[rpwe limit=”20″ thumb=”true” order=”DESC” orderby=”date” post_type=”post” post_status=”publish” ignore_sticky=”0″ thumb_height=”145″ thumb_width=”210″ thumb_align=”rpwe-alignleft” excerpt=”true” length=”20″ readmore=”true” readmore_text=”Read More »” tag=”47″]
Is the Future of Senior Housing On College Campuses?
College campuses are hubs for innovation, arts, culture and athletics. And when looking back, alumni regularly refer to their university years as some of their best — partly due to their access to a community of higher learning and culture. So, could college campuses also be the ideal place to spend your golden years? Increasingly, […]
An All in One Place Solution for Aging
An Introduction to Continuing Care Retirement Communities Recently, my almost retired 63-year-old active neighbor has been shopping around for a comfortable community to settle down in when he is no longer able to stay in his home. He realizes that at some point maintaining the yard, climbing the stairs, and cleaning the big place will […]
The Comfort of Our Own Things
A Meditation on Walking Your Way to Physical, Emotional, and Spiritual Health
How to Call A Halt To Your Digital Legacy—If You Can
Even though your digital assets are pretty much immortal — even material you think you deleted — a few websites have tackled the issue of how to handle your digital accounts when you die. That means that some website managers have at least begun to address the issue of handling the accounts of those who […]
Will Your Digital Legacy Be Immortal?
As mortals we all recognize we will eventually pass on and be survived by family and friends. We also all recognize that shortly after our passing, our home, our physical possessions and our financial assets will be distributed to the beneficiaries we’ve named in our Will or Trust, or for those who haven’t bothered to […]
Building a New Old Age: Elderhood
The Transforming Aging Summit, a three-day virtual event held recently, made the heady promise of delivering teachings and practices to inspire listeners to “age with grace and positivity and create a meaningful legacy for generations to come.” Organizers of the event at The Shift Network did not cop a Pollyannish pose when mulling the realities […]
Spring Cleaning – Making it Easier to Keep House
Paying for a Funeral—and Common Pitfalls to Avoid
If you’ve ever been involved in creating final arrangements for another person—making decisions about transporting and burying or disposing of the body, choosing a container or casket, planning a service or ceremony—you know there can be a lot of calls and judgments to make at a difficult time. You might also have had the cringe-making […]
Ask or You Won’t Receive – Getting Help with Caregiving
Tunnel vision is common among caregivers. We often think we have to carry the whole job alone even when we’re feeling tired and overwhelmed. We don’t consider the risks of not caring for ourselves. We can do it. We’ll make it through. Hello! Caregivers often suffer from serious illnesses and stress that turns to depression. […]