Spring is the season for cleaning, so how about doing some downsizing? There are many benefits to cleaning out your closet, such as facilitating future moves, revisiting old memories, and making space for new articles to meet current and evolving needs.   There is another great benefit to downsizing: the opportunity to give items that…

One of the luxuries of retirement living is having the time to explore places you have always dreamed of visiting, ideally with your family. Places like Hawaii, the Caribbean, California and Arizona are longstanding popular destinations, for seniors and people of all ages. With that in mind, long distance travel can be difficult to manage…

Do you love to eat but struggle to cook? At any age, but especially as we grow older, it can be challenging to shop for groceries, prepare healthy and tasty meals, and meet nutritional goals while juggling other priorities. Ordering out from a restaurant can be easy by contacting the restaurant directly or going through…

The snowy weather is finally gone, so now is your chance to spend a little time outside for some fun spring activities. Need some inspiration for new outdoor events and places to try? Here are some suggestions for how to be a tourist in your own city!   Visit a New Neighbourhood Want to explore…

March is national Music Therapy Month! Music can not only improve your mood, but can also have therapeutic effects with treating Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia, even in later stages of illness. Music therapy can benefit all sorts of people – across all age brackets and cognitive abilities. It has been used to treat…

High blood pressure is a common concern for older adults.  According to Statistics Canada, two thirds of people over the age of 65 have high blood pressure. Controlling your blood pressure is important to help ward off more serious heart disease. By managing your blood pressure, you can mitigate the risk and continue to live…

Thinking about selling your home? Like many people, you may find it difficult parting with your home. Perhaps your kids grew up in your home. Or maybe you’ve lived in your home so many years it feels odd to consider anywhere else. Once you’ve made the decision to move, here are some tips to get…

Finding the right shoes that are comfortable and allow you to best do your daily activities and stay active can be tricky. As we age, foot wear becomes more important because we can lose the protective layers of fat from the bottoms of our feet. This may cause more impact from your heels to the…

We’ve heard it before: Brain training games can improve cognitive function. But is it really true? Though there is a great deal of research to suggest that memory games can improve cognitive ability, there is still additional research to be done to understand this phenomenon more fully. According to one study conducted by the Mayo…

January is Alzheimer’s Awareness month!  According to the Alzheimer’s Society of Canada, Every year another 25,000 people are diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia across our country. Additionally, nearly 40% of those over the age of 65 report some form of memory loss or cognitive aging. It’s important to know the symptoms of…