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Beacon Profile: Concordia Life Care Community

By Lillie-Beth Brinkman, The Journal Record | July 11, 2019 Thanks to Concordia Life Care Community in Oklahoma City, older adults with low incomes beyond their retirement community provisions have access to health screenings and wellness clinics.   The Wellness on Wheels program started in 2013, and Concordia held its first clinic at the Rockwell Plaza YMCA and area churches after that. The next year, Concordia joined forces with the Oklahoma City Housing Authority to benefit its residents who had limited …

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VillagesOKC filling void with a network of support for seniors

Concordia is thrilled to support a myriad of nonprofits serving seniors in our community. For VillagesOKC, Concordia has been involved since the beginning. As a founding partner, Concordia has championed VillagesOKC’s growth and has enjoyed watching their network of Village members and volunteers expand. For the original story, click here. VillagesOKC filling void with a network of support for seniors By Chrisitian Tabak | July 1, 2019 VillagesOKC is a plan, not a place. That’s the way Executive Director Marilyn Olson …

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Concordia Life Care Community Nominated in Four Categories for the Oklahoman’s 2019 Readers’ Choice Awards

Concordia Life Care Community has been selected as a nominee in four categories of the Oklahoman’s 2019 Readers’ Choice Awards, including Best Assisted Living Center, Best Continuing Care Facility, Best Senior Living Facility 55+ and Best Senior Independent Living Facility. For 26 years, the Oklahoman’s annual Readers’ Choice Awards have served as a local accolade for excellence based on community appreciation and feedback. Nominees for the 2019 awards were announced on Sunday, June 23 and are now open for voting …

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Boxing class surprisingly good choice for older adults

The below article originally appeared in The Oklahoman. Betty “Toots” Fisher was more than surprised to hear boxing was being added to the activities lineup at her retirement community. “I could not believe they were going to offer a class like this for — I don’t want to say ‘old people’ — for this age group,” Fisher said. But her daughter encourage her, “Mom, do it. You’ll like it.” That was about a year ago. Today, Fisher is one of …

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