Seniors have ample options when it comes to retirement and embarking on their next life journey. Many adults do not want to burden their children with talk about retirement, but are also concerned about the financial tolls retirement may take. Many adults are also in denial about their health conditions and often don’t think about […]
Jim Antonucci, Executive Director of Heron's Key
Executive director of retirement community Heron's Key, Jim Antonucci holds more than 15 years of experience in senior care. Antonucci earned his doctorate degree in design construction and planning with a research focus in environmental gerontology from the University of Florida. He currently oversees day-to-day operations at Gig Harbor's largest Life Plan Community in Gig Harbor, Heron’s Key.
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Tips for Healthy Eating
Remaining active and healthy for older adults is important. Good nutrition is vital but can diminish with age, exactly when healthy eating becomes even more paramount. Here are five tips to help keep a healthy diet as you age: Hydrate. Hydrate. Hydrate. As we age, the sense of thirst we’re used to fades away and […]
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How to Downsize with Valuable Household Artifacts
An estimated 4.2 million retirees downsized and moved to a smaller home in 2016. But for most of us, when it comes time to clean out the closets, downsize, move away or move on, the reality of making decisions about what to do with a lifetime of accumulated artifacts can seem overwhelming. Here are some […]
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How Your Environment Plays a Role in Aging Successfully
Aging successfully can mean something different to each person. But, how people can achieve “successful aging” is actually quite similar no matter what the end result. In their book “Successful Aging,” authors John Rowe and Robert Kuhn outline three overall objectives to aging successfully: avoiding disease and disability, maintaining a high physical and cognitive function, […]