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How to Keep Seniors’ Spirits High Over the Holidays

November 28, 2018 | Lake Gibson Village

The holiday season is associated with celebration, but Christmastime can be a very difficult season for seniors. Two statistics shed light as to why. The American Medical Resource Institute reports that six million people over the age of 65 suffer from depression, many of which do not seek treatment. According to Daily Caring, around 28 […]


The Ledger: $25 Million Skilled Nursing Facility Coming to Lake Gibson Village in North Lakeland

November 6, 2018 | Lake Gibson Village

Read the full article and see photos on The Ledger website. By Kevin Bouffard The Ledger Renee Tucker created Lake Gibson Village, a Lakeland retirement community, at the former Carpenters’ Home, at 90 years old one of the city’s oldest buildings. That doesn’t mean she’s looking back. CEO Tucker recently announced the second step in […]


Five Tips for a No-Stress Road Trip

November 1, 2018 | Lake Gibson Village

Around 50 million Americans will be on the road in the days surrounding the Thanksgiving holiday this year, according to AAA estimates. Last year, the number of people traveling over 50 miles during Thanksgiving week was 50.9 million, and 89 percent of those did it via a road trip. AARP studies show the percentage who […]


The Threat of Alzheimer’s Disease Grows as the Race is on to Find the First Survivor

October 16, 2018 | Lake Gibson Village

If Alzheimer’s Disease cannot be stopped, it’s predicted to be a killer to millions more Americans as the years pass by. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said recently that cases of the most common form of dementia will triple over approximately the next 40 years, unless something dramatic happens that changes this trend. […]


Lake Gibson Village Honored to be Voted “Best of the Best” in Polk County

September 25, 2018 | Lake Gibson Village

When it comes to independent and assisted living in Polk County, Lake Gibson Village can call itself the “Best of the Best.” Lake Gibson Village won The Ledger newspaper’s Community Choice Award for both Best Independent Living Facility and Best Assisted Living Facility during an awards dinner on Thursday, September 20, 2018, at the RP […]