The Senior Loneliness Epidemic & Solutions to “Cure” It
Isolation is the “silent killer” affecting an estimated 8 million seniors in the U.S., but it is an epidemic that often goes unnoticed and untreated, according to a panel of experts who testified before the Senate Special Committee on Aging in April of this year. On average, 40 percent of seniors are impacted by the [...]
Prospective CCRC Residents’ 9 Frequently Asked Questions
I frequently have the privilege of talking with prospective residents of continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs, or life plan communities) who are visiting different locations in order to better educate themselves on their options. Some have already definitively determined that they want to move to a CCRC and just need to decide which one best [...]
Making a Move: Packing Parties and Other Creative Ideas
Recently I had the chance to speak with a couple that lives in a continuing care retirement community (CCRC or “life plan community”) in Virginia. Let’s call them Joe and Becky. […]
How CCRCs Can Ease Retirement-Related Fears
As I present to and talk with people at continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs, also called life plan communities) across the country, there are certain “recurring themes” that I hear. One subject that is frequently voiced revolves around the stress associated with envisioning and planning for the future, and indeed, it can feel like a [...]
How to Analyze the Quality of a CCRC Healthcare Center
There are countless benefits to living in a continuing care retirement community (CCRC, also called a life plan community)–from engaging and fun social opportunities to top-notch amenities and services–but one of the chief reasons for considering a move to a CCRC is the accessibility of healthcare services if and when you need them. A CCRC [...]
Proposed Tax Change Could Be Costly for Older Americans
If you saw President Trump’s recently proposed tax plan, you may have been struck by several things. First, its brevity. The country’s current tax code is a monster at tens of thousands of pages long. The plan proposed by Trump was a mere one page. Talk about concise! There were aspects of the plan that [...]