Creating a Vivid Life When Retiring in Louisville, KY

November 8, 2022
| Vitality Living

When it comes to healthy aging, quite honestly, there’s a lot to do. You’re supposed to make sure to keep your body active and your brain engaged all while maintaining your social connections as well. Sure, the benefits to your overall well-being are worth the effort, but retirement is supposed to be a time with less responsibility on your plate, right? Well, it turns out that in senior living you can have your cake and eat it too, so to speak. Here’s how programs like our Vivid Life make keeping active, engaged, and connected easy and fun!

Benefits of Healthy Aging

Good things happen when you focus on healthy aging. In addition to feeling better overall, which in and of itself is a win, other benefits of keeping active, engaged, and connected include:

Improved ability to do everyday things
Reduced impact of illness and chronic disease
Enhanced mobility, flexibility, and balance
Improved sleep
Increased energy level
Reduced feelings of depression and stress
Increased feelings of happiness and self-confidence
Reduced risk of cognitive decline
Increased mental adaptability and cognitive reserve
Improved memory recall and problem-solving skills
Improved concentration and attention to detail

How Senior Living Can Help

At home, particularly when living alone, it can be hard to stay as active, engaged, and connected as you’d like. From lack of opportunity to lack of motivation to lack of transportation to mobility challenges, and more, it’s tough, we get it! That’s why we created the Vivid Life program in our senior living communities. It’s composed of three parts: Vibrant Body, Vibrant Brain, and Vibrant Connections. Here’s what each entails:

Vibrant Body – We offer amenities such as a state-of-the-art fitness center, a pool, walking trails, gardening opportunities, and even a dog park to help you stay active. A sample of activities includes:

Walking club – Daily walks at different outdoor locations using pedometers to measure steps.
Yoga – At least once per week for gentle yoga, and once per week for mindful breathing.
Fitness classes – At least two times per week using a variety of hand weights, resistance bands, and circuit-type exercises.
Tai Chi – At least once per week with a live instructor.
Non-traditional exercise – Dancing, gardening, etc. at least two times per week.
Physical games and sports – Golf, putting, bowling, croquet, bocce, and ping pong available daily with organized events one to two times per week.

Vibrant Brain – We offer monthly calendars filled with classes, events, creative arts, and enrichment opportunities to help keep you engaged. A sample of activities includes:

Visiting lecture series – Twice per month with topics such as cultural, historical, local interest, career-oriented, etc.
Creative art series – At least one per week with a theme that runs 3-6 weeks, such as poetry writing, storytelling, painting, digital photography, etc.
Learning series – At least three times per month with an emphasis on learning something new such as foreign language, sign language, technology, hobbies, etc.
Games – At least one time per week and may include poker, bridge, Scrabble, etc.
Mindfulness – A meditation class once per week and gratitude discussion group twice monthly.
Church service – At least once a week through visits by local churches.
Stress reduction – At least once per month class that offers deep breathing exercises, nature walks, music appreciation, spa-type treatments, etc.

Vibrant Connections – We offer resident-led clubs, social events, outings and volunteer opportunities for any interest to help you stay connected. A sample of activities includes:

Outings – At least twice per month and may include going to concerts, art shows, museum visits, theatre productions, etc.
Intergenerational programming – At least once per month and focuses on building relationships between young adults/children and residents.
New resident welcome party – At least once per month to formally introduce all new residents, and includes ice breakers, social games, etc. to encourage connection.
Philanthropic program – At least once per month provide residents the opportunity to give back to the community, such as volunteering for a local food bank or pet shelter.
Resident-led clubs – May include game clubs, professional clubs, common interests, etc. that meet at least monthly.

What’s more, it’s all right outside your door (or transportation is provided offsite) and all in a supportive environment with home maintenance, housekeeping, and restaurant-style dining freeing your time to make it even easier to stay active, engaged, and connected.

Learn more about Vitality Living’s Vivid Life programs. Or find a Vitality Living community near you today to schedule a tour.

What are your options for living well when retiring in Louisville, KY? There are more than you can imagine in one of our three area Vitality Living communities! At Vitality, we focus on three pillars that make up our Vivid Life Program: Vibrant Connections, Vibrant Brain, and Vibrant Body. We believe these cornerstones—connection, purpose, and energy—are the key to a satisfying life, and our goal is to empower residents to achieve them each day. Here’s how.

