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Managing Personal Safety for Seniors When Aging at Home
Managing Personal Safety for Seniors When Aging at Home

How can you help your loved one to age in place for longer while staying connected and keeping them safe? Here’s how technology can help with personal safety for seniors at home.

Home Fixes and Renovations for Aging in Place Safely
Home Fixes and Renovations for Aging in Place Safely

It’s no surprise that aging in place is preferred by most people. However, can your home accommodate that? Most need modifications like these to improve accessibility, safety, and comfort.

How to Recognize and Avoid Caregiver Burnout
How to Recognize and Avoid Caregiver Burnout

As the population ages, more Americans than ever are becoming caregivers for loved ones. Although rewarding, caregiving can take a high toll. Learn the signs and how to cope with caregiver burnout.

Comparing the Cost and Value of Assisted Living with Care at Home
Comparing the Cost and Value of Assisted Living with Care at Home

Before assuming the cost of assisted living will be more expensive than care at home, learn how to truly compare the two and the extra value of life in a community.

What to Look for When Touring an Assisted Living Community
What to Look for When Touring an Assisted Living Community

To make the most of your visit when touring an assisted living community, check out these tips on preparing beforehand and comparing your options.

Is Assisted Living Right for You? Questions to Ask Yourself
Is Assisted Living Right for You? Questions to Ask Yourself

If your assisted living research still has you wondering if it’s right for you, we can help. Here are assisted living questions to ask to see if it’s time to make a move.

5 Ways Assisted Living Improves Quality of Life
5 Ways Assisted Living Improves Quality of Life

Assisted living isn’t just for older adults who can no longer care for themselves; it can improve overall quality of life for residents. Here’s how.

What Can You Expect in Assisted Living?
What Can You Expect in Assisted Living?

You likely know the basics if you’ve been researching assisted living for your loved one. But how will this type of senior living benefit them day-to-day? Here’s what you can expect.

What Is Assisted Living?
What Is Assisted Living?

Senior living lingo can be confusing, and if you’re considering it to give your loved one more daily support, you likely come across the term assisted living. But what is assisted living? How can it help? Find out here.

Online Scams Seniors Should Be on the Lookout for
Online Scams Seniors Should Be on the Lookout for

Online scams targeting seniors are all too common, but you can help protect yourself. Here's how, along with some of the most common online scams to look out for.

Tips for Older Adults to Get a Good Night's Sleep
Tips for Older Adults to Get a Good Night's Sleep

For older adults, getting a good night's sleep is necessary as it impacts your health more than you may realize. Here's why it's so important and how to ensure you sleep enough.

10 Exercises to Help Seniors Prevent Falls
10 Exercises to Help Seniors Prevent Falls

Falling is one of the top safety risks for seniors. But exercise can help prevent falls. Check out our recommendations to help improve strength and balance in seniors.

Cool Pool Exercises for Seniors on Hot Summer Days
Cool Pool Exercises for Seniors on Hot Summer Days

Fitness is just as important in the summer, but the heat creates a challenge. Here are our favorite pool exercises for seniors to make it safer to maintain your goals.

The Roanoke – Salem Region's Parks - And Why Connecting with Nature Benefits Seniors
The Roanoke – Salem Region's Parks - And Why Connecting with Nature Benefits Seniors

Seniors Won't Want to Miss These Local Festivals in Roanoke – Salem Region
Seniors Won't Want to Miss These Local Festivals in Roanoke – Salem Region

The benefits of staying active as you age are numerous and include improved mood, reduced stress, better sleep, stronger bones, and even a lower risk of multiple diseases, according to the CDC.

How Safe is Your Home for Aging in Place?
How Safe is Your Home for Aging in Place?

If you’re considering aging in place, make sure your home is as safe as it should be. Check out these tips to reduce your risk for falls, fire, and medication errors and be prepared for emergencies.

Senior Living Pros and Cons by the Type of Care
Senior Living Pros and Cons by the Type of Care

While all the options are a great benefit, it can be hard to choose. Learn which type of care is right for you or your loved one with these senior living pros and cons.

Is Senior Living the Right Choice for Me?
Is Senior Living the Right Choice for Me?

The decision of whether to stay home or more to senior living is easier with these key considerations in mind.

Weighing Your Senior Living Care Options
Weighing Your Senior Living Care Options

With all the senior living care options available, it’s important to understand the difference to not only fit the best fit but to also compare to home. Learn about each here.

Tips for Having the Senior Living Conversation with Your Parents
Tips for Having the Senior Living Conversation with Your Parents

The senior living conversation is often dreaded by parents and adult children alike, but it can be positive and productive if done in the right way. Check out these tips.

Key Differences Between Nursing Homes and Senior Living Communities
Key Differences Between Nursing Homes and Senior Living Communities

Nursing homes and senior living communities are often seen as the same, but that’s not true at all. Here are some key differences.

