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How Exercising Can Reduce Hypertension
High blood pressure is a common occurrence in people. Lack of regular exercise is a major contributor to the development of hypertension, which can lead to severe complications if left unaddressed. When your blood pressure is high, it can negatively impact your organ health. [...]
The Third Act
When Jane Fonda celebrated her 60th birthday, she took stock, seeing her life in three acts. She decided that getting older was not "pathology" or a downward plunge. Getting older, she said, was "potential." Adding years brings "us into wisdom, wholeness, and authenticity." She suggests a life review for a wise Third Act. Today's mature adults want to be active and engaged, exploring and experiencing. [...]
The Benefits of In-Home Care for Military Veterans
Home care services can be an important support system for military veterans, offering personalized care and assistance in the comfort of their own homes. There are numerous benefits that home care provides to veterans, ranging from increased independence and improved overall well-being, to enhanced social connections and specialized care. [...]
Advice: What You Say Matters!
I am honored to write a few thoughts about extended care planning each quarter. The objective of my column is to equip you, the reader, to prepare for an unannounced health event leading to a short or long term care event that could potentially have huge consequences to your retirement plan. Sometimes it’s only one reader whose comments make it all worth the effort. [...]
Assisted Living Specifically
In past articles I have shared the types of senior living options that are available. One of the commonly mentioned options is Assisted Living. A recent article produced by Argentum a Senior Living Industry Association provides a great deal of information about Assisted Living. I want to share a few of the highlights from this article. [...]
Summer 2023 Issue
From the Publisher ... Today’s "retirement" is decidedly "not your father's retirement." The concept of retirement and what it means has been turned on its head in the last decade. Visit a Life Plan or Independent Living community and you’ll see what I mean; these communities offer resort-style living [...]
Revisiting – Aging in Place
I want to share a few thoughts to be sure when one equates "Aging In Place" with "this is all I will accept" that they think a little further. My points really revolve around a differentiation between aging-in-place-in-current-setting-no-matter-what versus aging in "place" where "place" is a community. [...]
Charge Up Your Health … Try Something New
When you have a reliable routine, your emotions are in balance, and you feel more productive throughout the day. Looking after an animal that is reliant on you is also an opportunity to become more physically and emotionally stronger as a person. This responsibility also carries over to other aspects of your life. [...]
After the Retirement Honeymoon
We retire when the time is right. We enjoy open schedules and limited responsibilities. And then, after a while, we notice we are getting a little itchy, a little uncomfortable, a little undirected. Social scientists call these feelings "the end of the honeymoon period." [...]