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From the Garden: What's eating our parsley?

These caterpillars may be eating your garden, but they are not pests! Learn how the swallowtail caterpillar is helping your garden.

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Don’t Be Fooled by Senior Scams

A 90-year-old Army veteran sat in shock, tears running down his face, hands shaking uncontrollably. He’d just gotten a phone call about a “medical emergency” involving his adult son; he…

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Design Tips to Play Up a Downsized Space

So, you’re thinking about downsizing. Or maybe you’ve already made the decision to move from a large home or dwelling to a smaller space, perhaps even a studio or one-bedroom…

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Gardening Tips for Seniors

There is a general misunderstanding that, as we age, we have to give up the activities and hobbies we love. This is simply not true. It is often the case…

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Medicare in a Senior Care Setting and What to Expect

Understanding how Medicare works and what it does and does not cover is not easy. It’s a complicated, often subjective system with myriad conditions, stipulations, and no one-size-fits-all situations. “Medicare…

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Putting the Joy into Residential Living

“I 100 percent believe that we [in senior living] have this unique opportunity to create joyful, amazing, compelling experiences,” wrote senior living thought leader Steve Moran in 2019. He went…

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How Can I Keep Mom and Dad at Home?

Many wish to keep mom and dad at home, but is at home care the only option? We explore everything from family support to making your home more accessable.

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Shedding Light on Sundowners Syndrome

Daylight savings time began this month, allowing most of the United States and other parts of the world one more merciful hour of sunlight each day. This is good news…

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Taking Cardiovascular Health to Heart

The actual human heart looks nothing like the cartoonish renditions that have saturated countless media for hundreds of years, particularly during the month of February. The first known publication of…

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