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Roy & Jan Alofs may not be the typical couple you think would live in a senior living community. They’re a bit younger than the average resident, and Roy still works as a part-time truck driver. There’s no reason they need to live in a retirement community like Royal Park Place. But they love living here.…

Norm and Carol are quite active. In fact, Norm still works part-time when he wants to, and they’re both heavily involved in activities in the community, especially Wii Bowling. So why would two active people who really don’t need any help leave their townhome and move to a retirement community? “I was happy living in the condo,” Norm says. “But our financial advisor had mentioned to Carol that we should put our name on a waiting list at Royal Park Place, just in case the time came when we needed it.” …

When MaryLou Aukeman’s husband Owen and their sons designed and built the Royal Park campus decades ago, she knew one day she’d live at the campus herself. “There was no doubt,” MaryLou says. “My husband and I were both so in love with it here already.” …

“What I learned through that experience was how supportive the hospice team is,” Carol says. “Everyone seems to think hospice care is just about end of life. But it’s not. It’s about quality of life. And the sooner you get these services, the better.” Carol was grateful for the quality care her mother received, from CNAs that came to bathe her and make sure she was comfortable, to nurses who provided helpful medical care.…