(PRWEB) April 27, 2012
SAS Architects & Planners (http://www.sasarch.com) — a full-service firm specializing in senior living, healthcare and commercial use projects — has been retained by Senior Lifestyle Corporation (http://www.seniorlifestyle.com), a national senior housing development and management firm, to design a combination assisted living/dementia care community in Northbrook, Ill.
Called North Shore Place, the two-phase project will be built on a seven-acre site at 1000 Sunset Ridge Rd., near the intersection of Sunset Ridge Rd. and Skokie Blvd.
Senior Lifestyle Corporation hopes to break ground on the first phase this November, and complete it by year-end 2013. It will consist of a five-story, 156-unit residence with 40 one- and two-bedroom apartments for those requiring memory support services. Planned amenities include casual and formal dining rooms, a theater, card room, spiritual center, library/computer center, bank, country store, spa, fitness center, therapy room, arts and crafts center, and three outdoor patios.
A second phase will be a single-story 32-unit assisted living memory care center, specially designed to meet the needs of residents with more advanced dementia.
?North Shore Place will be the latest in more than a dozen facilities we?ve designed over the last decade that contain dementia care components,? said SAS President Steven E. Sussholz, AIA.?????Since the firm began in 1954, we?ve worked on more than 120 eldercare projects — representing the entire continuum of care — including nursing homes, sheltered care, assisted living, supportive living, congregate care, dementia care and independent living facilities.?
About Senior Lifestyle Corporation
Chicago-based Senior Lifestyle Corporation, founded in 1985, is a leader in the development, operation and ownership of seniors housing and the implementation of innovative programs that help seniors enjoy healthier, more fulfilling lives. With a portfolio of more than 70 communities, Senior Lifestyle offers independent living for every economic level, from luxury to mid-market to affordable. Daily services and activities are tailored to the needs and preferences of each community?s residents. For residents who require additional care, many communities also offer assisted living and skilled nursing care. Long recognized among the industry?s top companies by the American Seniors Housing Association, Senior Lifestyle was included as the 12th largest owner of seniors communities on National Real Estate Investor?s list of the top 50 companies in 2008. For more information, visit http://www.seniorlifestyle.com.
About SAS Architects & Planners
Based in Northbrook, Ill., SAS Architects & Planners provides a wide range of professional services ranging from project development through implementation and post-occupancy support for the healthcare, senior living and commercial sectors. Founded in 1954, it remains committed to translating client goals into building environments that are thoughtfully and functionally designed, environmentally friendly, and technologically advanced. Past and present clients include: Allstate Insurance Co., CJE Senior Life, LaSalle Group, Mercy Hospital, NuCare Service Corp., Presbyterian Homes, Providence Life Services, Sacred Heart Hospital, Senior Lifestyle Corp., and YAM Management. For more information, visit http://www.sasarch.com
Bel Marra Health comments on a recent study that shows physical activity can reduce the risk of Alzheimer?s disease for those over 80 years old
Toronto, ON (PRWEB) April 25, 2012
Bel Marra Health, well known for offering high-quality, specially formulated vitamins and nutritional supplements, has commented on a recent study out of Rush University Medical Center that shows daily physical activity can lower the risk for Alzheimer?s disease, even for those over 80 years old.
The research, conducted by neurological researchers from Rush University Medical Center, and published in the online issue of Neurology, measured total daily exercise and non-exercise physical activity. The researchers asked 716 older individuals (average age of 82) without dementia to wear a device called an actigraph, which monitors activity, on the participants non-dominant wrist for 10 days.
Lead author of the study Dr. Aron S. Buchman commented on the results, ?the study indicates that all physical activities including exercise as well as other activities such as cooking, washing the dishes, and cleaning are associated with a reduced risk of Alzheimer’s disease.”
CEO of Bel Marra Health Jim Chiang chimed in on the impressive findings saying, ?statistics are showing that the amount of senior aged North Americans could double by 2030, so if there is a way to easily modify an aspect of an the seniors? lifestyle, then this really does have important ramifications.?
The study reported that those participants in the bottom 10 percent of physical activity levels were almost 2.8 times more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease as people in the top percent of physical activity intensity.
(SOURCE: ?American Academy of Neurology ?, Total daily physical activity and the risk of AD and cognitive decline in older adults?, April, 2012)
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