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Should retirees return to work?

Retirement living can be the most satisfying time of a person’s life. If they use their time with friends and family, volunteering, traveling, and doing things they are passionate about, retirees will find that their retirement years are enjoyed. However, if seniors do not think about how they plan to use their free time in retirement, many of them will find themselves lonely, which can be detrimental to one’s health. As reported recently on BBCNews.com, a senior advisor to the British Pri

 

Managing Incontinence in the Senior Living Setting

Incontinence affects more than half of the elderly who are homebound or in long-term care, according to the National Association For Continence. Because this condition affects residents at all types of senior living and assisted living facilities, finding best practices for managing urinary and bowel incontinence is a concern for staff. Here is information you can share with residents in any care environment to better recognize types of incontinence and choose products based on gender, activity

 

What's on your senior housing checklist?

If it’s time for you or your loved one to move to a retirement community or assisted living community, do you know what criteria you should be looking for? The first step required, no matter what kind of senior housing community you are looking for, is to start research as early as possible. There are many factors you should be looking at,

 

Seniors Look for True Love on Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day is a centuries' old secular observance on February 14. It's a day when lovers and married partners take time to show their long lasting affection through flowers, chocolates, cards and dinners. Romance is in the air. That's all well and good if you're in a relationship, but if not, how does a person get into one, especially if your 60+. Easy. Go online and get involved in a datin

 

New Hampshire retirement community compiles veteran memoirs

Last Saturday, the last veteran of World War One passed away at the age of 110. With World War Two, there are still 1.7 million veterans alive in North America, and one assisted living community is working hard to make sure their stories are being heard. Kendal at Hanover, a retirement community in Hanover,

 

Japan is the world's fastest-aging country

North America’s aging population is rapidly expanding, and many new assisted living and Alzheimer Care communities are being created to meet increased demand, but while North America’s seniors will be cared for by younger generations, not all countries will have that support system in place for their seniors. According to a recent article in the Washington Post, Japan’s Health and Welfare Ministry is projected to de

 

Join Dr. Michael Gordon, Director of Palliative Care at Baycrest in Toronto, for his insights on aging.

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Senior men close age gap
“We've definitely seen a change in the culture and attitudes men have about their health,” said Dr. Lisa Tank, chief of geriatrics at Hackensack (NJ) University Medical Center, and director of the Center for Healthy Senior Living. ... [ more ]

Ontario Tax Credit Would Support Renovations To Senior's Homes
Ontario is proposing a new tax credit that would make it easier for seniors to stay safely in their homes for longer. Premier Dalton McGuinty visited the home of a 91-year-old senior who lives in Hornby, Ontario today to talk about his government's ... [ more ]

Low-income senior housing project in Duarte gets federal boost
"There is a huge amount of need for senior affordable housing everywhere," said Dan Hutson, the be.group's vice president of communication and brand development. "We tend to end up doing projects where there is a municipality that has either funds, ... [ more ]

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