SeniorsAloud

The new generation of seniors are ready to venture forth to where their predecessors had feared to go. – 123rf.com Each year, on Oct 1, we celebrate the United Nations’ International Day of Older Persons. The entire month is packed with events and activities, and media coverage of everything related to seniors. It is an […]

Make sure to find out if the home has certified nurses and trained support staff. Photo: 123rf.com Whether we like it or not, there will come a time when we have to seriously consider where we see ourselves living 20 years after retirement. Given a choice, most of us senior citizens would prefer to age

It’s never too late to learn a new skill. – 123rf.com If there is one word that should be banned from a senior citizen’s vocabulary, it is the word ‘Old’. How can we expect society to have a positive perception of older people when we think of ourselves as ‘old’ – as in ‘‘I’m too

But being together 24/7 could also result in daily acrimonious exchanges, with the couple getting on each other’s nerves. (Photo: Josh Felise/Unsplash) ‘To love and to hold, till death do us part’.  Those were the days when marriage was a sacred institution. Marriages then were meant to last a lifetime. Even when death took away one

The very fact that the retirement age keeps rising is one indication that longevity is here to stay. Photo: 123rf.com  “75 is good enough for me!” This response never fails to surprise me whenever I pose this question to my friends: How long would you like to live? Rarely do I hear someone say, 100.

‘Volunteering in community service may be the missing piece that completes our overall well-being and contentment in retirement’ Grey Matters by Lily Fu Eat, sleep, wake. Repeat. Eat, sleep, wake. Ad infinitum. Doing what we like, living how we want, and no one to answer to. Bliss! But sooner or later, we will wake up one