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SENIOR Magazine – Living an Optimum Life® Article Courtesy Brookdale Senior Living

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Living an Optimum Life®

Article Courtesy Brookdale Senior Living

Retirement living definitely isn’t what it used to be. In fact, at Brookdale Senior Living®, it is much more, thanks to our Optimum Life® culture.

Optimum Life® is Brookdale’s® innovative concept that is all about how you want to live your life. This is important since how we live our lives can truly affect the outcome. By putting more into your life, you greatly increase your chances of getting what you want out of it. But even if you don’t reach all your goals, life’s journey can still be fulfilling in every way.

As a Brookdale Senior Living® resident, you have direct access to the Optimum Life resources that will help you live at your peak level in six key dimensions of wellness: purposeful, spiritual, emotional, social, intellectual, and physical. Through these dimensions, the concept of Optimum Life brings together a number of activities and opportunities designed to balance your overall sense of well-being, regardless of your current level of health, mobility or wellness.

Here’s a closer look at these six key dimensions. “Purposeful” provides a sense of value and focus that often entails making a difference in your community through volunteer work or similar endeavors. “Spiritual” is a very personal dimension that helps you find meaning in your life. It nurtures your spirit and beliefs, usually through faith and values. “Emotional” enables you to respond effectively to what you are feeling and teaches the importance of developing and maintaining a positive attitude.

“Social” encourages you to interact with others and promotes personal connections that can enhance your positive outlook on life. Membership in groups or clubs is conducive to positive social interaction. “Intellectual” encourages full use of your mental capacity and enables you to think, analyze, reason and comprehend. It promotes lifelong learning. “Physical” provides improved health and wellness through participation in activities designed to help increase cardiovascular endurance, muscle tone and flexibility. It enables you to nurture your body by taking charge of your health.

No two individuals are alike and the path to achieving your Optimum Life will be an individual journey unlike any other. It will recognize your unique past and present abilities and circumstances to help you reach your highest level of well-being.

The choice is yours to take advantage of any of the numerous opportunities in each area of Optimum Life so you can enjoy health, wholeness and life fulfillment. As you progress, you will find that your pursuit of an Optimum Life will be more than a destination; it will be a journey that continually changes with your life’s needs, desires, capabilities and goals. And by pursuing the Optimum Life concept with vigor and purpose, you will be helping yourself live a life that is balanced and purposefully fulfilling.

Brookdale is a leading owner and operator of senior living facilities throughout the US. Currently the company owns and operates independent and personalized assisted living communities as well as Alzheimer’s and dementia care facilities, continuing care retirement centers and rehabilitation and skilled nursing centers, with approximately 53,600 residents.

Stop by one of our beautiful communities today and see why so many people call Brookdale Senior Living home. For more information, log onto www.brookdaleliving.com. Our People Make the Difference is a Service Mark of Brookdale Senior Living Inc, Nashville, Tennessee