Retirement savings for seniors can be much more complex than you ever imagined, and it can seem that there just isn’t any money left at the end of the month. Even if you have already cut out the morning trip to Starbucks and stay home much more than you go out you may still be…
Tips for Staying in Contact When You Live Far Away
There is no doubt that living far from loved ones can be challenging. It doesn’t matter whether the distance is a few hours by car or several hours by plane, the importance of maintaining regular contact is important. This can become even more important if you have aging parents who aren’t able to travel as…
Making New Friends After a Move to a Senior Community
There is no doubt that moving can be a challenging event in anyone’s life. The physical move itself can be hard, but more often moving is not as difficult as the adjustment to the new home, new locale and new neighbors. It can mean starting over, including finding where to get your hair cut, where…
Taking Advantage of the New Food Pyramid for Seniors
If you are wondering about the best diet for elderly people, you might be surprised to learn that there has been a special food pyramid that was designed specifically with the needs of seniors in mind. Tufts University recently created this new pyramid, which helps to guide seniors to understand their nutritional requirements. The first…
Using Assistive Technologies to Stay in Touch with Friends and Family
The current array of assistive technologies is making it easier and easier to stay in touch with loved ones. After all, few things are more important in life than family and friends and there are lots of different ways that you can keep in touch. In this article, we will explore some of the more…
Preventing Repair Scams
As the old saying goes, “beware of strangers bearing gifts,” and this is especially true when considering elderly home safety issues. Unfortunately, seniors are more and more often the target of fraud or financial crimes. This breach of elderly home safety occurs because many older folks have worked hard throughout their lives, building up significant…
5 Things You Should Know about Probate and Wills
The vast majority of probate cases revolve around Americans who are age 60 and over, so seniors need to be especially cognizant of probate and wills and all the issues surrounding them. Many of us are a little fuzzy on exactly what probate is although for general purposes it is the process which disposes of…
Why Retirees Should Take Advantage of Pet Therapy
Therapy dogs for the elderly have garnered more and more interest in recent years. In this article, we will look at some of the reasons that pet therapy for the elderly works and why so many health care providers and medical industry professionals believe that pet therapy is a great way for helping the elderly….
Going abroad in your retirement years
One of the things that many people look forward to as the age is finally having the chance to travel. Retirement provides the perfect opportunity to get out there and see the world. You likely have a list of places that you have been wanting to visit for years. However, there are some things that…
Rekindling Love After Retirement
There are no written or unwritten laws that state that over 50 dating and older singles are “off the table.” The fact is that people of every age are in the dating game, and there is no reasonable reason that this shouldn’t include you or a loved one. In this article, we will explore the…