Category: LIFE
Favorite squat exercises for seniors to enhance quality of life and develop confidence
By Rita La Rosa Loud, B.S. I’ve grown to appreciate squats even more as I’ve entered my senior years. Squats are versatile exercises that can be tailor-made for fitness levels of all ages, including seniors. Whether performed...
Read MoreThe Sandwich Generation: Navigating care for kids and aging parents in Boston and the South Shore
By Mark Friedman If you’re raising children while also supporting aging parents, you’re not alone. You’re part of the Sandwich Generation – an increasing number of adults balancing the intense responsibilities of caring for two...
Read MoreRetirement Dreams or Nightmares
Third act and encore careers: Why senior citizens are punching the clock again By Steven V. Dubin Retirement, as it turns out, isn’t for everyone.Some people spend a few months blissfully gardening, perfecting their pickleball...
Read MoreBoston’s ‘most famous stripper’ bares all in new memoir
By Susan Ovans Lucy Wightman, the exotic dancer dubbed “the thinking man’s stripper” and “the socialite stripper” when, at age 18, she took Boston by storm in the late ’70s, has penned a memoir.Boston-based Hamilcar Publications...
Read MoreHearts that give: The charitable work of Celtic Angels
By Maria Burke, RNOwner, Celtic Angels Home Health Care At Celtic Angels Home Health Care, caregiving doesn’t stop at the doorstep. It extends into the community, the region, and the hearts of those in need. Giving back has...
Read MoreSenior Living. Senior Solutions. Made Simple.
Exploring senior housing options: Finding the right fit for every lifestyle By Korey Welch, Owner of Boom Realty and Senior Mortgage Broker, Loan Factory As people age, their housing needs often change. Whether driven by health...
Read MoreKeeping up with dental care when you’re managing other health issues
By Dr. Richard Wolfert, DMD The Toothboss, www.toothboss.com Many seniors deal with chronic health conditions like arthritis, diabetes, heart disease, or mobility challenges. Under those circumstances, it’s easy to let...
Read MoreSkinMD: ’Look, feel, and be your best’
By Carol Britton Meyer As the saying goes, you’re as young as you feel, and while not the fountain of youth, SkinMD of Hanover provides services that create “happy patients who feel good about how they look and feel,” whatever...
Read MoreCollaborating and Caring
Summer visits or family reunions are a wonderful time to assess how Mom and Dad are doing By Jordan RossFounder, Collaborative Senior Care Concerned about loved ones as they age? Summer vacations and family reunions are often a...
Read MoreMyth or fact? ‘I have a living will, so I don’t need a will or health care proxy’
By Elizabeth A. Caruso, Esq. This is a myth!A living will is a completely separate document from a last will and testament or a health care proxy. Read on and I will explain the differences between the documents.A last will and...
Read MoreYoung at Heart Keeps Bones Strong for Healthy Aging
By Rita La Rosa Loud, B.S. Alongside our younger, middle-aged, and older exercise devotees, we are proud to have amongst us, a “super ager!” That is, according to clinical studies, elders past 80 with reasoning and physical...
Read MoreIt’s been a year since I experienced the loss of a loved one – shouldn’t I feel better by now?
By Gail M Conley, LICSW ACHP-SWOld Colony Hospice & Palliative Care It has been more than a year since my loved one died, shouldn’t I feel better by now?This may be a question you ask yourself or one that others are asking...
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