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A discolored eye plagued by retinopathy

Understanding and Treating Diabetic Retinopathy

A social group eating at a restaurant.

GLP-1s Change Dinner Group Dynamics

By R. Eric Thomas

A man at a flea market selling comics as a side hustle.

Retirement Planning and Senior Finance

Boost Your Retirement Income With Cool Side Hustles

Rice skillet with beef recipe

Rice Skillet Dinner with Beef and Sun-Dried Tomatoes

By JeanMarie Brownson

Recent Articles

The Changing Landscape of Our Lives

“Now what?” Senior life coach Marvin Weinbaum probes the thoughtful questions that can help create ...

Retirement is a time for considering our lives, as this man is, sitting in his living room. Yuliia Kaveshnikova

Lab-Grown Meat and Kimchi

Meat that never mooed and a pickled vegetable dish. Cultivated, lab-grown meat may be coming ...

Lab-grown meat in a petri dish

Researching Communities

Cost of Senior Living in Michigan

When planning their next move, perhaps after retirement or a major health event, older adults ...

Concerned family members want to know the cost of senior living in Michigan and other states, like this elderly mother and her granddaughter. Peter Maszlen

8 Tips on Shopping for Glasses If You’re Over 50

Our eyes change as we age, like the rest of our bodies, and eye care ...

A man shopping for glasses trying a pair on.

Five Tips for Personalizing Assisted Living Space

These five tips for personalizing assisted living can help ease a loved one’s transition to ...

woman in nursing home room photo by Chernetskaya Dreamstime. These 5 tips for personalizing assisted living can ease a loved one’s transition to a senior apartment, nursing home, or other new space.

Editor's Picks

Patient Navigators: An Important Senior Resource

Seniors who are struggling to manage medical appointments, referrals, treatment decisions, communications, or other aspects ...

A senior home consultation for finding patient navigators. Yuri Arcurs

Travel Through History in Ohio

The history in Ohio mirrors our nation’s history. The frontier land that would later become ...

The Ohio Statehouse represents the state today as well as history in Ohio.

Caregiver Respite Programs from Everyday to Getaways

Caring for a spouse or other family member can consume your life, leaving little to ...

Caregiving can be stressful. A man in a wheelchair sips his coffee while his wife sits in the background. Caregiver respite programs can help. Pressmaster

Medicare, Social Security, and Insurance

2027 Social Security COLA: Will the Increase Be Enough?

The 2027 Social Security COLA – cost of living adjustment – has been announced. Will ...

A couple looking at a computer, worried about the 2027 Social Security COLA. Michael Zhang