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5 Tips to Avoid Getting Sick This Fall

September 22, 2022

How To Avoid Getting Sick Seniors find summer disappearing with its opportunities to be outside, enjoying fresh air and sunshine. Fall has arrived and will soon be followed by winter. Health maintenance needs to be approached in a different format but remains important as Seniors are presented with other challenges to health with dropping temperatures. […]

Save Money as a Senior

September 16, 2022

Save Money As A Senior Retirement often results in less income, but always presents more time to spend earnings. Bridge to Better Living would like to share simple approaches to saving money while enjoying life in retirement. Health Insurance Open enrollment for Medicare recipients is October 15th, 2022 through December 7, 2022. Review health care […]

Tips for Understanding Aging Parents

August 29, 2022

Heaven protect children who take the car keys from parents, or “seize” the checkbook. How dare they! Elders are proud of personal independence achieved in life, but many Seniors lose the ability to make wise choices during the aging process. Often roles are reversed, a child becomes a parent and vice versa. Fears of the […]

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How to Help a Loved One with Relocation Stress Syndrome

August 17, 2022

Relocation Stress Syndrome Signs of anxiety, confusion, withdrawal, or mild depression two-ten weeks after a move to a new Senior Living Community could be symptoms of Relocation Stress Syndrome (RSS). A study by medical doctors at Harris School of Nursing in Texas indicated the occurrence of Relocation Stress Syndrome might be overrated. To those who […]

August is Happiness Happens Month

August 5, 2022

In honor of August being Happiness Happens month… Here are four reasons older adults are the happiest adults of all ages. “The Constitution only gives people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.” Benjamin Franklin. Does happiness evolve over the years or is becoming a Senior the ”right” time to pursue happiness? […]

Mentally Prepare for Retirement

July 27, 2022

Wow! So many articles exist emphasizing the importance of being financially prepared for retirement, but who considers the importance of being mentally prepared? We work, make investments, and feel confident retirement will be the best chapter in the book of life. Finances are important but without being mentally prepared for a very different lifestyle, happiness […]

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