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From the Editor “In like a lion, out like a lamb”. All I can say is that axiom better be true of March 2015. We have had a miserable winter, and we deserve a mild and pleasant April.

I have my fingers crossed.

This month we have some great articles on getting and maintaining our health.

It is not uncommon for many of us to have some serious health issues. In this issue we have information that can help you before being admitted to a hospital (“St. Luke’s Senior Surgery Center”), and we have information on care after your hospital stay (“Choosing a Rehabilitation Provider”).

Sometimes we need to move ourselves or our parents out of a current home and into another. We have an article on how to make that transition easier. Read our “New Way to Move” article for the details.

This month we have the first of a series of articles covering Steel Fitness - a premier physical fitness complex in Allentown.

Their facility includes a number of fitness programs and a beautiful swimming pool.

If you want to get back in shape you will want to read this and subsequent articles about Steel Fitness.

On a final note: this year marks our magazine’s tenth anniversary. Our publisher and founder, Jeff Tintle, shares some thoughts in this issue on the past several years - from our humble beginnings to our current state. I have been very lucky to have been a part of this publication for some seven years. It has been my distinct honor and pleasure to bring you, our readers, information that has helped you maintain a healthy and vibrant lifestyle.

Until next month.

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The New Way to Move Having the right help during a move minimizes stress and ensures a successful outcome. “Psychologists will tell us that second to losing a spouse, moving is one of life’s greatest stressors,” says Jill Duffey Kearney, president of Senior Moves by Design. “but it doesn’t have to be!

We’ve helped hundreds of people navigate the waters of moving to a new home, by expertly managing a million little details and being cheerleaders for our clients through the process.”

Senior Moves by Design has partnered with clients, ranging in age from 55 to 95, helping them prepare for a move and successfully transition into their new home. Mary Kay Busse, Executive Director of the National Association of Senior Move Managers (NASMM), says “Senior Move Management companies like Senior Moves by Design, encourage families not to go it alone, but to engage the assistance of experts who do this every day. It’s an investment that pays off in many ways.”

Organization

“Most Americans suffer under the burden of too much “stuff.” Our seniors, many of whom have lived in the same home for 40-50 years, have often amassed a lifetime of possessions, many they don’t want or care about anymore,” says Kearney. The trick to dealing with the stuff, is to not deal with it, first! Instead, we search only for the treasures and design the new home around them, using good design and functionality to create a new place that still feels like home. Once that’s done, our clients have a clear goal of where they’re going - and what’s not going, too!”

These items now need a new home.

Kearney and her team identify what family members want first, and then using a network of trusted partners, find outlets for selling as much as possible, donating to charities where it makes sense and then disposing of the balance. “We try to avoid throwing things out,” says Kearney. “So many people make good use of them that we think it’s a sin to toss them in a dumpster. Besides, who wouldn’t love knowing that they can make a little money off the things that they’ve owned?”

Compassion

Senior Move Managers empathize with those facing a big move and understand that a lot of emotions are involved. Many seniors look forward with great anticipation, to moving into a brand new home that will alleviate the chores of home ownership and counter the isolation that many experience in their family home. Others need to move, despite the desire to stay put. They are happy with their home full of memories and are anxious about closing that chapter and starting something new. Many Senior Move Managers, like Kearney, got into the business because of a personal experience or connection with others who have moved.

“I helped my own parents move, from 2,000 miles away, and know the stress of flying back and forth and wanting to be there, but having to care for my own family as well.

This thought is always in the forefront of my mind when I meet new families facing this situation,” Kearney says.

“We’ve helped hundreds of people successfully get from Point A to Point B, with humor, excellent organizational skills, and often a bit of family and marriage counseling thrown in. We want a win-win for all. Understanding, respect and compassion are the keystones of our service to these families.”

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Most people have to sell one home in order to buy another. For many seniors, it’s not just a real estate transaction, but a major financial transaction, as well, if their current home is the sole means of paying for a new home.

Kearney has been a professional Real Estate Stager for over a decade and her stagers uses this extra ability to help their clients maximize the return they get for their homes. “We create a strategic plan for the home, partnering with trusted realtors to help us see what our competition looks like. We then partner with local contractors to do everything from repairing walls and repainting with contemporary colors, to a total removal of carpeting, making modest updates to kitchens and baths, correcting issues with roofs and basements and cleaning up landscaping. We can then stage the home to sell, making it appeal to target buyers. We use subtle changes such as fresh artwork, lighting and decor to make buyers fall in love. Our seniors love to see their homes freshened up and are proud to pass on a good home to a new family. It’s also nice to know that their old home, which may have been suffering from their inability to keep up with repairs, will now add to the value of the neighborhood they are leaving behind.”

Pride in a New Home

After getting a new resident unpacked and set up in a senior community, Kearney often hears other residents say

that they wish they had had help in their own moves.

Many say that their homes still have unpacked boxes and don’t feel as nicely decorated as they would like. As experienced Redesigners, Kearney and her staff can not only move her seniors to a new home, but in the process, use design to make it pop. “How a new home looks is a reflection on the one who lives there. Designing a new home or apartment so that it feels spacious and functional is good for the homeowner. It also makes a good first impression when new friends come to visit. Families who see parents and grandparents living in beautiful new surroundings often remark that they can’t wait until they can rightsize to something as lovely and manageable as this!”

Jill Duffey Kearney is the Founder and Owner of Senior Moves by Design, a team of Senior Move Managers, Real Estate Stagers, and Redesigners, who serve clients from the Easton to Reading and down to Phoenixville.

They specialize in “joyful transitions,” an oxymoron in most people’s minds. They also partner with senior communities grateful to find helpers to assist new residents in the physical and mental process of moving. New residents settle in quickly and engage in all the benefits of their new lifestyle. Senior Moves By Design is a member of the National Association of Senior Move Managers (NASMM). For more information call their office at 610295-0036 or visit SeniorMovesByDesign.com.

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Here are a few of the reasons that patients from all across America choose Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network for inpatient and outpatient therapy:

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Choosing a Rehabilitation Provider

by Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network

If you or a family member experiences a significant injury or illness (such as stroke, brain injury, spinal cord injury, multi-trauma or musculoskeletal injury), you will be faced with many important decisions.

One of those decisions is choosing a rehabilitation facility that will return you to your daily life as quickly as possible with the highest level of

function and independence.

In making this choice, consider the facility’s history, accreditation, expertise and experience of staff, availability of technology and reputation in the community.

Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network (GSRN), founded in 1908, is a nationally recognized rehabilitation

You want an inpatient rehabilitation hospital and outpatient therapy services that are focused and supported by the full range of expertise needed to diagnose and treat patients with various types of physical and cognitive limitations. More than 60,000 patients each year receive care at Good Shepherd, because physical rehabilitation is its core business.

More Technology and Programs for Mobility and Functional Recovery GSRN is a national leader in the use of rehabilitation technology to help patients regain mobility. With three Ekso bionic exoskeletons, Good Shepherd is a clinical super-user of the device, which helps people with spinal cord injuries, strokes and other neurological conditions to walk again.

Good Shepherd also offers rehabilitation technologies and programs not found anywhere else in the region, including: Bertec Balance Advantage system, which uses virtual reality to evaluate and treat people with sensory processing disorders and brain injuries; Vision Therapy Program; ZeroG for partial body-weight support; ProtoKinetics Zeno Walkway for gait analysis; and Pilates for physical therapy.

