All of us at Active Adults enjoy working with our “demographic,” although the real-life definition of that word is a bit complicated. You might be over 55 and looking for your dream house in a community where someone else does your major yardwork while you enjoy the pool, pickleball court and club house activities. But […]
Be honest with yourself Before you even think about buying your parent’s house, be completely honest with yourself. Is your relationship strong enough to withstand the potential disagreements that may arise during the process? Similarly, if you’ve got siblings, you’ll need to carefully evaluate your relationships with them, too. If one of them feels cheated […]
You’re ready to retire and relocate but your aging parents need your assistance so what should you do? Perhaps your parents are still living in their own home, the one in which you grew up, but you know it’s no longer safe or their best option. Do you help them move into a Senior Living […]
Boomers and their parents are living longer. Delaware has much to offer those caring for aging parents and wanting to retire to this state. Are you ready to retire but you’re still caring for aging parents? We hear this from many of our Baby Boomer clients. So many of us are caring for one or […]
Active Adults and Seniors can Stay Young at Heart & Healthy with Hobbies. This is something we hear often and today our guest blogger, Karen Weeks, shares 5 skills and hobbies that you can learn to do with ease. The more we learn, the better our brains hold up. This isn’t anecdotal – it’s proven […]
My elderly parents do not want to move We get quite a few calls from Baby Boomers who want to relocate their aging parents to Delaware. Some are moving here themselves and do not want to leave their parents behind. But, do the parents even want to move? In many cases, they don’t want to […]
Perhaps you are nearing retirement age, over age 65 and still working, or you simply want to understand how Medicare works. Read on to learn more about each part of Medicare from Randy Brown at Avery Hall Insurance Agency, Inc. Medicare 101: Know Your Benefits What is Medicare? Medicare is a federal program that provides […]
UPDATE: We’re getting started on recruiting people for our 2016 Boomer Build with Sussex County’s Habitat for Humanity. At Irish Eyes on August 21, Live-Life-LOCAL 2016 kicked off our recruiting effort for our 2016 Boomer build. Quite a few guests signed-up to volunteer to help a Habitat For Humanity family. Watch the fun here. Join […]
“Baby Boomers are on the move,” according to a Merrill Lynch study that says “an estimated 4.2 million retirees i.e. Baby Boomers moved into a new home last year alone.” Two-thirds of retirees say that they are likely to move at least once during retirement. As one participant in the study stated: “In retirement, you have […]
Free ‘How-to’ Clinics Sussex County Habitat for Humanity and longtime national partner Lowe’s are hosting FREE “how-to” clinics for women volunteers as part of the ninth annual National Women Build. Habitat’s Women Build project empowers women across the country to impact the global housing crisis and help low-income families build strength, stability, and self-reliance through […]
