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Senior interacting with Preschooler

Preschool inside Oak Park Arms aims to promote intergenerational learning – CBS Saturday Morning

Oak Park Senior Living Community is home to a preschool that promotes intergenerational learning. As seen on CBS Saturday Morning

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Roz Byrne

The Upside of Downsizing

Roz Byrne, a seniors’ real estate specialist, will present a seminar titled, “The Upside of Downsizing,” at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, September 16, at the Oak Park Arms, 408 S. Oak Park Ave. Her seminar will address the concerns of moving for seniors. The public is welcome to attend the free event.

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Lurrie Bell

Blues legend Lurrie Bell joined The Caught Off Guards in an outdoor concert at the Oak Park Arms

For the first time since the pandemic, the Oak Park Arms hosted a concert for the entire community. Renown blues guitarist Lurrie Bell, who is an Oak Park Arms resident, joined the concert to the delight of the audience and the performers.

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Anne Gressle with a preschooler from Kindness Creators

Segue From a Career to Volunteerism

Oak Park Arms resident and retired preschool teacher, Anne Gressle, finds passion in volunteerism at Kindness Creators Preschool, which is housed within the Oak Park Arms. On Wednesday, June 8, the four- and five-year-olds “graduated” from Kindness Creators.

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Senior plays with preschooler

New daycare’s core curriculum is empathy

Ron Porter, 77, walked into the Kindness Creators Intergenerational Daycare, located inside of Oak Park Arms independent and assisted living retirement facility, 408 S. Oak Park Ave. in Oak Park, bearing gifts — two jumbo packs of Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups he’d bought during a trip to Walgreens on Oct. 2. “It’s my 4-year-old granddaughter’s […]

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