8 popular ’80s songs that take us back
8 popular ’80s songs that take us back It is 1984, and Madonna is coming out of a car radio with a snare hit that lands like a dare. The production on Like a Virgin […]
The $130,000 question: Can you afford to get old in America?
$130,000: That number is not a worst-case scenario. It is the 2025 national median annual cost of a private room in a nursing home, according to CareScout’s survey, which has tracked long-term care pricing across […]
Some nursing homes are making residents laugh every single day. The health results are remarkable
A clown walks into a nursing home and asks a resident with moderate dementia whether she would prefer a cat or a dog. The resident considers the question seriously, offers an opinion, and laughs. She […]
How Boomers stay active: Tips for people over 65
Only 13.9 percent of adults over 65 meet federal guidelines for both aerobic and muscle-strengthening activity each week. That number comes from a federal data analysis of the National Health Interview Survey. It is a […]
Seniors, here are the top lab tests your doctor might forget
We have written before about which blood tests seniors should get and why routine testing changes outcomes. But what about the tests that do not appear on a standard order? Strong peer-reviewed evidence supports them, […]
Blood work decoded: What Boomers need to know
Your results are a story, and a single result is only one word of it. The number on last year’s panel tells you almost nothing on its own. The direction that number has been traveling […]
Can you guess these ’80s pop hits from a single lyric?
Can you guess these ’80s pop hits from a single lyric? The 1980s were a decade that took pop music seriously in the best possible way. Synthesizers, big hair, shoulder pads, and choruses designed to […]
10 ways intimacy changes for Boomers and beyond
Closeness doesn’t retire when you do. For Boomers navigating their 50s, 60s, and beyond, connection doesn’t disappear. It deepens, shifts, and sometimes surprises. Research confirms that many older couples actually find greater satisfaction in their […]
How many classic rock songs can you guess from one line?
How many classic rock songs can you guess from one line? Classic rock has a way of living in the body rather than just the memory. The opening chord, the first word of a line, […]
Forgotten fitness trends from the ’60s and ’70s
Before gyms had juice bars and the word wellness existed, Americans were doing some genuinely strange things in the name of physical fitness. The 1960s and 1970s produced a remarkable catalog of exercise fads, some […]