Senior Transition Guide

Getting the right amount of exercise is essential for everyone, even seniors. However, certain exercises might be too difficult or overbearing for some seniors. Low impact exercises could be the thing that seniors can use in order to stay strong and healthy.

Low Impact Sports for Senior Independent Living - Senior Transition Guide The right kind of low exercise is vital for everyone, especially those in senior independent living communities and other senior care places.

More and more senior living communities are becoming pet-friendly. This is because they realize that pets offer more than just companionship. They also help seniors in assisted living care and other communities live a better and healthier life.

How Pets Help Seniors in Assisted Living Care - Senior Transition Guide Many think pets are just for companionship. However, they help in other ways, even for those in assisted living care and other senior living communities.

Being environmentally responsible is for everyone. This includes those who manage senior living properties and communities, as well as those who live in them. Discover how senior residents and communities are doing their part to go green and help the environment.

Why Senior Living Properties are Going Green - Senior Transition Guide Senior living properties and communities are going green. From saving water to using green products, everyone's doing something to help the environment.

Mother's Day this year is Sunday, May 13th. If your mom is in a senior nursing home or any kind of senior living community, consider these gifts for her.

Mother's Day Gifts for Senior Living Residents - Senior Transition Guide Whether your mother is in senior living or a senior nursing home, she deserves the best this Mother's Day. Consider these gifting ideas for her.

With the growing number of seniors in memory care living, there comes a need for newer methods of helping them get through their daily lives. Certain yoga and meditation practices offer a new way for those in memory care to live a better and healthier life.

Memory Care Living with Yoga and Meditation - Senior Transition Guide With the growing number of memory care living seniors, communities are looking for new methods help them. Two effective methods are meditation and yoga.

As we age, our ability to hear others clearly deteriorates over time. It's a major concern for many seniors. There are ways for seniors to strengthen and maintain their hearing. One way is through assisted living.

Assisted Living Helps Those with Hearing Loss - Senior Transition Guide Progressive hearing loss is a part of aging. Discover how elderly assisted living can help seniors overcome the challenges of hearing loss and issues.

Spring is here and now would be a great time to clean up your senior living apartments and homes. While some spring cleaning chores might be difficult for some seniors, consider these tips to make things easier.

Spring Cleaning for Senior Living Apartments - Senior Transition Guide Spring is here! It's time to do some cleaning around our senior living apartments and homes. While it may seem difficult, our tips can help make it easier.

From iPads to bigger digital televisions to wireless internet, seniors in places like assisted living homes and communities have a better quality of life. Read how these advancements help seniors live better and even healthier lifestyles.

Technology for Those in an Assisted Living Home - Senior Transition Guide All seniors benefit from today's advancements in technology, even those in an assisted living home. Learn how technology changes their quality of life.

Eating the right kind of foods during your senior years can be a challenge at times, especially if you're on a budget. However, there are plenty of options for eating and living healthy while maintaining an affordable senior living lifestyle. Discover these options on our latest post today.

The Right Foods for Affordable Senior Living - Senior Transition Guide Eating right seems tough for affordable senior living, due to the challenges it brings. But these tips can help seniors live better and healthier.

As we draw closer to the 2018 Tax Day, we wonder if certain things in our lives are deductible. Seniors in affordable assisted living should be glad to know that there are several tax deductions they can make like dental treatments and skilled nursing care.

Tax Deduction Tips for Affordable Assisted Living - Senior Transition Guide Doing your taxes can be hard, especially for those in affordable assisted living care. However, did you know that seniors can take special tax deductions?

As a senior, your body changes. The same goes for your diet. At this time of your life, you need to be more concerned on what you eat and drink daily. These are the foods that people in senior living communities should try to avoid when they can.

Foods that Senior Living People Should Avoid - Senior Transition Guide As we age, our bodies and diets change. For healthier living, those in senior living communities should consider avoiding these certain foods.

As more people move on in their later years, they make decisions regarding their living spaces. Find out the reasons why more seniors are choosing Over 55 Communities in order to live out the best years of their lives.

Choosing Retirement and Over 55 Communities - Senior Transition Guide Baby boomers and other seniors don’t know the many kinds of retirement options available for them, like an over 55 community. Our guide can help.

Whether they're looking into independent or assisted living, seniors can always find many options when it comes to keeping fit. Learn how senior living communities are using new ways to keep their residents strong and active.

Physical Activities for Seniors in Assisted Living - Senior Transition Guide Exercise is essential for everyone, even seniors. Discover what exercises and activities for seniors in assisted living are beneficial to their health.

Everyone is looking for love, even those who live in a senior living community. Discover why dating is essential for seniors and what kind of dates they should go on through our guide and our short online quiz.

Quiz: Senior Living Community Life & Dating - Senior Transition Guide Love is for everyone, even for those in a senior living community. Learn what kind of date you and your loved one would enjoy by taking our quiz.

