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Crafts for Seniors

March 4, 2022

March is recognized as Craft Month, although crafts are a year-round enjoyment. Pablo Picasso has been credited with saying “everything you can imagine is real.” Cave paintings, pyramids, toys constructed from corn husks, small engines, and games played with nothing but sticks and stones illustrate the eternal desire of mankind to create. Seniors have experienced […]

Great American Pie Month: Best Simple Pie Recipes

February 28, 2022

Remember the song lyrics “bye, bye American Pie?” Numerous Seniors and loved ones beg to differ. Pie is here to stay… apple pie, pie in the sky, shepherd’s pie, pizza pie, pie charts, etc. February has been designated as pie month and if you have not yet enjoyed a slice of one of America’s favorite […]

Library Lovers Month: 3 Best Books for Seniors

February 16, 2022

Seniors are still reading with a trusted, old-fashioned printed book, or may have converted to a Kindle. Others with eye problems are now listening to books. Studies by the University of Michigan show reading 3.5 hours a week often results in living two years longer. Seniors have long been advised to keep their brains active […]

National Heart Month

February 7, 2022

February is National Heart Month. February 14th, Valentine’s Day, is traditionally a time to express love but what about hearts? Why are hearts important? Seniors share without a healthy heart their Quality of Life would not be what it is today. Hearts are the power supply for bodies and without them nothing else works. Hearts […]

How to Make Friends in an Assisted Living Community

January 31, 2022

Friends begin with a smile. Remember the first day of school? Groups of children trying to look at each other without looking at each other, all in a deadly silence. A first child giggled followed by a chorus of laughter, and suddenly friendships started to form. Senior Living, on the first day, is much […]

Winter Hobbies for Seniors

January 21, 2022

Recollections of past holidays are replayed as life now feels as if it is moving at a slower pace. Memories of warmth shared while visiting with family and friends will help carry Seniors through the next few cold months. Connection is important, especially to Seniors who are isolated. Advancing age stresses the value of […]

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