A pocket neighborhood is a style of housing that promotes living as a tight community. The style preserves your need of privacy even if there is an increased level of contact with your neighbors since homes are usually in close proximity to each other. Seniors can live in a sharable community even if it is considered a small community. Sharing open spaces such as a reclaimed valley, garden courtyard, joined [...]

If you decide to refinance your home, then you may enjoy certain benefits including a lower interest rate and reduced monthly payment. Refinancing can also give you some cash to invest or spend. You may want to finance to adjust the length of the loan or change the type of mortgage. At your old age, you cannot afford to lose your home. Making a decision to refinance may involve a [...]

As an active healthy senior you may want to be in a community where you can live independently. Moving to a retirement community may not be an easy decision for you especially if you have lived in your home for so long and you have treasured memories attached to your home. At this point in life you are healthy but since no one knows the future you may not know [...]

Seniors are usually at risk from summer heat. Summer utility bills can sometimes be high due to a number of reasons. You need to enjoy your old age without worrying about high monthly expenses. Due to the heat during the day or night you may want to use various electric appliances to keep cool. The rising costs of cooling your home can have a big impact on your pockets. The [...]

Fire is an element that has no boundaries once it ignites especially if it has something to burn and breathe. It can consume anything in its path leaving a lot of distraction and despair. Your home is your sanctuary and protecting it and your family should be your number one priority. Within a fraction of a second, your home may be turned to ash and everything you’ve worked hard for, [...]

91 year old Robert Lane began his environmental activism in 2006. Along with the residents of New Haven, Conn, Robert formed a “Green Council” to explore how they would make the Whitney Center, their retirement home, a more eco-friendly human habitat. Management at the center made it clear that money had to be conserved along with the environment. So the Green Council looks for ways to save both and have [...]

What better way to start the year than decluttering your life? Okay, decluttering your life may sound a little drastic but certainly you could start with your own home right? And since we seniors are encouraged to forever downgrade our homes and our lifestyles to suit our current capabilities, financial and otherwise, this might be the best time to start a 4-week decluttering plan! 4 weeks for me, is ample [...]

Once in a while, we find ourselves bitten by the “makeover” bug. Sometimes, it’s just a matter of changing your hairstyle or perhaps a quick trip to a nail salon but most of the time, the change of scenery starts at home. However, money is a factor when going for a makeover and a big space like that of your home would surely cost a lot. For budget-challenged seniors who [...]

As a caregiver, there will come a time when you and the rest of your senior’s family will have to decide what’s the best thing to do now that your senior will require a different kind of care especially medical and assistive that cannot be fulfilled by someone who doesn’t have enough medical experience such as yourself. Your senior’s doctor is most likely to be the one to advise you [...]

Indeed home safety is important, however, when caring for a senior suffering from Alzheimer’s disease, it can get doubly important since you have to anticipate situations that are usually not normal in a household. It can get a little stressful especially during your first few weeks on the job and quite frustrating too. To alleviate stress and prevent emergency situations from happening as well, you need all the help you [...]