Seniors For Living

ATUS is now tracking eldercare, reports AARP blogger Sally Abrahms in this new post, Eldercare Finally Recognized by Feds.

The American Time Use Survey, published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, will now include caring for elders as a trackable ...

This August, AARP will sponsor yet another National Spelling Bee for the 50 and up crowd. "Meet like-minded people, test your orthographic skills...and compete for a top prize," says the site. Sounds like fun to me; I wonder if they ...

When an "apple a day" or bowls of chicken soup don’t work, sometimes you just have to go see the doctor. We all – young, old and everyone in between – have our reasons for hating a visit to the M....

AARP sponsors a National Spelling Bee for seniors and senior spellers travel from across America to showcase their knowledge and experience.

Bill Long is a frequent finalist in the spelling bee, and he has an interesting way of learning to spell the words that trip him up:

I've cooked so much this week, I shudder to think what would happen if I had to eat everything I couldn't spell!

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Long-term care providers and consumers across the nation are tuning in to a new AARP report, which includes a scorecard evaluating quality of care and services, according to a recent public policy news brief from ALFA (Assisted Living Federation of ...

Although nearly half (49%) of those surveyed in a new Home Instead Senior Care poll overestimated the hourly cost of home care by $6, home care is an extremely affordable senior care option. In fact, this SeniorHousingNews.com article says nursing home ...

Tune in, music lovers: there’s a new internet radio station in town.

Launched by AARP, this free service is designed for boomers. Programmed by Concord Music Group (known for producing works by the likes of Paul Simon and Ray ...

The aptly named “Mosaic Commons” community in Berlin, Massachusetts, may be the start of an intriguing new trend in retirement living: intergenerational cohousing.

A branch off senior cohousing (i.e. a group of boomers who purchase a cluster of attached ...

AARP’s new study “Voices of 50+ America: Dreams & Challenges” captures the responses of 29,000 adults over the age of 50 living in all 50 states (as well as Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia).

The highest percentage of ...

While surfing the web for some blog inspiration, I stumbled upon this photo on AARP.org, which stopped me in my tracks (photo credit – Renee Comet):

Moms across the country (including my sister) have raved about Jessica Seinfeld’s cookbook, Deceptively Delicious: Simple Secrets to Get Your Kids Eating Good Food” as an effective weapon in the battle to bring veggies to the table – or better yet, to get those ...