Category Archives: Blog

Virtues and Vices of Gambling Among Seniors

Roulette Table

Make a mid-day, midweek visit to a casino in any one of the 40 states that have them and you’re likely to see a sight you might not have expected: seniors crowded in at the slot machines, the industry’s biggest revenue producers. Some are beckoned there by the targeted tantalizing lures such as Senior Days […]

Where Do You Go to Get – Back Home?

Home is where the heart is

Where we grow up stays with us forever. Sometimes even where your parents grew up has a huge impact on your life. When my folks say “back home,” there’s no doubt in my mind where they mean, even though they’ve lived in California for over 60 years. Back home is the hills of Oklahoma. Where […]

Holiday Traditions – What’s Your Favorite?

Holiday Traditions

Holiday traditions are a wonderful way to bring the past alive and give so much to future generations. When we marry or enter a new season of life, sometimes those old traditions get a little lost along the way. I love hearing about my parents’ memories of their childhood Christmases. Even though their families had […]

Do the 2016 Election Results Change Tax Strategies for Seniors?

Do the 2016 Election Results Change Tax Strategies for Seniors?

Visitors to SeniorCareAdvice.com have been asking us if they should “do something” about their own or an elderly family member’s taxes in light of the recent Presidential election and the statements made by now President-elect, Donald Trump. It is natural for people to want some advice in terms of how the election results will impact […]

Millions of Elderly Americans Avoid Poverty Thanks to Social Security

Social Security and Poverty

A new study, relying on Census Bureau data from all 50 states, shows that Social Security checks are an essential lifeline for millions of Americans. The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) released a report which shows that government checks lifted over 16.5 million elderly Americans out of poverty in 2022.  The same study […]

Startup Seniorly Makes Booking Rooms for Short-Term Assisted Care a Snap

2017, New Year, Beautiful beach, sunset

Family caregivers, it’s time to take that vacation, schedule that doctor’s appointment, and say yes to that work trip. A new website, dubbed the Airbnb for assisted living, is revolutionizing how family caregivers find short-term care for their loved ones. Booking Short-Term Care Lodging Made Easy The online platform Seniorly aggregates empty beds in assisted […]

Planning to Live Like You Want To?

Family

So, you don’t like assisted living communities and dread the thought of going to a rest home, but you know you are tired of living alone and see a time in your future when you might need a little more help. What are you going to do? There are so many alternative ways to live […]

November Named National Family Caregivers Month

National Family Caregivers Month

Move aside, pilgrims. November, the month that hosts our nation’s holiday for giving thanks, has fittingly been named National Family Caregivers Month by the White House. Recognizing the Important Work Family Caregivers Do Each Day This month we’re breaking bread, and honoring the family members who balance work and life to care for family, friends, […]

80-Year Old Model Rocks the Runway

80-year-old-model-Wang-Deshun

An 80-year-old actor, artist, and grandfather is challenging the way the Chinese, and the rest of the world, view the elderly after his latest venture into modeling went viral. Photos and videos of Wang Deshun strutting his stuff confidently down China’s Fashion Week runway quickly captivated the world and gained him the nickname, “China’s hottest […]