Safe Holiday Shopping Tips for Seniors

November 24th, 2020 | Senior Health

Have you made your holiday shopping list and checked it twice? Now that it is time to go shopping for the special people on your list, it is also the ideal time to brush up on your shopping safety habits. Unfortunately, senior adults can…

Healthy Holiday Meals for Seniors

November 16th, 2020 | Senior Health

The holiday season is spent around the table, with family and friends catching up over family favorite recipes. No matter how you will be spending Thanksgiving and other festive meals this year, you can find easy ways to make comfort foods healthy as well.…

November Is National Alzheimer's Awareness Month

November 6th, 2020 | Senior Health

November is a month full of family traditions, kicking off the holiday season with comforting foods and good company. If your table this year is a bit different now that a senior loved one has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, you aren’t alone. The…

October Is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

October 1st, 2020 | Senior Health

Knowledge Is the Best Defense Against Breast Cancer

Breast cancer is an unsettling topic for any woman. Besides the dread it induces, cancer also perplexes and frustrates with its unpredictability. Some general risk factors for any person’s chance of having breast cancer have been established,…

Six Essentials for a Higher Quality of Life with Parkinson’s Disease

April 15th, 2020 | Senior Health

At Legend Senior Living, we observe National Parkinson’s Month every April, and it’s a special month for us, because many residents face the challenges of living with Parkinson’s Disease. If you’re new as a caregiver, loved one or a patient yourself, the path ahead…

15th Annual March Mayhem Basketball Tournament of Champions

March 6th, 2020 | Senior Health

The Importance of Healthy Eating for Seniors

January 31st, 2020 | Senior Health

Eating a nutritious and well-balanced diet is important for anyone, but even more important as you age and the needs of your body change. Eating well is going to ensure that you remain active and energized, maintain a healthy weight and stay in the…

What Can I Do To Prevent A Heart Attack - Heart Health and Aging

January 28th, 2020 | Senior Health

The heart is an incredible organ. From the time you’re born to the time you die, it never stops working, not even when you’re asleep. Once it starts beating it won’t stop until its work is done. The heart works by pumping blood throughout…

National Senior Citizens Day is August 21

August 20th, 2019 | Senior Health

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7 Foods That Can Improve Brain Function

August 12th, 2019 | Senior Health

We all have memories of being forced to eat our veggies as a kid - or just eating food that we didn’t necessarily like even though we knew it was good for us. When we grew up we pretty much ate what we wanted…