News from Meadow Ridge

Tips for eating healthy from Meadow Ridge Registered Dietitian, Grace Ahern

This time of year, many anxiously watch the days on the calendar flip by as our shopping carts, both physical and digital, remain empty.

There are few things, if any, as important at Meadow Ridge as the wellness of residents. All the programs, activities, day trips, meals and amenities are focused on supporting active, healthy bodies, stimulated minds and nurtured souls.

With Thanksgiving just days away, and the holiday season on the horizon, the next several weeks are sure to include a cornucopia of festive meals, football Sundays, and enough family bonding to sustain the average person through a lengthy winter.

As we age, the importance of regular exercise can often be in conflict with our physical limitations. For most, those back-to-back soccer games that were a breeze as a teenager look daunting in your 30s, and downright comical in your retirement years.

On Oct. 13, residents, staff and a few VIPs celebrated Meadow Ridge’s 15th anniversary with enough champagne, hors d’oeuvres and festive spirit to ring in a bicentennial.

Located on a bluff about five miles south of Redding, Meadow Ridge offers older adults a pace of living that can only be matched by the quaint communities and townships that spot the neighboring Connecticut countryside.

Last year, Elaine Tyler broke her foot. The injury, and the fact that her Brookfield, Connecticut, condo had stairs, meant she had to go live with her son for eight weeks as she recovered.

Nearly a year ago, Bob Wylie and his wife made the decision to leave their Greenwich home of more than 50 years and move north to Meadow Ridge and the Connecticut countryside.

Moving can be stressful. For anyone. Feelings of anxiety, fear and confusion can be overwhelming, and for older adults, these emotions can be compounded when the decision is made to leave a home they’ve spent decades creating.