Is Your Nursing Home Ready for an Emergency?
By Ronni Sandroff | Oct. 2017 | Health Central When I inquired about plans for hurricane season, the director at my mother’s Florida assisted living center was unconcerned. “Don’t worry about it,” he said. “We’ve been through several big ones and never had any...
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How to Make Your Moods Work for You
If your plans for Saturday include a walk in the park and vacuuming your house, which will you do first? Many factors, like the weather forecast, or the time your in-laws are arriving, could go into that choice. But it might surprise you to learn that such an...
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5 Ways to Make New Friends after 50
If you've recently left the workplace or moved out of state, you may be feeling a little isolated. But don’t despair. New opportunities can still abound, and cultivating new friends can be good for your mental health, too. When Stanford University invited retired...
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3 Ways Caregivers Can Improve a Relationship
By Ronni Sandroff | October 2017| Health Central The shift in the relationship that occurs when a parent becomes disabled is an uneasy one for parent and child alike. The crucial issue is often one of control, says Kurt Kazanowski, R.N., owner of Homewatch...
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The New Age-Friendly Living
By Ronni Sandroff | Aug. 2016 | Thetransitionnetwork.org The explosion of interest came as a surprise to the organizers. It was standing-room-only at the first workshop on senior housing options hosted in 2012 by the San Francisco/Bay Area chapter of The Transition...
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Sexual Harassment: The Inside Story
By Ronni Sandroff | June 1992 | Working Woman The response was immediate, passionate and overwhelming. Less than a week after the February issue of WORKING WOMAN reached homes and newsstands, thousands of surveys flooded our offices. They came from as far away as...
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Top 5 Costliest Health Issues Retirees Face
If, in your working years, you’ve had to scramble to buy health insurance or cope with rising co-pays on employer insurance, it's tempting to think you’ll be home free once you reach 65 and sign up for Medicare. And yes Medicare does have significant benefits:...
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