Senior Living Communities Today: Not What They Once Were
Senior Living Communities Today: Not What They Once Were

Seniors are more active today than ever and senior living communities are moving right along with them. Learn how they’ve changed for the better and how you’ll benefit from life here.

Lifestyle & Care Options in Senior Living Communities
Lifestyle & Care Options in Senior Living Communities

There are more care options in senior living communities than you might think. Learn what you can expect and how the lifestyle can benefit you or a loved one here

Tips on Touring Independent Living Communities
Tips on Touring Independent Living Communities

How Independence Benefits Seniors in Retirement
How Independence Benefits Seniors in Retirement

4 Ways Independent Living Is Different Than Other Types of Senior Living
4 Ways Independent Living Is Different Than Other Types of Senior Living

How Independent Living Differs from Assisted Living
How Independent Living Differs from Assisted Living

A Checklist to Help Choose between Home and Independent Living
A Checklist to Help Choose between Home and Independent Living

How Downsizing Looks Different in Independent Living
How Downsizing Looks Different in Independent Living

Understanding Independent Living: Pros and Cons
Understanding Independent Living: Pros and Cons

Daily Life & COVID-19: Making Independent Living Work in the New Normal
Daily Life & COVID-19: Making Independent Living Work in the New Normal

Ways for Seniors to Stay Active During COVID-19 (and Why You Should)
Ways for Seniors to Stay Active During COVID-19 (and Why You Should)

COVID-19 Stress and Seniors: 10 Ways to Protect Your State-of-Mind
COVID-19 Stress and Seniors: 10 Ways to Protect Your State-of-Mind

How Seniors Can Avoid Social Isolation During COVID-19
How Seniors Can Avoid Social Isolation During COVID-19

7 Benefits of Downsizing to Senior Living
7 Benefits of Downsizing to Senior Living

Before automatically choosing to stay at home, consider all the facts like these numerous benefits of downsizing to senior living.

Independent Living: Comparing the Cost Versus Value
Independent Living: Comparing the Cost Versus Value

To determine if the cost of independent living is worth its value, learn about average pricing, specific benefits, and how they compare to home here.

Comparing the Cost and Value of Assisted Living with Care at Home
Comparing the Cost and Value of Assisted Living with Care at Home

Before assuming the cost of assisted living will be more expensive than care at home, learn how to truly compare the two and the extra value of life in a community.

Online Scams Seniors Should Be on the Lookout for
Online Scams Seniors Should Be on the Lookout for

Online scams targeting seniors are all too common, but you can help protect yourself. Here's how, along with some of the most common online scams to look out for.

Tips for Families Comparing the Cost of Senior Living with Staying at Home
Tips for Families Comparing the Cost of Senior Living with Staying at Home

Families often assume the cost of senior living will be more than staying home. But that's not always the case. See how to compare the true costs.

Comparing the Costs of Senior Living Versus Staying at Home
Comparing the Costs of Senior Living Versus Staying at Home

Families often assume the costs of senior living will be too much versus staying at home. But that’s not necessarily the case when comparing the true costs of both. See how here.

Ways to Fund Senior Living Expenses
Ways to Fund Senior Living Expenses

Don’t discount the idea of senior living because of the price tag. There are more ways to help fund senior living expenses than you may think. Check them out here.

Common Misunderstandings About Medicare, Medicaid, and Senior Care
Common Misunderstandings About Medicare, Medicaid, and Senior Care

4 Options That May Help You Pay for Senior Living
4 Options That May Help You Pay for Senior Living

When (And How) to Talk about Managing Your Parents’ Finances
When (And How) to Talk about Managing Your Parents’ Finances

Ways to Save (& Earn) for Retirement
Ways to Save (& Earn) for Retirement

Why Home Is Not Always Cheaper Than Senior Living
Why Home Is Not Always Cheaper Than Senior Living

What You May Not Know About the Cost of Senior Living
What You May Not Know About the Cost of Senior Living

Comparing Costs: The Value of Independent Living versus Home
Comparing Costs: The Value of Independent Living versus Home

Successful Seniors: 10 Stories of Purpose Discovered Later in Life
Successful Seniors: 10 Stories of Purpose Discovered Later in Life

Easy Seasonal Recipes to Support Senior Nutrition
Easy Seasonal Recipes to Support Senior Nutrition

Senior Health: 10 Ways to Stay Active this Spring and Summer
Senior Health: 10 Ways to Stay Active this Spring and Summer

Senior Health: Ways to Stay Socially Connected and Why It’s So Important
Senior Health: Ways to Stay Socially Connected and Why It’s So Important

Aging Gracefully Then and Now: How Getting  Older Got Reinvented
Aging Gracefully Then and Now: How Getting Older Got Reinvented

How Safe Is Your Home?
How Safe Is Your Home?

Nutrition Tips for Seniors to Dish About
Nutrition Tips for Seniors to Dish About

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