Caregiving Options for Older Adults
No matter what their health circumstances, older adults will never choose to leave the comfort and familiarity of their home and move to an assisted living or nursing care community.
Amazing Seniors
In life’s second act, many of us hit our stride. We follow a passion, pursue a calling or start giving back to our communities.
Sexy at Every Age
In the 2003 movie “Something’s Gotta Give,” audiences were surprised and delighted to see Diane Keaton and Jack Nicholson get steamy between the sheets. Last year, audiences were titillated by Meryl Streep and Alec Baldwin’s lusty bedroom antics in “It’s Complicated.” The popularity of these movies underscores two things: 1) mature adults (especially women) […]
70 is the new 50
They are shattering stereotypes, turning “senior” and “elder” into pejoratives and forcing their boomer and gen-x children and institutions to rethink strategies and programs. “We’ve been saying that 60 is the new 40,” says Mary Futrell, Director of Lifelong Learning at the North Shore Senior Center. The center’s programs serve 23 northern suburbs. “It […]
Scaling Down in Style
When you live in a sprawling home, you have room to express your individuality with treasured possessions and decorative treatments. Yet all that unrestricted space makes it tricky when the time comes to scale down and move to a retirement home. But one Winnetka couple was pleasantly surprised when they decided to make the […]
Grandmother for Social Justice
Sharon Morton of Deerfield fosters intergenerational giving back. At the tender age of 7, Michael already considered himself a philanthropist and social activist. Each year, through the auspices of the MIMAST Philanthropy Club—and in partnership with its founder, his grandmother, Sharon Morton—young Michael, his brother, Steven, and cousin Matthew carefully decide how to spend their “philanthropy […]
