After more than 21 years of membership, 91-year-old George Boyd reflects on his experience with Friends Life Care’s aging in place support and caring for his wife, Sandra, throughout her Alzheimer’s journey. He shares how concerns about the rising cost of long-term care led him to begin planning for the future, knowing they wanted to remain in the home they loved. “We didn’t know what sort of policy we should get, but we did know that we wanted to stay at home.”  

George and his wife, Sandra, lived in the same home for more than 50 years. As they planned for …

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…

For centuries, cultures around the world have practiced some form of spring cleaning as part of their religious and seasonal traditions. According to National Geographic, “One of the earliest known references to spring cleaning is found in the Jewish tradition of Passover.” In other traditions, similar rituals exist: “Catholics clean altars in churches on Maundy Thursday ahead of Good Friday.”

In China, homes are traditionally cleaned before the Lunar New Year in a ritual known as “sweeping the dust,” which symbolizes clearing away bad luck. In Thailand, peop…

The dimensions of wellness represent essential components of life. To support long-term well-being and a vibrant life as we age, it is important to maintain balance across all the key areas of your life that make up the dimensions of wellness, including Vocational, Intellectual, Social, Physical, Spiritual, Environmental, and Emotional wellness. There’s a difference between aging and aging well. Taking the initiative to actively nurture each dimension of wellness in your life can make that difference.

Friends Life Care’s VigR® Vitality, Independence, Growth, Resilie…

There are many things to do in wintery December. This includes holiday celebrations. Across them all, the season provides a chance for celebration, tradition, and togetherness.

For aging adults — whether Seniors, Baby Boomers, or Gen Xers – holidays may bring a flood of memories from years gone by. From handwritten cards to family gatherings in a decorated home, lighted candles, special meals…reminiscing and sharing those memories is a wonderful way to keep the spirit of the holiday current.
December’s Winter Wonderland
Memories for Decembers gone by focus on mo…