Keep winter from putting a freeze on your healthy habits

“It is more difficult to exercise and stay healthy in winter, but people need to make the effort,” says Sharon Roberts of the Lake County Health Department. As a gerontologist, Roberts is an expert on the unique health concerns facing older adults. Winter, she says, can be particularly hazardous.

Couple moves almost 800 miles for ideal retirement destination

Charles Dierbach had been waiting 20 years to live in an Erickson Retirement Community. Charles’ fulfilled his wish last year, when he moved from Parsippany, N.J., into Sedgebrook with Flora, his wife of 46 years.

Families, national media converge on Sedgebrook for intergenerational play day

Grandparents spend $30 billion per year on grandchildren and young relatives, and account for about 25% of all toy purchases, according to the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP).