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What is the secret to successful aging ?

  With retirement and aging, older adults can find themselves with a lot of free time and not many ideas of what to do. Some alternatives to keep the mind busy and active are volunteering, starting another business, embarking on an encore career, engaging with one’s community, and caregiving or…
Carolyn Rosenblatt
June 4, 2014
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Let's Re-define "Old": What Does It Mean Anyway?

Hello again, Carolyn and Mikol here. Who doesn’t have negative stereotypes about aging? No one, especially Boomers, wants to think of ourselves as "old".  We're middle aged, we're "senior", we're old-er, but old? Never. Our society just doesn’t have a positive outlook on aging. Media everywhere imprints us with messages to…
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Does retirement mean we're getting OLD?

Ah, retirement.  Most look forward to a time of enjoyment of life and everyone wants to age successfully in retirement.  Do we ever really consider what it takes to age successfully?  It is a new responsibility that few of us consider in our vision of how we expect to live…
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5 Success Tips In Caring For Difficult Parents

First, we do have to put ourselves first sometimes.  What's best for us, best for our own families and our own peace of mind must be a serious consideration.  Sacrificing our sanity for the sake of caregiving is not the best choice. Delegate and find others to help if having…
Carolyn Rosenblatt
April 22, 2014
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The Power Of Aging Parents' Friendships

Hello again.  Carolyn and Mikol here.   We wanted to share a success story with you. It's about Gerry, an older gentleman whose wife had health issues and could no longer accompany him going out. When they moved to a seniors' community, Gerry had a lot to get used to.…
Mikol Davis
April 15, 2014
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What If You Try To Help Your Aging Parent With Dementia And No One Listens?

Hi, Carolyn here. I hope you are doing well and getting through your day. Today we’re discussing frustrations with the healthcare directive (a document that enables you to act on another person's behalf for healthcare decisions).  Sometimes its also called a healthcare power of attorney, or a living will.  Not…
Mikol Davis
March 31, 2014