More Specialized Staff

Good Shepherd employs more rehabilitation specialists than any other provider in the region, including: 11 physicians who specialize in physical medicine and rehabilitation; more than 300 highly trained therapists who hold more than 20 specialty certifications (brain injury, McKenzie method,

aquatic therapy, orthopedics, etc.); and almost 50 nurses who are certified in rehabilitation nursing (CRRN). Good Shepherd’s staff will coordinate care with your trusted family physician and other specialists for seamless continuity of care.

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Good Shepherd is known for tackling tough cases, such as spinal cord injury, brain injury, stroke, pulmonary disease, respiratory failure and complex pediatric conditions.

Good Shepherd is known for producing remarkable outcomes for these patients thanks to its dedicated physicians, nurses and therapists, who provide leadingedge care combined with compassion, technology and innovation.

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Treating patients with back pain is at the core of Good Shepherd Physical Therapy’s outpatient care. In fact, Good Shepherd is in the 90th percentile in the country for the treatment of low back pain (according to the patient

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Reverse Mortgage Changes Coming This Spring The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced changes to the Reverse Mortgage program beginning in the spring of 2015 that will likely improve the program by helping to ensure that seniors who obtain a reverse mortgage will be able to pay for their property taxes and homeowner’s insurance.

So what is a reverse mortgage?

A reverse mortgage is a government insured loan which allows homeowners to access the equity they have built up in their homes. It was originally designed to help seniors stay in their homes while increasing their personal cash flow to help pay for retirement expenses. The homeowner retains title to the home. What makes a reverse mortgage unique is that unlike a regular mortgage, a reverse mortgage requires no monthly mortgage payments (homeowners must still pay taxes and homeowner’s insurance.) Tiffany Shutta, Vice President of AFC Reverse Mortgage in Allentown, explains “This can greatly increase personal cash flow, especially if a reverse mortgage is used to pay off an existing mortgage and to eliminate monthly mortgage payments.” The reverse mortgage is paid back when the homeowner or the estate sells the home or when the last homeowner permanently moves out of the home.

How will the HUD changes affect the reverse mortgage program?

HUD will soon require that lenders analyze a borrower’s income, assets, and expenses to calculate a borrower’s residual income and obtain a credit history to verify that the borrower will be able to keep up with their property taxes and homeowner’s insurance. Previously, residual income, the amount of income left after all monthly bills are paid, was not verified in order to obtain a reverse mortgage. If a borrower’s income is insufficient,

the borrower can still qualify for a reverse mortgage, but the lender will be required to “set aside” funds from the reverse mortgage to pay these future expenses.

Where do I find more information?

Speak with AFC Reverse Mortgage. AFC Reverse is local, family-owned, and part of the Krajsa family legacy of lending to area homeowners since 1947. They can provide you with a quote and more information about the program in just a few minutes over the phone. The staff at AFC can meet with you, your family, friends, and trusted advisers in your home or at their office on Hamilton Blvd to further discuss the program.

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Fifty-five Years and Older and Seeking Employment!

If you are looking for employment, we the AARP Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCEP)may be able to help by:: • Placing you into a temporary paid training program for 18 hours a week to begin immediately to update your current skills and develop new skills.

• Assisting you to become better prepare for the job market.

• Providing a small income to assist with travel expense as you seek employment.

To prequalify you must be unemployed, reside in Lehigh or the Northampton areas and have no to low or limited income.

How Does This Program Work?

There is an ongoing Community Collaboration between Employers and the AARP Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP). SCSEP helps low income job seekers age 55 and over gain the skills needed to reenter or remain in the workforce.

The program does this by: • Providing participants with temporary training and income to prepare them for finding employment in the community.

• Helping employers address their workforce shortages by becoming a resource for trained, qualified, mature workers.

• Working closely with employers to understand the job opportunities, qualifications and work environment.

SCSEP staff thoroughly assesses each participant’s skills, interests and attitudes before referring the applicant to potential employers.

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SCSEP provides a range of training opportunities for its participants: The primary location for job training is the Host Agency—a nonprofit or public agency which serves as a work/training site.

Specialized training: SCSEP arranges for participants to be trained in the specific skills needed to compete in the job market. Training takes place either at the project site or at other locations such as community colleges and other training providers On the Job Experience SCSEP refers selected participants for on- the-job training with private employers. Under the On the Job Experience (OJE) program, SCSEP pays the participant at the employer’s prevailing rate for a limited time, while the employer provides needed job training. The employer agrees to hire applicants who will successfully complete the training period.

For more details call the AARP-SCSEP at 610-865-3002

55 OR OLDER, AND LOOKING FOR WORK?

AARP Foundation SCSEP provides both community service and work-based training. Working an average of 18 hours a week, participants are paid the highest of federal, state, or local minimum wage and are compensated by SCSEP directly. Participants are placed in a wide variety of community service activities like day cares, senior centers, schools and hospitals. This on-the-job training experience can then be used as a bridge to find employment opportunities outside of the program.

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Horse Joke

A New Experience

Jack strode into ‘John’s Stable’ looking to buy a horse.

“Listen here” said John, “I’ve got just the horse you are looking for. The only thing is, he was trained by an interesting fellow. He doesn’t go and stop the usual way. The way to get him to stop is to scream heyhey the way to get him to go is to scream ‘Thank God’”.

Jim nodded his head, “Fine with me, can I take him for a test run?”

Jim was having the time of his life. “This horse sure could run”, he thought to himself. Jim was speeding down the dirt road when he suddenly saw a cliff up ahead “Stop!” screamed Jim, but the horse kept on going. No matter how much he tried he could not remember the words to get it to stop.

“Yoyo” screamed Jim, but the horse just kept on speeding ahead. It was five feet from the cliff when Jim suddenly remembered. “Heyhey!” Jim screamed. The horse skidded to a halt just one inch from the cliff.

Jim could not believe his good fortune, he looked up to the sky, raise his hands in the air, breathed a deep sigh of relief and said with conviction, “Thank God.”

A country girl and her mother were visiting a mall.

They were amazed by almost everything they saw, but especially by two shiny, silver walls that could move apart and back together again. The girl asked, “Mother, what is this?”

The mother, never having seen an elevator, responded, “I have never seen anything like this in my life. I don’t know what it is.”

While the girl and her mother watched with amazement, an old man in a wheelchair rolled up to the moving walls and pressed a button.

The walls opened and the man rolled between them into a small room. The walls closed and the girl and her mother watched the small numbers above the walls light up sequentially. They continued to watch until the last number was reached, and they watched some more as the numbers began to light in reverse order.

The walls opened up again and a hunky young man stepped out.

The mother, not taking her eyes off the young man, said quietly to her daughter, “Go get your father.”

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Nurse Navigators Guide Patients Through Surgery and Back Home St. Luke’s Senior Surgery Center Offers Peace of Mind to Surgical Patients

Facing surgery and a stay in the hospital can be a bewildering experience, especially for seniors. But patients at St. Luke’s Hospital have extra help. At St. Luke’s Center for Positive Aging Senior Surgical Center, a Nurse Navigator dedicated to each case guides the patient through the entire surgical process, from pre-surgical assessment to postoperative home care.

of explaining the surgery process to me.”

