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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Take a Holistic Approach to Self-Care- Self-Care is important to your physical and mental health
By Family Features While you aim to live a full, happy life, achieving it starts with protecting your most valuable asset: your health. Though the pace of life and other external variables can hinder you…
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Local volunteerism shines through, year after year- 570 volunteers were on hand at 34 area nonprofits with 68 projects
Live United blue shirts were in the spotlight around the region as volunteerism took center stage at this year’s United Way Day of Caring. According to the United Way, 570 volunteers were on hand at…
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Adventures in Retirement: Habits can be bad, but family traditions are good
I recently read a book about traditions in Sweden and I thought it was interesting how many traditions Swedes have. They have many more special days and ways of celebrating than we do in the U.S. That…
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A rose by any other name would smell as sweet – Gain true peace of mind by prearranging your funeral plans
Shakespeare wrote these words and included them in his romantic tragedy, “Romeo and Juliet.” Written today, with our fear of death and dying, he may have let them pass away, or depart from this earth, made…
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Indiana Secretary of State warns of danger signs for suspected financial elder abuse
In recognition of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) on June 15, Secretary of State Connie Lawson reminds financial professionals and the public throughout Indiana to be on the lookout for elder financial abuse, including…
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Adventures in Retirement- Taking time to create ideas and make decisions
Many writers I know sometimes get concerned about “writer’s block,” the difficulty in coming up with a subject or idea for something they need to write. That might apply to writing stories, newspaper articles, columns like…
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Adventures in Retirement- Step up and help the world become a better place
Jimmy Buffett has a song called “Cultural Infidel.” It talks about “accountability.” It made me remember that when I go to football games or other events where our flag is displayed and we sing the National Anthem,…
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S.O.S. – Speaking of Seniors- Medicare deductible details matter
On April 30, 2019, I reviewed papers that a senior citizen client sent to our agency. He wanted to know why his Medicare supplement insurance policy did not pay a $34.05 medical bill. The client…
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Calumet Park announces the completion of its gravefinder program
A number of years ago, my brother-in-law and sister visited from New York. They had a new car that could give directions, turn by turn, from their home to ours. I was absolutely amazed. We…
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Client feared Medicare officials
On April 17, I met with a client at my office to review her medical bill problem. The client is from Crown Point.. A few weeks earlier, she asked me for help. We ordered some…
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