My wife and I have been traveling extensively this year. I mean home two weeks, gone two kind of thing. People wonder how we do it and why but there’s always a tinge of jealousy or entitlement in the phrasing. (Read between the lines – aren’t you leaving anything for the kids?) In short, our reply is that our kids are doing fine…

A recent investigation highlighted by McKnight’s raises troubling questions about how private equity firms and real estate investment trusts (REITs) are reshaping care in senior care communities. Advocates and elder-care attorneys argue that increased investor ownership is contributing to declining quality, reduced staffing, and less accountability…

Every woman of a certain age has known a Big Shot. Maybe it was a husband. A boss. A father. A brother who needed every room to revolve around him. Billy Joel’s 1978 hit was famously about someone trying too hard to be impressive – chasing status, dropping names, performing a kind of bravado that didn’t hold up under its own weight…

There is a particular kind of grief that doesn’t have a funeral. No one sends flowers when your favorite restaurant closes after 50 years. There is no ceremony when the beach bar where you spent a hundred perfect afternoons nails a sign on the door and goes quiet forever. My wife and I created so many memories…

It seems in trying times, we hear of more people wanting to move out of the U.S. A lot of it is talk and daydreaming, but it’s not a new trend. It’s estimated that over 9 million Americans live abroad today. Retiring abroad is a growing trend for Americans, driven by a lower cost…

Walking through Vienna, Joel noticed an elderly woman sweeping the streets. His first instinct, shaped entirely by the culture that raised him, was pity. She was old. She was still working. Surely something had gone wrong.
His father corrected him gently. Nothing had gone wrong. She was valued here. She was useful…

Science has spoken: music isn’t just good for the soul. It may be one of the most powerful tools we have to protect our aging brains. A new study found that older adults who consistently listened to music reduced their risk of developing dementia by nearly…

Aging in place is the desire of many people but doing so comfortably can be a challenge. One of the keys to successful aging in place is to remodel your home to accommodate your needs…

I’m terrible at names and used to joke that I was having (pardon the ageism term) a “senior moment” when I forgot someone’s. But as I got older, I started wondering if those moments were more than that. Have you ever forgotten a colleague’s name mid-sentence, not someone you just met, someone you’ve worked alongside?

The desire to “age in place” has become more than a preference – it’s now the dominant expectation among older adults and their families. According to a recent McKnights’ article, 53% of family caregivers prefer in-home care over senior living, citing independence, familiarity, and emotional comfort as the..