Quick Answer: September offers a natural opportunity to reset healthy habits and wellness goals. For older adults and retirees, establishing routines around physical activity, nutrition, sleep, stress management and social engagement can support healthy aging and overall well-being. Small consistent changes often create the most lasting results.
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What Is Parkinsonism? Quick Answer: Parkinsonism is a group of neurological conditions that cause movement symptoms similar to Parkinson's disease, including tremors, muscle stiffness, slowed movement, balance problems and difficulty walking. Parkinson's disease is the most common form of Parkinsonism, but other neurological disorders, medications and medical conditions can also cause Parkinsonism symptoms.
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Do Seniors Have to Move When Care Needs Change? Quick answer: In many senior living communities, residents may need to move if care needs increase beyond what the community can provide. Life plan communities (also called CCRCs), however, offer multiple levels of care on one campus, allowing residents to stay within the same community as their needs change.
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Health & Aging | Health, Wellness & Prevention
Spending time outdoors isn’t just a pleasant pastime for us. It's a form of nature therapy that supports our emotional resilience, cognitive health, and our overall quality of life, especially for older adults. We know that exercise is often seen as the headline for being outside, but if we look deeper, nature’s therapy lies in how green spaces help soothe our minds, lift our spirits, and help us reconnect with a sense of meaning and calm.
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It’s important to make healthy choices that support our well-being, physically and mentally. Even the healthiest of us can fall back into old habits during times of stress, and our resilience – and overall wellness – can take a hit.
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Community Experience | Health & Aging
Today’s retirement years are no longer something that simply “happens” to you. It’s something you shape. Aging is no longer about slowing down or settling. It’s about thriving in a new and meaningful chapter of life.
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