What is a retirement community? It’s a housing complex for retired people who are generally able to take care of themselves, but who appreciate the added peace of mind that comes from having staff available if they need it. And being part of Victorian Village retirement living community with others creates social opportunities that many retired people appreciate.
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Title: Retirement Living in Homer Glen - Victorian Village
Time: 2 min 54 sec
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Bill Guth talks about why he decided to move to Victorian Village after his wife died. Victorian Village is a retirement community in Homer Glen, Illinois.
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well you know love my wife passed away suddenly there in the 03 2003 and I was living alone in the house I was that there and I son come along he said Dan if you fell down those stairs in the basement nobody know they were there for a couple days you said yeah we got to find another solution for this so we ended up by both selling our houses and bought this larger house in mokena so I hadn't had a fine room there in the bathroom everything was right next right all attached there so things went real well for a couple years but both bill and Nancy were working and the three kids were in school and it got to be an awful lonesome place for a guy like me and a lot of like to socialize more so eventually figured out bill said well let's check out some other things for you so he gent over to a Smith crossing and checked around out a bit now we went over to a victorian village and right away I kind of liked that spot his the people in the hallway to always said hi a demon no and it said this sounds like he had a friendly place that I want to spend some time in so that's how I think we got started there so I told you know if I go any place I'd like to try victorian village see how that works out and so far first a march on 08 I moved in so I was kind of a new kid on the block you know and it didn't take long before I got a chance to meet a lot of people so and it's so it's been a joy the food is great I it might want meal a day but boy that fills me up but I hey brick my own breakfast than sandwich or so in the evenings but so the food's been great people are great they got a couple exercise horses on Tuesdays then all those machines they have to fix your muscles and your back and legs and so that works out real well enjoy being with rich on that situation a couple times a week there's so many activities there I like to play Pinochle we found some found some guys that were playing pinochle error so that's a lot of fun as they say ders you've got your pick and choose and they certainly certainly entertained you to pretty much only go and you have a chance to meet a lot of people because what your birthday they're like that they the servers all come out on my birthday back on March twentieth and they say happy birthday to you cha cha cha they always have a lot of fun at that and that people get to know you that way also so you can walk around the halls and things it's all hi bill or number all these girls names but the fellows get to know so it's it's it's so far I've been very happy when I'm the living situation
Time: 2 min 54 sec
Description:
Bill Guth talks about why he decided to move to Victorian Village after his wife died. Victorian Village is a retirement community in Homer Glen, Illinois.
Transcript:
well you know love my wife passed away suddenly there in the 03 2003 and I was living alone in the house I was that there and I son come along he said Dan if you fell down those stairs in the basement nobody know they were there for a couple days you said yeah we got to find another solution for this so we ended up by both selling our houses and bought this larger house in mokena so I hadn't had a fine room there in the bathroom everything was right next right all attached there so things went real well for a couple years but both bill and Nancy were working and the three kids were in school and it got to be an awful lonesome place for a guy like me and a lot of like to socialize more so eventually figured out bill said well let's check out some other things for you so he gent over to a Smith crossing and checked around out a bit now we went over to a victorian village and right away I kind of liked that spot his the people in the hallway to always said hi a demon no and it said this sounds like he had a friendly place that I want to spend some time in so that's how I think we got started there so I told you know if I go any place I'd like to try victorian village see how that works out and so far first a march on 08 I moved in so I was kind of a new kid on the block you know and it didn't take long before I got a chance to meet a lot of people so and it's so it's been a joy the food is great I it might want meal a day but boy that fills me up but I hey brick my own breakfast than sandwich or so in the evenings but so the food's been great people are great they got a couple exercise horses on Tuesdays then all those machines they have to fix your muscles and your back and legs and so that works out real well enjoy being with rich on that situation a couple times a week there's so many activities there I like to play Pinochle we found some found some guys that were playing pinochle error so that's a lot of fun as they say ders you've got your pick and choose and they certainly certainly entertained you to pretty much only go and you have a chance to meet a lot of people because what your birthday they're like that they the servers all come out on my birthday back on March twentieth and they say happy birthday to you cha cha cha they always have a lot of fun at that and that people get to know you that way also so you can walk around the halls and things it's all hi bill or number all these girls names but the fellows get to know so it's it's it's so far I've been very happy when I'm the living situation
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