How to Have a Good Retirement on a Budget

Article is from the Senior Spirit newsletter. The concept of a golden retirement is a relatively new idea. It was not until the late 19th and early 20th centuries that workers started getting pensions and lived long enough to enjoy their later years. Before that, people worked until they died. More recently, we’ve created the […]

Personal Environment-Make it Safe and Comfortable

The word environment usually produces images of the great outdoors, but let’s take it a step further and consider our personal environment, especially as baby boomers age in place or mom and dad move in with their children. The space needs to be both safe and comforting. As we age, the risk of falling increases […]

4 Myths About How to Act When Someone’s Dying

By Paula Spencer Scott, Caring.com senior editor (This is often an unspoken topic in our society, but so important in the transition from this life to the next. Please help spread this message by reposting. Steve Kramer) People often adhere to a code of conduct about the end of life that’s just not rooted in […]

Making Tax Time a Little Bit Easier

Reprinted from the Senior Spirit Newsletter, a CSA Publication It’s that time of year again, a time of teeth-gnashing and pencil-crunching, as we haul out our receipts and statements from last year and prepare to do our federal income tax returns. As tax deadline approaches, you may not be aware of all the deductions available […]

Identity Theft-Protect Yourself

It’s a frightening fact that identity theft is a rampant crime that can happen to anyone, and scams against seniors are the most common form of fraud. Of the many methods used, the phone is the easiest and most common way to connect with unwary victims. To protect yourself follow these identity theft prevention tips: […]

Double Jeopardy for Baby Boomers Caring for Their Parents

Nearly 10 million adult children over the age of 50 care for their aging parents. These family caregivers are themselves aging as well as providing care at a time when they also need to be planning and saving for their own retirement. The MetLife Study of Caregiving Costs to Working Caregivers: Double Jeopardy for Baby Boomers […]

Did you know…?

  Approximately 75 percent of people over age 65 have a valid driver’s license, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. According to recent research, people age 70 to 75 have a life expectancy of at least 18 years. On average, they can expect to drive 11 of these years and depend on other […]

Stories From the Road………..Setting an Example

 (“Stories From the Road…Stories of the Heart” is about the personal experiences of over 200 volunteer drivers across America and how the simple act of driving someone in need touches their own hearts) As a working woman in the early 1990’s, I had the pleasure of serving a variety of people in the Knoxville area through […]

Stories From the Road………Personal Satisfaction

(“Stories From the Road…Stories of the Heart” is about the personal experiences of over 200 volunteer drivers across America and how the simple act of driving someone in need touches their own hearts)  I enjoy being a volunteer…being able to help seniors who are not able to drive anymore and who want to get out of […]

And The Survey Says……..

Blessings! For Seniors goal is to provide superior client satisfaction and uses Home Care Pulse, a third party company that surveys Non-Medical Home Care Companies nationwide, to conduct a telephone survey to measure how we are doing. Our clients are asked to rate us on a scale from 1-5 with 5 being the best in […]

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