The Secrets They Keep: The Innermost Fears, Facts and Feelings Seniors Don’t Share and How to Address Them The things we worry about, and the secrets we keep, evolve as we move through life’s many stages.  We might like to think that by the time we’ve raised our children, left the world of full-time employment,...Read More

The Benefits and Drawbacks of Age Segregation: Should Seniors Live Apart from the Rest of Us? Americans tend to live in silos sorted by age.  Young people spend most of their time with other young people or interacting with them on social media, and seniors, similarly, live amongst each other in 55+ communities or facilities, often...Read More

Fear of Falling: New Frontiers in Senior Fall Prevention Falling and its many consequences are hardly new to the senior age group.  There are a host of reasons seniors fall, some of which can be mitigated, and there are several new technologies that may help make this phenomenon less damaging. Medicare and Medicaid certainly have...Read More

An Elephant in the Room: Seniors and Alcohol Consumption Happy Hour at an assisted living community tends to be lively, well-attended and a very welcome diversion from the day-to-day routine. In a building filled with adults who have less responsibility than they once did, and who rarely drive or leave the property, having a glass...Read More