Dr. Alaa Mira, MD, CMD, Geriatric Program Director for St. Luke’s, describes the purpose of the center: “This service is available to help make our seniors’ hospital experience less complicated and also to identify conditions or The Nurse Navigator serves as the coordinator of an entire issues that we can address before surgery. We are focused more on age related issues, such as cognitive conditions, stability and team of medical professionals involved in the patient’s care, including surgeons, anesthesiologists, nurses, case managers, mobility. This is a great opportunity for patients to be screened to make their hospital experience go more smoothly, but also pharmacists, and therapists; and is the single point of for long term care -- to help patients and their families address communication for the patient, the family and the team. issues related to the aging process.”

Two weeks before surgery, the Nurse Navigator conducts Senior Surgical Center services are available to patients a thorough pre-surgical assessment in order to understand who are 70 and older and having elective, inpatient surgery. the needs of the patient before, during and after surgery.

The Center is located at St. Luke’s Hospital, 801 Ostrum St, The assessment covers medical history, cognitive function, Bethlehem, PA 18015. For more information, call 484-526nutrition, and mobility, to name a few. If the assessment 7035 or visit http://www.slhn.org/Conditions-Services/Centerreveals any issues that should be addressed, the Nurse for-Positive-Aging.

Navigator consults the appropriate members of the medical team and takes measures to ensure that the patient is in good shape for the surgery. For example, if the patient has a nutritional deficiency, he may be given a supplement to take before surgery; or, if the patient does not have a caregiver at home, the Nurse Navigator will contact the Case Manager, who ordinarily would not be aware of the situation until after There’s a huge difference in the the surgery. If needed, the Nurse Navigator can also refer the kind of home care you can patient for a geriatric consultation by a team of geriatricians, receive from someone who really which can be done during their hospital stay.

Home Care for Seniors By Seniors

The Senior Surgical Center provides additional services to patients who have fallen twice in the past year. Through a grant from the Greater Lehigh Valley United Way, these patients have access to the services of St. Luke’s Home Health, which will send a therapist to the home to do a home safety check, identify what kind of equipment the patient might need, and give them exercises to do prior to surgery. Insurance normally does not pay for these visits, but according to Anne Grogan, St. Luke’s Network Director for Senior Care, “Our goal is to reduce falls. The Senior Surgical Center also follows up with phone calls and home visits for a year after surgery.”

Patients find that the Nurse Navigator makes a huge difference in simplifying the surgical process and making the experience less stressful. One patient of Nurse Navigator Ellen McHugh, R.N., told us, “My nurse-navigator was so great for my pre-op visit. Her personality and sincere excellent knowledge were super great to me. [She had] an excellent way

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Lifestyles over 50 Turns 10

Born out of a desire to help seniors in 2005, Lifestyles over 50 starts its 10th year

By Jeff Tintle, Lifestyles over 50

school. I had a route of about 40 homes, many of which were built in the 1950s. Many of their occupants were the original owners, and they were ‘old’, from a teenager’s perspective.

As the paperboy I collected door to door every two weeks. This offered me the opportunity to know all my neighbors, especially the older ones who had the time to invite me in for milk and cookies. We talked about their families, travels, careers and life. As the neighborhood I always enjoyed sports, and I loved entrepreneur this also gave me the opportunity spending time with older folks. In high to cross-sell my services. Mowing grass, school I thought that this pairing would trimming bushes, washing windows, pulling make me a prime candidate to be a weeds and any other odd job made me a small physical therapist. After struggling through fortune as a teenager. More importantly it gave college classes in the sciences while at the Jeff Tintle in a picture for his me respect and understanding for the seniors, same time acing business courses, I quickly college newsletter in 2007 not just for who they were but who they used changed majors. That change in majors to be as well. led to me to a start in banking, then prompting an age old For someone who grew up in the depression, today’s question – what do I want to do when I grow up? world is a confounding mess of red tape and bureaucracy for I did another self-assessment of my abilities and interests everything from retirement to health care. As a young banker and returned to my fondness for seniors. I had the good I recognized this. With the aging wave of Boomers, I saw an fortune to grow up next to my grandparents. In many ways opportunity to produce a monthly publication that could be they were the foundation for things to follow. They were a resource to seniors and Baby Boomers. extremely caring and generous people who defined the term Now Lifestyles over 50 is turning 10. There are many “active adult”. My grandfather loved bow hunting and both fond memories of the early days. I can still hear the rhythmic were avid tennis players. Their youthfulness allowed them to cranking of the machines and smell of the hot ink and enjoy all sorts paper when the first issue rolled off the printing press. I of activities remember that my first sale was made, I believe, because of with the the advertiser’s faith in my ambition and authentic passion grandchildren for seniors. At the time I had no marketing or publishing from pool experience. I was a 24-year-old hoping to create a magazine parties to pingfor people over 50. As one naysayer told me, “You aren’t even pong. As a half way to 50 yet. What grandchild this do you know!” combination The publication started Nick Hawkey, a reader and local made them not only fun out as a home-based volunteer who submitted this for me but also business and I received photo to staff in response to an offered the best article in 2012 my monthly delivery of intergenerational pallets to my home garage. relationship imaginable. I had always been interested in Lifestyles Staff, 2010 My wife was tolerant their stories of family history, old Allentown, and growing and supportive of this up in the Depression. These stories always did and still rivet inconvenience for two years, not only for the printer’s delivery me. truck, but also the sporadic arrival of my delivery guys I had also been a paperboy in middle school and high picking up for their routes.

It was 2004 and I was a freshly minted college grad working my first job in commercial banking. It was a good job and offered great experience, but I knew that there was more out there for me than being a corporate drone. I really wanted to do something that I was passionate about, I wanted to help others, and I wanted to be my own boss.

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In retrospect, it was an improbable feat. Most businesses fail after two years and here we are, stronger than ever at 10. I am proud Beloved, late author to have worked Roy Bellesfield hard, but more wrote articles than pride I feel reminiscing about appreciative for Allentown the help along the way from many people.

They made Lifestyles over 50 a success.

how powerful a legacy can be. I have been the recipient of a powerful legacy, and Lifestyles over 50 is a testament to that. In the beginning I mentioned my grandparents and this is part of their legacy. Thanks to my grandparents not only for engaging me as a grandson but for living out a legacy of hard work, financial stewardship, and compassion for others.

I’d like to thank all the current and past advertisers, who comprise the sole funding source to make the publication free to seniors each month. There are many local businesses, who like us, sincerely care about the older generations and put their money where their mouth is.

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We are appreciative of all our readers and we enjoy your letters, emails and phone calls. The positive feedback that we receive inspires us to forge ahead.

You have told us how much you enjoy the publication and how its made, albeit small, a difference in your lives. That is why we do what we do.

I’m thankful to all the staff, including the delivery guys, over the years, and especially Art Villafane who has been the editor for seven years. His dedication, work ethic and passion for helping others truly is a gift. I’m equally appreciative of my father and mother who have provided sage advice as well as being willing to invest in our new office building. I’d be remiss not to mention my lovely wife who has supported, and tolerated me, from the getgo.

One of the reasons we talk about one’s legacy is that I know first hand

Most importantly, I thank God. One of my life verses is “to whom much is given, much is required,” and I have been fortunate to have been placed amidst great people.

It is my hope that we all continue to pay it forward, like previous generations have already done for us.

