The Best 55+ Communities in 2019 In decades gone by, people didn’t think about living in a community for older adults until things started to slip. That is to say, NEED was the emotion that brought about the decision. At times, the person actually making the move to...
In the beginning, I was scared of spas. The first time I went to a spa I was very intimidated. I thought the people would all be richer, thinner, prettier . . . you name any “er” and I figured that was what was in store. I had reached a point in life that left me...
Last week my very thorough doctor, Winni Loesch, performed my annual physical which is important for happy, healthy active retirement living and independent senior living. As we were going over my lab results, I had to ask her to stop with the name calling when she...
Earlier in this series we talked about what was inside a kernel of wheat and why eating ‘whole wheat’ products is a much better idea than consuming ‘enriched wheat’ foods. We went on to learn how wheat itself changed in the 50’s and 60’s. Now we are nearing the end of...
At Rincon del Rio, we’re blessed to be located in Nevada County, CA, which is not only stunningly beautiful on the outside, but also quite lovely on the inside, featuring some of the kindest-hearted people you’ll find anywhere. And we’re not too...
First the undisputable: pal·li·a·tive ˈpalēˌātiv,ˈpalēətiv, Noun or Adjective. Next a proviso: Palliative Care is not the same as Hospice. (And a quick aside: Who actually is ‘Hospice’? Shocking to me when I found out, hospice is a [actually the only] Medicare benefit...
