Eivind Torske walks with the limp he’s had since childhood, when he was stricken with polio as a young boy. It is only fitting, then, that the 88-year-old Norwegian-born resident of The Danish Home of Chicago was first to receive the COVID-19 vaccine when it came to the boutique senior living community in January. A…
The Danish Home of Chicago is resurrecting an old practice to address a new challenge. Since the pandemic has prohibited residents of the boutique senior living community in Norwood Park from visiting with the volunteers they’re used to seeing on a regular basis, they’re exchanging cards and letters with them instead – a good, old-fashioned…
The Danish Home of Chicago and The Danish Home Foundation are proud to announce that “Dronning Margrethes and Prins Henriks Fond” (Queen Margrethe’s and Prince Henrik’s Foundation) in Denmark has awarded a generous grant to The Danish Home Foundation’s “Our Future in Focus” capital campaign. The Danish royal foundation supports cultural, scientific and social purposes in the…
The Danish Home of Chicago is often described as “a boutique senior living community nestled in the historic neighborhood of Norwood Park.” But, as anyone associated with the community will attest, the 130-year-old edifice is so much more. Extending the boundaries of outstanding care for older adults, The Danish Home is a cultural touchpoint rooted…
For many, the prospect of holding an event “online only” that traditionally occurs in swanky digs with fine food, cocktails and first-class entertainment would be daunting. But the Danish Home Foundation’s annual fundraiser on September 19 wasn’t the boutique senior community’s first virtual rodeo, so to speak. In May, the 129-year-old community nestled in the…
“I was so extremely excited to see my mom in person! Physical presence is so important,” said Sue Santucci, who hadn’t seen her mother, Mary, face-to-face since February. Until just over a month ago, friends and relatives of residents at The Danish Home of Chicago, a boutique senior community in Norwood Park, had to make…
“I always get my best ideas when I’m hiking,” said Bruce Bro, seasoned climber and new board member of The Danish Home Foundation. One in particular came to him on a trek in early spring: hike the 500-mile Colorado Trail as a “Hike for Danish America” fundraiser benefiting Danish-American organizations across the country. Beginning June…
In the 129 years since its founding in 1891, The Danish Home of Chicago had a first. On May 21, the Norwood Park boutique senior community and perennial host to traditional festivals and events presented a live, virtual concert featuring two-time Grammy Award-winning violinist and composer Mads Tolling. Streamed on YouTube, it was a…
Evelyn Kapicka loves to share her extensive collection of owls with visitors to her cozy corner apartment at The Danish Home of Chicago. Why owls? Because, she explains, her maiden name of Moudry means “a wise person” in Czech. The 94-year-old picked an appropriate collectible, because she is as bright as they come. Evelyn is…
The holidays are over, the bleak mid-winter is in full swing, and people are back to their routines after gathering from far and wide to visit family in November and December. Over the holidays, many adult children and relatives spent more extended, concentrated time with aging parents. As such, they may have noticed some changes…