Tips and Advice

Caregiving

The Best - and Worst - Ways Caregivers Can Take Care of Themselves
How to use pet therapy correctly with seniors
10 Tips for Preventing Falls In The Elderly
How to care for yourself when you're a caregiver
Attending Your Senior Loved Ones Doctor Appointments

Family and Personal Care

The Best - and Worst - Ways Caregivers Can Take Care of Themselves
How to use pet therapy correctly with seniors
10 Tips for Preventing Falls In The Elderly
Caring for a Bedbound Loved One at Home
How The Elderly Can Beat The Heat This Summer

Environment

Avoid This Dangerous Killer: Winter Dehydration
Science versus the Environment in Aging Hearing Loss
Snowstorm bears down on Elderly
Portland Retirement Residence Goes Green
Green Spaces Renew Elder Care

Elder Abuse

The biggest warning signs for elder abuse
8 Questions You Need to Ask When Looking for Home Care
Top tips for preventing elder abuse
How to Search for Warning Signs of Elder Abuse
Who is most at risk of elderly abuse?

Health and Wellness

What Did You Say? How to Listen For the Signs...That It's Time For A Hearing Aid
The 5 Worst Eye Problems For Seniors
Healthy Eating for Older People Doesn't Have to Be Impossible
How to Identify Depression in the Elderly
Don’t Flush Money Down the Toilet: How to Use Sanitaton Products to Save Money

Physical Activity

What Did You Say? How to Listen For the Signs...That It's Time For A Hearing Aid
Can Diabetes make you blind?
Seven Ways for Mature Adults to Find Fun in the Snow
Die-Hards Compete at 55+ Olympic Games
6 Benefits of Senior Centers for Seniors

Healthy Living

The 5 Worst Eye Problems For Seniors
Don’t Flush Money Down the Toilet: How to Use Sanitaton Products to Save Money
Bracing for a winter in Canada
5 Misconceptions about Hip Supports
How Bamboo Can Help Reduce Pain

Senior Living

8 Questions You Need to Ask When Looking for Home Care
7 Tips for Communicating with Someone with Dementia
More seniors are finding love in retirement communities
Practical tips for interacting with an Alzheimer's sufferer
What Hospice Care Does

Cooking for Health

Healthy Eating for Older People Doesn't Have to Be Impossible
How to encourage obese seniors to lose weight
Recipe: Homemade eggnog
How to stay healthy during the holidays
Make your own spaghetti sauce

Mental Health

How to Identify Depression in the Elderly
Beat the Winter Blues - Shedding Light on Seasonal Sadness
Everything You Ever Needed to Know About Sundowner's Syndrome
6 Benefits of Senior Centers for Seniors
How to Deal with the Dangers of Senior Gambling

Alzheimer's Care

7 Tips for Communicating with Someone with Dementia
Practical tips for interacting with an Alzheimer's sufferer
Nursing home versus home care: How to decide
Music brings back Memories for Alzheimer's Patients
Legacy Gift Launches Ohio Memory Care Pavilion

Brain Health

7 Tips for Communicating with Someone with Dementia
How wearable technology can keep you younger - longer
The best creative activities for seniors
Seniors, those who love them, and substance abuse
Caring for seniors with dementia

Entertainment and Hobbies

Gardening Safely with the Elderly
What are the best games for seniors?
The best creative activities for seniors
Seniors and pets: A doggone good idea, or a hairy mess?
5 Reasons Why Seniors Should Utilize Senior Centers

Hobbies

Gardening Safely with the Elderly
The best creative activities for seniors
Seniors and pets: A doggone good idea, or a hairy mess?
5 Reasons Why Seniors Should Utilize Senior Centers
A guide to gardening for seniors

Games and Puzzles

What are the best games for seniors?
Researchers say video games may boost seniors' mental health
Sudoku for Seniors is still a Puzzle
Brain exercises could alleviate symptoms of dementia
Goalie spurs healthy lifestyle choices by seniors

Marketing

How to Fish for Leads...the right way and the wrong way
New Media for Older Adults - Bridging the Gap
10 Tips for Talking with Older Adults
Bad Mood Foods
Inside The Mind of the World's Toughest Buyer

Sales

How to Fish for Leads...the right way and the wrong way
New Media for Older Adults - Bridging the Gap
10 Tips for Talking with Older Adults
Bad Mood Foods
Inside The Mind of the World's Toughest Buyer

