AARP said recently that 42 million Americans over 45 are chronically lonely. Wow! Why is that? Fewer of us are getting married; we are having fewer children; more of us are becoming divorced and widowed. We get a dog instead of a friend. We interact on Facebook rather than in
It’s a challenge to all concerned when a loved one’s needs — or your own — result in having to enter a nursing home, whether temporarily or for the indefinite future. One of our biggest collective fears is how will the senior manage the transition from home to a new
We’ve been posting recently about loneliness and living alone for two reasons. Why? First, we hear from you that this is a significant personal concern to so many in our POP community. And secondly, we’re concerned and we want to help, especially learning what a huge health hazard loneliness can
There are lots of situations where a person could feel lonely, especially during the holidays. You could feel lonely as a “singleton” in a room full of couples, or when you’re sick and alone, or on a “special” day that not even your best friend remembers. You could feel
When we are children, our main job is to learn about life — we observe the adults around us, go to school, and ask a million questions. But we never question our core job: learning how to be a person. When we become “older,” our main job is to ensure
When Jimmy Carter declared the first Sunday after Labor Day as “National Grandparents Day,” he spoke about the values and joys that grandparents could offer their families. I always fantasized what it would be like to have grandparents. I would see friends going to spend time with their grandparents
One of the greatest heartaches is losing the one who raised you. The sadness, anger, guilt and a flux over emotions seem to overtake you and it can be difficult to gain perspective. Here are 5 great tips from experts across the web on how to deal after a parents
Our blogs on loneliness have caused more reaction from our engaged POP Community than any other topic! So many of you have let us all know how challenging it is to stay content — let alone be happy — when you live in a world of loss. That’s a world
Say you are an older senior citizen and can no longer take care of yourself. Let’s say that the government’s regulations provide no nursing home care available for you: you don’t qualify or the government won’t pay for it. What do you do? You opt for Medicare Part G: this
Want to live 7.5 years more? Thinking positive and having a purpose in life have been said to lead to a longer, healthier life. Ageism is the tendency to evaluate older persons as debilitated, unworthy of attention, or unsuitable for employment. These negative thoughts about aging can lead to an