Topics: Wellness

This is the time of year when you think about spring-cleaning your closets, but what about your pantry? There may be foods in your pantry and your refrigerator that need to be organized and cleaned out – and replaced with healthy, fresh options.

Topics: Wellness

In early April, we launched The Spirit Connection, a way for anyone to send messages of support to residents, patients, and staff heroes at Otterbein. We’ve been overwhelmed by the response, with nearly 200 notes sent since that time. 

Topics: Wellness

Every day, there are more and more ways to do things online, like shopping, visiting the doctor, and talking to friends. But if you don’t feel comfortable using this technology, you might also feel like you’re missing out.

Topics: Independent Living, Lebanon, Wellness

Otterbein SeniorLife Lebanon continues to provide the highest level of services during this season of COVID-19. We’ve been coming together to creatively take care of our community’s residents in new ways – read about a few of them below. 

Topics: Wellness

We’re all following the guidelines to help keep ourselves and others safe during the pandemic: washing our hands frequently; staying in; and limiting our contact with others outside our homes. 

Topics: Wellness

Those who have lived long lives often swear by a particular habit or food that’s kept them healthy. But there are real secrets that may help you live a longer, healthier life – and they don’t involve drinking from the Fountain of Youth.

Topics: Wellness

The Rev. George Phillips, pastor and chaplain at Otterbein SeniorLife, says the most important thing about his work here is the unexpected moments.

Topics: Lebanon, News & Events, Wellness

Last year, 150 residents from each Otterbein SeniorLife campus gathered in Lebanon for the first Otterbein Olympic Games. Not only was the event a way for residents to meet new friends and show off their skills, it went so well that the 2019 games were in the works soon after.

Topics: Wellness

Only four percent of adults 55 and over say winter is their favorite season, according to a YouGov poll. And in the Midwest, winter can be a tricky thing: You never quite know what you’re going to get.

Topics: Hobbies, Wellness

Having a furry, feathery, or even scaly friend to come home to can not only be fun, but have benefits for your well-being, too.