Senior Living Professionals

How to Fish for Leads...the right way and the wrong way
New Media for Older Adults - Bridging the Gap
10 Tips for Talking with Older Adults
Bad Mood Foods
Inside The Mind of the World's Toughest Buyer

Home Safety

Caring for a Bedbound Loved One at Home
How The Elderly Can Beat The Heat This Summer
How to stop older people from falling
Senior-friendly designs help keep older people at home longer
The dangers of seniors living alone

Financial Planning

Seniors: Don't Discount a Discount
Growing number of elderly struggle to get mortgages
Is it time to fire your financial advisor?
Little-known Tax Credit Can Help Seniors Cope With A Health Impairment
It's Never too Late to Plan Ahead for Retirement

Gadget Reviews

How wearable technology can keep you younger - longer
Maryland retirement home gets own Zipcars
How technology is making seniors safer
Staying ahead of the Wii Learning Curve
Accessibility Settings Make Technology Use Easier for Seniors

Learning and Technology

How wearable technology can keep you younger - longer
Why seniors need to be on social media
Maryland retirement home gets own Zipcars
How technology is making seniors safer
New Media for Older Adults - Bridging the Gap

Online Learning

Why seniors need to be on social media
Bridging the Generation Gap for Jewish Seniors
Octogenarian Finds his Niche with Online Fine Art Marketing
Seniors and Social Media are on the Rise for all the Right Reasons
Tablets KO eReaders for Older Adults

Health Guide

The truth about age spots
How to know when it's time for a hearing aid
How Bamboo Can Help Reduce Pain
Signs and Symptoms of a Stroke
Seven Ways for Mature Adults to Find Fun in the Snow

Home Renovation

New options on the horizon for multi-generational families

Active Lifestyle

More seniors are finding love in retirement communities
Joie de Vivre! Top Destinations to Retire by the Beach
International Day of Families 2013: A focus on seniors
Baby Boomers create niche retirement communities
Think it's too late for marriage? Think again

Careers

The benefits of know about your benefits
6 Job Search Tips for the 50+ Crowd
Top Boomer Job Trends for 2014
More Boomers looking to real estate as encore careers
Who are the world's oldest business executives?

Finances and Work

The benefits of know about your benefits
Growing number of elderly struggle to get mortgages
Is it time to fire your financial advisor?
6 Job Search Tips for the 50+ Crowd
Little-known Tax Credit Can Help Seniors Cope With A Health Impairment

Driving for Seniors

3 Tips for Safe Elderly Driving
Moving Company Licensing Overview
Road Safety Week is for Seniors, for everyone
Politicians look to help seniors with transportation
New technology could keep seniors driving longer

Uncategorized

Hearing Loss in the Elderly
What is a hospice?
Today's elderly veterans facing affordable housing shortage
Bomb-sniffing dog moves to local retirement home
Designing your community to turn tours into Move-ins. Are you selling a cruise ship or prison?

Computer News

New Media for Older Adults - Bridging the Gap
Touch Screen Technologies for Seniors with Dementia
Teaching Positive Technology Techniques to Retirement Residents - A Case Study
Seniors and Social Media are on the Rise for all the Right Reasons
Tablets KO eReaders for Older Adults

Management

New Media for Older Adults - Bridging the Gap
10 Tips for Talking with Older Adults
Bad Mood Foods
Inside The Mind of the World's Toughest Buyer
From FOLLOW UP Failure to FABULOUS

Upcoming Events

ACHCA Summer Leadership Conference
The 11th Annual Silicon Valley Boomer Venture Summit
ALFA 2014 Conference & Exposition
LSN Annual Meeting and Exhibition
What's Next Boomer Business Summit

Travel

The Dos and Don'ts of Travel Insurance
Joie de Vivre! Top Destinations to Retire by the Beach
Four Winter Get-aways for Adventurous Boomers
House Sitting - One Woman's Never Ending Story
The Top Seven Reasons to Retire in Mexico

Travel Tips

The Dos and Don'ts of Travel Insurance
Joie de Vivre! Top Destinations to Retire by the Beach
Four Winter Get-aways for Adventurous Boomers
House Sitting - One Woman's Never Ending Story
Five popular scams against 'snowbird seniors'

Hardware Reviews

Staying ahead of the Wii Learning Curve
Tablets KO eReaders for Older Adults

Hospice Care

What Hospice Care Does
The 5 Most Common Regrets of Palliative Care Patients
Therapy dog assists at hospice
Teens bring birthday cheer to hospice
Hawaiian hospice to reopen

