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There’s more to retirement than golf and travel, the two most common interests of past retirees. Today, boomers and pre-boomers are in the process of re-inventing a retirement in which anything is possible.
Here are my ten best tips for retiring to a life you design, one that is fulfil-ling and unique to you:
■■ Phase your retirement. Instead of going abruptly from full-time work to full-time leisure, continue to work part-time, do contract, temporary, or casual work. Start a new career, start your own business, or take on a pro-ject that interests you.
■■ Know yourself, what is important and what you love. Stay true to who you are. Retire from the inside, out.
■■ Join a group – the easiest way to stay socially connected. Fear of soci-al isolation is a common concern for retirees. Could a service or book club be in your future?
■■ Nurture the family relations-hips and friendships you want to keep; rekindle friendships that have lapsed; let go of friendships that are not in your best interest.
■■ Continue to learn something – a new skill or new knowledge. Lear-ning keeps you mentally alert, in-terested in the present and future, and interesting to others. Have you always wanted to play the guitar? If not now, then when? Give it a try.
■■ Keep physically active. Go for a daily walk even without a dog. Cy-cle, swim, run, ski, try line dancing, or walk to your neighbourhood cof-fee shop.
■■ Volunteer for a cause you belie-ve in, formally or informally, local-ly or globally. Contribute your skills and wisdom for the greater good of your family, community, or society. Broaden your thinking from “me” to “we” and you will create new mea-ning and purpose in your life.
■■ Adopt an attitude of gratefulness and compassion to others. Seek opp-ortunities to express these daily to those whose paths you cross.
■■ Be creative. Yes you can. We are all creative in our own way. Explore in what new ways you want to ex-press your creativity: could it be art, music, inventing, quilting, scrap-booking, gardening, photography, writing, designing, crafting, wood-working, decorating. The possibi-lities are endless. Explore - give it a try. There’s nothing to lose and who knows what you’ll gain?
■■ Nurture your spiritual self: med-itate, journal, read spiritual books, be in nature, do yoga, tai chi, listen to music…all great ways to de-stress and just be.
sure off and make for better deci-sions.
With a little help from your friends, you’ll experience social well-being. The camaraderie that co-mes from a rich web of relationships with family, friends and colleagues is key. Studies suggest that most re-tirees miss working with their past colleagues and contacts. You may enjoy continuing to socialize with your co-workers or reconnecting with old friends. And, if you’re plan-ning to move when you retire, ta-king steps to make new friends in your new community will make your move more successful.
Passion for lifeLastly something to consider is ha-ving a passion for life; finding what keeps you satisfied – and doing it! Rather than looking forward to full-time leisure, many of you will con-tinue to strive for excitement, pas-sion and the sense of accomplish-ment you received through work life, but more on your own terms. Some of the happiest retirees are the ones who never truly retire, in the classic sense, as they choose to continue working. And, the reason they’re happy is because they love what they’re doing. For others, reti-rement is a wonderful time of life, as it means the freedom to be sponta-neous, to learn something new or to do the things they used to love to do, but work got in the way!
Would you like to design your preferred lifestyle but don’t know where to start? A retirement plan-ning specialist may have the expert guidance you need. Envisioning and living your preferred lifestyle will make the transition between your working life and retirement living smoother. Why not start today?
If you are wondering what you want out of your retirement, it might be time to ask yourself: “what do you want out of your li-fe?”
Rein Selles, PRP, co-author of the book, 10 Things I Wish Someo-
ne Had Told Me About Retirement defi-nes “retirement” as the time you li-ve your preferred lifestyle; whether you are working or not. While “reti-rement” is still the word most often used to describe your life after you stop working, Canadians like you are redefining what retirement looks like. Staying active, being involved and feeling fulfilled are now part of living your preferred retirement li-festyle.
Although age 65 is associated with time to retire, many Canadian seni-ors continue to work because of fi-nancial considerations or personal satisfaction. Just because you may be “retirement age” no longer auto-matically means classic retirement is right for you.
Achieving your preferred retire-ment lifestyle will be easier if you consider and plan for what foun-der of Retire to the Life You Design Nell Smith, PRP, calls the “options, obsta-cles, opportunities” relating to your
health, relationships, self-renewal, finances and fulfillment.
