Articles for Seniors
Memory Loss and Aging: What’s Normal?
Do you often misplace your keys, your glasses or your cell phone? Do you sometimes have trouble remembering what you ate for breakfast? Do you find yourself telling someone a story and they remind you that you already told them the same story yesterday? Short-term...
Seasonal Affective Disorder and Older Adults
If every year around this time you start to feel depressed, it may not be a simple case of the “winter blues.” Did you know that there is an actual clinical condition called Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)?While it can affect people of all ages, it can be...
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Press Release: Lower Pottsgrove Seniors Lend a Hand By Sewing Face Masks
April 16, 2020 – Lower Pottsgrove, PA: With Governor Wolf’s mandate to stay at home, many people are looking for things to do. The senior residents of Sanatoga Ridge and Buchert Ridge Communities found a way to keep busy and do good. Approximately a dozen men and...
Sanatoga Ridge Community Addresses Coronavirus
At Sanatoga Ridge Community (SRC) we are all family. The staff is working hard to help keep our residents safe, healthy, happy and entertained. The library and game rooms are open to residents to grab a book or movie from the library, or a game or puzzle from the game...
Tax Tips for Pennsylvania Seniors
Federal and State Personal Tax Deadlines Extended to July 15 Even with the extended personal income tax deadlines, you probably have taxes on the brain right now. You were meeting with your CPA and trying to figure out how to pay your fair share while retaining...
Hearing Loss and its Impact on Seniors
Along with all the maladies we face as we age, hearing loss is a common problem that makes life more challenging. When the decline in hearing is age-related, it is known as presbycusis. It often runs in families and may occur because of changes in the inner ear and...
Age Change for Required Minimum Distribution
The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act was passed into law at the end of 2019. It is the most comprehensive retirement account legislation in over a decade and it increased the Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) age for all retirement...
Protecting yourself from financial abuse as you age
Many people have been the target of a scam at one point or another, but, the senior citizen community is especially vulnerable. While a loss of finances is hard for anyone, the senior citizen community faces a particularly difficult challenge in that the loss may...
Winter Safety Tips for Seniors
The ice, snow and cold temperatures of winter can make life challenging for anyone. Cold weather and slippery sidewalks can cause a wide range of injuries and illnesses, especially for seniors. The healing process takes longer as we get older. Severe winter injuries...
Seniors must focus on eye health
As we age, it’s imperative we focus on our eye health. All those years of working, watching our children grow and new technology, has an impact on our eye health. Some of the things you may want to be wary of are changes in your eyesight, like those little black...
Right-sizing isn’t just for Corporate America anymore
Remember being in your 20’s and 30’s and having this retirement plan? You would have a summer home with lots of acreage. You would travel all the time and never worry about anything. But then you got closer to retirement and realized you would rather not have a...
The SMART Way to Make and Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions
First, I’m going to make a few suggestions for seniors to consider when it comes time for making New Years resolutions. Then, I’ll offer some advice about how to succeed in fulfilling your resolutions. Exercise 10 minutes a day Revive an old friendship Spend more...
Quick and Easy Recipes for Holiday Entertaining
The holidays are a busy time of the year. If you’re having friends or family over, you will want your culinary preparations to be easy to create, yet tasty to eat. Here are three recipes for delicious edibles that fit that bill…and will leave you more time to spend...
Three Ideas to Help Seniors Combat Holidays Loneliness
The holiday season is upon us and images of good food, friends and family having fun are everywhere. But the marketing of all the merriment can simply be a reminder to some people of just how lonely they are. Prolonged loneliness has real implications for physical...
Decluttering as We Age
Moving to a retirement community is about making your life easier, not more complicated. Typically, when you move into a retirement community you are downsizing your home. There’s no longer a need to worry about children living with you. Cutting back on space...
Where do you store your critical information?
Imagine it’s the middle of the night and you wake up to discover that your house is on fire. Once you’ve made sure your family is safe, what do you grab next - assuming there is still time to grab something? While photos, memories and valuables likely jump to mind in...
A Positive Attitude Helps People Age Gracefully
Feminist writer and activist Betty Friedan once said, "Aging is not lost youth but a new stage of opportunity and strength." Researchers have proven her words to be prophetic, as studies indicate that having a positive outlook about the benefits of getting older can...
Pets Can Improve our Health as we Age
Not only are dogs considered a human’s best friend because of the unparalleled companionship they offer, but research shows they also boost human health. Owning a dog can encourage you to be more physically active. A dog’s need for a daily walk (or walks) can...
How to avoid loneliness as we age
As we get older, our doctors worry about things like our physical health and being proactive when it relates to dementia but there’s little discussion on our mental health. What do we mean? Loneliness and depression can often creep up as a problem that one has never...
Pottstown Hospital Town Hall Meeting at Sanatoga Ridge Community – Open to the Public
Join Us For A Public Town Hall Meeting presented by Pottstown Hospital - Tower Health The Town Hall will be held Thursday, September 19 at 5:30 p.m. in the Community Room at Sanatoga Ridge Community 2461 E. High Street, Pottstown. Registration is FREE but it is...
How Part-time Work in Retirement can affect Social Security, Taxes, and Medicare costs
So you’ve decided to return to work part-time after you have retired. You’re not alone. According to Julie Virta, a senior financial advisor with Vanguard, “We’re seeing a trend of people retiring from a long-term career…and a while later deciding they want a...
How to Find a Part-time Job as a Senior
Many people are working during their retirement years. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, more than half (54.7 percent) of people age 60 – 64 were working at least part time in 2017. The figure drops to 31.2 percent in the 65 – 69-year-old demographic Here...
State Senator Katie Muth on PA Issues and Services for Seniors
Senator Muth and her team are accessible to seniors to help with state and local services. Included are Property Tax/Rent Rebate assistance, notary services, SEPTA senior IDs, Medicare, Motor Vehicle Registration, PACE/PACENET, and transportation programs. The...
How to Live Comfortably on your New Fixed Income
If you’re recently retired and your income is fixed – the money that you will receive monthly from social security, a 401(k) or financial investments - then you need to develop a budget to work within those limits. The good news is you can accurately predict your...
Seniors – Could your medications be making you sick?
After seeing a woman pass out in the hair salon when she changed her medication, it bode the question, “could my medications be making me sick?” It’s no secret that the older we get, the more medications we seem to be on. When you have multiple chronic illnesses or...
Have you pre-planned your funeral?
We’ve all experienced the sudden loss of someone we care about and the last thing we want to think about is planning their funeral. It seems entirely overwhelming. You aren’t sure where to begin when you are in the early stages of grief. One thing you can do to help...
