By Heather Wyffels Recreation therapy gives seniors daily opportunities to participate in meaningful activities that promote: • mental health • physical well-being • cognitive
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Simple Gadgets That Can Help Older Drivers
By Jim Miller Dear Savvy Senior, Are there any specific auto gadgets you can recommend that can help senior drivers? Both of my parents
Right to Try: New Law May Help Patients — to a Certain Point
By George W. Chapman Recently signed as law, the Right to Try legislation allows patients with life threatening conditions to “request” medicines that have
Living Alone Can Be Simply Beautiful!
By Gwenn Voelckers One of the beauties (and benefits) of getting older is that I’ve gained enough self-knowledge and confidence to figure out what
Crack a Crab for Lean Protein and More
Some people see crab the same way they do white pants: a summertime fancy to be enjoyed from Memorial Day to Labor Day. Me?
How to Make a Living Will
By Jim Miller Dear Savvy Senior, What’s the best way to go about making a living will? I recently retired and would like to
Spiritual Health Helps Seniors Thrive
By Sister Mary Lou Mitchell Everyone has an inner spirit, that vital energy that animates our humanity as we move through life. Seniors that
Medicare: More Than $59 Billion Lost to Fraud
By George W. Chapman The lead article in the current AARP Bulletin explains Medicare fraud. Last year, Medicare spent $591 billion on claims. Medicare
What My Garden Has Taught Me
By Gwenn Voelckers Gardening season has finally arrived, as witnessed by the abundance of daffodils, forsythia and gorgeous flowering trees. June is the perfect
Boost Vitamin C with Sugar Snap Peas
A cross between snow peas and regular green peas, sugar snap peas have a lot going for them. One, the entire pea is edible,