Senior Living
Looking back at the holidays, many people may be wondering what was wrong with Mom and Dad now that they’re seniors. For those who don’t see their parents regularly, the challenges of aging can be disconcerting. Unfortunately, that white-knuckle car ride after Thanksgiving or the unexpected fall at Christmas may have been warning signs of…
When is it the right time to think about aging in place? I recently visited my last living uncle in St. Petersburg, Florida. My uncle is 99 and in amazing health. His wife, age 96, is not in such good health and is confined to a hospital bed at home. They are living with my…
While Texas was in the top 20 in a recent Bankrate.com ranking of best states for retirees, crime and culture kept it from hitting the top 15. The Lone Star state was ranked 17th in the study, which looked at 11 public and private datasets that impacted the life of a retiree, in five categories:…
For each year of his presidency, President Obama spent the holidays on the same stretch of Kailua beach, near the Marine base at Kaneohe. Rumors continue to swirl on which home exactly the president is in. Partly for security reasons and partly because several of the homes in the area have changed hands during his…
If we’re lucky, we age. If we’re not, we either die early or equally tragically, become old. What’s the difference between aging and getting old? It’s the difference between continuing to lead your personal definition of an active and engaging life versus always finding one more change to bitch about while counting out your remaining…
