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“Everything you know about aging is wrong. It’s not your fault. Everything you’ve been taught about aging is wrong.” I imagine some of you read those words and said, “Huh?” Then thought, “Well no. I know better. Being old is ...

Caring for someone with dementia can bring so much joy to both the caregiver and their loved one, but it also may bring on undue stress.

As adults in their 60s to 90s adjust to new living arrangements, organizations must anticipate and react to what seniors want and need.

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A robotic Tai Chi instructor is one of several innovative technologies being used in senior care in the region, with a focus on active aging.

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People divorcing later in life realize that they have many years of happiness ahead of them and are remarrying at increasing rates.

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Due to an overall increase in life expectancy over the past several decades, a person who is 65 today is expected to live to about age 85, whereas someone in 1940 would be expected to live until they were 79 according to the Retirement Industry Trust Association.

In taking proactive steps, you can enable family to continue living a lifestyle to which you have grown them accustomed. And, at same time, you can help reduce family conflict in the event you become ill or die.

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Lisa Marcello, ESLC’s executive vice president and chief financial officer, will succeed Ranaletta as president and CEO.

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The $16 million project, developed by O.D.S. Management of the Buffalo suburb of Williamsville, features 50 apartments, including 16 for seniors in need of supportive services.

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The Genesee County Economic Development Center (GCEDC) board of directors provided approval on Thursday, clearing the way for construction of the 10 townhomes on a 16-acre plot at 143 Lake St.

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All are available to households with incomes at or below 80 percent of the Area Median Income, with 63 reserved for households at or below 50 percent of the AMI and another 36 reserved for households at or below 60 percent of the AMI.

Jordan Eich believes retirement planning could begin as soon as people earn their first full-time paycheck.

Developers of The Legends at Whitney Town Center in Perinton are planning to add another 41 units to the 55-and-over living community as the need for senior housing continues to grow.

Before his home underwent an overhaul, Robert Henry said coming inside on a frigid January day didn't necessarily mean he was getting out of the cold.

When Amy Casciani looked at the shuttered remnants of retail vitality on the former Irondequoit Mall complex a few years back, she didn’t see urban/suburban blight, she saw a solution to a problem. Monroe County, like just about every other ...