Find Time For Lonely Seniors This Season And Always
When we think of the word holiday, what do we think? Many of us think family, friends and get togethers. For many seniors, there will be no one to...
6 Great Holiday Shopping Tips For Seniors
The holidays are indeed a joyous time of year, but let’s face it – they’re also very expensive. Between parties, family gatherings and holiday shopping, the cost can be...
How To Avoid Senior Relocation Stress Syndrome
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...
Senior Living Choices: Decisions Are Not Easy
It is a fairly common scenario: the daughter who was the primary care giver of her 84 year old mother was sitting together with her in my office. “I feel...
Prevent Homelessness With Universal Design
The Older Womenʼs Network Housing Committee is calling for a change to
federal and provincial building codes to require that all new multi-unit
buildings be Universal Design.
Universal Design will accommodate everyone...
Downsizing for Boomers and Seniors #3: What to Sell
CALLS CALLS CALLS
People call us and say, “My children won’t take much, the consignment shop doesn’t want anything, the auctioneer is very negative about selling my furniture.”
Some weeks we...
Shopping for Grandchildren Help is Here!
Many of us are not as close to our grandchildren as we would like to be, due to our children living in other areas, yet when Christmas arrives we...