Keeping the Stories of Our Fathers Alive

At first glance, my father was an everyday guy who dutifully provided for his family. A European immigrant, he sweated in machine shops and never …

Author: Stan Gornicz

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Emergency Planning for Solo Agers

For Beth (not her real name) living alone is a good thing. Over the years, she has grown accustomed to the single lifestyle. She's satisfied with …

Author: Carol Marak

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The 3 Best Things You Can Do For Your Brain, From A Neurophysiologist

Maintaining a healthy brain doesn't need to be complicated. Sure, you can learn various brain teasers, games, and whatnot, but the best things you …

Author: Hannah Frye

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Opinion: Why I Went on Hospice Even Though I'm Not Dying

I'd been living on luck for years before I signed up for hospice. I'm 80 years old with multiple health problems, including lung cancer and COPD. I …

Author: Erica Manfred

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Community Connections Help Residents Overcome Challenges and Age Well

Life expectancy in the United States is significantly impacted by socioeconomic status, with affluent communities having higher life expectancies and …

Author: Carmen Cusido

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Nursing Home Dumping - Preventing Resident Dumping

“Resident dumping” — when a nursing facility discharges a resident and refuses to readmit them after a hospital stay or for another unspecified …

Author: by AARP Foundation, April 14, 2023

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The 3 Best Things You Can Do For Your Brain, From A Neurophysiologist

Maintaining a healthy brain doesn't need to be complicated. Sure, you can learn various brain teasers, games, and whatnot, but the best things you …

Author: Hannah Frye

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The End of Life Debate

In January, just a few days after the start of 2023, a woman walked into the Daytona Beach, Florida, hospital where her terminally ill husband was a …

Author: Donna Apidone

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Opting for End of Life

Esmé Deprez recalls getting a succinct text from her father, Ron, one morning. "He was ready to die," she says, "and he needed me to help." His …

Author: Donna Apidone

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Major Exercise Secrets To Live to 100 and Beyond, Trainer Reveals

We have some longevity secrets you won't want to miss. If you're looking to lead a long, healthy, and downright amazing existence, we have your …

Author: Alexa Mellardo

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Is Hospital-at-Home Right for You?

A couple of months before my father died, he fell. While no bones were broken, the fall catalyzed a series of events that included hospitalization, a …

Author: Karen Purze

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The food fight in the White House: Biden's diet

There's a delicious (surf and) turf battle inside the Biden White House — over the president's plate. The food fight has pitted Joe Biden — who …

Author: Alex Thompson

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Friends Are Key to Happiness

What's the single most valuable thing you can do to stay healthy and happy as you age? Invest in your social connections. "The good life is built with …

Author: Nancy Collamer

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She Loved Where She Lived

In 2021, my mother was buried at We Love Where We Live cemetery in the river town that she was moored to her whole life. The cemetery's official name …

Author: Scott Saalman

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Advice from a recovering workaholic: break free

When work is all consuming, it can exact a high price. This is not news to anyone who has grown up with work-obsessed parents or who loves their job so much that it has become part of who they are. It's a familiar topic for Bryan E. Robinson, a psychotherapist in Asheville, N.C. He's been writing …

Author: Reena Advani

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The Beauty Parlor as a Sacred Space

My mother was of the Beauty Parlor generation — a generation of women who rarely washed their own hair. Weekly appointments at a salon provided so …

Author: Melanie Bishop

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9 Key Things Women Over 60 Should Tell Themselves Daily

While many wince at the thought of getting old, most want to continue having birthdays regardless of the number of candles on the cake. Like any …

Author: Shelley Weiss Cohen, MA, PCC

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Emergency Planning for Solo Agers

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Author: Carol Marak

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15 Safest Places To Retire in the US

As you get closer to retirement age, you’re probably looking for places to live that fit your lifestyle, but also offer a sense of security. Wherever …

Author: Sam DiSalvo

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How Old Thank-You Cards Helped Me Remember When I Made a Difference

A tattered greeting card fell to the floor as I rummaged through the file cabinet. I opened the card to find a name I barely remembered along with a …

Author: Mary Kay Jordan Fleming

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Environmental Heroism Has No Age Limit

Those of us of a certain age remember the promise of "better living through chemistry," a promise as iconic "as the one word" of career advice …

Author: Craig Miller

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Dogs For Elderly Owners: Here are the 10 best breeds of adorable dog for older owners - including the loving French Bulldog 🐶

With demand for puppies continuing to soar post-lockdown, here are the dog breeds that make perfect companions for senior owners. The last two years …

Author: David Hepburn

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8 Undiscovered Cheap and Beautiful Places To Retire

In planning for retirement, deciding “where” is just as important as determining how much you should save. And while it’s easy to find beautiful …

Author: Ashleigh Ray

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15 Simple Habits That Can Seriously Improve Your Mental Health

Find your inner peace with these small, simple steps. Being a mentally healthy dad can feel like spinning plates. There are the stressors of …

Author: Lauren Vinopal

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Americans more than ever have no friends. Here are 5 steps to make more friends

