All of us at Active Adults enjoy working with our demographic, although the real-life definition of that word is a bit complicated. You might be over 55 and looking for your dream house in a community where someone else does your major yardwork while you enjoy the pool, pickleball court and club house activities. But [...]

Be honest with yourself

Before you even think about buying your parent's house, be completely honest with yourself. Is your relationship strong enough to withstand the potential disagreements that may arise during the [...]

Youre ready to retire and relocate but your aging parents need your assistance so what should you do?

Perhaps your parents are still living in their own home, the one in which you grew up, but you know its no longer safe or their best option. Do you help them move into a Senior Living Community or a Continuing Care Retirement [...]

Boomers and their parents are living longer. Delaware has much to offer those caring for aging parents and wanting to retire to this state.

Are you ready to retire but youre still caring for aging parents? We hear this from many of our Baby Boomer clients. So many of us are caring for one or more parent and hesitate to move to our desired [...]

Active Adults and Seniors can Stay Young at Heart & Healthy with Hobbies.

This is something we hear often and today our guest blogger, Karen Weeks, shares 5 skills and hobbies that you can learn to do with ease.

The more we learn, the better our brains hold up. This isnt anecdotal - its proven science. Seniors that stay active - physically [...]

My elderly parents do not want to move

We get quite a few calls from Baby Boomers who want to relocate their aging parents to Delaware. Some are moving here themselves and do not want to leave their parents behind. But, do the parents even want to move? In many cases, they dont want to leave their home of 40 years or [...]

Perhaps you are nearing retirement age, over age 65 and still working, or you simply want to understand how Medicare works. Read on to learn more about each part of Medicare from [...]

UPDATE: We're getting started on recruiting people for our 2016 Boomer Build with Sussex County's Habitat for Humanity.

At Irish Eyes on August 21, Live-Life-LOCAL 2016 kicked off our recruiting effort for our 2016 Boomer build. Quite a few guests signed-up to volunteer to help a Habitat For Humanity family. Watch the fun [...]

"Baby Boomers are on the move," according to a Merrill Lynch study that says an estimated 4.2 million retirees i.e. Baby Boomers moved into a new home last year alone.Two-thirds of retirees say that they are likely to move at least once during retirement.

As one participant in the study stated: In retirement, you have the chance to live anywhere you want. Or you can just stay where you are. There hasnt been another time in life when weve had that kind of [...]

Free How-to Clinics

Sussex County Habitat for Humanity and longtime national partner Lowes are hosting FREE how-to clinics for women volunteers as part of the ninth annual National Women Build. Habitats Women Build project empowers women across the country to impact the global housing crisis and help low-income families build strength, [...]