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Magazine Issues
Spring 2024 Issue
From the Publisher ... This issue, we look at cutting edge designs in new homes designed for the Active Adult, which includes the pre-retiree and early retiree, to the couple that want a home that allows them to age-in-place well into their retirement years. If you haven’t taken advantage of an open house or community tour in recent years, you may find yourself absolutely amazed at what the market offers today for the 55+ crowd. [...]
Cover Story
Best Floorplans for the Active Adult 55+
Floorplans are one of the most important aspects for homeowners and often the driving factor when making a decision about what kind of home to buy or build. The 55-plus population is still active and often retirement is delayed. Convenience and maintenance-free living are attractive amenities after years of raising children. Floorplans that include aging in place are also [...]
Feature Articles
Scale/Range of Independent Living (Active Adult) Communities
For several decades I have heard key players in the retirement industry, at various association meetings and the like, seek more effective ways to help prospects understand what is being offered at a particular community. In an effort to help us understand differences between communities, I have come up with my own scale. [...]
New Product Videos
New Product Video for House of Rohl – Allia Fireclay Sink
New Product Video for House of Rohl - Allia Fireclay Sink
Housing
Featured Amenity of the Week – The Landing at Sycamore Creek – City Lake Park
City Lake Park, located on the Jamestown side of High Point, is a beloved local treasure that offers an array of activities that delight visitors throughout the year. Residents of The Landing at Sycamore Creek by Nova Triad Homes find City Lake Park to be a cherished nearby amenity for their community. [...]
Retirement Communities
Featured Amenity of the Week – Salemtowne – Monarch Waystation
The Community Garden on the campus at Salemtowne is one of beauty and joy. Residents Kay Snavely and Carolyn Stokes not only help with flowers and tomatoes in the garden, but they also started a butterfly waystation. These butterflies are tagged and tracked. They share about this process. [...]
Healthcare
7 Ways to Fight Caregiver Stress and Burnout
One in three adults in the U.S. cares for an aging or disabled loved one. If you’re one of these family caregivers, you know how demanding the role can be. The good news is, there are many ways to avoid caregiver stress and maintain a healthy balance in your life. If you’re noticing irritability, depression, exhaustion, or an increase in health problems, you could be suffering from burnout. Here are some tips to help you cope. [...]
Service Providers
Plant the Seed
Planning often involves reviewing insurance programs that help us manage events that could otherwise have catastrophic financial consequences. One of the most important conversations to have with family members is Long Term Care Planning. As we age, our bodies begin to require certain assistance for us to function. Long term care is assistance provided because of the inability to perform activities of daily living due to an illness, injury, or progressive cognitive impairment. [...]
Staying Fit & Healthy
I Love Being Grey!
I love my grey hair. I don’t worry about people saying that I look old. Instead, I enjoy the time recovered from hairdresser appointments. The world has told us that getting older is about decline, weakness, modesty, and withdrawal. Nope, getting older is whatever we want it to be, for as long as possible. I Have Choices! Today, seniors make more choices about activities and schedules. I Keep Doing! I know that continuing to be competent means that I continue to be independent, happy, and satisfied. [...]
Arts, Leisure & Travel
Awakening Purpose
David Haynes didn’t think cats would be the key that opened the door to new fulfillment, undiscovered talent, and income. Haynes was doing well as a Long-Term Care Insurance Specialist and life was good. Life took another turn in 2019 when he took a portrait painting class at the Creative Aging Network in Greensboro. The theme was a pet portrait class. "I had never painted until that class," said Haynes. He took the class to give the portrait of their family cats to his wife, Amy, for her birthday. [...]