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Old Dogs Teach Us New Tricks

I have finally found the retirement home for me.  I wonder if they will accept my application.
There is much we can learn from the gentleness of this sanctuary for old dogs.  All of the following are the things I want when I am very, very old:

Make me comfortable.
Provide healthy, age-appropriate nutrition.
Let me wander as I please within a safe environment.
Touch and pet me often.
Allow opportunities for new friendships.
Give me fresh air.
Treat my old age as yet another stage… More

RETIREMENT COMMUNITIES MEET INDIVIDUAL NEEDS

Retirement communities are for retirement age people who cannot or no longer wish to live in a single family residence.  Most communities are expensive. Some are more affordable than others.  Look for non-profit facilities or communities that offer rental housing if your budget is tight.
Communities differ in the amount of on-site assistance and care provided.  Three types of retirement communities are:

Active (on site medical care not required)
Active and Supportive… More

RETIREMENT HOME ADVENTURES

RETHINKING TRADITIONAL RETIREMENT
Because the “new economy” has erased much of their retirement savings, many baby boomers are exploring bold new notions of just how to match their desires for a retirement home against the hard realities of savings and expected retirement income.  For some, that bold notion is: Pack up and move overseas where retirement dollars can be stretched farther.
STRETCHING RETIREMENT DOLLARS
A recent study reported in U.S. News & World… More

RETIREMENT HOMES: FIND ONE THAT FITS

The term “retirement home” causes many to shudder. There are many variations on what makes for a good retirement home.  Look around and find a version you like.
Growing up in Michigan, all I heard about retirement homes and retirement living consisted of having a winter escape home down in Florida.  Sure, as a kid I knew plenty of older people who no longer worked.  But that seemed different.  Looking back now, I see that even then, I saw a difference between being… More