Assisted Living is a type of senior housing that allows elderly residents to lead more active, independent lives than they can find in traditional nursing homes.

Assisted living communities are an intermediate step between fully independent living, where a resident does not require any assistance with the activities of daily living, and nursing homes that provide 24-hour medical care.

People with many friends tend to outlive those with few friends

"Friendship is like sound health; the value of it is seldom known until it be lost."

Friends are always there for us, to laugh with us in the happy times and to provide us with a shoulder, when we feel like crying. They serve as one of the biggest supports in our life. We can

Americans over the age of 65 are one of the groups at greatest risk of perishing in a fire. Seniors over the age of 65 die at a rate of five times higher than the general population. However, the number of these deaths can be greatly reduced if certain precautions are taken.

Fire presents a great risk to the elderly. Their physical reaction times may be slowed. Their senses of sight, hearing, and smell may be reduced. They may be disoriented or drowsy because of the medication they take. If a fire starts, they need more

Our senior years should be a time of rest and relaxation, an easy time to enjoy ourselves and savor a lifetime memories. Without the pressure of work and raising a family, we might imagine that sleep problem would recede. But as all too many senior know, reality often takes quite a different turn. Sleep problems actually increase significantly as we age. In fact, more than half of all senior citizens complain of having problems sleeping.

Sadly, many senior don't seek treatment for sleep problems. They attribute poor memory,

Getting older doesn't necessarily mean you'll have a slew of medical conditions or poor quality of life.

Stay Healthy Through Your Senior Years

The senior population is booming. Researchers estimate that by 2030, 20 percent of Americans will be 65 or older, making senior health and related issues more important than ever. Unfortunately, aging often comes with an array of common ailments: joint pain, fading eyesight, weak bones, and memory glitches. By taking steps to understand

With 1.2 million supporters, TREA Senior Citizens League (TSCL) is one of the nation's largest nonpartisan seniors groups

Our mission is to promote and assist members and supporters, to educate and alert senior citizens about their rights and freedoms as U.S. Citizens, and to protect and defend the benefits senior citizens have earned and paid for. TSCL consists of vocally active senior citizens concerned about the protection of their Social Security Medicare, and veteran or military retiree benefits.

It's a pleasure to plan party games and activities for seniors. Whether you're planning a party or you're simply looking for some group activities for the elderly, the first thing you need to determine is the limitation of your party-goers or your group of senior citizens. For instance, crafts make great party game idea, but someone who suffers from arthritis in the fingers might be uncomfortable doing a craft activity. Just like with any other group, senior activities must be tailored to the interests and abilities of the participants.

Technology is allowing Seniors to age in place. Advances in technology saves lives. Baby Boomers are caught in a huge time warp. They have seen more change than any generation. They were the first generation to be raised on TV. Recently, I was stopped at a traffic light. In the lane beside me a man in his mid-sixties was sitting in his 1940 s Rolls Royce, text messaging on his palm pilot.

Boomers as a generation have moved all the way from party-line phones -- to Voice Over Internet Protocol (Voip), Skype, MSN,

Senior Angels is a program that matches an "angel" volunteer with a senior citizen in order to bring encouragement and brighten the live of an elderly person. The goal of an "angel" volunteer is to show senior citizens that someone cares about them, loves them, and has time to be their friend and ease the loneliness that many senior citizens experience. There are many people across the country that live in various senior centers, assisted living facilities and retirement homes who are lonely and feel that they are forgotten.

Old men ought to be explorers Quote by T. S. Eliot

I keep wondering why there are so few men and women over fifty who are still on the cutting edge. It seems to me that most old folks don't just get old. They get outdated and obsolete.

Fortunately, there are happy exceptions---Caleb being one. At 85 years of age, when most people would have retired to their condos by the Red Sea, Caleb stormed the heights---