Organizing Especially Crucial as You Age
Decluttered home & mind
Keeping your home decluttered, tidy, and organized can help you feel less stressed as well as improve the overall safety of your home. Messy homes can lead to unnecessary falls and also leave you unable to find many important items. We may not give it much thought, but improving the flow in our homes through simple organization, can vastly improve our everyday living experiences. As you age and begin to spend more time in your home, you may find that your current “organizational system”, within your home is a actually[…]
Long-Term Care Insurance Now or Later
LTC Insurance
Long term care insurance is insurance deigned to help shoulder the steep costs associated with long-term care such as paying for assisted living, nursing home care, or home health care. This insurance is built with those who will one day require assistance due to disability, age, or a chronic condition, in mind. If you consider the fact that 70% of those 65 and over will require some form of long-term care, then you understand the need for long-term care insurance.
Long term care offers assistance with many daily living activities and is[…]
The Key to Eating Right
Food matters
A healthy diet can be integral to your overall health at any age however, as you age your diet may become increasingly important. With age, our bodies can begin a natural deterioration process from our brains to our muscles, we must ensure that we take the necessary measures to supply our bodies with the added nutrients it now requires. Most of those nutrients can be found in our daily foods and with the help of your dietician, you can learn exactly which foods are most ideal for your body.[…]
Healthy Back to School Lunches
Healthy School Lunches
In an effort to help our clients stay healthy and avoid from using their long term care insurance policy as long as possible, we are committed to featuring health tips and tricks found on the health tab of our website.
This Friday’s featured recipe includes a list of healthy back to school lunches for the school children in your life. As schools start to open back up, we know that packing healthy lunches for your loved one is of top priority to you. We have compiled this list of healthy and tasty[…]
Covid-19: Where to Get Tested, When to Test, & What To Expect
Covid-19 Testing
Amid the Coronavirus disease or Covid-19 outbreak, there now exist many testing facilities within the U.S in attempt to diagnose patients. There also exists various questions as to what kinds of tests are most accurate, turn around times, and proper testing procedures. Many individuals are unsure of where to get tested, when to test, and what kind of test to expect. If you yourself are curios about these same questions read on. *Disclaimer: Please note that the following recommendations were gathered from information found on the CDC homepage and do not[…]
Seniors & Overcoming Gym Anxiety
Do Gyms Cater to Seniors?
The gym is packed with a wide array of all the right tools and machinery for those looking to stay healthy. Even so, regularly attending the gym can be intimidating to many and especially older individuals who have not exercised in a while. In fact, many surveys revealed that most individuals hold off from joining a gym due to fear of judgement. Many either fear exercising in front of a crowd or fear not knowing how to properly utilize the gym equipment. Additionally so, many older individuals have[…]