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Category: LIFESTYLE
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Who’s Watching Who? Enter Jubilee TV.
For many older adults, television is more than entertainment. It is company, routine, and a familiar window onto the wider world. Now, a device called JubileeTV is turning that same screen into something else: a tool that helps families stay involved in an aging relative’s daily life, even when they live miles apart. JubileeTV connects…
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Brain Exercises for Seniors
Crosswords and memory games may help, but researchers say the most useful workout for an aging brain frequently involves the whole body. The daily crossword has long been treated as a mental multivitamin: a few clues over coffee, a little strain to recall a forgotten synonym, and some protection against cognitive decline. For older adults…
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10 Reasons Why Seniors Should Adopt Senior Pets
There’s a soft spot in the American psyche for the underdog—sometimes literally. Walk through any animal shelter, and you’ll notice the older dogs and cats, their graying muzzles pressed to the glass, watching as puppies and kittens get snapped up by eager families. If you look a little closer, though, you’ll see something else: the…
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Declutter! Reclaim Your Space, Health, and Peace of Mind
Judith Benson never thought the day would come when she’d look at her teacups collection and feel anything but delight. “I spent forty years collecting them,” she says, glancing at the fragile china now packed neatly in two boxes by the door. “But when I decided to move closer to my daughter, I realized I…
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Ask Kurt Kurmudgeon: Herbie the Llama Loser
Dear Kurt. My wife and I have been struggling for some time now with my lifelong friend, let me call him “Herbie,” to protect his real identity. My wife and I have known him and his wife for almost 30 years and have invited them to our home for dinner on multiple occasions. Recently, because…
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