U.S. News & World Report: How Senior Living Fosters Strong Family Connections
Last Updated: October 23, 2025
In a recent article from U.S. News & World Report, Erickson Senior Living’s vice president of community living, Sarah Kokinos, weighed in on the benefits of senior living communities—not only for the senior, but for the entire family. Her expert insights explain how thoughtful community design and programming foster stronger connections between residents and their loved ones.
“When a loved one first moves to one of our communities, we often find that family members feel a sense of relief and peace of mind knowing their loved one is safe and well cared for,” says Sarah Kokinos, vice president of community living at Erickson Senior Living, which manages Oak Crest.
“As residents become more engaged within their senior living community, their adult children can more fully embrace their own lives, work, and relationships,” Kokinos says. “In our experience, it's really a win-win situation for most families.”
In addition, Ed Bollinger, a resident at Oak Crest, the Erickson Senior Living-managed community in Parkville, Maryland, shared his family’s own personal experience for the article.
“After we moved to Oak Crest, our oldest daughter thanked us,” he says. “She said, ‘Dad, I want to thank you and Mom for moving to a retirement community. I am seeing many of our friends trying to juggle their time and energy between parents, their family, their spouse and their employment. I have much less worry and burden because you live at Oak Crest.”