In many occasions, moving is beyond senior’s control. They will be moved no matter how they feel about it. In reality, no one can ever tell what could take place during a move especially if a senior is involved. It can be emotional and worrisome which can be understood considering that most of them prefer not to be moved at all. Unfortunately, moving can be a necessity for seniors due [...]

There are situations which could sometimes compel us to make decisions and choose what’s best for us, no matter how it hurts. I can still remember when the kids were young and I used to dream about having our own house without worrying about the rent every month! That was the driving force which led me to gamble with mortgage the time I bought our very first home. Lucky for [...]

Back then, it’s common for seniors to acquire multiple homes by the time they reach their retirement years. Some even tag their homes as “vacation homes”, “weekend houses” and even their “city house” if they need to stay within the city for an extended time. These houses were considered as an investment, something that they can pass on to their offspring in due time. Those were the days when taxes [...]

Truly, senior health care must be one of the most sensitive issues a family is most likely to face at least once in their lifetime. Unfortunately, it should be done whether we like it or not. Mind you, convincing a senior to surrender himself to someone else’s care especially that of a senior health care facility is only half of the story as the real action only begins when you [...]

Different ages require different sets of devices that are age-specific to their needs. For seniors, it is usually geared towards their safety and ease of living. Even though most seniors have stayed active all throughout the years and experiencing no discomfort whatsoever in the way they are living their lives now, sadly those in a really advanced age do encounter difficulties in their everyday tasks. Here are some safety devices [...]

Apparently, bedbugs are infesting senior housing facilities all throughout America, the most recent reported case being the one in Boston where residents were asked to prepare their things for pests’ extermination come Friday. As to where the residents will stay during the 5-hour mandatory evacuation of the said building during the extermination period is still undisclosed. This is to address the parasite problem discovered sometime last week Bedbugs in senior [...]

Aging has its own pros and cons but sometimes, it tends to lean on the “cons” side of things especially in terms of independency. It’s good to know there are still few options left for us seniors to delve in and won’t take too much consultation from people around us; this includes housing options. Aging is an already given fact and it is one of those things in life that [...]