Never Too Old to Make New Friends

Margalit Tocher

Making friends was easy as kids and young adults and even as parents of growing kids. As [...]

Minnesota community works together to live longer

Margalit Tocher

Residents of small Minnesota town of Albert Lea collectively participated in an AARP Blue Zone Vitality Project aimed at increasing their life expectancy. It can often be difficult to change one’s lifestyle when it comes to diet and exercise, but the people of this small town made it easy by banding together, creating [...]

Companion pets and the elderly, woof!

Margalit Tocher

This interesting article by Mary Alward explains the healing benefits of pets for the elderly. She writes that pest can provide companionship, acceptance, a way to stay active and remain responsible, a safe home, and a social outlet. She explains that pets can be very good for senior health, especially seniors [...]

Seniors Reach Digital Age

Margalit Tocher

This article goes into the lives of several seniors citizens to explain how and why they decided to go digital—and are loving it! One woman, Judy Bennett, chose to conquer her fear of computers and take classes [...]

In old age, friends can keep you young

Margalit Tocher

While many of us might see a card game or a shopping trip with friends as a simple diversion, these are activities that may help preserve the physical and mental health of the elderly. New studies [...]

Seniors With Partners Are At Higher Risk For Dementia

The Journal of the American Geriatrics Society published a twelve-year study at Utah State University that showed a possibility of older married adults having a higher risk for developing dementia if their spouse has dementia.

More And More Seniors Try Online Dating

Seniors can often have a hard time meeting new people. Most seniors have to depend on relatives and friends, or even their caregiver to introduce them. While seniors may sometimes experience difficulty adapting to technology, there is one area of technology that is really starting to catch on: online dating. Today, more and more Chicago North [...]

New Simplified Cell Phone Design for Seniors

While most of the Chicago world is now converting to the complexities of Blackberries and iPhones, Snapfon is a new gadget doing just the opposite: creating a simple phone. Snapfon may be the perfect tool to give you and your loved ones peace of mind. Let’s check out some of the features:

The most important aspect that I found [...]

Risk Factors for Depression in the Elderly

The entire city of Chicago seems to have brightened up with the official arrival of spring. Throughout Chicago and the North Shore suburbs you see people walking without coats, and even some brave sandal-wearers! However it is important to remember that not everyone perks up with the coming of Spring - this is why we’ve prepared a [...]

Senior Driving Courses Offered in Your Local Chicago North Shore Neighborhood!

Now that the Chicago North Shore area’s winter seems to be mostly over, the weather is becoming perfect for that ultimate spring activity – driving. There is no experience quite like driving with your windows down and wind on your face, enjoying the neighboring you live or work in.

For many seniors, however, driving is something [...]