Seniors For Living

Reverse Mortgages: Right for you?

MSeitzer — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:34:56 +0000

Kicking off on January 1st, prospective home buyers age 62 and up can purchase a home with a reverse mortgage, provided that the home will be their primary residence. An article by Theresa Sullivan Barger explores the possibilities that this program affords for senior homebuyers. Although reverse mortgages have been in existence for quite some [...]

Winter Driving Tips for Seniors

ethielke — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 15:14:26 +0000

Winter weather is here in many places, and snow and ice can create hazardous driving conditions for all drivers. Many of us have aging parents who drive, and we worry just a bit about their driving in general, and winter weather driving in particular. Some handy winter driving tips for seniors include: 1. Maintain your vehicle - [...]

Are Seniors Ready For the Digital Television Transition?

ethielke — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 15:21:20 +0000

On February 17, 2009, all full-power television stations in the United States will stop broadcasting in analog and switch to 100% digital broadcasting. What does this mean for people, often seniors, who have analog televisions and still use “rabbit ear” antennas? It means that their televisions, the ones receiving free TV using an antenna will not [...]

The Future of the ‘Burbs

MSeitzer — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 14:32:15 +0000

Forget the snowbird phenomenon. The trend of retirees migrating to Florida when the weather is cold and returning to their home in the North at the first sign of spring will probably become the exception rather than the rule in the next few years. Instead, retirees will be flocking to the suburbs, according to a [...]

Is There a “Wii” on your Christmas List?

MSeitzer — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 17:12:41 +0000

A new study suggests that playing video games can improve the cognitive abilities of older adults. So if your grandchildren are clamoring for the latest Wii game, you might actually want to check it out yourself. Highlighted in the December issue of Psychology and Aging, the research is the first to indicate that “playing [...]

Elderhostel: Not Your Average Bus Trip

MSeitzer — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 18:43:15 +0000

Want to travel the world and learn more about it at the same time? Elderhostel is the way to go. It is something that I look forward to taking advantage of when I am “of age.” Adults ages 55 and over become students in the global classroom when they travel with Elderhostel, a not-for-profit [...]

A Little Drama Goes a Long Way

MSeitzer — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 02:25:49 +0000

If you missed the NBC Evening News on Wednesday, December 3rd, you missed a great report on the benefits of theatrics for improving seniors’ cognition. For the past 15 years, Drs. Helga and Tony Noice of Elmhurst College in Illinois have demonstrated that dramatic exercises can make a marked difference in memory, comprehension and [...]

Using the Internet to Find Senior Housing and Senior Care

admin — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 06:46:33 +0000

By Carol Marak, Carebuzz.com Carol, one of SFL’s guest bloggers, helped care for her mom and dad and found few resources connecting her to other family members online. From that experience, Carebuzz.com was launched. The Pew Internet American Life Project (2004) study shows that 22% of Americans 65 and older used the Internet in 2004. [...]

Seniors Help Us Learn from the Great Depression

ethielke — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 15:33:06 +0000

My dad, age 76, is a high school teacher and he teaches several of my friends’ children. Yesterday, someone was telling me a story about how he held up a busy hallway at school while he picked up a penny. While he was very young during the Great Depression, growing up the son of a [...]

All Work and No Play?

MSeitzer — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 01:55:53 +0000

Many retirees in today’s troubled economy are asking themselves this question, as their nest eggs dwindled (some drastically) before their very eyes. Some were on the verge of retirement, on track to enjoy a comfortable future, until the economy took a dramatic turn in the wrong direction. Melissa Dahl, a health writer for MSNBC.com, writes about [...]