Tag: housing | INSPIRED 55+ Lifestyle Magazine - Part 3

Why Today’s Seniors Are Buying Real Estate

Posted by Barbara Risto
|Date: July 01, 2013
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Why Today’s Seniors Are Buying Real Estate

While the demand for senior residences is on the increase, seniors don’t always want that option. Many si ...

While the demand for senior residences is on the increase, seniors don’t always want that option. Many simply want to scale back to something more manageable with less maintenance. Thinking ahead or a ...

July 01, 2013
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Create a Low-Cost Home Gym

Posted by Eve Lees
|Date: February 01, 2013
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Create a Low-Cost Home Gym

When poor weather forces you to exercise indoors, don’t despair if you’re not a member of a fitness centr ...

When poor weather forces you to exercise indoors, don’t despair if you’re not a member of a fitness centre. In your own home, you can create a private, convenient gym, with little or no investment. Yo ...

February 01, 2013
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Home Sweet Tiny Home

Posted by John Thomson
|Date: February 01, 2013
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Home Sweet Tiny Home

Ann Eynon loves her new digs. Her small one-and-a-half-storey house is modern, efficient and close to fam ...

Ann Eynon loves her new digs. Her small one-and-a-half-storey house is modern, efficient and close to family. In fact, Ann’s grandchildren are no more than six metres away in the “big house” on the ot ...

February 01, 2013
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Providing Respite

Posted by Enise Olding
|Date: November 01, 2009
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Providing Respite

The call of the Klondike brought Clive Piercy’s ancestors from Yorkshire to Victoria, where they set up b ...

The call of the Klondike brought Clive Piercy’s ancestors from Yorkshire to Victoria, where they set up business provisioning the miners who were heading to the goldfields. The family established itse ...

November 01, 2009
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Aids to Daily Living

Posted by Barbara Risto
|Date: June 05, 2009
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Aids to Daily Living

"Aids to Daily Living" (ADLs) are devices that help people with disabilities to function at their highest ...

"Aids to Daily Living" (ADLs) are devices that help people with disabilities to function at their highest possible level and enjoy the highest possible quality of life. ADLs are also referred to as " ...

June 05, 2009
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The Cost of Retirement

Posted by Cheri Crause
|Date: June 05, 2009
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The Cost of Retirement

So, how much money will you need in order to retire? How much money will you need to pay for the services ...

So, how much money will you need in order to retire? How much money will you need to pay for the services you may require to stay independent? The answer to these questions would be easy if you knew t ...

June 05, 2009
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Understanding Subsidized Care in BC

Posted by Barbara Risto
|Date: June 05, 2009
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Understanding Subsidized Care in BC

In 2002, the B.C. government made adjustments to the systems and process for providing subsidized care, c ...

In 2002, the B.C. government made adjustments to the systems and process for providing subsidized care, creating through the various Health Authorities throughout the province a one stop resource to a ...

June 05, 2009
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Long-Term Care Insurance

Posted by Cheri Crause
|Date: June 05, 2009
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Long-Term Care Insurance

What are your insurance odds? Perhaps it's an odd question, but playing the odds is exactly what insuranc ...

What are your insurance odds? Perhaps it's an odd question, but playing the odds is exactly what insurance companies are in the business of. So let's look at some statistics put forth by the Canadian ...

June 05, 2009
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Campuses of Care Residences

Posted by Barbara Risto
|Date: June 05, 2009
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Campuses of Care Residences

Campuses of Care residences combine all three levels of care - independent living, assisted living and co ...

Campuses of Care residences combine all three levels of care - independent living, assisted living and continuing care - in a single setting. Often this is referred to as "aging in place" since the st ...

June 05, 2009
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Assisted Living Residences

Posted by Barbara Risto
|Date: June 05, 2009
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Assisted Living Residences

Assisted Living residences combine private suites with support services and social activities to help sen ...

Assisted Living residences combine private suites with support services and social activities to help seniors with some limitations to continue living as independently as they can. It often provides ...

June 05, 2009
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What is Complex Care?

Posted by Barbara Risto
|Date: June 05, 2009
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What is Complex Care?

Government agencies often refer to complex care as “residential care”. These two terms, complex care and ...

Government agencies often refer to complex care as “residential care”. These two terms, complex care and residential care, are interchangeable. So if you hear someone referring to “residential care” t ...

June 05, 2009
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Hiring a Relocation Specialist

Posted by Barbara Risto
|Date: June 05, 2009
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Hiring a Relocation Specialist

A company that specializes in relocating clients is different from a downsizing company in that it handle ...

A company that specializes in relocating clients is different from a downsizing company in that it handles downsizing PLUS moving. A downsizing company usually helps you organize your current home to ...

June 05, 2009
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The Psychology of Moving When You’re a Senior

Posted by Rick Hoogendoorn
|Date: June 05, 2009
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The Psychology of Moving When You’re a Senior

Many people can expect to move several times during their senior years. One such happier circumstance occ ...

Many people can expect to move several times during their senior years. One such happier circumstance occurs when people move closer to family, particularly grandchildren. Even the most happily settle ...

June 05, 2009
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Downsizing: Some Personal Stories

Posted by INSPIRED Staff
|Date: June 05, 2009
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Downsizing: Some Personal Stories

Moving at any time in life can be a daunting experience and determining the best way to downsize your pos ...

Moving at any time in life can be a daunting experience and determining the best way to downsize your possessions can be a real challenge. For Lorne Ames, the experience of simplifying his life and be ...

June 05, 2009
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Tough Times & Good Times: Transitioning into Assisted Living

Posted by Doug Ozeroff
|Date: June 05, 2009
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Tough Times & Good Times: Transitioning into Assisted Living

The panic in my wife's cousin's voice was obvious as we listened to his message on our answering machine ...

The panic in my wife's cousin's voice was obvious as we listened to his message on our answering machine nearly two years ago. We had just returned from a lazy summer afternoon around Victoria's Inner ...

June 05, 2009
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