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What’s In It For Me

By Alan Allegra

I recently passed a church sign that says, “Every promise God made is mine!” There is a song with a similar title, that includes these lyrics: “Every promise in the book is mine, Every chapter, every verse and every line.

All are blessings of his love divine; Every promise in the book is mine.”

When I was a child and Dad came home from work, my first reaction (unless Mom was waiting to tell him how I misbehaved) was, “Did you bring anything for me?” When my wife brings in the mail, I’ll say, “Anything for me?” If someone beats me to the phone, I wonder, “Is that for me?”

Do you shake the Christmas or birthday card to see if a check or gift card falls out? On Everybody Loves Raymond, Robert, the insecure brother, overhears conversations and moans, “Is this about me?”

A non-Christian might look at the bible and say, “What’s in it for me?” A believer might say, “Is that promise for me?”

Not all promises are directly for us, but the entire bible was written for our benefit. “Now these things happened to them as an example, but they were written down for our instruction, on whom the end of the ages has come” (1 Corinthians 10:11; see 2 Timothy 3:16).

In times of trouble, it can be difficult to believe promises we once embraced. When the fog of difficulties diminishes our view of eternity, we think maybe all the promises and blessings are for “Super Christians”: pastors, missionaries, TV preachers, etc. Like a pilot flying by instruments, knowing the runway is in the same place it was when the sun was shining, we need to continue to believe God and his word remain the same in any weather.

If you are not familiar with the bible, or do not know much about God and Jesus Christ, your question, “What’s in it for me?” is easily answered: “Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life,

but the wrath of God remains on him” (John 3:36).

When religious people challenged Jesus to identify himself, he said, “You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that bear witness about me” (John 5:39). The bible points to him as the only source of eternal life. This is what is in it for the unbeliever.

When those who thought they were believers found the road too hard and deserted him, Jesus asked his disciples if they, too, would leave. “Simon Peter answered him, ‘Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life’” (John 6:68). This is assurance for the not-so-sure Christian.

The last book of the bible includes everyone when it says, “Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear, and who keep what is written in it, for the time is near” (Revelation 1:3).

An inspired psalmist spoke for all believers when he penned, “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. I have sworn an oath and confirmed it, to keep your righteous rules” (Psalm 119:105–106).

The bible has something for everyone. The first step is to accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior (John 1:12; 3:16). Then, with reliance on the Holy Spirit, learn and obey the bible (1 Corinthians 2:14–16).

In elementary school, we handed out Valentine cards to everybody, so they didn’t really mean anything. Like my history teacher wrote in my yearbook, “When everybody is somebody, then nobody is anybody. We know this is true.” Solomon summed up the “Is this about me?” question thus: “The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man” (Ecclesiastes 12:13).

Unlike the mass Valentine card situation, God’s expression of love through the gospel is not diminished toward anyone although it is offered to everyone. Whoever you are, when it comes to the bible, it’s for you!

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Retirement Communities Can Benefit Your Lifestyle & Taxes You likely have read about the health, safety and social benefits of living in a retirement community. But did you know there are also tax benefits?

Tax Deductible Expenses The cost of assisted living or personal care services may be a tax deductible medical expense. Depending on the services received and diagnosis, residents may be eligible to deduct their complete assisted living or personal care expenses for federal income tax purposes.

Eligible deductions may also be available to a Country Meadows of resident’s family member Bethlehem if the family member is able to claim the resident as a dependent for federal income tax purposes. If applicable, this tax deduction could result in a 10-20% discount on the cost of retirement living expenses.

Consult your tax accountant or attorney to determine how these rules apply to your individual circumstances.

from the state’s income tax—even if earned in another state: • Social Security Country Meadows of benefits • Public or private Allentown pension • Distributions from 401(k) plans, IRAs, deferredcompensation plans or other retirement accounts Here at Country Meadows, we provide our residents with everything they need for independent living, personal care and specialized memory care—even 24-hour skilled nursing care at our Bethlehem community. All on vibrant campuses with activities, social events, day trips and personalized services. We are building a brand new community in Forks Township near Easton to serve the Lehigh Valley and New Jersey areas. Call us today to learn more.

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LANta Has Real-Time Bus Arrival Information “LANta…Making It Easy” has long been a slogan for the Lehigh Valley’s public transit system. But a slogan isn’t helpful unless it accurately describes the company or product.

“Making It Easy” was first introduced many years ago when LANta brought its first group of ‘low-floor” buses to our community. Those buses eliminated the need to climb steep steps just to gain entrance to the bus. A bonus was the inclusion of a flip-out ramp allowing easy access for those in motorized scooters, wheel chairs and even walkers.

Topping a long list of other improvements to the LANta system has been the addition of transit centers which reduced the need for long walks to make transfers from one bus to another. Bethlehem’s at Broad and Guetter Streets was followed by the expansive Allentown Transportation Center at 7th and Linden Streets. The Easton Intermodal Center on Third Street will open in this year.

As important as any improvements for LANta has been the introduction of Bus Tracker, an internet-based system that allows users to check the arrival/departure time of their bus to their particular bus stop. Bus Tracker can be used with any computer, smartphone or tablet, as well as by using a traditional landline telephone.

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We are developing Country Meadows of Forks on over 21 acres of beautiful countryside and set to open in early 2016. We’re working with prospective residents now to reserve their brand new apartments and lifestyle in Independent Living, Personal Care or Memory Care.

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With Bus Tracker one can check on a bus’ arrival/ departure time… accurate to within one minute! Each LANta bus is tracked by global positioning satellites which send the arrival status to users who simply input the four-digit number of the bus stop they use. (Bus Stop numbers are posted on each bus stop sign and on the lantabus.com website.)

• Choice of several floor plans • On-campus fitness center including studios, one- and managed by our fitness coordinator two-bedroom apartments • Pet-friendly community • Contemporary kitchens and bathrooms • All-inclusive monthly rent • Well-appointed, upscale • No buy-in fees amenities and services • A 100% family-owned and • Courtyard and garden areas managed company • Vibrant community life program For more about Country Meadows, visit CountryMeadows.com.

To discuss your needs and interests in our Forks community, contact our team any day of the week. We look forward to meeting you.

“Whether one is a senior citizen or a high school student Bus Tracker helps plan the day’s commute,” said Owen O’Neil, executive director. “Now riders can reduce the waiting time at bus stops by knowing the exact arrival and departure times….a particular advantage in inclement weather,” he added.

Bus Tracker can be downloaded for both iPhone and Android devices, and at lantabus.com. Land line and nonsmartphone users simply dial 610-776-7433, then hit 3.

When combined with Free Rides for seniors (65+) on the LANtaBus system of fixed-route buses in Lehigh and Northampton Counties, LANta’s ongoing technology improvements like Bus Tracker make using public transit in our community so much easier. So yes, LANta is ‘making it easy’…just as they say!

175 Newlins Road West, Easton (in Forks Township near the Delaware River and New Jersey state line) 484-544-3880 • Forks@CountryMeadows.com

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Senior Fitness at Steel Fitness

By Art Villafane, Lifestyles over 50 Fitness Programs Designed for Senior Adults Steel Fitness Premier located in Allentown offers fitness classes for active adults to improve their health and reach their goals.

Whether the goal is taking a few strokes off your golf score or biking with your grandchildren there is something for everyone. The health facility feels like a five star hotel and spa yet with the intimacy of a private studio. There is no experience like it in the Lehigh Valley.

