Samples Resources for Elder Living (02)

Senior Discounts: Saving on the Internet
Looking for senior citizen discounts? This website says it lists more than 125,000 discounts. Members get discounts if they are over the age of 55, and receive a Senior Discount Guide Book, with 500-plus pages of references, a personalized card, and membership newsletters. On the site, you can search for discounts and add a discount that you find on the Internet. The site has discounts on dental and vision, as well as alternative, prescriptions, chiropractic and alternative health for elders.

Elder Travel Tips and Articles
Elderly citizens make up a huge percentage of all travel transactions, so there are many sites like this that offer senior travel tips and discounts. Articles focused on personal trips take you to sites within the United States and abroad, such as British Columbia, Alberta, London and more. There is also a elder travel tips section that includes a new guide for senior travelers that are allergic to certain foods. More travel tips are included, such as traveling in the heat, getting a passport, elder travel with pets, as well as a senior travel photo contest and more.

Senior Resources: Housing Options and Health
On this website seniors can get housing information for retirement, finance, insurance and care management information. There's plenty of information here on how to find a retirement home, cope with aging as an elderly citizen and understand senior housing options. Discover how senior estate and insurance planning can improve your housing choices, and how elder law can affect your planning. Find out how to receive at-home senior care and how to stay in your home as long as possible. Also learn about definitions of senior homes with care. There is an informative ezine that discusses a plethora of elder health issues.

Healthy Eating for the Elderly
Seniors need to pay attention to nutrition as they age. A healthy diet can provide increased mental acuteness, help you resist illness and disease, give you more energy, improve your immune system, provide faster recuperation times after sickness and help elders manage chronic health problems. This article defines what obstacles require seniors to pay special attention to their diet. It also features senior nutritional recommendations, and gives elders and caregivers tips for creating a healthy, well-balanced diet. It gives useful senior nutrition tips, such as flavoring food healthfully and having a diet low in fat and sodium and high in fiber and calcium.