UCI study: Leisure World population healthy
The seniors who live at Leisure World are not spending a lot of time
just lounging around. In fact, they are healthier and more active than
their counterparts across the nation, according to a study by UC Irvine.
The second annual survey of the Laguna Woods Leisure World retirement
community, released in late November, illustrates a continuing trend. Of
the seniors who responded to the survey, those who say they need
assistance with activities of daily living decreased from 5% to less than
3%. The average age of seniors there is 78.5.
Those figures are in contrast to the national scene, where 14% of
elderly people say they have an impairment that affects daily living,
according to the study.
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