Seniors For Living

Recently I received an email forward listing 45 life lessons from a 90-year-old. Intrigued, I did some digging to find out if the story was legit. Turns out the life lessons are real, but they were written by a woman just ...

I just finished Jill McCorkle’s latest novel, “Life After Life,” a tale of unique personalities that inhabit the fictional Pine Haven Retirement Community. It’s a great read and not at all what you might expect. Not having read ...

They may be surrounded by new friends and caring staff members, but residents in assisted living still deal with grief.

Perhaps they moved to assisted living due to the loss of a spouse or relative. Perhaps they are grieving the ...

It’s Monday morning. Your taxes are filed. Your cup of coffee is still piping hot and the house is quiet and empty. Just a few weeks ago, Mondays were manic: you’d be up early to assist your father ...

When a senior moves to assisted living, everything is new again: new neighbors, new apartment, new routines, new foods, new smells, new sounds, new friends.

This transition might be a welcome adventure for a family member who wanted a change, ...

Maybe you’ve heard all the reasons why assisted living is not the place your older relatives or friends want to be. But what about the positive aspects of choosing assisted living?

Certainly there are communities that may not be ...

The heartbreak that follows the death of a loved one is not easily mended, but after the denial, numbness and shock wears off, perhaps the hardest part of grief is figuring out what comes next. How does one simply get ...

Pet therapy is wonderful. Intergenerational interactions -- from infants to young adults -- are therapeutic too. However, there may be residents in assisted living with allergies, or a fear of/aversion to animals. There may also be residents who don’...

Today's guest post is from Martha Stettinius, the author of the book "Inside the Dementia Epidemic: A Daughter's Memoir." Learn more about Martha below the post.

Congress has formed a new bipartisan Long-Term Care Commission to figure out how our ...