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Why now is the time to move to an Erickson Living-managed community
The New Year’s Eve ball has dropped, the holiday craziness is winding down, and you finally have some time to think about what you want to accomplish in the year ahead.
New Year, new home:Make the resolution to downsize
The holidays are an exciting time to move into a new home. Settling in before the New Year means a fresh start on the next, best chapter of your life in retirement.
When downsizing, small steps make a big difference
Now is the perfect time of year to open the windows, sweep out the cobwebs, and start clearing out the clutter. But where do you begin? My advice: start small.
May 29, 2020
Ann Gilman and Linda Lowe met while teaching in the Boston public school system more than 40 years ago and quickly formed a friendship. They only worked together for one year, but they stayed in touch and even went on to get their m...
May 29, 2020
When researching retirement living options, one aspect should be at or near the top of your priority list: financial stability. "You've spent your life saving for these years," says Samantha Long, certified financial advisor with Am...
May 29, 2020
Joanne Harney understands the importance of being prepared for all that life throws her way. Moving to Ashby Ponds, an Erickson Living-managed community in Ashburn, Va., in 2009 with her husband Greg, the need to plan for the future...
May 4, 2020
Maris Grove resident Melva Shipley is a dedicated and voracious student of history. The amateur genealogist has traced husband DeWitte's family for 10 generations, back to 1692. That was the year his seventh great-grandmother, Lucie...
May 4, 2020
According to Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders (SAGE), there are about three million lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) adults in the U.S. over age 50. There will be about seven million by 2030. While the medical com...
April 28, 2020
Until earlier this year, very few of us had heard the term "social distancing" at all, much less in the context of a worldwide public health crisis. Although it doesn't mean exactly the same thing as quarantine or isolation, the com...
April 28, 2020
Bill and Susan Humberd moved to Linden Ponds last year from a house in Norwell, Mass. They say that, at first glance, Linden Ponds may appear to cost a bit more than living in your house, but not when you factor in everything that i...
April 28, 2020
With over 1,100 residents and more moving in every week, Highland Springs, an Erickson Living-managed community, is one of North Dallas' hottest addresses for active senior living. "We've experienced tremendous growth over the past ...
April 22, 2020
Janice Edelman's philosophy of life is simple: dive in and trust that it will all work out. "If you don't try new things, how will you know if you like them?" she asks. "I jump in and worry about how deep the water is later." Her in...
April 17, 2020
Fifty years ago this month, environmental activists across the United States made history. In April 1970, 20 million Americans—or, at the time, 10% of the nation's entire population—mobilized to combat the troubling culture of waste...
