Self-care is an important concept for everyone including seniors. Practicing self-care is not something selfish. Rather, it is one of the components within the journey to complete, holistic, physical and mental health. When we practice self-care, we feel better, and...
Introverted seniors are similar to introverted individuals of any age. That is they may have a hard time making friends and prefer spending time alone or in quiet spaces. However, by nature we are social animals, and interacting with others is important for our...
Believe it or not, if you are a senior and you have children, your children worry about you. Those of us with children spend our lives worrying about our children, and we may be surprised to learn that our children also worry about us. In this blog article, we are...
It’s possible that if you move into a senior independent-living community, you may have less space than you are used to. So, here are some of our tips for getting the most out of the space you have. For extra storage, consider vertical space. For example, some added...
One can have social anxiety at any age. Seniors entering a senior community may feel new anxiety or a continuation of anxiety from before. So, what can be done to overcome that anxiety? Mindfulness Meditation There are a few things that help reduce anxiety for...
Any good senior independent-living community (like ours in Red Deer) should have a recreation calendar filled with activities. We encourage you to take advantage of as many activities as you can fit into your schedule, especially any fitness classes because exercise...
When you are looking at senior independent-living communities, what is important to one person may be less important to someone else. Nevertheless, there are some things that are important to everyone—or should be. Here are the top four amenities that we think you...
It is possible, if you move into a senior independent-living community, you will have less space in your personal living area. Of course, this will be offset by having much more space in common living areas to go with all the amenities and activities offered....
Fall is beautiful in Red Deer, Alberta, and there are plenty of fun activities that are appropriate for seniors. Here are some of our suggestions for activities before winter this year. Outdoor Beauty Leaves are changing colour in Red Deer, and you might want to have...
An independent-living community for seniors and a senior apartment may sound like the same thing, but they are not. We’re going to go over with you what some of those differences are. Age Senior apartments are just that. They are apartments that have an age...
