Welcome to the first in our four-part series on continuing care retirement communities. A continuing care retirement community or CCRC is a senior community that offers all the benefits of retirement village living such as housing, meals, social activities, and transportation, with the additional benefit of both assisted living and nursing home care offered on […]
What’s the Cost of Your Senior Retirement Lifestyle?
Every financial planner will tell you that when it comes to your retirement, the first thing to do is determine what kind of lifestyle you want to have during those years. What’s your senior retirement lifestyle? Do you intend to have your house paid off? Will you travel a lot? Do you want to downsize […]
How Senior Living Communities Can Reduce Feelings of Isolation & Depression
Growing older doesn’t have to mean being alone, but that’s an all too common reality for many older adults. It’s estimated that as recently as 2010, nearly a third of people aged 65 and older lived alone. Positive human relationships are a vital part of maintaining our overall wellbeing, which is why loneliness can have […]
5 Tips to Make Those New Year’s Resolutions Stick
As New Year’s Day approaches, we often find ourselves making the same New Year’s resolutions this year as last. Why? Because we never did manage to make last year’s resolutions stick! Here are some tips to help you make resolutions you can achieve in 2017: Lighten your burden in the new year. It can be […]
Why Choose Faith-Based Retirement Communities?
The search for the right retirement community can feel overwhelming. There are so many to choose from, and a multitude of factors to consider. For many older adults, their faith is among those factors, and it can play a crucial role in determining where they want to live in retirement. While there are many faith-based retirement […]
Chaplain’s Corner – Blessings in the New Year
The month of January gets its name from the Roman god Janus. This god (and notice that I have not capitalized the word “god” here) had two heads looking in opposite directions. This characteristic may be why Janus is associated with new beginnings. Why do we need to look in two different directions with a […]
2017 Trends in Luxury Retirement Communities
As 2016 winds to a close, many of us are already looking toward the coming year. If you or a loved one is considering the move to a retirement community in the new year, here are some trends you may encounter: More choices. As Boomers begin to retire, increased demand has resulted in more organizations […]
How to Overcome the “Holiday Blues”
Have you ever heard of the “holiday blues”? If you find yourself more depressed this time of year when everyone else seems to be merry and bright – you aren’t alone. During the holiday season – loosely defined as the period between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day – many medical professionals see an uptick in […]
4 Winter Activities Enjoyed in Senior Communities
Winter can often signal a limitation in one’s everyday activities, especially if you live alone or in a remote area. One of the great benefits of living in a senior community is that winter doesn’t have to signal the onset of cabin fever! Here are four popular activities enjoyed by older adults in senior communities […]
How to Prevent Slips and Falls this Winter
As the weather begins to dip below freezing, one of the greatest – and most overlooked – threats to senior mobility increases. The accumulation of ice and snow during winter poses a real danger to seniors who may already suffer from mobility issues, and our bones also become more brittle as we age. This means […]
