Spring cleaning is an opportunity to not only give your home a nice cleaning, but also take preventative measures to ensure home safety as you age.
7 Ways to Lower Your Fall Risk & Stay Safe at Home
Written by guest blogger Aaron Hall, Best Company It’s easy to think that you will never experience a debilitating fall, but the reality is that by age 65, more than a third of all citizens will fall at least once every year. And the older you get, the more...
The Financial Realities of Retirement Today
Retirement isn’t what it used to be; between the rising cost of healthcare and people living longer, your retirement savings might not allow you to retire into a life of leisure as you may have hoped. When it comes to money and retirement, the majority of Americans...
The Rise of Senior Volunteers
People tend to think of retirement as a paid vacation, but in these strained financial times, it’s no longer reasonable to assume that you’ll be able to afford to travel the world or take up leisure activities. In addition to money savvy seniors trying to remain...
Social Interactions Promote Emotional and Physical Health
When the Beatles wrote the song “With A Little Help From My Friends,” they probably were not thinking about the benefits of social activities for seniors. Although it’s true that we are more likely to thrive throughout all stages of life when we have good friends by...
Immunizations: What Seniors Should Know
As the summer begins to wane, marketing materials promoting the flu shot for seniors seem to be everywhere. And with flu season right around the corner, it makes perfect sense: doctors and pharmacists want to make sure that seniors are protected every winter since the...