Classes are simple, low impact strength and aerobic exercises that increase your endurance, improve your posture, strengthen your back and abdominals, and increase your flexibility. All trainers are certified and every member is assigned a trainer.

There are over 120 classes each week dedicated to the active aging population.

Steel Fitness’ philosophy is to have healthy mind and body. Whether you are transitioning from medical treatment or are simply trying to maintain a healthy lifestyle, Steel Fitness Premier has a program for you. Below is just a taste of what you will find: Line Dancing / Zumba Do you like music and dancing? Then you will love line dancing and Zumba. These are among the most popular classes. Join in and learn some fun line dances or just come out for the great exercise and energy. You will leave with a smile.

Cycling / Spin This form of exercising is becoming increasingly popular with the over 50 crowd. The class is a gentler form than the stereotypical view of a frenetic cycling class. The pace is your pace. The class is geared toward seniors and beginners.

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Aquatics There are several different programs available in Steel Fitness’ top quality swimming pool area. You can choose from swimming in the lap pool, to participating in total body workouts or even in a program designed specifically for those who have issues with arthritis and similar conditions.

You won’t be cold, the lap pool is a consistent Pools at Steel Fitness Premier in 80-81 degrees and the activity Allentown pool is a warm 87 degrees. The therapy pool will also keep you warm with 91 degree waters.

Senior Strength Work out with weights and/or aerobics geared toward your level of fitness and your goals. Top of the line machines and technology will motivate you to move.

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Tai Chi, Yoga, Pilates and LaBarre For those who like the private studio experience and group classes, Steel Fitness offers Tai Chi, Yoga, Pilates and LaBarre with high energy, motivational and accredited instructors.

The emphasis here is on improving balance, reducing stress, and improving “whole body” coordination.

Facilities The facilities at Steel Fitness are state-of-the-art and include secure lockers, showers, sauna and an Internet café.

Steel Fitness encourages you to come for a free tour. During the tour you will get to see its secure and modern facilities.

There is a very professional atmosphere to Steel Fitness.

Whatever your needs and desires are in regard to your fitness, they have a program that will fit your needs. You will get a personal fitness program designed specifically for you by one of their degreed and certified instructors. Those over the age of 60 receive a discount as well as discounted membership for ‘Heroes’ including veterans and first responders.

Steel Fitness Riverport offers FREE membership for eligible Silver Sneakers or Silver and Fit members.

Steel Fitness Riverport is located at 15 W. Second Street, Bethlehem, PA 18015. For more information you can call (610) 973-1500 or go to http://sfpremierhw.com/services/ senior-fitness. The facility is located at 250 Cetronia Rd, Suite 100, Allentown, PA 18104.

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PEEPS Hunt - FREE Join us for an afternoon of PEEPtastic fun as you hunt for colorful Just Born PEEPS® at SteelStacks’ Levitt Pavilion. The Easter Bunny will make a very special visit to SteelStacks for photos with the kids, and the afternoon will feature three different PEEPS® hunts: 1 p.m. - ages 3 and under 1:30 p.m. - ages 4-7 2 p.m. - ages 8 and older Guests are encouraged to bring their own bags and baskets for holding all of their PEEPS®. Bags will also be available for purchase at the event.

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Phoebe Allentown seeks individuals rides for seniors 60 and over and visually impaired adults. We drive to assist with memory support First Thurs. Noon. riders to appointments in LV, neighborhoods. You train in (except July and August) 90% are medical. Need volunteer Montessori principles to create AARP Chapter (#4150) drivers to help with the increasing meaningful experiences by community room of Lower demand for rides.

Requirement: practicing person-centered care. For Macungie Library Bldg a rewarding experience - 610-794- vehicle, good driving record, some (3450 Brookside Rd). free time. Training provided, we 5362 jwickel@phoebe.org.

Entertainment is Michael work with your schedule. Time Meals on Wheels Northampton minimal, rewards - many. For info Evans, vocalist. The menu ($2) is meatball sandwiches.

Cty and Calvary United Methodist call 610-419-1645. with coffee or tea. partner to provide meals to seniors in Easton area. Volunteers needed. Lehigh Valley Hospice provides First Thurs. Allentown wonderful volunteer opportunities Chapter #5415 will Contact Janet Soos janets@ for individuals who believe that life meet at noon April 2, mealsonwheelspa.org is a journey. Join us and discover 2015 at St. Timothy’s Lutheran Home - Topton invites how enriching it is to spend volunteers to share musical talent, meaningful time with our patients. Church, at 140 So. Ott St. Allentown. Program: Al voice or instrument with residents. Please call Janet Barber, volunteer Grout, magician, juggler, Flex hours, days, eves, weekends. coordinator. 610-969-0127. entertainer.

Lou Wentz at 610-682-1542 or wentzl@diakon.org.

Social & Support Groups New members, nonCompeer of LV- volunteer 4 members and guests ENCORE (female cancer support welcome. Bring a nonhrs. a month with Compeer / exercise group) Tues. 6:30-8pm friend, a person who lives with perishable food item for & Fri. 9:15-10:30am. Allentown mental illness. Do what friends the Allentown Food Bank.

YMCA & YWCA, 425 S. do together: listen, go for a walk, 610-437-4265 15th St. 610-434-9333, x 313. watch a movie, enjoy a cup of Second Sat. 10:30 Like coffee, etc. Main duty – Have Fun! allentownymcaywca.org. gardening? Jordan United 610.435.9651.

Church of Christ, Rt 309 Parkinson’s Disease Support & Walbert Ave Allentown, Parkinson’s patients, families and Heartland Hospice seeks caring peace garden, custom volunteers to offer bedside support friends - monthly at St. Luke’s peace sculpture, peace pole, Allentown Campus. 3rd Wed. and presence to those facing worship areas, biblical plant, 6 pm refreshments 6:30 pm To terminal illness. Comprehensive children’s bed, gazebo, register 1-866-STLUKES. training, flex hours. Robin Trexler, swing, trails. 610-395-2218.

Coordinator. 610-266-0134 MS First Tuesday support group Second Sat, Bethlehem Are you a “people person” wanting for patients, families and friends Garden Club, share garden at St. Luke’s University Hospital, to make a difference? Have skills Bethlehem. 6:15 register at 1-866- tips with local pros and and talents to use to “give back”? hobbyists 610-838-1482.

(785-8537) Compassionate Care has a variety of volunteer opportunities with Second Mon. 7-8:30 pm.

First Tues,1pm Emmaus Garden a training and support program pray & share together Club Faith Presbyterian Church, to help you use your talents. Call for emotional wholeness, North 2nd and Cherokee Streets, Carolyn at 610-770-6500. women’s support group Emmaus. Public welcome. (610) struggling, or have family 966-4181.

Center for Vision Loss seeks struggling with depression, volunteers to assist blind and First Wed. LV Vegetarians. Quaker bipolar, etc. 3400 Bath Pike, visually impaired people as Meeting House Rt. 512 half mile Suite 110 Bethlehem. Linda companions, transportation drivers N. of Rt. 22 Twnshp. Pot luck 610-395-8756. and Mall Walk helpers. Office dinner. 6pm. $3.50 610-709-8984 assistants and vision screeners are Second Mon. at 1PM needed. Training rovided. Daytime First Thurs., 10-11:30 am. 610in church’s social hall in hours only. 610.433.6018, x.231 or 433-6018 Vision Loss Support Northampton. Singer

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Rob Bollimof entertains. If Northampton schools are delayed, closed, meeting will be on Feb. 16th..

