Estate planning isn’t something anyone really wants to do, but it is something everyone should do. For your own benefit, it’s a way of ensuring all your assets and belongings are distributed to the people and organizations you want them to reach. From the potential recipient’s end, it saves stress, disappointment, potential legal fees, and
Five Senior Living Activities That Help Maintain and Grow Memory Function
Improving memory skills is a lifelong endeavor that becomes even more important as we age. And while illnesses such as dementia and Alzheimer’s are certainly more common in the aging population, getting older doesn’t have to mean losing your mental agility. The brain is capable of producing new cells at any age. However, as we
Senior Living Solutions: Finding the Right Senior Living Community for Retirement
As the new year draws closer, it’s an ideal time to begin making plans for your next chapter. Depending on your personal timeline, that could be as simple as resolving to begin researching the area’s variety of retirement communities, or you can set a goal of making a firm commitment, like signing a contract and
Luxury Redefined: Dive into the Sophistication and Unmatched Amenities of The Newly Refurbished The Virginian
Fairfax, Virginia, is filled with restaurants, shopping, and many other indoor (and outdoor) entertainment options. But it’s also home to top-tier healthcare facilities, higher education opportunities, and beautiful homes. Within the heart of it all sits The Virginian, a newly renovated senior living community that caters to 55+ residents across the full continuum of care.
Expert Tips: Nutritious & Safe Meals for Your Senior’s Health
Our bodies may change with age, but our spirit remains the same. And, as many caregivers discover, that spirit can often include a desire for independence that may not match physical capabilities. One of the most common areas of concern is an aging relative’s ability to get proper nutrition. Here are a few things to
Senior Living Acronyms and Terminology Unscrambled: Your Ultimate Guide
As we all know from the working world, every industry has its own alphabet soup. Senior living is no exception—save for the fact that it’s newer to you, and you haven’t lived in it day-to-day. Unscramble the senior living alphabet with this quick guide to common acronyms and terms you may encounter in the course
Are Senior Living Communities the Same: What makes them unique?
The phrase “senior living” inspires an array of emotions—and each person’s feelings on the matter are surprisingly strong. Unfortunately, many of the more negative feelings result from misinformation or stereotypes that are not entirely based in truth. And while many people embrace the opportunity for 55+ living as a welcome next stage in life—and something
5 Important Questions For Caretakers of Parents Aging in Place
They gave you the lovey you carried with you for years, tucked sweet notes and jokes into your lunchbox in your school years, and cheered the loudest at your high school graduation. Those happy memories of a parent filled with seemingly endless energy and love are something to cherish forever but are also part of
Boost Your Retirement Fitness: 5 Ways to Challenge Balance, Flexibility & More
No one disputes the importance of activity and exercise to maintain a healthy physique and heart throughout life. That doesn’t go away as we get older and enter retirement. While our bodies may change, they need nourishing as much as before. In fact, the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) recommends that adults ages
Back Again. One Homebuyer’s Journey Back Home to Brambleton
We’ve all heard the saying. It is overused and oversimplified and yet, whether you’re on the homebuilder or buyer side, it somehow gets built right into our process. Location, location, location. But what happens when even the perfect location takes a back seat to something else. To the home, to the buying process and to
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