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55s After Five
When we weren’t looking it seems that the "Early Bird Special" on a restaurant menu … beloved by generations of "seniors" quietly slipped into oblivion. Did it depart along with the mile long lines at the K & W which used to weave from the front door through the switchbacks to the serving counter? Where did the Early Bird Special go? Retirement Resource Guide spoke to the people who should know … local restauranteurs who have been around long enough to know the Triangle and Triad area dining scene. [...]
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Scale/Range of Independent Living (Active Adult) Communities
For several decades I have heard key players in the retirement industry, at various association meetings and the like, seek more effective ways to help prospects understand what is being offered at a particular community. In an effort to help us understand differences between communities, I have come up with my own scale. [...]
Housing
Best Floorplans for the Active Adult 55+
Floorplans are one of the most important aspects for homeowners and often the driving factor when making a decision about what kind of home to buy or build. The 55-plus population is still active and often retirement is delayed. Convenience and maintenance-free living are attractive amenities after years of raising children. Floorplans that include aging in place are also [...]
Retirement Communities
The Magnificent Monarchs of Salemtowne
Salemtowne senior living community has a beautiful campus with abundant natural resources including walking trails, a lake, bountiful trees, and seasonal flowers that are enjoyed by residents, team members, and visitors alike. Thanks to a dedicated group of resident volunteers, Salemtowne’s campus has one more source of outdoor pride: magnificent Monarch butterflies. [...]
Healthcare
7 Ways to Fight Caregiver Stress and Burnout
One in three adults in the U.S. cares for an aging or disabled loved one. If you’re one of these family caregivers, you know how demanding the role can be. The good news is, there are many ways to avoid caregiver stress and maintain a healthy balance in your life. If you’re noticing irritability, depression, exhaustion, or an increase in health problems, you could be suffering from burnout. Here are some tips to help you cope. [...]
Service Providers
Long Term Care Extended Planning “Celebrating Our Summers”
Celebrating our traditions of summer with cookouts, vacations and long nights gives us a joy of grateful fortune, an outlook of success, a bright future, and happiness in the days ahead. Many are not able to enjoy these celebrations due to some of the realities of life that are not so pleasurable. We’ve always been told by our elders, not to take life for granted. Respect and enjoy the freedoms given to us. If we plan for our tomorrows, that often involves insurance that help us manage events that could otherwise have catastrophic financial consequences. [...]
Staying Fit & Healthy
A Week of Joy
The Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu spent a week teaching me about life. What a joy! OK, they didn’t actually come to my house, but they had a week-long conversation that was recorded in a book, The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World, and as a video, Mission: Joy. The Archbishop and the Dalai Lama, in their 80s, talked about seeing life as it is, accepting the highs and the lows, being engaged with other people, and, most importantly, being empathic and supportive of others. [...]
Arts, Leisure & Travel
Awakening Purpose
David Haynes didn’t think cats would be the key that opened the door to new fulfillment, undiscovered talent, and income. Haynes was doing well as a Long-Term Care Insurance Specialist and life was good. Life took another turn in 2019 when he took a portrait painting class at the Creative Aging Network in Greensboro. The theme was a pet portrait class. "I had never painted until that class," said Haynes. He took the class to give the portrait of their family cats to his wife, Amy, for her birthday. [...]