Second Mon. St. John’s Friendly Fifties St. John’s Friendly Fifties will meet on Monday,April 13th, at 1:00 in the church’s social hall in Northampton.

Jude’s Polka Jets with Jude Wasillaki will entertain.

Prayer and Share Together for Emotional Wholeness, meets the Second Mon. Truth for Women, 3400 Bath Pike, Suite 110, Bethlehem We also meet at Asbury Methodist Church Tuesday after the 2nd Monday. Both groups are 7-8:30 pm.

Second Tuesday. Caregiver Support Groups: Live, Love, Learn (special grp. for memory impaired and loved ones), Sacred Heart Hosp, 4:30PM2nd floor.

Third Friday. 9:30. People Meeting People Club, Senior Social Group. Fellowship Hall, Asbury United Methodist Church. 7-8:30 pm.

Second Tues, 7-8:30 pm.

Prayer & Share Together for emotional wholeness, women’s support group struggling, or have family, struggling with depression, bi-polar, etc. Asbury Methodist Church, Allentown.

Linda 610-395-8756.

Second Tues. 3:00PM TRIAD at Lehigh Co. Senior Center (Enjoy Life). Monthly meeting.

3 PM. Second Wed. Parkinson’s Support Group St. Luke’s Hospital Allentown campus 17th and Hamilton St. Refreshments and presentation 6:00 - 7:30 Different topics related to PD. Third Wed, LV Military Affairs Council – Saucon Manor in

Classified Hellertown. 12-1:30pm, 484788-0196, info@lvmac.org, or www.lvmac.org for info.

Second Thur, 12PM Caregivers & Professionals Network Group. Country Meadows of Allentown, Bldg 3, 610-395-7160 Third Sat. For anyone caring for a family member with memory loss or impairment, group meets (908) 859-6700, extension 2276 for information.

Fourth Wed Men of Retirement Age Club 1-2;30pm, Advent Moravian Church, 3730 Jacksonville Rd, Hanover.

Tues 1:30-4:30 Palmer Senior Group, meet seniors, play cards, share good times. Charles Chrin Community Ctr Palmer Township 610-252-2098 palmercommunitycenter.org Wed. noon. Fogelsville Senior Group at Fire Company.

Amelia, 610-395-2224.

Schnecksville Senior Citizens Group Thurs: games and social activities 12 noon. Schnecksville Fire Company Rt 309. Info: 610-769-7570

Exercise Bethlehem YMCA. For info on Silver Sneakers and all pgms: www.ymcabethlehem.org/ or 610 867-7588.

Allentown YMCA. For info Silver Sneakers and all pgms: www.allentownymcaywca.org/ 610-434-9333. Pgms include Tai Chi, Yoga I, Zumba Gold and mat Pilates 3rd St. Alliance. Tai Chi, Clogging, Tae Kwon Do. Schedules and fees vary.

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Easton YMCA. For info Silver Sneakers and all pgms: familyymca.org/ or 610.258.6158 OxyFit Gym offers 1 hour Silver Sneaker classes on Mon,

Tues, and Wed at 10:15 and Thurs. at 9:15 and 10:15. Yoga stretch classes Mon. & Wed. at 11:15. Info: 610-391-0040 or www.oxyfitgym.com.

Salvation Army Senior Program 610-867-4681. Every Tues play bridge 10-12; Thursdays varied Social Programs at 10:45 a.m.

Dances Sat Dances LV Active Life (Lehigh County Senior Ctr) $7 refreshments. www. lehighseniors.org. Sat. Dance Ctr: 7:30-11pm. 610-437-3700.

“Dancing on the Odds” on odd numbered Fridays at 3rd Third Street Alliance, 41 N. 3rd St. Easton. Lessons 7-8pm, Dancing 8-10pm. $10 at door.

Instructor Con Gallagher (610) 433-7804. .

Allentown Area Swing Dance.

Fearless Fire Co. 1221 S Front St. 610-390-7550. $9 includes lesson 7pm - 8:30, no partner needed. www. allentownswingdance.org for schedule Social Ballroom/Latin Swing Dance Saturday, Third Sat. @ 7pm TC Dance Club 6623 Sullivan Trail Wind Gap, PA 610-881-1000 www. learnballroomlatin.com Refreshments served & BYOB Lesson at 8:00pm $12pp at door, no reservations needed, all levels of dancer welcome – with or without a partner

Bingo Wed 5PM game at 6:30PM Volunteer Fire Co Fogelsville Ladies Auxiliary Cash Prizes 484-350-1388 HTCC hosts monthly Bingo1st Thurs of month at 6:30 pm!

Prizes range from $40 to $125.

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Wed 6:30 LV Active Life (Lehigh County Senior Ctr.)

Free coffee, snacks. $15 includes 4 double cards & 1 pack of specials.610-437-3700

Classes and Lectures Seniors Who Wish to ReEnter Workforce. Lehigh County Senior Ctr 1633 Elm St. Allentown, Classes: Basic Computer I & II, Digital Camera, Digital Photos, Intro to Internet. Classes at center and Whitehall Library. 8- 1.5 hr. classes $40 members $80 nonmembers. Membership $20.

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Alliance 41 North Third St Easton, 1st Wed 9:30am Moravian Hall Square 175 W. North St. Nazareth.

Phoebe’s Alzheimer’s Support Grp 3-4:30 PM 3rd Wed. Phoebe Terrace, 1940 Turner St, Allentown. For those with loved ones with Alzheimer’s or other dementias. 610-794-5273.

Phoebe’s Connecting Hearts Geriatric Care - service with at-home personalized coaching to make dementia-related caregiving more manageable.

Community Events Alz. Support Groups Alzheimer’s Respite Program Hope Community Church 7974 Clausville Rd. Fogelsville, For those in early stages of Alzheimer’s. Respite time, support for caregivers. Free, Wed - 1-5 PM Contact Dave Bowers 484-619-0330 bowerdav@ gmail.com.

1st Thurs 11:00 am Arden Courts 5151 Hamilton Blvd.

Allentown 3rd Sat 3:15pm 410 Krocks Rd. Country Meadows Allentown 3rd Wed 3pm Phoebe Terrace 1925 Turner St. Allentown, 2nd Wed 5:30 pm Sarah Care Adult Day Care 7010 Snow Drift Rd. Allentown, 1st Thurs 1:00pm St. Andrew’s Church 1900 Pennsylvania Ave. Allentown 3rd Thurs 4:30 Westminster Village 2156 Hanover St. Allentown, 3rd Wed 6:30pm Country Meadows Living 4005 Green Pond Rd., Bldg. 4, Bethlehem, 3rd Tues 5:00 pm Kirkland Village 1 Kirkland Village Circle Bethlehem, 4th Mon 2:30pm Moravian Village 526 Wood St. Bethlehem, Last Monday 6:30 pm Traditions of Hanover 5300 Northgate Dr. Bethlehem, 3rd Wed 1:00 pm Third Street

LVAIP Bingo Fundraiser Wed April 29th at Traditions of Hanover: 5300 Northgate Drive, Bethlehem Tickets $20, cash prizes $400. 1PM-3.

LV Active Life (Lehigh County Senior Center) 610-437-3700.

