The pandemic has been a difficult, often stressful time for many seniors, but as restrictions begin to ease and cases go up, some may also now be feeling anxiety about being...
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Senior Health: You and Your Medications
According to bemedwise.org, U.S. seniors take more medications (including prescriptions, over-the-counter drugs and supplements) than any other population group. Since seniors’...
Independent Living or Assisted Living: Which is the best choice for you?
Senior living has come a long way in the past several decades and today there are more choices than ever before. But that can make the decision more confusing for seniors unless...
Independent Living Downsizing Checklist for Seniors Planning to Move
Preparing for a move to an independent living community may seem overwhelming. But it can also be a great time to downsize and sort through closets, basements and attics so that...
Senior Health: Best Diets for Longevity
Living a long and happy life is a universal human goal, but one that requires a little work to achieve. Recently, the spotlight has been on areas of the world known as Blue...
Senior Health: The Physical and Emotional Benefits of a Daily Walk
Walking is, for many seniors, a part of everyday living. A walk in the woods, a walk around town, a walk through the senior community, walking is an easy and even entertaining...
What to Do If Your Parent Refuses to Move into Senior Living
For many seniors, the suggestion that they move to a senior living community may be an unwelcome one. They may equate a senior living community with the “nursing homes” of their...
Senior Health: 5 Reasons Not to Ignore Loneliness
Everyone has been isolated to some degree over the past year, but for many seniors, it has been especially hard. Being separated from friends and family has brought about intense...
How Seniors Can Connect and Be Influential with Their Grandchildren
Our new normal is placing seniors with grandchildren in a tough spot when it comes to staying in touch and being influential. Even as seniors are getting vaccinated, little ones...
Activities to Stimulate the Brain of a Loved One with Alzheimer’s
Memories are precious at any age, but for seniors, memories are priceless. So, when Alzheimer’s is diagnosed, the first thing many people worry about is the loss of their memory,...
5 Ways Seniors Can Improve Their Emotional Health as They Grow Older
Staying physically healthy is essential to seniors living long and fulfilling lives, but staying emotionally healthy is also key since poor mental health can have dire physical...
10 Tips for Senior Health to Age Well
Well, we made it! Happy 2021! With the past behind us, many are now looking forward to better things ahead and are planning how to get them done. That means making resolutions,...
