There’s not just an ethical or moral case to be made for making communities more age-friendly — there’s a strong economic case for it, too.
The average person might guess that attracting young, upwardly mobile adults and families to an area would drive its economic growth. But, if you think about it in terms of available wealth, that’s an assumption based on a fundamental misunderstanding: young people typically don’t have wealth.
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Fred McGavran is a pretty interesting guy. He’s been a bit of everything in his lifetime.
He graduated from Kenyon College and served as a U.S. Navy officer during the Vietnam War. He went to Harvard Law School and spent many years representing veterans and defending psychiatric malpractice claims. He retired in 2007 as a partner in prestigious legal firm Frost Brown Todd, LLC’s Cincinnati office.
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One of the most exciting, and fulfilling, aspects of living within a retirement community is built right into the name– the sense of community itself. The idea of creating an environment that is welcoming and projects a feeling of familiarity and family is one of the central tenets and hallmarks of the strongest communities, and not just those for Cincinnati seniors.
“It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year,” according to the old Andy Williams song.
But in real life, many people find the days and weeks surrounding the holiday season a time of stress, anxiety and loneliness.
For many of us, some of our favorite moments growing up were spent with our grandparents or older aunts and uncles, listening to stories of their lives and learning from their experiences.
Eight years ago, we had an idea that the Episcopal Retirement Homes community could come together with leaders of the local community to host an event that would help see the ERH mission to “enrich the lives of older adults in a person-centered, innovative, and spiritually based way” brought out into the Greater Cincinnati community.
One action, one conversation, one referral can change the course of someone’s life. That’s what Episcopal Retirement Homes’ Parish Health Ministry (PHM) does, and that was what we did for an aging parishioner at Sts. Peter and Paul Church in Cincinnati.
