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Sunday, September 21, 2014

Teen invents life-changing Alzheimer’s device – and more from the week online

…a lot of 100-year-olds have had the chance. Helen Krout got the opportunity during a recent bakeoff at her her Pennsylvania retirement community. Garden Spot Village says it likes to…

Friday, May 17, 2019

Q&A with Diane Keaton

…a real retirement community in Atlanta, perfecting their moves as a senior cheerleading squad. When Senior Planet meets with Keaton in Beverly Hills, she’s dressed in her trademark monochrome –…

Monday, December 2, 2019

The surprising benefits of getting creative

…to find your way,” he says. In his retirement, Ulmer has explored his creativity with an entrepreneurial lens, launching the Forever Book Company in which he works with older adults…

Tuesday, January 30, 2024

Senior Planet Book Club: Vote for Our Next Books!

…the perfect retirement, packed with fun, friendship and fulfilment. But Hubert Bird is lying. The truth is day after day drags by without him seeing a single soul. Until, that…

Wednesday, October 13, 2021

Checking In With the 2021 Senior Planet Sponsored Athletes

…of lawn bowling in their basements, living rooms and back porches. Read about Mark’s post-retirement discovery of lawn bowling here, and check out the video below for an overview of…

Friday, October 12, 2018

Q&A: Across the Generations with Doug Krug

…Krug: It means doing. I’m so sick of think tanks. I’m 75, and I’m still kicking ass. And I wouldn’t trade it for retirement. My mind is working and being…

Wednesday, October 9, 2013

The Graying of Suburbia

…have no children living at home. “For now I am able to drive, but if I find that I can’t, we’d probably move to our own apartment in a retirement

Friday, February 15, 2019

Jane Fonda, Harrison Powell dish Ageism and Oscar

…age for talented older actors,” declares producer Harrison Powell, set to release his retirement community romantic comedy, Never too Late, later this year. Based on the story of his own…

Wednesday, November 1, 2023

Health: When Your Doctor Retires

…can be transferred. Sometimes a letter telling you about the retirement or move will include an authorization form you can return to them for release of medical records. Transferring records…

Wednesday, July 27, 2022

People We Love: Norma and Art Menard

Norma (age 71) and Art Menard (age 73) are 47-year married couple; both are polyglot educators with a passion for community building. Before retirement, Art taught 7th and 8th grade…

Thursday, July 20, 2017

In This Tech Company, Old Age Is Not a Bug, It’s a Feature

…force them into retirement, he can not only change the lives of seniors but breathe life into the local economy, too. While US tech firms are famous for their often…

Wednesday, July 15, 2015

How to Find Volunteer Opportunities Online

The 60-plus population is booming, and especially post-retirement, older Americans have the potential to be a huge resource to nonprofits through volunteer work. In fact, research from the Corporation for…

Monday, January 29, 2024

Introducing the 2024 Senior Planet Sponsored Athletes

…your comfort zone, and show your world that this is what aging and retirement look like now!” -Jan Haig Jan Haig – Age 67 Jan Haig’s fitness journey began in…

Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Video of the Week: Digital Pioneer Grace Hopper

…Equipment Corporation, where she stayed until her death at age 85. Hopper appeared on David Letterman’s show soon after her retirement from the navy. Read more about Hopper on Wikipedia….

Thursday, March 14, 2024

Senior Planet Talks to… Tony Orlando

retirement. Q: How you feel about turning 80 on April 3 and how will you celebrate? TONY: As quietly and as alone as I possibly can. I’ve never been a…