Baby Boomers

How to Know When it is Time for Home Care
Great New Sport for Active Baby Boomers: Pickleball

Senior Housing

How to Know When it is Time for Home Care
The Differences Between an Interstate and Intrastate Move
New Chinese law allows elderly to sue adult children for not visiting
Toronto Nuns Go Green in Retirement
Three ways to use your house for retirement planning

Destinations

Joie de Vivre! Top Destinations to Retire by the Beach
Four Winter Get-aways for Adventurous Boomers
House Sitting - One Woman's Never Ending Story
The Top Seven Reasons to Retire in Mexico
10 favorite vacation spots for Baby Boomers

Lodging

Joie de Vivre! Top Destinations to Retire by the Beach
Four Winter Get-aways for Adventurous Boomers
House Sitting - One Woman's Never Ending Story
The Top Seven Reasons to Retire in Mexico
Cruising

Assisted Living

Standards of Care in Long Term Care in Canada
Commune for Seniors Goes Beyond Materialism
Oklahoma retirement home builds tornado shelter for residents
Portland Retirement Residence Goes Green
Austin Texas Develops Senior Urban Village

CCRC Continuing Care Retirement Communities

Standards of Care in Long Term Care in Canada
Portland Retirement Residence Goes Green
Austin Texas Develops Senior Urban Village
Connecticut Retirement Community Holds Holiday Toy Drive
Aging in Place and Its Implications for Senior Living Communities

Inspiring stories

Baby Boomers Realize Childhood Dreams at MLB Fantasy Camps
Bridging the Generation Gap for Jewish Seniors
House Sitting - One Woman's Never Ending Story
Octogenarian Finds his Niche with Online Fine Art Marketing
SOS - Sweet Pair of Cats Look for New Home in Retirement Community

Senior Celebrities

Amazing Nursing Home Residents Dress Up as Movie Stars
Do you want to live to 109?
Fans Pay Tribute to Stompin' Tom Connors: Video
Who is Britain's Most Powerful Woman?
Aging Pope Benedict XVI Retires

Ageism

Boomer Factoids Create Barriers to Business Success
Creating Empowered Cultures
Words Matter - Paradigms Matter More
Ageless Marketing Matters
Rural police department asks public to report older drivers

Prescription Drugs

Traditional and Alternative Oral Health Care for the Elderly
Are you paying too much for prescription drugs?
New study says flu vaccine offers poor protection for seniors
Flu Season Hits Charlotte North Carolina Hard
Human Enhancement Medication for Older Workers Raises Concerns

Humor

Photo of Little Girl as a 60-year-old Woman Goes Viral
Funny: Early bird dinners
Funny: Cataract Surgery pun

Insurance

Don't be surprised by unexpected funeral costs
Giving the charitable gift of a lifetime
How to choose an executor of your estate
What you need to know before submitting an insurance claim
What comes to mind when you think of life insurance?

Veterans

H for Hebrew - A Jewish POW's WWII Story of Survival
Retired 92 year-old soldier gets gift from fellow servicemen
WWII vet takes shelter in local retirement home during Hurricane Sandy
Veterans Day events: November 10
Veterans Day events: November 13

Credit and Debt

Do seniors deserve senior discounts?
Will the fiscal troubles ahead hit you?
The biggest scams of 2013
Are reverse mortgages a good idea for seniors?
Back to Basics for Over 55 Living

Political Issues

House Sitting - One Woman's Never Ending Story
How the U.S. government shutdown is affecting vulnerable seniors
Egypt's seniors play central role in country's recent uprising
How do aging monarchs lead effectively?
Who is Britain's Most Powerful Woman?

Politics and Government

House Sitting - One Woman's Never Ending Story
How the U.S. government shutdown is affecting vulnerable seniors
Egypt's seniors play central role in country's recent uprising
How do aging monarchs lead effectively?
Video: Elderly woman escorted off train for singing

Grandparenting

Do you want to live to 109?
What are 'grandparent camps'?
The Harsh Realities of Grandparenting in Vietnam
More seniors are taking care of grandchildren
Divorced Elderly Couple Presents Taylor and Burton Sequel, Gets Remarried

Independent Living

Do you want to live to 109?
Lonely New York seniors will receive presents from local charities on Christmas
Families thrive as boomers retire
Senior Rebels with a Cause
Retirement communities may be the answer for seniors

