senior health
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Seniors and Sex: A Significant Quality of Life Issue
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Countless studies have shown that human interaction has many benefits for seniors (and conversely, loneliness is detrimental to seniors’ mental and physical health); it’s an important… Read More
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The Key Difference Between Social Isolation & Loneliness
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A few weeks ago, Bluespire Insider, a marketing group that focuses on promoting senior living communities, hosted a virtual roundtable conversation about innovative ways to encourage… Read More
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Positive Aging: Changing Your Mindset About Growing Older
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What is your attitude about the aging process? Do you view it as a positive rite of passage or a negative phenomenon that must simply be… Read More
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Everyone Wins: Why Society Must Tap into Seniors’ Experience & Wisdom
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Last week’s post on people’s fear of catching the “old disease” got me thinking about a related topic that I often discuss when I present to… Read More
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Ensuring Proper Nutrition for Seniors (…and How CCRCs Can Help)
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March is National Nutrition Month. Created by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, this annual campaign puts a spotlight on the importance of making informed choices about… Read More
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Are Preconceptions About Senior Living Communities Holding You Back?
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The issue of ageism continues to be a hot topic lately—I’m not sure it’s becoming more of a problem or if we’re just becoming more aware… Read More
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What is the Happiest Age? (You Might Be Surprised by the Answer!)
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What age group of adults would you think is the happiest? If most people were to guess, I’d venture to say that they’d assume people in… Read More
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Proposed Tax Changes May Hit Seniors & CCRCs Hard
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Taxes have been a hot topic over the past few weeks and months as the president and GOP-controlled Congress try to push through changes that will… Read More
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Geriatric Care Managers: “Professional Relatives” to Coordinate Care
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In last week’s blog post, I discussed the steps you and your family can take in advance of a healthcare emergency to reduce some of the… Read More
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