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By Christine Shippers You’ve been eating right all year, making healthy choices and keeping the extra pounds at bay. Suddenly, everywhere you look there are cookies of every description, pies of all kinds, cakes of indescribable beauty. Welcome to the holiday season! It’s the time of year when desserts seem

By Cassie Curry The onset of colder weather means fewer opportunities for outdoor activity—especially for older adults. But just because the snow flies and temperatures drop doesn’t mean your physical fitness has to go into hibernation. There are plenty of simple exercises you can do in the warmth and safety

By Holly Carmona, Admissions Nurse at St. Ann’s Community  It may sound odd, but if you’re admitted for inpatient rehab services at St. Ann’s Community, we start planning your discharge the day you arrive. It’s true. Our goal, from the day you arrive from the hospital, is to return you

By Kristie Pfaff Comedian Milton Berle said, “You know you’re getting older when it takes more time to recover than it did to tire out.” He was joking of course, but he was also onto something. As we get older, there comes a point when we realize we need more

Falls are preventable and don’t need to be an inevitable part of aging By Priscilla Salgado and Shaneeya Cooper Taking a fall is never enjoyable. But if you’re an older adult, it can cause serious health issues and even take years off your life. According to the Centers for Disease

By Veena Madiraju For some of us, a hospital stay is no big deal. We go in, we get treated, we go home. As we age, however, the process may not be that simple. Our bodies don’t recover as quickly, we need more help getting back to normal, and we’re

By Mindy Sawnor When we talk about “health,” we’re most often talking about physical health: how our bodies are doing in terms of things like blood pressure, fitness, diet, sleep, etc. In general, we equate health with the absence of illness or injury. But physical health is just one component

By Danielle Guillemette Think of the last time you visited someplace you’d never been before. You don’t know the lay of the land, you haven’t met the locals, you don’t know the customs. It can be intimidating-unless you’ve got a reliable guide to show you the way. That’s similar to

As we journey through life, there comes a time when you start to think, wouldn’t it be nice not to have the burdens and responsibilities that come with home ownership anymore? This thought may come while at the same time craving a beautiful new setting for your future years, with