Last year, we shared the story of a continuing care retirement community (CCRC, also called a life plan community) in Evanston, Illinois — Three Crowns Park — that came up with a creative way to encourage intergenerational interactions on their campus. Located across the street from a facility that hosts a variety of children’s sports [...]
Turning 65 is a major milestone for a lot of people. In the U.S., it’s considered the typical “retirement age,” opening the door to a variety of benefits, including the ability for retirees to sign up for a Medicare health insurance plan. While Medicare can help ensure seniors get the healthcare and services they need, [...]
The National Opinion Research Center (NORC) at the University of Chicago is a well-respected, nonpartisan research organization that studies and analyzes a range of social and economic topics. In 2019, they published their groundbreaking “Forgotten Middle” study, which explored how the number, demographics, health status, and financial resources of middle-income seniors would evolve in the [...]
Data from the Pew Research Center shows that technology use by seniors is rapidly increasing. Surveys conducted in 2021 revealed that 96 percent of people age 50 to 64 use the internet, as do 75 percent of seniors age 65 and older. Indeed, seniors are online for entertainment, socialization, news, and research. With this in [...]
September is Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month, an annual initiative designed to educate people about suicide prevention as well as the warning signs of suicide. It is often a taboo topic that people avoid discussing, but suicide is indeed a major public health issue in this country. And seniors are disproportionately impacted. Trigger warnings: suicide, [...]
Cooking shows and contests are all the rage lately. From the popular Great British Bake Off, to Top Chef, to Chopped, we seem to love watching people cook, especially when there’s an element of friendly competition involved! Recently, a leader in the senior living industry decided to get in on the action and showcase the [...]
Football season has begun with millions of people tuning in to watch their favorite teams battle it out on the gridiron. For retirees and those approaching retirement, fall is also a good time of year to assess your own “team” of professional services providers. These are the people who you may need to call on [...]
In response to demand from residents and prospects, more and more senior living communities are going “green.” This includes everyday Earth-friendly initiatives like recycling programs, ridesharing, and composting, but in some cases, it is on a much larger scale — like environmentally conscientious design and construction of the entire campus. These construction techniques are not [...]
A video that went viral last year highlighted an all-too-common issue. In the video, a British couple, both age 89, who had been separated by the pandemic, were finally reunited after months apart. Living in different long-term care facilities, they had not been permitted to visit one another amid COVID lockdowns. As restrictions eased, [...]
“A man travels the world over in search of what he needs and returns home to find it.” —George Augustus Moore, Irish novelist Even after going on a wonderful trip or vacation, I’m always happy to return to my own community, my house, my bed. I imagine many of you feel the same way. Our [...]
