The Life Fulfilling Community
PRAXEIS:
Creators of the Life Fulfilling Community®
With decades of collective industry expertise, PRAXEIS specializes in customized, all-inclusive solutions for senior living – offering services that include financing, development, marketing, planning, training, and long-term management. More than two decades ago –based on a holistic, mind-body-spirit approach – we created and developed the nation’s first Life Fulfilling Community and continue to evolve it to this day.
Where Will You Spend Your Next Season?
Call it the “third act” … the “next chapter” … the “back nine.” Whatever your metaphor of choice, if you’re an older adult, planning for this season of your life is different: The decisions get weightier, the choices more consequential and the timing more pressing.
As you investigate and evaluate your options, one in particular –The Glenridge on Palmer Ranch® – stands out. That’s because it is a Life Fulfilling Community (LFC), and it is distinctly different. LFCs are not just about country-club-style amenities, resort-like grounds, and high-end services … although all that is certainly part of the package.
AN LFC IS ABOUT…
POSITIVITY:
Giving you the freedom to plan ahead with confidence.
OPTIMIZATION:
Making the years ahead as happy, healthy, secure, and rewarding as they can be.
CONTROL:
Giving you the decision-making power to adapt to change as it comes.
This brochure will tell you how the concept was born, why it’s different, and how it can change the rest of your life.
DISCOVER
The Genesis of The Life Fulfilling
WE WERE READY
In the early 2000s, as 76 million Baby Boomers began to age and life expectancies began to rise, it was clear that this demographic shift was going to have a profound societal and economic impact.
At Praxeis, we saw it coming – and we were ready. While the rest of the senior living industry was still attempting to adjust, we had already adapted.
A pragmatic team of industry visionaries with decades of experience in senior living and long-term healthcare, Praxeis knew that while the sheer magnitude of the “gray tsunami” was daunting, it wasn’t just about numbers. It was about a new cohort – healthier, wealthier, more active, and more demanding than any other mature consumers in history. This generation didn’t want to “be taken care of”; it wanted to be taken seriously.
To us, it was clear that the future growth of the senior living industry would be tied to those who could innovate to reflect the desires and needs of this emerging market. We recognized the necessity for change. And we led it ... by declaring war on aging stereotypes and creating a different kind of community for a different kind of consumer.
A BETTER IDEA
As we considered plans for our next-generation communities, we heeded the words of Albert Einstein: “You cannot solve a problem with the same consciousness that created it.” So rather than building bigger and better “retirement centers,” we chose to create environments where age was revered as a source of wisdom and where the totality of life experiences was valued.
Mindfully crafting a model that would challenge the status quo and advance the senior living industry as a whole, we launched a new brand that:
· Redefined aging as a time for personal growth, involvement, autonomy, connectedness and contribution.
· Added value and significance to the life of every member.
· Was intellectually stimulating, upbeat and positive.
From the beginning, we knew this model wasn’t for everybody. Rather, it was geared to a very select group we call the “SuperAgers”… the ones who defy the stereotypes.
That meant we had to rethink everything about the way communities were designed and operated. The result was a national movement that upended traditional thinking about senior living and carved out a niche that others have since emulated. We called it the Life Fulfilling Community.
The Glenridge on Palmer Ranch® was the nation’s first. And it was a game changer.
Community
BASED ON RESEARCH
From the beginning, the philosophy behind the LFC model was rooted in wellness research and the science of positive psychology.
From Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, we incorporated the concept of self-actualization – the instinctual need of humans to make the most of their abilities and strive to reach their fullest potential. And from Dr. Martin Seligman’s PERMA Theory of Well-Being, we adopted the five building blocks that help people to flourish: Positive emotion, Engagement, Relationships, Meaning and Accomplishment.
Live Better LONGER
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The combination of these “whole person” philosophies laid the foundation for profound fulfillment – where people can enjoy the highest quality of life throughout the aging process.
When Praxeis made positivity one of the cornerstones of the Life Fulfilling Community, it turns out we were on to something. Research from numerous sources – among them Harvard Health, the American Medical Society and the American Heart Association – has since found that a positive attitude toward aging can not only help you live better, it can also help you live longer. In fact, data indicates that people who lead active social lives and maintain a healthy aging self-image tend to live up to eight years longer than those who do not.
Designed To Be Different
LFCs offer older adults a more forward-thinking, less institutional alternative for living out their life plan. “ ”
Despite the fact that the Life Fulfilling Community® evolved from the traditional continuing care retirement community (CCRC), it was a radical departure from the standard cookie-cutter approach.
While still providing comprehensive long-term healthcare, LFCs offer older adults a more forward-thinking, less institutional alternative for living out their life plan. In addition to upscale living and impressive amenities, LFCs provide far more options and choices Across the board – from healthcare to dining to social activities and programming – services and amenities are customized, rather than standardized.
LFCs look different, too – offering more generous commons areas, more spacious residences, and more sprawling campuses. At The Glenridge, for example, the 60,000-square-foot Village Commons features a towering spiral staircase as its centerpiece and includes a world-class Performing Arts Center, an expansive library, creative arts studio, state-of-the-art Fitness Center and Spa, and more. Designed to commune with nature, the 150-acre campus is accented by walking and biking trails, lush landscaping, lakes, wetlands and upland preserves.
Ahead of its time – and ambitious, to say the least – the Life Fulfilling Community was initially greeted with skepticism. There were many who said, “You can’t do it that way … it won’t work that way.” But the visionaries at Praxeis just took that as fuel to make sure it was done that way … because defying the status quo and propelling a paradigm shift: that was the point.
DESIGNED TO BE EVOLUTIONARY
The Life Fulfilling Community was designed to be dynamic and evolutionary. And for more than two decades now, Praxeis has nurtured and refined the LFC brand – always striving to do better, stay on the cutting edge, and expand and grow as the needs of our members change.
That is not just a promise made. It’s a promise kept.
At The Glenridge, it has translated into four major expansions to continually enhance the campus, residences and amenities – most recently modernizing the community’s Performing Arts Center, adding an art gallery and pub-style dining venue, and expanding the Fitness Complex.
In addition, we built the state-of-the-art Kamberg Center –an inspiring, holistic health and wellness pavilion, which puts into practice our own Six Keys to Living Well® and continues to discover new definitions of aging.
DESIGNED FOR YOU
Choosing a Life Fulfilling Community can be one of the best decisions you’ll ever make … because coming to terms with where you are in life – and really accepting it –can be liberating.
An LFC can do that for you. It’s a complete support system designed to help you plan for the days and years ahead … and optimize them for better health and happiness.
An LFC allows you to take charge – to own this stage of your life and to experience it fully. It can give you freedom and peace of mind, relieve worry and stress, and empower you to grow and flourish in ways you may never have imagined … the seasons of your life.