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How to Cope with the Loss of a Loved One

If you’re an older adult, you’ve probably had to learn how to cope with the loss of a loved one.  It could be a parent’s death, a spouse’s death, or the death of a close friend. Graduations, honeymoons, and nights full of joy and laughter all left an everlasting stamp on your life, and their loss can cause deep anguish, despair, and loneliness. The people you spend your time with give your life meaning. It can be considerably more difficult to locate without them.

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Spring Activities for Seniors

Spring, is a happy time and a hopeful season. A perfect opportunity to start finding spring activities for seniors, to enjoy with the aging loved one in your life. The smell in the spring air inspires you to rejoice. Who deserves joy and celebration more than that particular senior in your life? You both deserve some relief after a long and exhausting winter.

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Paying for Assisted Living by Selling Your Home

It is a fact that the market for homes has been booming, which makes paying for assisted living by selling your home, a smart financial move. The average home price up to now this year, according to the National Association of Realtors, is 15.8%, and demand continues at an excessive rate while supply can’t keep up, which means more money in your spending budget, so you can enjoy life as an active senior with higher expectations.

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5 Ways to Fight Senior Isolation and Loneliness

We’ve all experienced the feeling of being alone. Because we can’t share pleasant times with anyone, it makes our world a little grayer and happier moments a little duller. COVID has exacerbated loneliness by requiring seclusion, but seniors are particularly prone to what many health experts refer to as a “loneliness epidemic” even outside of the present pandemic context.

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Wearables in Elder Care

The twenty-somethings of today Techies may not be concerned about the obstacles of old age, but they should be.

For tech companies, seniors represent a big untapped market. While just 13% of Americans are 65 or older today, that number is expected to rise to 19% by 2030.

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Exercise Parks for the Elderly are a Growing Trend

Cities all over the world are incorporating a long-standing feature of Chinese public parks to encourage seniors to exercise. This growing trend of exercise parks for the elderly is helping aging adults stay healthy, while enjoying their golden years.

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What Foods are Best for Heart Health?

Hypertension, or uncontrolled high blood pressure, is harmful and far too frequent, especially among the elderly. One out of every two adults in the United States has a cardiac ailment. So what should we be doing for improved heart health?

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