While both nursing home and at-home healthcare offer advantages and disadvantages, one thing's for sure, nursing homes are much more expensive and less flexible. The best thing to do is weigh your options.
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Discover tips to make downsizing during retirement a manageable reality. Simplify your planning with our expert guidance with these four essential steps.
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Gain insights into best practices for adjusting to living with Alzheimer's, from memory preservation to fine motor skills exercises. We emphasize the importance of research, empathy, and understanding in the face of an Alzheimer's diagnosis.
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Find out how to share your accomplishments and keep them alive for future generations. Read out tips on how to find programs that connect older adults with younger generations.
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Fashion choice can offer a boost of confidence and affect how you carry yourself throughout the day. This list of 4 summery styles offers a variety of “in” fashion options for older adults, that are sure to put a pep in your step without compromising your comfort.
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Remember that foreign language class you took in college? There has never been a better time than now to pick up learning a language as a casual hobby or for skill/personal improvement.
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Let’s talk about the important role that “elders” play in my community and give some recommendations for media and literature about important moments in queer history.
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Writing and hopefully publishing an entire book is a lifetime goal that many people have, and I hope that this essay provides a good starting point for aspiring writers who find themselves with more free time to return to their projects a bit later in life.
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Perhaps the most appealing part about video games is how they provide an escape. Nowadays, what that escape means ranges for different people. What can be argued about video games, whether they be played on a console, computer, or anywhere else, is that they assist through many means.
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There are multiple reasons that living abroad permanently or for a long period of time can be very taxing, but there are great joys that come along too. Read more here for a personal account of the pros and cons of living abroad.
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Be the painter behind the canvas, the lifter with their weights, be the person that is fulfilled by life and invigorated by their passion. Set the goal of the self and then pursue it endlessly.
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Mother Nature has healing powers that are capable of being felt by anyone who’s willing to give her the time. In other words, taking in a breath of fresh air every once in a while might be the best option for one who is eager to improve, or at least feel more willing to embrace, the life they see around them.
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For as long as people have been receiving a college education there have been students who don’t choose a major because it’s their biggest passion, but because they’re following a path with more financial security or job stability. Among older generations, there are also many people who weren’t able to or were interested in going to college in their 20s and going later in life can allow them to have that experience for the first time.
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Volunteering and activism at any age are one of the most direct ways to impact and help improve your community, and among the elderly, it proves to be a great way to create a mutually beneficial partnership to occupy one’s free time while providing aid and support to their area.
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There is a common question to gauge one’s passion, “If you are the only human left in this world, what would you do?” This question is flawed, the dread, and necessities of the situation are often confused for the purpose of the question. I propose a new one. “What will you do in a utopia.” I propose that the most common answer is “I will create art”.
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Sometimes we desire something more than anything. The painting so vivid in the mind is frozen by the trembling hand, then the paint dries, the sun sets and the canvas stays blank. The story is complete, the setting, the characters, the plot, all meaningful and interesting, the reader would put down the book, reflect upon everything, and become better for it. But the writer stares at the blinking cursor, blinking with the ticking of the clock, tick-tock, tock-tick until the sun rises again.
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In a time when the price of anything and everything is increasing, the question of how much one wishes to spend cannot be excused from certain equations. Nevertheless, there’s a case to be had for the manageable services presented by many different food-delivery apps.
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Many people reach the age of retirement happy to leave the workplace and fulfilled with their accomplishments. However, not everyone feels this way. Some individuals may choose to stay in the workforce for various practical and beneficial reasons. In fact, a survey by the American Advisors Group in 2021 confirmed that more than a third of older adults in America wish to work past retirement.
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The food we place on our plates plays a key role in maintaining health and aging well. Superfoods can assist older people by helping to keep their bones strong, maintain healthy cognitive function, and even prevent chronic diseases. Superfoods alone do not constitute a separate food group. Instead, superfoods are minimally processed nutrient-dense foods, the majority of which are plant-based. Superfoods typically include healthy fats, vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. It is strongly advised to eat a variety of foods every day because no one superfood can satisfy all of an older person's nutritional needs. Here is a list of the best foods for older adults.
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December has arrived and the holidays are finally around the corner. From Christmas to Hanukkah, the festive season gives everyone the opportunity to celebrate. However, large celebrations can often feel overwhelming for some older adults. Follow the tips below to have a grounded and enjoyable holiday season.
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