Tag: Era Living

Making the move to senior living is one of life's most significant transitions. For older adults, it often means leaving a home filled with decades of memories, adjusting to a new environment, and facing the emotions that come with change. For family members, it can bring questions, concerns, and uncertainty about how best to support a loved one through the process. In this special Trustcasters episode, host Suzanne Newman visits The Gardens at Town Square, an Era Living community in Bellevue, Washington, and speaks with mental health counselor Seth Hutchins.

Many older adults wonder what life is really like after moving into a senior living community. Will it feel like home? Will there be...

Step inside one of the Pacific Northwest’s premier senior living communities in this special Trustcasters episode of Answers for Elders. Host Suzanne Newman visits The Gardens at Town Square, part of the renowned Era Living family of communities in Bellevue, Washington, to explore what truly sets exceptional senior living apart. In this engaging conversation, Suzanne sits down with longtime resident Audrey Rosenberg and Culinary Services Director Johnny Williams.

Courtesy of Era Living, Suzanne is joined by Stefanie Starkovich, Executive Director of the UW Retirement Association. The association is an independent 501(c)(3) organization, powered by dues-paying members and member-volunteers, and supported by the University of Washington. Stefanie talks about what's available in this organization to enrich retired seniors.

Courtesy of Era Living, Suzanne is joined by Professor Basia Belza from the de Tornyay Center for Healthy Aging, part of the University of Washington School of Nursing.

June Sekiguchi, one of three art curators for Era Living, joins Suzanne to talk about art and how it plays into seniors and senior living.

Courtesy of Era Living, Emily Jones, executive director of NEST – North East Seattle Together, joins Suzanne to talk about connections. NEST is a virtual community connecting members with each other and with resources to age successfully in the place they call home.

Resident Diane Miller at Era Living's Gardens at Town Square retirement community joins Suzanne to talk about her story, why she moved into senior living, what surprised her most about moving in, the encouraging support she got from residents, and important things she was looking for in senior living.

Nancy Swanger, Founding Director of the Granger Cobb Institute for Senior Living at Washington State University, joins Suzanne on behalf of Era Living to talk about Era Living's partnership with the Granger Cobb Institute, as well as a curriculum that's offered in senior living management.

Shirley Hofmeister, a resident of The Lakeshore near Renton, Washington, joins Suzanne to provide a resident's perspective of what a typical day is like at an Era Living retirement community.