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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 […]

Summer Recipes for Seniors

July 15, 2022

Summertime… the months when temperatures reach into the 90s and 100s, often accompanied by uncomfortable humidity. Cooks are not rushing into hot kitchens, but Seniors need to eat and begin to crave colder fares and selections of frostier beverages. Summer luckily brings an abundance of fresh fruits, vegetables, and options for healthy meals. Eating fresh […]

The Facts of Dementia

July 7, 2022

Dementia has often been assumed to be memory loss yet is so much more. Dementia affects thinking, orientation, comprehension, calculation, learning capacity, language, and judgement as well as presenting economic and social impacts. Dementia is predicted to affect 78 million people in the year 2030, with women and those with lower economic means comprising the […]

National Headache and Migraine Awareness Month

June 29, 2022

Life presents headaches in many forms, both personal and physical. Some consider the maintenance of a vehicle a “headache.” Others may say organizing events are a “headache.” Realistically, any experience could be labeled a headache. However, if heads throb and become painful…. It is time to get serious. Many headache forms exist… tension, cluster, sinus, […]

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