Creativity — Thy Name is Senior Living!

From the New York Times, courtesy of reader and Bethesda, Maryland Elder Law Attorney Morris Klein, comes a demonstration of just how “clued in” the world of senior living has become.  A recent article begins with the background of ShantiNiketan in Florida, and continues with other descriptions of creatively-designed assisted living, nursing facilities and day programs serving ethnic communities around the country, including Chinese-Americans:

Indian immigrants who came to the United States in the 1960s and ’70s for educational and work opportunities have begun to downsize and contemplate their postcareer years, said Iggy Ignatius, 60, ShantiNiketan’s chairman. “Many people were thinking they’d go back to India, but pragmatically it’s not possible,” he said. “Our children are here. Our grandchildren are here.”

 

In Florida, from the architecture that reminds Dr. Chandran of Chennai, India, to the vegetarian meals and Bollywood dance classes, “we have created a mini-India, a piece of India,” Mr. Ignatius said. The Chandrans moved into their three-bedroom condominium in 2011, paying $250,000, and now they lead yoga classes in ShantiNiketan’s meditation room.

For more, read the always interesting Paula Span’s full article,  A New Spin on Senior Living.