Swimming, Tai Chi, Zumba Gold, low impact aerobics, strength training. All except for pool programs, are at 1633 West Elm Street Allentown 610-437-3700 or membership@ lehighseniors.org.

Hanover Township Comm.

Ctr: 660 Jacksonville Rd, Bethlehem, 610-317-8701. hanovercommunitycenter.com for complete schedule.

May 6 St. John’s Friendly Fifties trip to American Music Theater, Lancaster, for “Inspire” show.

Lunch at Fulton Steamboat. $78 for 40 or more. 610-767-4881.

AARP Senior Community Service Employment Program.

April 16 12-3 for Mult-cultural Day. Enjoy learning, eating, exploring opportunities to learn about others and how to become involved with the AARP/SCSEP: City Hall Bethlehem Rotunda 10 E. Church St. 6100-865-3002.

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911 Memorial/Museum and Cruise of the Harbor, May 21st, ($97), Broadway “Finding Neverland” ($139) - call 610-437-3700 Lehigh Valley Active Life.

A D A M R A K E C H A T A W H E L E A T E S C A S W O R L A W E G N P T I A L I F G O L F O B E Y

If you know someone over 50 who will run in next July’s Spartan Race at Blue Mountain, please let us know. editor@lifestylesover50. com.

ISO Looking for something or someone special? Place an ad in our new ISO section! Instructions for placing a listing can be found on page 20.

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The objective of sudoku is to enter a digit from 1 through 9 in each cell, so each horizontal row contains each digit once, and each column contains each digit exactly once. Answers page 31.

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A B D O M E N

Friends Open an Adult Day Center in Palmer Township

by Jeff Tintle, Lifestyles over 50

Who says that caring for people is always big business?

Less than a year ago Johnathan (John) Jones was the director of a senior care organization in the area. Like most senior care organizations, he was on the look out for quality employees with a passion to care for older adults. As fate would have it he had a great interview with a perspective employee Melissa Reninga. He extended Melissa a job offer but she did not return his call immediately. To John’s dismay Melissa had become sick and was hospitalized for several weeks. John knew that there was something special about her and held the job open for her. When she finally started the job, the two worked well together. They both had the same passion for caring for seniors, so much so that they decided to open their own adult day service program themselves.

Fast forward to February 2015. John and Melissa are standing in their new adult day center beaming with pride and excitement. The adult day center is conveniently located off Route 33 in Palmer Township. The center is clean and feels brand new. It was no surprise that on my visit to the center the workers were happy to be there and happy to attend to their clients. The center had a positive, family-oriented feel to it. “We just feel called to treat people with love and provide care for seniors. We know that if we love our clients then our center will be successful,” says John who is the center’s Executive Director.

What is an Adult Day Center?

Your LOCAL Homecare Agency!

Our qualified caregivers are available 24 hours a day to provide: • Personal Care • Meal Preparation • Companionship • Light Housekeeping • Medication Reminders Transportation • Post-Hospital/Rehab Stay • Long-Term/Temporary Care

Call for a Free In-Home Assessment

610-838-1700

Millbrook HomCare Partners, Inc.

47 West Water Street Hellertown, PA 18055

Adult day centers offer a safe, supervised environment where adults can go for social, recreational and therapeutic activities. Services also include meals, nursing services, medication management, mental health, support groups as well as fun activities like yoga, card games, and live entertainment. Many times participants live at home with a spouse or with their adult children. Adult day services allow the spouse or family members to work, run errands or have personal time while their loved one attends the adult day program. Adult day programs are becoming very popular because they are more affordable than assisted living and home care services.

Lehigh Valley Adult Services is now open and accepting clients. Call John or Melissa at 610-438-5827 for a tour of the center and to learn more. For those who do not need regular day care for their loved ones, Lehigh Valley Adult Service offers respite care as well as Date Night care until midnight one Saturday each month. Visit them online LehighValleyAdultServices.com or in person 3421 Nightingale Drive, Suite 2, Easton, PA 18045.

In-Home Care for Seniors Don’t delay getting the services that can help your loved one remain independent.

For short-term or longterm needs, in-home care from Senior Solutions is often the best solution for daily help and assistance.

Our care managers will customize an on-going care plan for your loved one.

Call 610.435.6677 today to set up an assessment with one of our certified care managers. Mention this ad and receive a free 1-hr follow-up visit after initial consultation.

Home Care & Certified Care Management

Senior Solutions is wholly owned and operated by Morningstar Senior Living, Inc.

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Top 3 Reasons to Use a Senior Relocation Company

By Nan Hayes for Caring Transitions® encouragement and support, but not bogged down by the many dayto-day tasks involved in moving and liquidation.

3. Save Time and Money When efficient downsizing is performed before a move, families stand to save hundreds if not thousands of dollars in moving costs. This sorting process can be difficult and time-consuming for family members, but it is what Many families struggle when helping an aging parent move or closing a deceased parent’s home. There is not only a tremendous mental or emotional burden when navigating such transitions, but a significant time and physical investment is also required. Senior relocation specialists can provide the kind of support these families need. The following are just a few ways these professionals can help when it comes to late life relocation: 1. Benefit from a family concierge Just as corporations hire experts to support an executive and his family as they move across the country, a senior relocation expert can manage every detail of your parents’ move from family home to senior residence. These full-service companies offer more than simple move management assistance and develop a plan that includes your budget, timetables and resources required to help your project to run smoothly. They can support all the personal arrangements and communications with the new residence, the van lines, your realtor, caregivers and more and also perform all the physical tasks such as sorting, downsizing, packing and unpacking; until every item is in its new place in the new home.

2. Reduce emotional and physical stress Moving at any stage in life can be stressful, but moving an aging or ill parent while managing the sale of their home and their entire inventory of personal property, is often overwhelming. These responsibilities can impact family members physically, mentally and emotionally.

A third party takes much of the burden off the family members so they can enjoy the process along with their parents. Checking in when needed and providing

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professional relocation experts do best, helping expedite the process using space planning and “rightsizing” techniques, so mom and dad can make logical decisions about what to keep and what to release.

In addition, full service providers offering in-house estate sale and auction services can help liquidate unneeded assets.

This can create additional savings and in the cases where they help sell highly valuable items, create profit.

Caring Transitions is the nation’s largest professional resource for downsizing, relocation and household liquidation services. Each independently owned office is fully insured and industry Certified. If you or a loved one is facing a late life relocation, please contact us today for a free consultation.

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Great Amenities and Neighbors Included at Larken’s Horizons at Village at Whitehall 55+ Community The on-site spa-like amenities and near-constant social activities calendar make Horizon’s at The Village at Whitehall 55+ Active Adult Community feel more like a vacation resort than a home for its lucky residents.

Its state-of-the-art fitness center with whirlpool and steam room are great complements to the Olympic-sized heated pool that is open between Memorial and Labor Days for laps or an afternoon with visiting grandchildren.

While the 154 homes are listed as rental units, they offer the luxury of living in condominiums with spacious floor plans ranging between 1,107 to 1,649 square feet, upgraded finishes in the kitchens and bathrooms, and high-end appliance packages. The grand master bedrooms feel like retreats with large walk-in closets and en suite bathrooms, and all homes feature private balconies, patios or beautiful bay window bump-outs.

“Homes at Whitehall are beautiful but that almost comes in second to the great community that has developed here,” said Brenda Vittiglio leasing manager for the Village at Whitehall.

