Senior Living
Health & Wellness
New Year, New You: New Year’s Resolutions for Seniors
The new year is a time for turning over a new leaf and adopting healthy habits that help us…
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Assisted Living
When You Are Shamed for Moving a Parent into a Senior Care Community
Beth came up to me, tears in her eyes. “My cousins came into town,” she lamented. Normally this would…
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Health & Wellness
Identifying the Unique Challenges of Solo Agers
Over 30 years ago, researchers and geriatricians identified “elder orphans” (sometimes called “solo agers”) as people aging alone with…
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Independent Living
An Emotional Playbook for Couples in Retirement
We’d only been retired for a few weeks when the questions started coming. “How are you doing with so…
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Independent Living
What Surprises Baby Boomer Women When They Retire
We are women on the leading edge of the wave of baby boomers who have worked for decades and…
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Assisted Living
4 Questions to Ask Before Moving Your Parent to an Assisted Living Facility
With the boomer generation aging into their 50s, 60s and 70s and many of their parents now in their…
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Independent Living
Retirement Living: Women and Men Do It Very Differently
Retirement living means a clean slate and free days, but what will you do with yourself? The answer depends,…
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Assisted Living
Advice For Moving to a Continuing Care Retirement Community
If you have looked at senior living options, you may have considered a continuing care retirement community (CCRC). Here’s…
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Life at Bethesda
Peg Sharp – Still Exploring the World at 108
Bethesda Gardens resident Peg Sharp was born April 3, 1910—less than seven years after the Wright brothers’ first flew…
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Care Management
Retirement Living Guide: How to Create a Care Plan Before You Need One
If you don’t know the future, can you plan for it? The answer is yes, according to members of…
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Life at Bethesda
Bethesda Exceeds National Standards in Staffing Ratings
Bethesda Health Group has earned some very impressive ratings in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Five-Star…
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Skilled Nursing
Seven Myths About Skilled Nursing Home Communities
Sixty years ago the purpose of nursing homes was to keep people safe and sound until they died. Today,…
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Health & Wellness
How Seniors Can Avoid Relocation Stress Syndrome
Imagine you have lived in the same house for 40 years. You know every nook and cranny of the…
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