Articles Posted in the Senior Living Category
From health care to fitness, safety to finances, not to mention family matters, seniors in Northwest Indiana today have a full plate of concerns. The Senior Living section of The Chronicle online edition helps today’s busy seniors sort it all out.
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S. O. S. – Speaking of Seniors Helped Gary widower
On Jan. 14, 2019, I helped a surviving spouse from the Miller Beach area of Gary. He was dealing with medical bills regarding his late wife. All the bills were from one hospital in Chicago…
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Sight Seeker Long-time vision support group leader steps down
by Steve Euvino After so many years, it’s time to take it easy. After nearly two decades as president of the Valparaiso Low Vision Support Group, Verne Sanford is stepping down. Since 2002, Sanford has…
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Now is the Time to Address Your Hearing Health It takes 10 years, on average, for someone with hearing loss to seek help
If you find yourself constantly turning up the volume on the TV or asking people to repeat themselves, you’re not alone. In fact, 1 in 5 Americans – nearly 50 million people – ages 12…
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Adventures in Retirement Managing your body for continued good health
Many people don’t realize that your body is designed to help you maintain a healthy condition. For example, your body tries to keep your weight at a constant level. That is, if you are underweight you will…
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Final arrangements…and I do mean final! Don’t spend any more than is necessary to meet your budget
Regardless of whether one prearranges for their cemetery and funeral needs (advance planning) or leaves such arrangements to those left behind (at-need), this article will offer some basic guidelines. When friends, relatives or new acquaintances find…
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Serving the Porter County senior community Jump into New Year with new role as volunteer
The New Year often brings with it a desire to make changes. Some resolutions may come and go, but one that can stick and really make a difference in your life and others’ lives is…
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Adventures in Retirement- How seniors can make new friends
Older people often are not comfortable meeting new people or strangers. Sometimes it’s because of shyness; sometimes it’s a feeling of having nothing in common with others; sometimes it seems like it’s just too much trouble;…
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Serving the Porter County senior community- Volunteering, programs provide seniors in need
As president of Rebuilding Together Portage, Tom Crnarich seeks to impact the region by helping community members have a safe and happy home. The organization, with the help of volunteers, helps homeowners who may have…
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S. O. S. – Speaking of Seniors- Protected widow from false bill
On December 13, 2018, the widow of one of our clients brought a medical bill and other papers to our office for me to review. The widow received a bill for $353 from a local…
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Why worry about things that might happen? Today is all that matters, so live it to the fullest
How many things happened during the past 12 months, good or bad, that you worried about at the end of 2018? Life is funny like that. We spend so much time fretting about the things…
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