The Danish Home has been busy renovating and remodeling to meet the needs of today’s seniors.
On the first day without rain all week, The Danish Home of Chicago boutique senior living community welcomed nearly 600 guests to its annual Summerfest June 23rd. Children, teens and adults from the home’s Norwood Park neighborhood came as well as the many friends, family members and supporters of the not-for-profit residence. “It was…
She is 93 years old and willingly did something that would give people a fraction of her age pause. On a clear day May 24th, Shirley Spear, resident of The Danish Home of Chicago boutique senior living community, braved the Tilt! window attraction at Chicago’s John Hancock Center. Taking her place in the bank of…
It was maybe the best part of the trip. Although Julie Krueger believes she’s gained weight due largely to the great food at The Danish Home, she weighs a lowly 47 pounds. Or at least its equivalent, if she lived on the moon. Julie was one of about a dozen residents from the senior living…
On a picture-perfect day June 24, The Danish Home of Chicago boutique senior living community celebrated “Spirit of Family” with an outdoor festival reminiscent of Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen. While scores of families came out for The Danish Home’s 125th anniversary event, it may as aptly have been called “Spirit of Volunteers.” Over 100 of…
A chance Google search, which led to a popular blog, introduced a New York resident to his family’s prestigious legacy beyond anything he could have imagined. John Thorsen, Jr. of East Hampton, New York, fortuitously stumbled on The Hope Chest, a blog of The Danish Home of Chicago. “I Googled my great-great grandmother Emma Thorsen…
Her expectations were high, but have been impressively exceeded. When Ellen Stolfa-Rowe’s mother Evelyn Stolfa made the decision to move to The Danish Home almost ten years ago, Ellen was all for it, primarily due to the great things she’d heard about the boutique senior living community. “I knew she’d be going into a great…
The Danish Home boutique senior community in the Chicago neighborhood of Norwood Park, caught Marge Mickey’s eye long before she moved in. The Danish Home, a boutique senior community in the Chicago neighborhood of Norwood Park, caught Marge Mickey’s eye long before she moved in as a resident in 2012. Having raised her family in…