Make healthy choices about exer-cise, diet, alcohol, smoking and such. But, there’s more to your health than that. Intellectual health comes from keeping your mind active, alert, open, curious and creative. Emotio-nal health is the peace of mind, con-fidence and self-respect you enjoy by experiencing your full range of feelings. Spiritual health is all about purpose, fulfillment, and meaning by having a sense of connection to those things that are larger than you.
A new stageFor many of you, the well-being of your parent or parents may be an ad-ditional concern. Just when you are ready to shift to a new stage of your life may be a time you are faced with a parent with failing health. Alter-natives for care available to your pa-rents can mean the difference bet-ween ongoing worry and a sense of comfort. Decisions about moving into a retirement residence are not taken lightly and considerable ti-me and thought go into the choices. Start now to check out retirement residence and care options. Looking before you need to will take the pres-
Beyond golf: 10 best retirement tips
Nell SmithFounder, Retire to the Life You Design
Would you like to design your preferred lifestyle but don’t know where to start? A retirement plan may have the guidance you need, to the lifestyle you deserve.
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As the Canadian population ages, it’s important to ensure that the ever-increasing number of clients who receive health care services in their homes, or who are returning home following a health procedure, live in a safe en-vironment.
Canadians want to feel that re-gardless of where their elderly fa-mily members receive care, quality and safety will be of the utmost im-portance, and the care will be of the highest possible standard. Health care organizations are continuous-ly-improving high-quality health care through various means, inclu-ding accreditation.
Accreditation is a rigorous pro-cess in which health care organi-zations are measured against na-tional standards to identify their strengths and opportunities for im-provement. It is a widely-accepted approach to improving health ca-re. Accreditation involves checks and balances that are used to as-sess quality and safety, making it possible for health service orga-nizations to embed best practices, quality improvement, and patient safety initiatives into their daily operations.
A number of Accreditation Canada’s standards are specifical-ly designed to address the needs of seniors throughout the health care continuum — community care, ho-me care, residential care, and long-term care. The health care team is required to conduct a home safety risk assessment at the outset of ser-vice delivery. The home safety risk assessment also includes a review of internal and external physical environments; hazards related to chemical/biological factors, fire, and falls; medical conditions requi-ring special precautions; and emer-gency preparedness. The home sa-fety risk assessment also addresses staff safety while in the client’s ho-me.
Accreditation is no small feat, and organizations investing in accredi-tation must be congratulated and recognized for their commitment to quality and safety.
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■■ The average age of someone with hearing loss is 51 years.
■■ For those aged 65 and over, the chance of expe-riencing some degree of hearing loss doubles.
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■■ You have diffi culty conversing in a noisy environment. Social si-tuations become diffi cult.
■■ You hear people talking, but do not understand their words. May-be you complain that speakers are mumbling or not speaking clearly. You frequently ask people to repeat themselves.
■■ You have trouble understanding children and sometimes women’s voices.
■■ You turn the TV or radio up loud.
■■ You have problems understan-ding speakers if you are not face to face. You fi nd yourself nodding in comprehension, but aren’t really sure of what was said.
■■ You have diffi culty understan-ding conversations from a distan-ce or from another room.
■■ You experience pain, dizziness, ringing or buzzing in the ears.
■■ Hearing aids do help most pe-ople with hearing loss. A hearing aid does not restore normal hea-ring, but modern technology is amazing. Hearing aids are more comfortable to wear and easier to listen with than they used to be. They can usually be fi tted to spe-cifi cally match one’s hearing loss profi le.
■■ A cochlear implant is a complex electronic device that can parti-ally compensate for the non-fun-
ctioning inner ear. The implant in-volves screening, surgery to insert the device, wearing some ear-level ”equipment”, as well as training and programming by an auditory therapist.
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now you’re ready to make the transi-tion into a com-munity; but a de-cision like this can be scary and ove r w h e l m i n g .
Disconnect with old friends, ac-tivities and freedom are the most common concern seniors face when deciding to make this lifest-yle change. Due to declining health or mobility, families are faced with exploring supported options for their aging family members. While these feelings are inevitable, com-munities are changing the para-digm and providing seniors a place to now call home.
Clare Prasow attended Universi-ty in the golden era when all stu-dents had to do was study and so-ak up the wonderful atmosphere of campus life. Graduating from the University of Manitoba with a Bachelor of Arts in 1943, she says “it wasn’t like today’s students who have to work as well as study and are so upset and stressed.”
