Got aging parents at home?
49% of drivers report regularly thinking about arriving on time while driving Londoners are most likely to think about arriving on time (52%), Welsh drivers are the most likely to think about future planning (27%) and those in...
Daniel Bone discovers there is more to traveling in Switzerland than funicular railways, cable cars and elegant paddle steamers. Swiss retirees are leading the way in 21st century travel.             In March 2017 I decided to resign from work, load a...
As much as we hate to admit it, growing older does affect our driving skills. Our vision, reflexes and reaction time deteriorate as we age. For some, the decline can make the difference between driving safely and driving dangerously....
The Tour de France starts next month, and with it comes television coverage that intimately takes viewers on a journey throughout the gorgeous French countryside. This should be all the motivation you need in order to get out of...
A large developer in a major city was building a high end condo and suddenly needed to call in architects to make some adjustments to the design of the building. Several young people were interested in buying units but...
Often when a family member is unable to return home after a hospital stay because they need to go to a retirement residence or nursing home the family really doesn’t know what to say or do.             The parent usually states...
So often we think of what could be done to enable seniors to remain in their homes.             When we had young children, we had limited finances for babysitting so I started a “Babysitting Bank.” There were a dozen families involved...
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Safe Winter Walking

Chilly weather and shorter days are upon us, signalling the arrival of winter in the near future. For those of us who live in colder climates, winter brings with it a new set of challenges. Many of these challenges...
As we get older quite often we find ourselves in pain, sometimes from arthritis or from a chronic illness. Pain can be debilitating and become so intense that it keeps us from moving around. Every movement seems to make...
As the weather starts to warm up we all start to think of ways that we can get outside more. We want to walk more and even start cycling. Cycling is generally a safe activity, but as a senior...