Quick, think back to the 1970s and '80s. What was in your portable tape player? Chances are, it was a mixtape — one you made yourself by...

September is the month when we celebrate grandparents. Why not try a new gadget to boost the intergenerational fun? Here are some...

Whether it’s Veterans Day or any day, our veterans always deserve something special that lets them know we remembered. Here are some gift...

​​ If you have been shopping around for an independent living community lately, you have probably noticed that many are transforming...

​​ Alexa, what time is it? Maybe it’s time to get a voice-activated assistant like the Amazon Echo or Google Home. These hands-free,...

​​ Long before it became trendy to retire to a college town for the culture, activities and intergenerational milieu, retirees have been...

One of the best things about being a so-called senior is all the great discounts you are entitled to. It’s a whole lot more than just a...

​​ Step into any of Chicago’s new or newly remodeled senior living communities, and you may think you’ve accidentally entered a fancy...

​ Many older folks find themselves stranded in the gap between transportation and technology. They no longer drive, and they don’t have,...

​​ To misquote Tolstoy, every family is the same — each one has a great story to tell in its own way. Often that story is hidden, crammed...

​​ If you or a loved one are moving to a senior living community, you’d better be prepared to embrace the 21st century. Technology has...

​​ Ever thought about retiring to an artist colony? Do you dream of spending your golden years creating, learning and exhibiting with...

​​ For living historians and military buffs, fall means one thing: reenactment season. The practice of dressing in period military...

Would you like your final legacy to be a gift to the planet? Having a green burial is one way to do that. Though the term green burial is...

If you are intrigued by the convenience of having a cellphone, answering machine, GPS, CD collection, daily newspaper, email, camera,...

An 11-year-old girl huddles with schoolmates in a bunker in wartime Bremen, Germany. Air raid sirens blare, and bombs explode around...

It's 11 p.m. and you forgot to call your mother — again. You wonder, did she take her medication on time? Is she OK? If you are worried...

You don't have to be an A-lister like Helen Mirren or James Earl Jones to live your acting dreams on stage in your "third act" of life....

Many prestigious national awards are bestowed on senior communities each year for star-quality service and lifestyle, but they certainly...

How do you transition to a satisfying retirement? Can you successfully cope with the death of a loved one? What is the secret to keeping...

Did you know that one out of every four seniors volunteers for at least one organization or cause? According to the Bureau of Labor...

​​ A tour of a new retirement community brings plenty of welcome surprises. Gone are the long hospital-like hallways, replaced by open...

Up until very recently, a diagnosis of age-related macular degeneration was a point of no return in vision loss. (AMD is when retinal...

Online searches. Open houses. Campus tours. Meals in the dining room. Applications. Financial calculations. If you're in the so-called...

Snore rooms. Drop zones. Tandem garages. Conversation islands. It's 2014, and the active adult real estate market is wowing buyers with...

Dreaming of a home in a Chicagoland active adult community, but have less than $200,000 to spend? There are at least three affordable...

Do you know the difference between an Accredited Estate Planner, a Certified Senior Advisor and Certified Financial Gerontologist? Would...

This spring Google announced a new feature that lets you specify what will happen to your accounts (Gmail, YouTube, and other Google...

Many of today's seniors had the good fortune of growing up in the Golden Age of Hollywood, when anyone could pay a nickel or a dime to...

Retiring baby boomers have ditched the tired stereotypes about where they want to spend their golden years. Most do not plan to jettison...