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No one knows your mom or grandma better than you, but sometimes, finding the perfect gift can be tricky. We polled our senior living experts, who offered you their thoughts on the best Mother’s Day gift for an aging parent or grandparent.

Begin a NEW SEASON at the newly renovated Courtyard at McHenry Memory Care community. Our memory care residents enjoy an engaging lifestyle and access to a professional care team that offers around-the-clock care and personalized attention—all in a NEW, refreshing interior space! Our caregivers provide a helping hand with daily activities and promote well-being with…

Savor the opportunity to learn more about The Courtyard at McHenry’s quality independent living, assisted living, and memory care support when you tour the community. Pretty sweet… Throughout February and March, seniors and their adult children are invited to visit The Courtyard at McHenry for sweets and savings! February Special: Sample The Courtyard’s Sweet Life…

Thursday, Dec. 14, from 1-4pm WRAP UP your holidays! Come for the gift-wrapping and stay for the hot cocoa, festive appetizers, and holiday sing-along with live entertainment! Choice of holiday wrapping paper Hot cocoa bar with tasty toppings Festive appetizers and desserts Holiday sing-along with live entertainment at 2pm Community tours available Mix & Mingle…

Former NFL player Bob Schulte enthusiastically cheers for the Minnesota Vikings, the team he played for in the mid-1960s.  “I’ve been rooting for the Vikings for a very long time,” says Bob, who is now retired and living at The Courtyard at McHenry. “I played in an era when football legends like Dick Butkus, Vince…

You meet the most interesting neighbors at The Courtyard, like prolific paint-by-numbers artist Jim Shook. Well into retirement, octogenarian Jim Shook revisited a hobby from his youth after his daughter gave him a sunflower paint-by-number kit. Jim, who took painting lessons at age 11, finally picked up a paintbrush again decades later at The Courtyard…

The Courtyard at McHenry recently joined the Encore Senior Living family of communities that provide independent living, assisted living and memory care residences, services and amenities so older adults can thrive in the comfort of community with as little or as much assistance as needed. “We’re delighted to welcome The Courtyard at McHenry Senior Living with…

Warm her heart this year with a selection from our Encore Senior Living communities’ carefully curated best Mother’s Day gift ideas.   No one knows your mom or grandma better than you, but sometimes finding the perfect gift for her can be tricky. Of course, the best gift of all is sharing time and experiences…

Staying socially connected and feeling engaged with life becomes more important as we grow older, and not just for mental health reasons. Isolation is a serious health risk for older adults. We now know that people who don’t or can’t maintain connections with friends, family and neighborhood will experience greater numbers of chronic and life-limiting…