After working for two years in Vancouver, Clare married and sett-led with her husband in Medicine Hat where they raised a son and daughter. A move back to Vancou-ver when her husband died in 1974 started the next phase of life. “I
worked for the public library there for 27 years. I love libraries and all my little family does,” she says.
The move to Calgary came af-ter retirement and in consulta-tion with her children. “I decided that if my health held out I’d mo-ve when I was 85. “ Now 90, she cre-dits the activities such as morning yoga and exercise classes at her residence with helping keep her healthy. She’s also an avid partici-pant in many of the Chateau’s oth-er programs; bus trips, bridge, book club. In all, it’s the latest chapter in what she calls “a wonderful life.”
When Lois Burnett’s husband re-turned from serving in the RCAF during WWII, the couple lived in Montreal and “about 30 other pla-ces,” she recalls, before settling in Jasper. “And we swore we’d never leave there.”
They never did, but after her hus-band died, Lois made the move alo-ne to Calgary where her three sons and their families live. “My daugh-ter-in-law found Manor Village and when we opened the door there was a sign saying ‘Welcome Home’ and inside the lobby people were talking and laughing. I was sold on the place right then.”
In the 14 years Lois has lived at The Manor Signature Park, her in-volvement in activities has leveled off . “I used to be a scrabble player and go to the exercise classes and many trips.” Now, she says, she is in a wheelchair and “kind of hous-
ebound but not unhappy and never depressed.” One of the things she likes best is having family visit and share a meal.
“It is tough to be old,” this 96-year-old says, “but if you must, this is the best place to be old.”
As a life-long Calgarian, Donna Motture, 72, graduated from the University of Alberta and taught junior high school in the city for 25 years. She was also a dedicated volunteer at Fort Calgary for ma-ny years. In fact, it’s where she met her gentleman friend when he too volunteered at the historical site as a retired RCMP mountie. And whi-le he is now in a care facility, Don-na has a full and active social life at Revera’s Chateau Renoir.
“I separated from my husband when my children were young and I returned to teaching while rai-sing my son and daughter. When I could no longer manage to live in my four-level home by myself my daughter helped me select a reti-rement home. What tipped the ba-lance between two homes was that the Chateau is close to where my daughter lives.”
Donna describes herself as “a so-cial person and here you can be as social as you want, or not. It’s hea-ven. I set my alarm every morning – I don’t want to get into bugging
around in my housecoat.” From there the day is busy with her con-tinuing volunteer work, the resi-dence book club and church activi-ties. And, she says, “We have Happy Hour twice a week. I go to those!”
Jessie and Everett Paynter, both 85, hail from Saskatchewan, but while he was raised on a farm, “she was a city girl,” he says. They married in 1950 after Everett graduated from university in engineering and star-ted work in the oil industry.
A move to Calgary, six children, nine grandchildren and two gre-at-grandchildren later, the couple traveled and did volunteer work after retirement. They downsized homes more than once, and deci-ded on a retirement residence four years ago.
“We visited some friends for din-ner at their retirement home and it just seemed like a nice way to live,” says Everett. For Jessie, the option to host friends or family to dinner “and not have to prepare it,” she says. “is a great way to entertain!”
The couple feels it’s important to keep healthy and living at The Manor Village aff ords options for activities. “There’s always someo-ne to have coff ee with,” says Eve-rett, “or to talk politics and religion with.” And as a self-described “old-time sax player,” he can still make music with some of the other resi-dents who play piano.
Reg Nutter’s love for airplanes led him to the Royal Air Force, where he saw aerial combat in the Batt-le of Britain. He received the Dis-tinguished Flying Cross for bra-very and valour. “I guess I was a little apprehensive,” Nutter casu-ally says today, “especially when 300 enemy aircraft were coming towards me.”
It was a diff erent kind of love that brought Nutter from England to Canada. While here for fl ight training in 1941 he met a young la-dy. They married a year later. Fol-lowing the War, Nutter worked for the Canadian Pacifi c Railway, a job that lasted 18 years before he went to the University of Calgary and obtained an education degree. He taught high school until his retire-ment in 1986.
Four years ago, Nutter moved to Calgary’s Symphony Evergreen Re-tirement Residence. He was att-racted to the amenities that were off ered (and the good food). “The-re are all kinds of entertainment and social opportunities,” he says. “There’s a real sense of communi-ty here.” At 91, Nutter says he’s in pretty good shape. He does a lot of walking, and the residence of-fers exercise classes three times a week. And he’s a self-described computer bug, who still keeps in touch with his fellow airmen.
