What Ensures Life Satisfaction and Later Life Happiness?
Contact: Morriseen Barmore212-517-1315 morriseenb@ilcusa.orgFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEAtria Senior Living Group and ILC-USA Launch Innovative Conference NEW YORK (August 3, 2009) – As people live longer and increasingly make the decision to relocate to a senior living community, their life satisfaction and happiness, or “subjective well-being” (SWB) in later life become issues of vital concern and are the basis for a new project linking the International Longevity Center-USA, a leading policy and research center on healthy aging, and Atria Senior Living Group, one of the nation’s largest providers of independent and assisted living services. The project, which will probe keys to satisfaction and well-being, a growing topic of research interest and practical application, is bringing together leading experts from health care, senior living organizations and related fields. “Our project’s outcomes will be of importance to older persons who leave their longtime home for a new residence and new