By Donna Mishke, Director of Family Services for Concierge Care Advisors Last week I turned 50. It was a weird transition and time for me. Two out of my three children were leaving for college, and although I wasn’t empty nesting quite yet, I began to feel the emotional effects of finally being able to […]
Active Seniors
By Nori Patnode. Working with seniors throughout my career has been very rewarding on many levels. Each person I have worked with has such a unique story, interests, family dynamics, and life history. The most popular senior activities I have experienced during my career include: • Dancing • Bowling • Bingo • Trips to the […]
Loneliness in Seniors
By Arlinda Babcock It is well known that seniors can be lonely. Loneliness happens for many reasons, and it is important to recognize this problem and for anyone with a senior in their life to try to help with the problem. People who are on oxygen and need to have it with them, encounter the […]
6 Things Disney Pixar’s Up Taught Us About Independent Living
Has anyone not seen Disney Pixar’s Up? In this day and age, not seeing a Pixar movie is like not knowing who the President is, and in 2009 they surprised us all with one of their only feature films to not have anthropomorphic animals. Up featured Carl Fredricksen, a 78 year old widower who’s checking […]
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Activities for Grandparents and Teenagers
It’s easy when they’re kids because you have so much freedom and they have so much time. With toddlers and all the way up through elementary school, grandparents and children bond almost instantaneously. In retirement, many grandparents take advantage of the fact that they can go to the zoo on a weekday, build a train […]
The Many Meanings of Resilience…
When a child falls down, what happens? They may get a bruise or, if it’s very severe, a broken bone, but has that ever stopped a child? A couple weeks go by and they’re back at it, stronger than before. That resilience is enviable, not just by seniors, but adults as well. To me, that […]
Sometimes Senior Falls Lead To Early Springs
or When You Fall, You Get Back Up By: Heather Souve My grandfather bikes anywhere from 80 to 120 miles a day – depending on the weather and terrain, of course. He does this for fun. For most of us, that’s a marathon; a monthly goal; maybe a weekly goal if we were really ambitious. […]
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What is the Quiet Crisis in Washington?
The Quiet Crisis encompasses the next ten years, so get ready. It’s referred to by many other names, “Silver Tsunami,” “Age Wave,” et cetera, but what it really comes down to is the Baby Boomers’ retirement. No surprise, the Boomers are retiring soon; as soon as 2025. The part that’s actually a surprise, is no […]
Why Voluntarily Choose a Senior Housing Community?
The Difficult Decision to Move: When Senior Housing Becomes the Right Choice Staying at Home vs. Moving to Senior Housing: A Tough Decision At Concierge Care Advisors, we frequently see families grappling with the decision to move a loved one into senior housing. Staying in the family home offers familiarity, cherished memories, and a sense […]
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The Fear of Senior Housing and Growing Older
At this point, people are steadily growing more and more aware that senior housing isn’t the gloom and doom of “nursing homes” that many people used to believe. Yet many are skeptical of senior living care for other reasons, namely they think they’re on the downward slope of their life. What Does Growing “Older” Mean? Many […]
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