Fashion

Redefining the casual you at 50-something

Software Reviews

Tablets KO eReaders for Older Adults

Books and Movies

Why are there so few seniors in Hollywood movies? An insider view
SuperBowl ad featuring seniors goes viral
Dustin Hoffman Makes Directorial Debut with "Quartet"
85 year-old Sushi Master Dreams of Perfection
Famous Play about Elderly is Revived on London Stage

Social Security

Which countries have the best pension plans?
Will the fiscal troubles ahead hit you?
Get Ready for Paperless Social Security on March 1
The 5 financial issues for seniors in 2013
Business group proposes raising retirement age to 70

Skilled Nursing

Nursing home versus home care: How to decide
World's oldest person dies at 115 years old
English School Children bring Christmas Cheer to the Elderly
10 questions to ask in your nursing home search
The Six-Part Recipe for Finding a Nursing Home for your Parents

End of Life

Will humans ever live to a thousand years old?
How to Navigate through Living Wills and Senior Emergencies
Stimulus bill delays cuts to Medicare, hospice programs saved
End-of-life discussions'may benefit'
Doctors Reluctant to Tell Terminally Ill How Long They Have Left

Tax Aide

Tax tips for seniors
9 Great Perks and Discounts that Come with Getting Older
Do tax cuts help people save for retirement?
Texas Fights Against Hunger in the Elderly
End of year tax tips for seniors

Estate Planning

Will myths keep your last wishes from coming true
Creating Your Own Charitable Endowment using a Donor Advised Fund
Actor's family in court over control of affairs
New act would protect seniors'granting power of attorney
Wills are'a living legal document'

Legal and Insurance

Will myths keep your last wishes from coming true

Medicare

A short look at long-term care insurance
Connecticut senate candidates debate social security
Why seniors in small towns are having trouble finding doctors
Florida and Medicare: Paul Ryan visits retirement community
Obamacare and Seniors: Two Opposing Views

Laws and Regulations

Video: Elderly woman escorted off train for singing
Elderly woman fights to fly American flag
President Obama Proclaims May Older Americans Month
Canadian Prisons Seek Solutions for Graying Inmates
Seniors Could Lose Pets or Face Eviction

Retirement Living

Video: Retirement home residents sing Valentine's Day love song
Researcher says seniors share a distinct smell
April 2012 RetirementConnect
Retirement homes of the future
New study sheds light on seniors and sex

Elections

Obama and Romney fight for the senior vote
Florida's seniors are the focus in 2012 election
Seniors Help Bring Down Greek Government
Albertans Court Seniors in April Election
Seniors Vote from Residences for Super Tuesday

White Papers

Japanese Business Competes for Country’s Silver Lining
Can you tell this retirement home is 'eco-friendly?'
Scammers invent new ways to defraud seniors
E-Readers Blast into Older Adult Space
Gay Pride Month is cause to celebrate for LGBT seniors

Latest

Japanese seniors volunteer with earthquake cleanup
Japan is the world's fastest-aging country
Seniors celebrate Veterans Day
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Comics and Jokes

Senior duo wins comedy award
The Art of Aging Gracefully
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Insurance Issues

Doctors Face Questions about Retirement
Republican Senators put forth new Retirement Freedom Act
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Legal Services

The Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005: A Retirement Home Perspective
Conducting a Workplace Investigation: What Every Retirement Home Operator Needs to Know
Just Cause and the Retirement Home Employee – When is bad conduct bad enough?
Ontario’s Retirement Homes Act, 2010 – An Update
Complaint Management 101: Legal Requirements and Strategies for Retirement Home Owners and Managers

Grief Recovery

Holiday rituals without loved ones
Professional caregivers can mourn after patients pass
Grief recovery advice for the holidays
Love Revisited
When Your Widowed Parent Re-Marries

Rehabilitation Care

Boost in senior cancer survivors expected
Hospitalized seniors eat more if they are among friends
Menopausal symptoms may be warning signs for low bone density, injury
Homecare advocates say'competitive bidding'will put 90 percent out of business
Michigan program tracks seniors with GPS devices

Congregate Living

Newfoundland Seniors Gear up for Summer Camp
Baby boomers expected to favor urban areas in the future
Poll: Obama will be effective thanks to in-home grandparenting
Baby boomers changing the funeral industry
Caregiver turns assisted living facility around
Married baby boomers spend retirement apart
Study: Enhanced physical activity can boost cognitive abilities
Alzheimer's care expected to increase with number of affected

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