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Articles On:Community Life

April 1, 2026

What State Has the Most Affordable Senior Living Communities?

The costs of senior housing options vary, across the country and even within states. Seniors ...

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Seniors in an assisted living community room. Bialasiewicz
March 23, 2026

Seven Reasons to Make the Move to Senior Living

Aging brings changes, even unexpected ones, so sometimes people who swore they’d never move from ...

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Sad couple at home with man in wheelchair, wondering if it's time to move to senior living. ND3000
March 2, 2026

Social Connections in a Retirement Community: Planned and Organic

By making social connections in a retirement community, residents can stave off loneliness – along ...

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Residents dancing in a planned activity, making Social Connections in a Retirement Community
February 16, 2026

Social Spaces in Retirement Communities

Senior living communities have a greater emphasis than ever on providing connections for their residents ...

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Friend groups gathering in a retirement community, emphasizing social spaces in retirement communities. By Bialasiewicz
February 11, 2026

The Differences Between Assisted Living and Independent Living

For those who are new to the world of senior housing, the vocabulary can take ...

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Senior Asian couple looking at retirement communities
February 6, 2026

Reflections on Pain

Robert Koehler calls pain his “least favorite teacher.” Like most of us, he’d rather keep ...

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Reflections on pain, as a senior man visits the doctor to consult on his knee pain. Noipornpan
February 2, 2026

Benefits of Semi-Private Living in Memory Care

When you realize that a loved one needs trained, round-the-clock care for Alzheimer’s or other ...

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The chance to make new friends, like these two senior women, is among the advantages of semi-private living in memory care
January 21, 2026

At-Home Composting Wherever You Live: Easy and Beneficial

Whether you live in a detached single-family home or a apartment in a retirement community, ...

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An older adult's hands cradling a child's hands, cupped around a sprouting plant, with dark, rich soil illustrating the value of at-home composting. By Yuri Arcurs
December 30, 2025

A Retirement Community Tale: Boomers Gone Wild

Life at an assisted living facility inspired Candace Arthuria to write this fictional retirement community tale. ...

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dining together at an independent living community, a great place to ditch loneliness and chores and find your own retirement community tale
October 22, 2025

A Day in the Life: Active Adult Community

This day in the life of a hypothetical resident of an active adult community can ...

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women having coffee at a cafe and laughing. Image by Yuri Arcurs. Article on a day in the life at an active adult community
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