Humans evolved to live in small groups — not just with blood-related kin, but with friends. Friends worked together to secure resources, seek …

Author: Elizabeth Gilbert

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End-of-Life Dreams

End-of-Life DreamsBy Paul LauritzenApril 14, 2023In April 2018, my wife of thirty-eight years died from complications of ovarian cancer. During her …

Author: Paul Lauritzen

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The friendship recession

Richard Reeves, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, discusses the importance of friendships and the potential “friendship recession.” He …

Author: Richard Reeves

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Humorist and Homemaker Erma Bombeck Shared Life 'At Wit's End'

"Seize the moment. Remember all those women on the 'Titanic' who waved off the dessert cart." The late humorist and homemaker Erma Bombeck might be …

Author: Amy McVay Abbott

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Humorist and Homemaker Erma Bombeck Shared Life 'At Wit's End'

"Seize the moment. Remember all those women on the 'Titanic' who waved off the dessert cart." The late humorist and homemaker Erma Bombeck might be …

Author: Amy McVay Abbott

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How the UK Is Supporting Dementia with Social Prescriptions

In the northwestern English city of Manchester, someone with dementia might regularly meet a group to play soccer. They might attend seated exercise …

Author: Elizabeth Hewitt

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The Remarkable Lesson of Grief

Grief is not teachable. This I learned in 1999, after my first husband Chuck died suddenly, a month before his 50th birthday. Grief isn't teachable, …

Author: Carol Ellstein

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4 Things Genetic Counselors Want You to Know About At-Home DNA Tests

If you go on Amazon or any other consumer shopping website, you'll most likely find hundreds of different direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic tests that …

Author: Hallie Levine

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Why You Get Slower With Age and What to Do About It

Struggling to hit your usual paces in biking, running or another cardio activity as you age? This is a common occurrence as we get older, but that …

Author: Kristin Jenny

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5 Affordable Places To Retire Near the Beach

You're getting ready to retire, and you want to go to the beach -- possibly every day. Since you don't currently live in a coastal community, this …

Author: Jennifer Taylor

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Oldest living Pearl Harbor survivor marks 105th birthday

World War II veteran Joseph Eskenazi, at 104 years and 11 months old, is the oldest living veteran to survive the attack on Pearl Harbor. Flag-waving admirers lined the sidewalk outside the National World War II Museum in New Orleans on Wednesday to greet the oldest living survivor of the Japanese …

Author: Associated Press

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Creative Aging: Finding a New Spark

This very day, Mariah Richardson may be in a meeting, developing new creative projects for television. Eve Lynch likely is pulling out a piece of …

Author: Patricia Corrigan

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Ushering Pets Gently to the End

The first message I left on the veterinarian's phone last winter was so distorted by tears and grief that I had to call back twice to repeat the …

Author: Kerri Miller

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I Will Never Be a Grandparent

It's no secret that grandparents are extraordinary people. They can magically convert a couple of cardboard boxes into a medieval castle, make …

Author: Barbra Williams Cosentino

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Casket, Cremation or Compost?

It’s good to think about death. That actually isn’t a hot take, psychologically speaking — in a study published in Psychological Science, one group of …

Author: Tanner Garrity

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Food Security Boosts Cognitive and Physical Health

We know that regularly eating nutritious food is good for our health and can help delay or prevent many conditions affecting older adults, like heart …

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10 Strange Signs Of Dementia That Are Less Obvious

The revelation that Bruce Willis has been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia at the age of 67 adds to the growing awareness that dementia isn’t …

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5 Best Glock Guns For Senior Citizen Self Defense

Senior citizens surely have self-defense needs as well. Here is our attempt to sort out what options older Americans would have in any situation to …

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Driving Happily Ever After

I've just finished reading another article about "How to Get Mom (or Dad) to Give Up Their Car Keys." It left me feeling frustrated and sorry for …

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Why You Need an Emergency Financial File

Recently, when a family member passed away unexpectantly, I saw financial chaos up close and personal: his wife couldn't access some accounts, didn't …

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50 Regrets Everyone Has Over 50, According to Therapists

Everyone has regrets in life, whether you still kick yourself for missing the winning goal in that high school soccer game or you wish you'd picked a …

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Aging with Optimism: Designing the Long Life You Love

Industrial designer, business coach, and author Ayse Birsel has created products for well-known brands like Target, Toyota and Herman Miller Knoll. …

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John Cleese on How “Stupid People Have No Idea How Stupid They Are” (Otherwise Known as the Dunning-Kruger Effect)

Monty Python icon John Cleese had this to say about Marjorie Taylor Greene yesterday: “She is the perfect example of someone who is not intelligent …

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Creative Aging: Finding a New Spark

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Why You Get Slower With Age and What to Do About It

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20 Baby Boomer Names That Are at Risk of Going Extinct

Sure, we may roll our eyes at them on occasion, but we really do love the boomers in our life. They make a mean meatloaf, know how to rock a stylish …

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