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Financial Planning

3 Pieces of Advice for Financing Senior Living

Older adults are living longer than ever, and our longevity is considered one of the most significant social achievements in modern history. In fact,...

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Why Senior Living?

Top 23 Best Websites for Seniors in 2025

The myth of the senior mindlessly navigating the internet, unsure of what to do is just that: a myth. Many older adults spend more time online than...

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Health + Wellness

Exercise Your Long-Term Memory With Brain Games

Science is divided on the long-term benefits of “brain games” and long-term memory. Brain games are computer-based training programs designed to...

Help parents stay engaged to prevent long-term memory loss
Adult Child

Keeping Your Parents Engaged and Mentally Active to Ward Off Long-Term Memory Loss

After years of hard work, your parents are entitled to slow down and take it easy. But slowing down shouldn’t mean disengaging. Staying connected,...

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Adult Child

5 Time-Saving Hacks for Sandwich Generation Caregivers

Family caregivers are busy. And, for members of the sandwich generation—caregivers who are supporting a child or children as well as caring for an...

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Moving + Downsizing

Downsizing Dilemmas: How to Help Parents Clean Out

Michael Norman started discussing downsizing with his parents when they were in their early 70s. But, he explained, they “loved their ’60s ‘Brady...

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Adult Child

Sandwich Generation Tips: How to Balance Caregiving with Work

The sandwich generation is caring for children and older loved ones, and they’re increasingly squeezed between the two.

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Adult Child

4 Things To Consider Before Moving Parents Into Your Home

As your parent ages, you might be wondering what the future will look like when it comes to their health, their care and their living situation. If...

Use this retirement planning checklist to navigate Medicare open enrollment
Retirement Planning

Retirement Planning Checklist for Medicare Open Enrollment

Each year, Frank Nelson issues the same advice to seniors living in California’s North Bay region counties: When you start seeing Halloween...

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Retirement Planning

Should You Leave an Inheritance for Your Children?

Parents pass a lot down to their children: eye color and dimples, values and beliefs, family heirlooms and stories. They may also pass down wealth. A...

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Why Senior Living?

Your Road Map to Maximizing Senior Independence as You Age

Independence can mean different things to different people, but if you’re like most of us, you want to stay in charge of your days, choices and...