Seniors For Living

“Use it or lose it” is often used to refer to maintaining your brain function as you age. There’s science behind the idea that your mental faculties are similar to a muscle group that needs a regular workout to ...

For low-income seniors, the lack of access and choice are unfortunate aspects of the general senior housing industry. To promote innovative change in that sector, an exciting new healthy-aging initiative in older adult housing communities will be offered to those ...

Having medical students practice communication skills on “patients” portrayed by actors is not a new teaching tool. It’s also a way to test students’ diagnostic skills. An actor patient presents a complicated diagnosis or vaguely conveys symptoms and the ...

One critical business tenet is for an industry to succeed, it must evolve to meet or exceed consumer demands. Paying attention to consumer trends is one way industries stay ahead of the curve, providing products and services to fulfill demand. ...

As we age, the importance of planning for our future health and legal needs cannot be underestimated. It starts as young parents, when we make sure we have a will or trust in place to protect our children just in ...

“Aging brings change, but that doesn’t mean it brings disability.”

This tenet runs throughout a new book called Staying Power: Age-Proof Your Home for Comfort, Safety and Style. Its author, Rachel Adelson, bases most of her age-in-place advice on ...

Everyone’s talking about Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg’s book, and now it’s sparking an important conversation in the senior living world: why aren't there more women in executive leadership roles in such a female-dominated industry?

Says this Senior ...

“A broader definition of culture” is one of the updates recently made to CLAS (Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services), a set of standards introduced in the year 2000 by the Department of Health and Human Services. Per this McKnight’s Long-Term ...

We all know that exercise is good for your body and brain, but a new study indicates that it also helps maintains independence in people with Alzheimer’s. How so? An article from the Assisted Living Federation of America shares ...

Assisted living is a business, whether it is run by a for-profit or not-for-profit company. Though it may be difficult to think of a place that provides personal care for older adults as such, it is the truth. However, it’...