Retiring in Louisville, KY

The largest city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky (with a population of almost 783,000), Louisville is a vibrant and diverse place to live, known as a healthcare hub, with several hospital systems and healthcare companies making their national headquarters here, in addition to research facilities. Louisville is located in central Kentucky on the Indiana border and has a varietal, subtropical climate with hot summers and cool to cold winters.

Perhaps known best for the Kentucky Derby, Louisville has experienced revitalization,

modernization, and growth over the years. Today, this vibrant city is a hub of industry, retail, and commerce, ideal for those considering retiring in Louisville, KY.

Our communities in Louisville, KY feature the highest quality in living accommodations, maintenance-free living, which includes home and yard upkeep and housekeeping, amenities such as a salon/barbershop, concierge services, and transportation, and health and well-being services, all performed by knowledgeable and caring team members.

Vibrant Connections in Louisville, KY

Retirement is a time of more freedom, more time to relax, and more time to connect. Through Vibrant Connections at our Vitality communities in Louisville, KY, we offer resident-led clubs, social events, and creative arts for any interest onsite in addition to offsite outings that may include:

Destinations – The Louisville Mega Cavern (an amazing 17-mile man-made maze of caves under the city, offering a variety of activities from walking tours to zip lines), Churchill Downs Racetrack®, Kentucky Derby Museum, the Trolley de‘Ville (for public or private narrated tours of Louisville), and the Big Four Bridge pedestrian walking bridge.
Festivals – Gaslight Festival, the Big Four Arts Festival, the Wild Lights at the Louisville Zoo Festival, and the Fête De Noel Festival.
Arts – Bunbury Theatre in the historic Henry Clay Building, Louisville Orchestra, Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory, Carnegie Center for Arts & History, Muhammad Ali Center, and St. James Court Art Show.
Religious organizations – Places of worship in Louisville, KY include Southeast Christian Church (non-denominational), Anchor Bible Church, Ascension Lutheran Church, Broadway Temple AME Zion Church, Buechel United Methodist Church, Eastern Heights Baptist Church, Hindu Temple of Kentucky, Middletown Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), St. Bernadette Catholic Church, St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Strathmoor Presbyterian Church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The Muslim Community Center of Louisville, and The Temple – Congregation Adath Israel Brith Sholom Synagogue.

For more information on retiring in Louisville, KY, download our guide to Living Well During Retirement today!

Vibrant Brain in Louisville, KY

We’re focused on healthy aging at Vitality, and the benefits of keeping your brain active go hand-in-hand with that. That’s why we offer monthly calendars filled with classes, volunteer opportunities, and enrichment opportunities on-site to give you purpose in addition to local offsite opportunities such as:

Learning – The Louisville Free Public Library offers a LinkedIn Learning program online with more than 16,000 free classes; all you need is your library card.
Volunteering – The Louisville, KY area offers plenty of options including the city’s Senior Volunteer Opportunities website or local organizations like Meals On Wheels, United Way, Habitat for Humanity, and the local animal shelter.

Vibrant Body in Louisville, KY

Physical activity and eating well is a big part of healthy aging. When retiring at a Vitality community in Louisville, KY, you’ll find amenities such as: restaurant-style dining with chef-prepared menus, a state-of-the-art fitness center, yoga and tai chi classes, a pool, walking trails, gardening opportunities, and even a dog park that help you do just that. Plus, residents also enjoy these local opportunities:

Fresh foods – St. Matthews Farmers Market (open through late September) offers produce, food, and more. The East End Farmers Market offers produce and products at one location during summer and pop-up markets during the winter.
Fitness – Fitness 19 Lime Kiln Lane, Esporta for personal training, fitness classes, and swimming, the Mary T. Meagher Aquatic Center for laps and classes, Yoga East, Bend, and Zen Hot Yoga.
Nature – Anchorage Trail, the Jim King Trail, Ohio River Levee Trail, Riverwalk, Jeffersontown Veterans Memorial Park, Parklands of Floyd’s Fork, Olmstead Park Conservancy, Raptor Rehabilitation of Kentucky, Inc., Louisville Nature Center, Wavery Park Lake, Sleepy Hollow Golf Course, and Seneca Golf Course.

For more information on retiring in Louisville, KY, download our guide to Living Well During Retirement today! Or contact us today to schedule a tour.

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