Archive for 2026

This June, Friends Life Care will be across Southeastern Pennsylvania and Northern Delaware, hosting free educational events to help you learn more about long-term care options, retirement planning, and aging independently at home. 

Join us at local venues throughout Chester County, PA; New Castle County, DE; Delaware County, PA; and Montgomery County, PA to explore how proactive planning can help support your long-term goals and retirement strategy with guidance from Friends Life Care. 
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Champion Your Health! Every May, the Administration for Community Living (ACL) leads the celebration of Older Americans Month, a time to recognize the accomplishments and contributions of older adults, both today and throughout their lives. Each year highlights a new theme, and in 2026, it’s “Champion Your Health.” This theme encourages a proactive approach to well-being, focusing on prevention, staying engaged, and making informed choices that support independence over time.
This message closely aligns with Friends Life Care’s mission to support older adults in li…

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You’re in your 60s, and you’re getting to that point where you’re starting to think about when you’ll retire. You can begin collecting Social Security benefits as early as age 62 at a reduced amount, or wait until age 67 for your full benefits to kick in. You may also be thinking about where you want to live. Do you want to stay in your home for the rest of your life, or relocate to your dream destination, like the beach towns along the Delaware coast? Thinking ahead and retirement planning are key to having low stress, happy, and healthy retirement.
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Incorporating movement into your day-to-day life can come with great benefits, like reducing fall risk, maintaining physical wellness, improving mental health, lowering the risk of long-term health concerns, and reducing blood pressure.

You can start your health and fitness journey at any point, with exercise and workouts that meet you where you are. Endurance, strength, balance, and flexibility are all beneficial types of activities to try, and they can be modified to suit your lifestyle.

The CDC recommends that healthy older adults get 150 minutes of moderate-intens…

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During the retirement planning process, long-term care costs are often an important consideration, and rightly so. Long-term care costs can go beyond what Medicare covers, and 70% of people over 65 will need some form of long-term care, according to the Department of Health and Human Services.

Because of this, many people planning for retirement begin to consider long-term care insurance. This can be a great option for protecting your finances as life evolves. However, financial protection is not the only aspect of long-term care planning that needs to be considered.

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