Empowering Seniors



To Live well and thrive with health, purpose and independence

If you are anything like me, going to the doctor today does not feel the way it used to. You wait longer. The appointment feels shorter. The doctor spends more time looking at a computer screen than looking at you. Before you know it, tests are ordered, prescriptions are written, and you are walking out the door wondering if your real concern was even heard. For many seniors, healthcare has become confusing, rushed, and frustrating. It often feels more like a business than a

Medicaid was created as a lifeline, a program meant to ensure that low‑income Americans, including older adults, could receive essential medical care and long‑term support. But for many seniors today, that lifeline feels frayed, tangled, and increasingly unreliable. The system is under strain from every direction: policy changes, funding cuts, staffing shortages, massive fraud, monumental inefficiencies and bureaucratic complexity. And seniors, especially those living on fixe

As I sit here writing this article, I reflect on the fact that I am in a nursing home trying to recover after a fall. My journey through the healthcare system started about six months ago with a visit to my doctor, then the emergency room, later a short stay in a hospital, then a short-term rehab and finally Medicaid parked me here, a so-called long-term rehab. The healthcare here is abysmal, mental health support is nonexistent, the staff is often indifferent, nor are they

here is a quiet revolution happening across America. More and more seniors are starting businesses, launching consulting practices, and turning long-held passions into real ventures. This is not just a trend. It is a growing movement that shows older adults are redefining what retirement means.

continuous, lifelong learning may be one of the most important tools we have to stay mentally sharp, emotionally balanced, physically healthier, and more fulfilled in our later years.

he anti-aging industry wants you to believe that if you just take the right supplement, buy the right cream, or follow the latest “biohack,” you can halt or even reverse the aging process.

You’ve worked hard your entire life. You’ve saved, you’ve built a home, you’ve raised a family and now some crook halfway around the world wants to steal it from you with a fake email or phone call?

At some point, many of us look around our homes and think, “Where did all this stuff come from?” We didn’t mean to collect it all. It just…happened. Over the years, birthdays, holidays, hobbies, and memories added up.