We all know the importance of socialization in children, but rarely do we hear anything about the importance of continued socialization in the elderly. Often, when people are looking into nursing facilities for a loved one, it doesn’t even cross their mind to ask about activities that will provide opportunities for social engagement. 

As we get older, change becomes harder to imagine. We tend to get in the “all is said and done” mindset, especially when it comes to making healthy lifestyle changes. 

Think you can’t improve your health with less than a million hours a week at the gym? Guess again. Short-quick walks or longer moderately paced walks can have huge impacts on your health, especially if you do it daily. Take a look at these 8 reasons to get out there and walk every day. 

We all get busy in our lives, and we don’t like slowing down for anything.  When some of us get a cold, we work right through it, taking our stuffy noses to work with us, and maybe even to the gym.  If you’ve ever done this, you may have noticed that the cold lingered for much longer than you expected. 

Adult children often become decision-makers when it’s time to choose long-term care for their aging parents. It is difficult enough to move a loved one out of their familiar environment, but when you also have to make a choice over the type of facility, it can become overwhelming. 

Your mom has always been independent. She insisted on living alone when your father passed away, and you were proud to see how she thrived. But now you’re worried that she needs more help than she realizes, and you’re wondering if maybe it’s time for a change. 

Sometimes life throws difficult situations at us. We might fall and break a leg or get in a car accident. Often, we’ll look back and say, “I didn’t see it coming,” or “It just came out of nowhere,” and we’re usually right. 

You’ve just had surgery. Maybe it feels too soon to get back on your feet, or maybe you’re anxious to get up and out of the hospital bed. Regardless of how you feel when you’re discharged, it’s important to remember that how you proceed from here will impact your recovery process. The doctors and nurses have done their jobs, and now it’s up to you to give your body what it needs to heal. Let the following seven steps guide you to a better, faster recovery. And Keep in mind that sometimes slowing down is the quickest way to get there.  

In June 2015, a filmmaker named Evan Briggs began a crowd-funding campaign for her documentary, Present Perfect, a film that “explores the experience of growing up and growing old in America.” Briggs spent a full school year filming at a preschool housed inside a retirement home. The footage of the interactions between the children and the elderly is both touching and powerful.