce Ball, snow sports and a great variety<br />
of stimulating fitness classes. The City of Grass Valley<br />
is even adding pickleball courts at Memorial Park! Each<br />
season offers its own full roster of activities and outdoor<br />
fun. Just a few of the types of activities that are beneficial<br />
to seniors include:<br />
before, work on their creations. Country drives and participating<br />
in weekly live entertainment and dancing are a<br />
few more ways that our seniors maintain an active lifestyle.<br />
Eskaton’s signature Kids Connection program has<br />
afforded us a wonderful intergenerational partnership<br />
with Scotten Elementary School. This partnership helps<br />
the children better understand the aging process and<br />
helps maintain the health and well-being of aging adults.<br />
• Walking. Walking is a perfect way to start exercising. It<br />
requires no special equipment, aside from a pair of comfortable<br />
walking shoes, and can be done anywhere.<br />
• Senior sports or fitness classes. Keeps motivation alive<br />
while also providing a source of fun, stress relief, and a<br />
place to meet friends.<br />
• Water aerobics and water sports. Working out in water<br />
is wonderful for seniors because water reduces stress<br />
and strain on the body’s joints.<br />
• Yoga. Combines a<br />
series of poses with<br />
breathing. Moving<br />
through the poses<br />
works on strength,<br />
flexibility and balance.<br />
Yoga can be<br />
adapted to any level.<br />
• Tai Chi and Qi<br />
Gong. Martial<br />
arts-inspired systems<br />
of movement<br />
that increase balance<br />
and strength.<br />
Classes for seniors<br />
are often available at<br />
your local YMCA or<br />
community center.<br />
Active lifestyles continue<br />
at Eskaton Village<br />
Grass Valley. Our<br />
beautiful 42-acre campus, complete with independent living,<br />
assisted living, memory care and short-term stays is<br />
near the Sierra College campus, Litton Trail, Ridge Racket<br />
Club and <strong>Nevada</strong> <strong>County</strong> Country Club. The community<br />
has a heated indoor swimming pool with water aerobics<br />
five days a week along with open swim. Water aerobics<br />
supports physical and mental health and best of all for<br />
those worried about falling is that the natural buoyancy of<br />
the water helps keep us upright!<br />
Seniors can relax in the hot tub after using the exercise<br />
equipment or attending one of the fitness classes. Movement<br />
with Meaning, Qigong, and Balance, Core & Breathe<br />
classes are all offered onsite.<br />
The community has a vibrant art program where skilled<br />
artists, along with those who have never picked up a brush<br />
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We also host community groups in the Lodge as time and<br />
space permits. We happily sponsor the Forever Young<br />
Chorus, a program of the Falls Prevention Coalition of<br />
<strong>Nevada</strong> <strong>County</strong>. The Chorus celebrated its fourth year this<br />
past May. Membership has grown from 12 to 35 members<br />
who range in age from 64 to 90. The Forever Young Chorus<br />
was such a hit during the Mother’s Day event at Empire<br />
Mine that they have been asked to return this Christmas.<br />
The Chorus also performed at the <strong>Nevada</strong> <strong>County</strong><br />
Fair this year.<br />
This community offers<br />
apartments within<br />
the Lodge building<br />
and patio homes on<br />
the campus for active<br />
folks who are at least<br />
55 years old. Active<br />
lifestyles are supported<br />
by providing plenty<br />
of opportunities for<br />
social interactions.<br />
Several of our seniors<br />
offer their time and<br />
talents volunteering<br />
both on and off-campus.<br />
Volunteering<br />
positively impacts<br />
lives, including yours,<br />
when you volunteer!<br />
Volunteers can lead<br />
group activities, or enjoy one-on-one conversations, offer<br />
musical entertainment. Some volunteers even bring in<br />
their four legged friends for pet therapy!<br />
Beyond providing safety, security and assistance when<br />
needed one of the biggest benefits of active senior living<br />
is choices. Whether spending time in the swimming pool,<br />
volunteering, painting in an art class, or enjoying a meal<br />
in our dining room, you pick how to spend your day. Senior<br />
living today is about finding a lifestyle and home built<br />
around your interests, passions and goals in life.<br />
Eskaton Village Grass Valley is a nonprofit community<br />
based organization serving seniors. For more information<br />
or to schedule a tour, visit www.eskaton.org/EVGV or give<br />
us a call at 530-273-1778.
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