Health & Aging | Community Experience
At PSL, we strive to be a trusted resource: offering guidance, insights and meaningful content that supports confident, informed aging. As we look back on 2025, certain blog topics resonated deeply with older adults, families and those exploring the benefits of a Life Plan Community.
From decoding health concerns and navigating senior living options to rediscovering creativity, connection and overall wellness, our readers gravitated toward blogs that help them live well at every stage. We’ve gathered our Top 10 most-read articles of the year, highlighting the stories and topics that made the biggest impact in 2025.
1. Illnesses that Mimic Dementia
It's Not Always Dementia: 7 Illnesses that Mimic Dementia: If a senior in your life is struggling to remember simple things or experiencing confusion, it’s easy to jump to the conclusion that they have Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of dementia. Just the idea that the diagnosis could be some form of dementia can make people hesitant to speak with their primary care physician. That’s why it’s important to know that other medical conditions closely mimic dementia but are treatable.
2. Senior Health and Wellness
A Complete Guide to Senior Health and Wellness: Living your best life in retirement means embracing wellness. While many think wellness is simply physical health, we believe senior living health and wellness encompasses more and that true wellness is multi-dimensional. But how do these dimensions of wellness break out and work together? This blog explores how each dimension of wellness leads to a fulfilling retirement lifestyle and enhances overall well-being.
3. Breaking Down Senior Living Myths
Retirement Mythbusters - Breaking Down the Biggest Senior Living Myths: Today's senior living communities, sometimes called continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs) or life plan communities, are lively, wellness-focused environments. But when some people think about these communities, they focus on outdated views. This blog focuses on how today’s communities are designed to help people stay independent and get more out of life.
4. Making the Most of Senior Living Dining
Your Senior Living Dining Experience - A Complete Guide: Today's senior living communities offer sophisticated dining experiences that rival fine restaurants while catering to diverse preferences and dietary needs. These retirement communities recognize that dining is about more than just eating. It’s a social, cultural and sensory experience that can significantly enhance your quality of life. This blog explores how to make the most of current independent living dining options and what to look for when choosing a community.
5. Guide to Senior Living Options
Comprehensive Guide to Senior Living Options, Lifestyle and Community: Retirement is not the end of the journey, but the beginning of a new one filled with opportunity, growth, and connections. Life Plan communities provide a variety of senior living options on one campus: independent living, assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing. This blog outlines each level of living and ways senior living can enhance your retirement lifestyle.
6. Making Friends After 60
How to Make Friends After 60 - A Complete Guide: Meaningful relationships are the cornerstone of a fulfilling retirement lifestyle. But friendship isn't just a pleasant addition to our lives; research shows it's essential for our well-being. Studies reveal that seniors with active social lives experience better physical health, improved cognitive function, and longer lifespans than their more isolated peers. One of the greatest advantages of living in a Life Plan retirement community is built-in opportunities for connection, as they are designed with socialization in mind.
7. Creativity After 60
Finding Your Creative Side After 60 - Art, Crafts and Lifelong Learning: While society often portrays retirement as a time to slow down, in our senior living communities, the reality is more vibrant. Today’s retirees are rewriting the script, and their active lifestyles include identifying opportunities for creative exploration and artistic discovery. This creative renaissance is helping them craft one of their most fulfilling chapters. This blog shares how residents explore creativity later in life and discover the freedom it brings. Without the worries of career goals or raising children, seniors can pursue art for its purest purpose: personal joy and expression, where the journey matters more than the destination.
8. Supporting New Senior Living Residents
Moving into Senior Living - How PSL Supports New Residents: Moving into a senior living community opens an exciting new chapter in life. However, like any significant transition, it also comes with a mix of emotions and challenges. At Presbyterian Senior Living, we understand that relocating to a new home involves more than just moving furniture. It's about creating a sense of belonging in a new environment. This blog shares how – and why – our communities have developed support systems to ensure new residents feel welcomed, comfortable, and engaged from day one.
9. Safe Winter Walking Tips
Safe Winter Walking Tips for Older Adults: During the winter, icy sidewalks, snowy driveways and parking lots, combined with shorter daylight hours, can make spending time outdoors a little riskier. For those who rely on walking for better physical and mental health or just like to remain active and on the go, there are steps you can take to stay safer. The winter walking tips in this blog may help keep older adults steady on their feet during the colder months.
10. Senior Fitness and Wellness Programs
Exploring Senior Fitness, Wellness Programs at PSL: Across our communities, dedicated fitness directors are reimagining senior fitness and what it means to age actively. They are crafting programs that address residents’ abilities while inspiring them to reach new goals. From personal training to social engagement, these fitness programs are designed to promote physical, mental, and emotional well-being. Staying fit as an older adult is about more than just exercising. It’s about connecting, growing, and thriving inside and out. Whether through structured training, group activities, games, or spontaneous moments of fun, the fitness programs can help older adults enjoy aging with strength and camaraderie.
As we begin to build our calendar for 2026, we are looking forward to providing the same high-quality content that you have come to expect from Presbyterian Senior Living. If you have any topics that you would like to see us cover, feel free to contact us and let us know.
