Quality of life
Discussing ideas to make the transition through retirement a good one for our parents now and ourselves later
How to keep your home in order during retirement
Collaborative Post Your home becomes a very important place during retirement. It can provide comfort as a place in which you can wind down and relax. If your house or flat doesn’t feel as comfortable as it could, maybe due to clutter or inconveniently placed furniture, there may be ways to improve it. If you […]
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How to decide when to stop driving
Collaborative Post It can be an incredibly sobering thought to realise you are not able to drive safely anymore, but it can also be quite a freeing realisation. Regardless of how long we’ve been behind the wheel, there comes a point in our lives when we all decide to give up driving as we get […]
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13 Ways to Stay Busy After Retirement
Collaborative Post After retirement, many people experience a sense of emptiness. They want to stay busy but feel like they have nothing left to do. If this sounds like you fear not! There are plenty of hobbies and games that will keep your mind sharp and your body healthy. And there are plenty of ways […]
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The Benefits of Encouraging Your Loved Ones to Get Online
Collaborative Post Traditionally, older people have been slow to adopt new technology, most notably internet use, and although this is starting to change, there are still a significant number of elderly people – more than 2 million over-75s are not online – who have yet to adopt internet usage. This is such a shame, especially […]
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5 Apps to Keep Older People Connected Through Messaging
The internet has provided a welcome connection to the outside world for people of all ages, but particularly for those who spend more time at home as they finder it harder get out and about. And that connection has become even more important during the pandemic. Impact of Covid The Covid pandemic has presented new […]
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Buying a Home When You’re Retired
Collaborative Post You may think of buying a home as something that younger people do when they are first starting out in family life. Of course, this is true for many, but this doesn’t mean that you can only buy a home when you are just starting out. In fact, buying a home can be […]
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7 Easy DIY Gifts for Your Parents
Collaborative Post We always strive to find the best gift so that the recipient would be happy. But what if the recipient is not just a colleague or a distant relative, but some of the most important people in your life – your parents? This is where you have to go above and beyond your […]
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Helpful and effective pieces of home selling advice
Collaborative Post Are you thinking about selling your home in 2021? If so, you need to be prepared. There is a lot to consider. With that in mind, let’s take a look at some useful tips that can help you sell your property in the coming year. How many people click on your Rightmove property […]
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The best mobile phone for seniors: 6 top tips
Collaborative Post More than 95% of UK households own at least one mobile phone, and a significant proportion of people have access to a smartphone. Although smartphone usage among the older population is increasing, they’re still the demographic that’s least likely to own or use a smartphone in the UK. However, the features and functionality […]
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Father’s Day Gift Ideas
To celebrate Father’s Day or not to celebrate Father’s Day? In many households the long-established tradition of Mothering Sunday has become an accepted date in the calendar. We use Mother’s Day to thank our mums for their love and care. But Father’s Day doesn’t have the same tradition, and it’s a bit of a worry […]
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