Get the Best Out Your Retirement Years

By Maria Polini

ASHBY PONDS RETIREMENT COMMUNITY

Ashby Ponds retirement community by Erickson Living provides you with the necessary tools to stay in control of your wellness and live the healthy and vibrant retirement you imagined. Situated on a picturesque 132-acre estate, residents won’t find themselves far from area attractions. Local movie theaters, restaurants and other entertainment options are just a short drive off of the property. However, if you aren’t in the mood to venture far from home, you don’t have to worry. At Ashby Ponds everything you need is right in your reach, or just outside your door.

The idea of “Healthy Aging” is embodied in this facility, taking all necessary measures to provide the best preventative healthcare possible. Offering bone density scans to help diagnose and avoid osteoporosis, as a resident here, you will realize that prevention is not only the number-one goal but simply a way of life. Also offered: the Viva! Program, which is set in place to test your physical and mental functions, as well as the balance class designed to help keep you stable and on your feet. If you do require personalized assistance, Ashby Ponds is more than happy to accommodate you. Help with shopping, cooking and light cleaning is available to those who are in need.

With an on-site medical center, staffed with a primary care provider who can be reached 24/7, the stress and worry of late-night emergencies and frequent trips to the hospital can go right out the door. If you wake up in the morning and are feeling under the weather, same-day appointments are rarely a problem—the center employs full-time, board-certified physicians. For those requiring in-apartment medical assistance, the team at Erickson Living can provide medication management and nursing care.

At Ashby Ponds aging can be fun, and staying healthy, a breeze. With an indoor pool and fitness center, residents have the opportunity to stay in shape, build confidence and create friendships. With a long list of amenities including group fitness classes and top-of-the-line exercise equipment, anyone can find their niche. To keep yourself in the best state of mind, try out yoga and tai chi, aimed at creating the perfect mind and body balance. For those looking for a more personalized experience, on-site personal trainers can help develop an individualized plan that suits your health and fitness needs.

With dozens of clubs and resources, you can keep moving from noon until night. Find your true passion by participating in one of the many resident-run social clubs. Take up a new hobby, and find a place to gather with your neighbors. Enjoy billiards, the library and the computer room. Get creative in the art studio or the woodshop. With Ashby Ponds’ facilities and amenities right in your reach, you can do more than you ever thought.

Sunnyside Communities

After many years of a wonderful life, retirement is the next step; and because everyone would like to continue with those great years, one should definitely make a good selection for a retirement home. Sunnyside Communities offer comfortable communities for comfortable senior living.

With three different neighborhoods in different areas, the company brings a variety of amenities and floor plans for everyone. First, there is King’s Grant, located on over 120 picturesque acres in Martinsville. There, they offer thoughtfully designed cottages, apartments and patio homes, as well as assisted living or nursing care services, depending on the residents’ preferences and needs. Also, to maintain an active life, King’s Grant has an arts and crafts room; planned activities on and off campus; a library; transportation to area malls, stores and medical appointments; and an indoor swimming pool.

Another of the company’s communities is Sunnyside. Since opening its doors in 1912, it has become one of the premier continuing care retirement communities in Virginia. Whether you choose a spacious villa, cozy cottage, apartment living, assisted living or health care facility, the atmosphere at Sunnyside is quite inviting. To ensure residents never get bored, the site has over 100 acres of conveniences, including banking, a fitness center, an indoor pool, a restaurant, pharmacy, transportation, a beauty salon and a beautiful chapel—giving residents the option of staying close to home, if they desire.

For those looking for a community concentrated on both assisted living and nursing care, there is the company’s Sunny Square, located in the heart of Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. Along with its beautiful amenities, the facility has a professional staff to provide residents with complete interior and exterior maintenance, lawn and grounds care, snow removal and trash pick-up, gardens, a beauty salon, a fitness center to work out and more.

Ascent Audiology & Hearing

Growing older doesn’t mean having to give up on listening to the sounds you love—your grandchildren’s laughter, the rustling of leaves and the sound of the ocean. It is true that with age comes a variety of health concerns and issues, but hearing loss doesn’t have to be one of them.

Ascent Audiology & Hearing, in McLean, offers both preventative treatment and ongoing hearing solutions. The center is headed by Dr. Ana Anzola, a board-certified audiologist with more than 14 years of experience in diagnosing and treating hearing-related issues.

At Ascent, a wide range of services are offered, including comprehensive audiological diagnostics, hearing rehab, repair services, seminars and support groups, and computerized hearing aid analysis.

For those in need of permanent hearing solutions, Dr. Anzola provides each patient with specialized care after determining their individual needs. With a full line of hearing aids that use digital hearing technology, Ascent Audiology will be able to find the best option for you.

As you age, it is important to pay attention to the warning signs of hearing loss. There are a few that Ascent Audiology specifically notes, including: difficulty holding conversations with groups or in loud places, favoring the use of one ear over the other, often asking for people to repeat themselves, and finding it difficult to hear in large venues, such as churches, museums and auditoriums.

By the time we reach age 80, more than half of us will have suffered from significant hearing loss.

(Special Advertising Section in November 2011 Issue)

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