Nowadays there are three groups of people downsizing: 90 year olds are moving to retirement residences, the 70 plus crowd is moving to bungalows, condos or apartments, and the over 50 year olds are moving to a new LIFESTYLE, be...
It can be an agonizing decision to make; however, it’s one that many of us have to ultimately face at some time in our lives. Placing your mother or father into long-term care often signals increased mental or physical...
Many seniors have been through “tough” times and they want to sell items that will not sell. They have great difficulty donating things. As a retired teacher I often give our seniors “homework.” I hand them a new box...
Most ѕеniоrѕ wаnt tо livе indереndеntlу for аѕ long as they саn. Mоving intо аn assisted living соmmunitу might mаkе sense for аnу numbеr оf reasons, but оnе must nоtе thе ѕеniоr'ѕ ѕеlf-еѕtееm due to less independence may be...
Even in some of the best and most expensive senior living communities, the meals are mediocre at best. High prices can far outweigh the nutritional value of the meals. Quite often meals are small, tasteless and unappetizing. Seniors who...
As they near retirement and the end of their working lives, many seniors find that they are in a position where they don't have enough money to live from day to day. They may have credit card debt or...
Even if you aren’t a caregiver for your elderly parents there may come a time when financial issues have to be discussed with them. Sometimes seniors aren’t able to handle their money as well when they age. Often this...
Keeping busy once you retire can seem difficult, especially at first. If you’ve retired from a job, you will probably miss the schedule and the time spent with other people. Suddenly, you have hours each day that need to...
So we all agree that as we age we would much prefer to stay in our own homes. Right? Seniors staying at home longer is the answer.
We recently published an article on just that https://seniorslifestylemag.com/housing/senior-housing-needs/
Anything to keep us out of nursing...
Symptoms of Relocation Stress Syndrome are:
exhaustion
sleep disturbance
anxiety
grief
depression
disorientation.
These can be exacerbated by the death of a loved one, dementia, poor physical health, frailty, no support system, sensory impairment and simply not knowing what lies...
