The older you become, the more crucial it is to maintain an active lifestyle for your general quality of life, and mental and physical health. Outdoor activities offer many benefits, including physical exercise, cerebral stimulation, social contact, and a connection to the natural world. Of all these pursuits, gardening is especially fulfilling and good for […]
The Golden Estate is trying a novel approach in the care of elderly citizens. We like to think of retirement as the beginning of a new phase in life. Until now, retirement places have been designed to aid the aged and senior citizens to settle down. We are bringing a paradigm shift in that concept. […]
Retirement homes, for many, the term invokes images of a sterile, white walled, overcrowded institutional setting complete with 1950s metal hospital beds. If you haven’t visited an assisted living community, especially The Golden Estate in a while, you may have some misconceptions; senior communities have changed significantly over the last couple of decades. Senior communities […]
As we age, our body structure tends to get weak, causing body imbalance thus resulting in falls, which may succumb severe injuries & pain. Today we share few tips that can be implemented to prevent falls for your aging parents or grandparents. Get moving– Preferably with a strength and balance program specifically for older adults. […]
It’s never too late to improve your health and fitness. You need look no further than Fauja Singh as an example who at 100 years old is the oldest Marathoner in the world.The great – great – grandfather’s running career started through tragedy when he took up running as a way to overcome grief when […]
Rich and lonely or poor and hungry, the plight of the elderly in our country is far from satisfactory. Be it the medical necessities or the psychological needs, the legal bodies have seemed to ignore many of the geriatric issues. Currently we have over 8 million senior citizens in the country, a figure which is […]
Remember the days when you were learning to walk, it was his finger that you held or after coming back from school, it was her who fed you with her own hands. Well those times are just a memory and you’re busy making a life in a new city, while your parents keep waiting alone […]