Aug 4, 2015 | Aging In Place, Independent Living Tips, Senior Health
For a variety of reasons, it’s not always practical to move. At the same time, individuals approaching and beyond retirement age realize that some of the features that once made their homes so attractive could become impediments as their physical abilities change....
Aug 1, 2015 | Assisted Living News, Senior Health, Senior Living Communities
The baby boomers may not have reached your community en masse yet. They’re coming, however, and senior living communities across the country are beginning to implement a number of custom features to attract them. Boomers don’t want to view moving to a community as “a...
Jun 8, 2015 | Aging In Place, Senior Health, Senior Living Communities
It’s no secret that retired people enjoy more leisure time than the average working individual. What is surprising is just how much of that newfound free time seniors spend watching TV — nearly seven hours each day. But along with providing many hours of enjoyment,...
Jun 8, 2015 | Senior Health, Senior Living Communities
Although our culture maintains stereotypes of older adults as technology phobics or novices, the Pew Research Center reports that over half of senior citizens use the Internet and have cell phones. Nowhere is this technology more important than in senior living...
Jun 8, 2015 | Aging In Place, Senior Health
When planning a senior living community, it’s important to realize that retirees aren’t willing to settle for a view and a roster of activities. They’re accustomed to up-to-date technology in their homes and expect the same in their next residence, research says....
Jun 8, 2015 | Aging In Place, Senior Health
Imagine that your beloved grandmother — the one who made you cookies, bandaged your skinned knees and listened to you practice trombone for hours on end — can’t attend your wedding because she is too frail to travel. You’d feel heartbroken that someone so dear to you...