Whether it be overeating, procrastinating, or any other bad habits, there are ways to overcome them, even in your senior years. Discover how a positive senior living care experience can help you become a better and healthier person.

Getting Over Bad Habits with Senior Living Care - Senior Transition Guide Breaking your bad habits are hard, even if you're in senior living care or any other living situation. However, there are ways to overcome them.

Obesity is a continuous problem in the United States, affecting many different people, including seniors. However, there are ways independent senior living can help individuals understand and overcome their weight and health issues.

Healthy Independent Senior Living and Obesity - Senior Transition Guide Many people struggle with their weight, including seniors. Still, a healthy independent senior living can help those who are struggling with their weight.

All things are good in moderation, including having a drink or two. However, some seniors struggle with over consumption. Discover how assisted living communities are helping those overcome their ongoing issues with alcohol.

Overcoming Alcoholism Through Assisted Living - Senior Transition Guide Over consumption of alcohol is a tough issue that many struggle with. even seniors. Discover how assisted living communities help seniors with this issue.

Many seniors these days are in Alzheimer's Care and in other forms of Memory Care in order to receive help with their daily lives. Discover how a number of these specialized senior communities are using music, TV, and movies to help their senior residents.

How Entertainment Helps with Alzheimer's Care - Senior Transition Guide For seniors in Alzheimer's Care or Memory Care, they struggle with issues in their daily lives. However, music, movies and TV shows can help them out.

The new year is here and you want to make some positive changes in your life. While most New Years resolutions can be hard to keep, there are ways for assisted and independent living seniors like yourself to maintain them with ease.

Resolution Ideas for Independent Living Seniors - Senior Transition Guide New Years is here and you want to make the best of it. Independent living seniors can avoid messing up their New Years Resolution with these simple tips.

Christmas is just around the corner and some of us need to find the right gift. If you're looking for the perfect gift for someone in senior living, consider these options.

Holiday Gifts for Senior Living Residences - Senior Transition Guide With the holiday approaching fast, many of us need to find the right gifts. Here's a list of gift ideas for those in senior living residences.

Some seniors head home to celebrate the holidays with their friends and families. However, some seniors stay behind in their senior living communities for various reasons. Learn how they and people like yourself can celebrate the holidays while in an independent or assisted living community.

Enjoy the Holidays in an Assisted Living Home - Senior Transition Guide The holidays have arrived! To get yourself in the festive mood, consider these tips to enjoy the holidays in your assisted living home or community.

As we roll from autumn into winter, our bodies tend to adapt to the colder shift in the weather. Learn how our bodies are affected by these changes and what certain foods should seniors eat for a better senior living lifestyle.

Cold Weather Foods for a Senior Living Lifestyle - Senior Transition Guide

Empty Nest Syndrome, the feeling of grief and loneliness parents feel when their children leave home for the first time, can be rough to overcome. However, you can overcome this transitional period of life, like reaching out to others or joining senior living and 55+ residential communities.

Overcoming Empty Nest Syndrome - Senior Transition Guide Getting over Empty Nest Syndrome can be hard. With the help of others and 55+ communities, you should be able to find a new life and more enjoyment.

With the consistent weather changes, seasonal illnesses can affect anyone, including seniors. Learn how seniors like yourself can avoid autumn illnesses and how being part of senior living communities can help.

Senior Assisted Living and Autumn Illnesses - Senior Transition Guide During Autumn, illnesses like the flu and colds can affect many seniors. Find out how assisted senior living can help prevent these sicknesses.

Sedentary living is a type of lifestyle where a person gets little to no physical activity on a daily basis. It affects people of all ages, including seniors. Discover how to avoid this way of living through our tips and how independent and assisted living communities can help.

Assisted Living Home Care and Sedentary Living - Senior Transition Guide Sedentary living can be a problem for many seniors. Read about the risks involved and how living in an assisted living home can prevent these problems.

One of the great benefits of joining a senior living community is that you can customize your living space to fit your needs and make it feel like home again. Learn the many different ways on how you can turn an independent or assisted living residence into your own personal space for socializing or comfort.

Personalizing Your Senior Living Apartment - Senior Transition Guide Now that you've become part of an independent or assisted living community, learn how you can personalize your senior living apartment to suit your tastes.

Memory Care is a vital service offered to those in assisted living communities that cater to those with Alzheimer's, impaired cognition, and other memory issues. If you want to learn more on how these communities can help you or someone you love with memory issues, consider reading this article regarding memory care for senior living.

What is Memory Care for Senior Living? - Senior Transition Guide Seniors with memory issues need some extra help in their daily lives. Discover how assisted living communities dedicated to memory care living can help.

Would you choose your Doctor or Dentist just by their zip code? Of course NOT, that is why Jon Scott Williams, the winner of the Az-LeadingAge technology award encourages consumers to first educate themselves about choosing a senior living community. Zip code websites will keep you busy like a hamster in a wheel cage. Find out the appropriate level of care at http://www.seniorlivinghomeguide.org