How to stay fresh in your career
Those young men with the fashionable stubble, the kind hated by mothers but loved by the Millennials, stride around the office looking new and fresh. So,…
Author: Allyson Good
Allyson Good curates senior living, health, and family content. She is formerly the Managing Editor of Active Life, a print newspaper published in 2016-2017 for seniors, choosing practical articles on health, money, safety, and everyday living for older readers. She is also an avid gardener and offers up Garden Hints and Tips on a regular basis.
Some sweet news for improving memory
Good news older adults! If you are doing a complicated task and want to do your best, put a spoonful of sugar in your coffee. Or eat something with sugar….
Three-wheel trikes combine exercise with transportation
If you miss the convenient, wind-in-your-hair bike rides you had in years past, one of today’s many-featured trikes could be just right for you. Adults…
Independence: How to keep driving
Seniors are undeniably better drivers — even up to age 85 — than teenagers, but seniors also face unique problems with driving as they age. Since…
Choosing the right car
Senior drivers or people with limited mobility need cars with particular features that make driving easier and more comfortable. Among the features…
Caregiving: Nursing home or care at home? The emotional question
There was a time when Grandma always lived at home and maybe we like to think it was like life with The Waltons where mom and dad and their many kids all…
The rising number of Elder Orphans: Ideas for living
Elder orphans — aging people with no spouse or children — are a rising population in the world. Currently 19 percent of women ages 40 to 45 have no…
21st century Dating for seniors goes high tech
True story: He and she, both 83, lost their spouses at roughly the same time. He, without a spouse for the first time in 60 years, was bereft. One day God…
The Dollars and Sense of Long-Term Care Insurance: The costs of long-term care
The majority of people — about 63 percent — will spend nothing on long-term care, according to data by the Department of Health and Human Services….
Who should buy long-term care insurance?
The very rich and the very poor have one thing in common: They don’t need long-term care insurance. The rich can pay their way and the poor can rely on…