Imagine this: At a neighborhood party, you meet Gabriel, a young man who recently moved into the two-story house just down the street from your home. You welcome him warmly. Two days later, while shopping at Harris Teeter, you run into Gabriel. “Hello,” you begin … but you don’t have any idea [...]
"Hope" is a comforting word that often gives us peace and calmness. It sometimes stirs emotions of confidence about our future. One of the most popular lines in the 1994 movie classic "The Shawshank Redemption" says, “Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies." [...]
Is NOW the Time to Make a Move? How the real estate market impacts seniors considering a move This month I have decided to take on a mountain of a topic again (I get asked about this often) involving the decision many seniors may have to make at some point [...]
More importantly, why have intergenerational living? I love this question because we have had, for 30-plus years, residents living side-by-side that are a generation apart. This concept of more than one or two generations living in a community is a growing question and consideration. Often solutions geared towards promoting Intergenerational [...]
How many times have you seen an advertisement of a product swearing it will help you burn more calories—only to find out that it was a dud? In their busy lives, people find it very challenging to take time to exercise. But do you know that you can actually [...]
FirstLight Home Care, a national provider of non-medical home care, announces that Hearthside Home Care is joining the FirstLight family, becoming the first independent home care provider to convert to a FirstLight franchise. Owners and business partners Tina Glenn and Roget de Percin Berendes have been operating Hearthside Home Care [...]
Part of the fun at the end of a meal is reading the fortune cookie. We can’t resist opening that small, floured, delectable cookie to reveal its messages of fortune, predicting success, a bright future, happiness, and pleasures in the days ahead. What the cookie will not tell us is [...]
In this issue, I have created my article as, rather than my view, more of a research document because the question of the future of nursing (skilled) care homes is a significant one. Since 2011, national occupancy rates in nursing homes have dropped nearly 6 percent, leaving more empty beds [...]
"May your troubles last as long as your New Year's resolutions." There is much truth in the above catch line isn’t there? How often we fail to follow through on the very things that could make such a difference in our lives and the loved ones around us. May 2019 [...]
The New Year is here and it is time to think about resolutions and goals for the days ahead. It is time to plan your fitness regimen and put your daily routine in order. Routine and regularity are important, so it is essential that you set aside a time each [...]
