Ballroom dancing is a great past time for seniors. Seeing them move gracefully and as flexible as a bamboo shoot brings forth a very delightful feeling. Behind those sharp moves, sparkling garments and intense upbeat music lies a great healthy routine that keeps the heart pumping as good as ever. Studies show that the physical and mental alertness of seniors is being heightened when they are dancing. Physically, the heart [...]

Divorce is probably the most devastating thing to happen to any marriage. It is most unlikely for a senior to be divorced but it happens in most unlikely manner and in the time when you do not even expect it to happen. Causes of divorce include the inability of one to make the other happy. Being happy in so many ways – money, sex, children and many more. The process [...]

Gardening is a great way to exercise especially for seniors. The bending motion combined with carrying a few pounds of weight is enough exercise for the day. Also, the health benefits of the outside is rewarding. The sun offers good health benefits and taking care of several plants also results to a good environment. It makes the air around the environment clean and healthy. Gardening will also allows seniors to [...]

Just because you are no longer driving your own home doesn’t mean that you can no longer have fun outside. Such a thought is impressed in “No Cars, No Worries!” project for Camden Seniors. To prove that they can still enjoy even when they are just using public transportation, the old fellows are given several trips like a tour in The Rocks in Sydney and Gledswood Winery. A member of [...]

Old folks can now live in their home and in the senior community at the same time with the program named Living Independence for the Elderly Care which is designed for the residents of Elderly Erie County. Since there are seniors who are not comfortable sleeping at another shelter, they can stay in their own home while having proper care that a senior community offers. This is the aim of [...]

A community with a capacity of 550 seniors or more will be established by the Medical Center of Independence to provide programs and shelter for active seniors. It might take an estimated $12-million community with recreational areas such as theater, pub, indoor and outdoor pools, and bowling alley. The purpose of these amenities is for the enrichment of the active seniors who keep fit with several games and sports. On [...]

When you are taking care of the old, be sure that you know many things about their condition – their health, mental activities, and even psychological condition, because in this way you’ll only be able to become an effective care taker.  And now that you are going to give back all the love and the care to your grandparents, these are some of the fundamental things that you should remember: [...]

It is just a month away before Christmas is celebrated with  your friends and of course, your family.  As you design your Christmas tree, you wonder how your grandmother and your grandfather do to prepare for this special season. With this, you begin to feel like you are missing them, motivating you to come to their home and visit them. This is a wonderful thing to do to a senior [...]

You can no longer throw a party  for your son and daughter because you can no longer handle the stress. Yo can no longer cook for your grand kids because cooking can be stressful. And you can no longer chase and play with your dog because your body can no longer move like the way it used to. Hmmmm, there are things that you miss because of the weaker condition [...]

Surely, a senior folk like you is living in a new generation, where everything seems unfamiliar and new to you. And sometimes, you cannot relate yourself to their trends because they are just too different for you. This is one of those moments when you wish you were still a kid back in your time – when everything around you is something that is casual and common to you. Fashion. [...]