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Clare Prasow Chateau Renoir, Revera,Librarian continu-es love of reading in residence’s book club
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Putting the care back in homeCanada’s aging demographics me-ans an increasing demand for health care, so it’s not surprising that many seniors and their loved ones are turning towards home ca-re.
“(As baby boomers) we’re loo-king at how do we best spend our resources and how do we get the quality of care we want with the resources we have,” says Debbie Franchuk a Registered Nurse and Director of Care for Home Instead Senior Care in Calgary who has worked in health care for 27 years.
In light of the huge strain on health care services, the home care industry has had to rapidly expand and adapt.
“Many seniors don’t have medi-cal needs, they need that compani-onship, that housekeeping,” says Franchuk. “There are many seniors who are lonely or isolated with no immediate social outlet to have so-meone to check in on them.”
But there are tons of compa-nies and even a few not-for-pro-
fi ts – like the United Way and Me-als on Wheels – that have stepped in to fi ll the gap between what the health care system can sustain and what baby boomers need.
Home is where the heart isAs the aging process sets in, seni-ors can fi nd formerly simple tasks such as personal hygiene and meal preparation, diffi cult to do.
“For a lot of families they’re ve-ry busy, so a lot of the time it’s not until a crisis happens or they’re visiting mum and they’ll go ‘wow she’s not eating right’ or the house doesn’t look as clean as it used to,” says Franchuk.
That’s where home care steps in.Services can be as simple as tidy-ing up the house for seniors or pre-paring a few meals straight th-rough to dressing wounds and hel-ping with health concerns – with many companies employing regis-tered nurses.
Live at home longerThere’s also a growth in products available to assist seniors and al-
low them to live in their homes longer such as wheelchairs, chair-lifts, elevators and walk in bath-tubs.
“As their health needs changed (home care companies are) able to put in more service and make it as comfortable as they’re used to ha-ving it,” adds Franchuk.
There are also services available to drive seniors to and from doctor appointments, errands and even for recreational purposes.
Franchuk says the point of ho-me care is to allow seniors to live in their homes as long as they want to.
“They’re from a generation of survivors; a generation where they are respect-driven and dignity-dri-ven,” says Franchuk. “I think for them it’s hard being told this is where you have to be – they’ve lost their independence.”
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Alzheimer’s disease is a complex disease that aff ects the brain. Ap-proximately 11,000 individuals in Calgary and surrounding area ha-ve Alzheimer’s disease or other de-mentias. Although a cure has not yet been found, research continu-es to increase our understanding, which leads to more accurate di-agnoses and more eff ective treat-ments.
Alzheimer’s disease progresses over time. As a result, people with Alzheimer’s disease will experience a wide variety of changes. These changes will aff ect a person’s cog-nitive and physical abilities. It is important to remember that these changes are a result of the disease; they are not the person’s intent.
As the disease progresses a person’s need for care assistance will increase. The responsibilities as the care partner may include making important legal, fi nancial and health care decisions, assisting them with day-to-day tasks and un-derstanding changes in behaviour.
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■■ Memory loss that aff ects day-to-day function
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A breakdown of home care in canada as per the canadian home care Association
■■ It is estimated that 1.2 million people in Canada use home care services annually (Carrière, 2006), the majority of whom are aged 65 and older.
■■ In 2001, an estimated 32,000 Home Support Workers provided 70-80 percent of the home care needs for Canadian home care re-cipients.
■■ A study of home care, suppor-tive housing, and facility services provided by Veterans Aff airs Ca-nada, found that costs for provi-ding home care were signifi cant-ly less than costs for facility care among clients with similar care needs.
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When people move to a Revera retirement residence, the fi rst thing they realize is that the many fears they had simply don’t come true. “I’ll lose all my freedoms” is replaced with “I can come and go as I please.” That’s because we understand how important your independence is. “There won’t be anything to do” becomes “there’s always so much to do.” Revera offers dozens of recreational programs and social activities. Of course, you can also choose simply to relax and read a book!
At Revera, you keep living your life the way you always have —except with a new mailing address. Bring your own furniture, choose your favourite foods and host family dinners.
Our residents tell us they “should have done this years ago.” Call today to book a tour at the Revera residence near you and see what a change of address can do for you.
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