Category: LIFE
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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...
Read MoreThe Circle of Care: A team-based approach to support and well-being
By Mark Friedman What is the Circle of Care?Just as it takes a village to raise a child, ensuring the well-being of an older adult or individual receiving care also requires a coordinated and compassionate team. The Circle...
Read MoreStay safe, stay smart: How older adults can outsmart scammers in a digital world
By Leon Merian, SRESRealtor, Compass As we age, wisdom and experience become our greatest strengths – but even the wisest among us can be caught off guard by today’s increasingly sophisticated scams. The digital world offers...
Read MoreStrategies to lower risk of foot and ankle sprain injury
By Rita La Rosa Loud, B.S. Susan, age 65, and her husband, Ralph, age 72, enjoy mountain hiking together. However, Susan lives with chronic pain in her right ankle. Nevertheless, on their annual camping trip, she insisted on...
Read MoreProtecting your loved one’s wishes: The legal essentials every caregiver should know
By Maria Burke, RNOwner, Celtic Angels Home Health Care As caregivers, we pour our hearts into making sure our loved ones are safe, healthy, and comfortable. But one of the most important – and often overlooked – aspects of...
Read MoreTrusting the process of grief and your individual way of experiencing loss
By Dina Brooks, LICSW, ACHP-SWBereavement Program Manager If there were ever a time to accept yourself where you are at, losing someone dear to you is that time. Losing a loved one is simply one of the hardest experiences that...
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