All who live here are welcome to participate in resident-run events at the clubhouse including pot luck dinners and holiday parties, as well as monthly social nights, weekly card games and mahjong nights, and bingo twice a month. The social committee also hosts pasta nights throughout the year and barbecues and pizza parties at the pool during warmer months.

The clubhouse also features a dance floor, and a new theater where residents can enjoy weekly movie nights.

Rentals begin at $1,350, and the development is offering $99 for the first month’s rent for all new leases signed for at least 16 months (Certain restrictions apply). For additional information please call 610.769.5515 or log onto www.

WhitehallActiveAdultCondosPA. com.

About Larken Associates. A two-generation, familyowned business since 1965, Larken Associates is widelyrecognized as one of region’s fastest growing, well-respected companies. Based in Hillsborough, NJ, Larken has been responsible for developing prominent residential and commercial projects throughout the Tri-State area.

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Need Senior Care? Get a Senior to Help

By Jeff Tintle, Lifestyles over 50

Seniors Helping Seniors matches senior caregivers with senior clients.

If you are concerned about mom, dad or an aging loved one who lives alone you may have considered hiring an inhome care service. These services, also known as non-medical home care, have caregivers who come to the house, keep mom or dad company and provide assistance with daily living chores. Services include a range of things from chatting to playing cards, running errands or grocery shopping to bathing and dressing.

“What is different at Seniors Helping Seniors is that all of our caregivers are seniors themselves,” says Lynn Marie Houghton, owner of the Lehigh Valley franchise Seniors Helping Seniors.

“We find this to be an ideal model to provide excellent care because all our caregivers are older, mature and have much in common with our clients. Many times clients and caregivers become good friends because they have so much in common.”

Clients have the opportunity to meet potential caregivers to see who they get a long with. The commonalities provide greater peace of mind to the client and their family.

If you are a looking for a retirement job or part-time employment, Seniors Helping Seniors is always seeking dependable seniors who enjoy helping others.

Since 2006, Seniors Helping Seniors has been serving the Lehigh Valley. Visit them online at SeniorCareLehighValley. com or call 610-253-3232 to learn more.

Make sure your voice is heard. Attend the May 29 Legislative Breakfast in Bethlehem. See details in the ad on this page.

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LEGISLATIVE BREAKFAST Friday, May 29, 2015 8:30 – 11 a.m.

Best Western Lehigh Valley Hotel & Conference Center 300 Gateway Drive, Bethlehem, PA 18017 Lively discussions with fellow seniors and Pennsylvania legislators.

FREE breakfast and discussions, reservations required.

Pack & Unpack Rightsizing Home Staging Floorplans Enjoy the convenience of having your move designed and managed by a caring team of professionals.

We can move you, or your parents, to over-55, active adult neighborhoods as well as to senior living communities.

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Register online at http://bit.ly/LegBreakfast or call Priscilla at 610.807.5731.

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More Useless Facts • In ancient Egypt killing a cat, even accidentally, incurred the death penalty.

• 39 million people are blind worldwide. Of these, 80% suffer from conditions that can be prevented or cured.

• Buying things with cash lights up the brain’s pain center, while buying things with credit cards does not.

• There are approximately 850 million visits each year to American museums. That’s more than the attendance for all major league sporting events and theme parks combined.

• Polio was first recognized 4,000 years ago, just 200 years ago we figured out it is contagious, and 50 years ago we developed the vaccine to prevent it.

• The U.S. hasn’t had a president with facial hair in over 100 years.

• J.J. Thomson won the Nobel Prize in Physics (1906) for showing that the electron is a particle. His son, George Paget Thomson, won the Nobel Prize in Physics (1937) for showing that the electron is a wave.

• Robert Todd Lincoln, first son of Abraham Lincoln, was present or nearby the assassinations of his father, James Garfield, and William McKinley.

• Heroin derives its name from “heroic” as it was originally marketed as a non-addictive wonder cure to morphine addiction.

• It takes the average American taxpayer 13 hours a year to comply with the tax code by reading the rules, gathering receipts and filling out forms.

• There is no scientific evidence that shaving or waxing will make your hair come back thicker.

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• A face-recognition software determined that Leonardo Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa is 83% happy, 9% disgusted, 6% fearful, and 2% angry.

• Humans killed at least 2.8 million whales in the 20th century.

• The median wedding in the U.S. costs US $18,086.

• In Finland, fines are based on income. In 2002, a Nokia executive was fined with a US$103,000 speeding ticket.

• Your taste buds are replaced every 10 days.

• The soil on Mars is particularly good for growing asparagus.

• In a three-hour game of American Football, the ball is in play for just 11 minutes.

• About one million dogs are the primary beneficiary in their owners’ wills in the U.S. • Science Nobel Laureates, U.S. Presidents and NASA astronauts were found to be overwhelmingly firstborns.

• When you die your hair still grows for a couple of months.

• There are two credit cards for every person in the United States.

• Isaac Asimov is the only author to have a book in every Dewey-decimal category.

• The newspaper serving Frostbite Falls, Minnesota, the home of Rocky and Bullwinkle, is the Picayune Intelligence.

Do you have old classic records that you want to sell?

Call Julius Vitali of VINYLALLY HEAR at

610-217-1629 (cell) 610-966-6202 (phone)

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Breathe! It’s Good Therapy

By Donna Ondek

Oxygen …it’s the basis for life. You can survive about 40 days without food, maybe five to seven days without water, but only three minutes without oxygen. Survival is one thing, but thriving is quite another.

Survival means quality of life may not be what you had hoped for, while thriving insinuates vibrancy of life – the ability to feel well and be active. Since it is a well-known fact that oxygen is critical to your survival, what role does it play in thriving?

Let’s explore the role of oxygen in your body. Yes, your lungs really need it – but the role of oxygen just begins there.

Every single process in your body requires it. The more oxygen, the better the function.

For example, we know that when the brain is starved of oxygen, critical thinking, functions and memories are lost.

When the heart is starved for oxygen, heart attacks ensue; and when muscles do not have enough of it, muscle cramping results. Eighty percent of your energy comes from oxygen.

In other words, your muscles require oxygen to break down nutrients to be used for fuel. If you don’t have enough, you feel fatigued.

• Feel your belly expand.

• Hold your breath for one count • Exhale slowly – through the nose, if possible, to the count of 4, forcing all of your air out of your lungs, tightening your belly (like you ‘re going to cough) • Relax your belly and begin to draw your breath in again.

• Repeat 5 times.

It’s normal to feel a little dizzy at first – your body is not used to the amount of oxygen you’re taking in. But it will get used to it and appreciate it very quickly.

If you take this daily challenge and notice changes in your health or your symptoms, please post on my Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/pages/VibrantLife-Therapies/137884036275898; email me at donna@ vibrantlifetherapies.com; or leave a comment on my website, www.vibrantlifetherapies.com.

I’d love to hear your progress and share it so others can be encouraged.

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Our bodies are two thirds oxygen, and every single cell in your body contains it. All metabolic processes, such as blood circulation, blood pH, assimilation of nutrients, digestion, elimination of toxins and the ability of the body to rebuild itself, are regulated by oxygen. Lack of sufficient oxygen weakens your immune system.

Most of the illnesses and diseases cannot live in an oxygen rich environment. Bacteria, fungi, viruses, cancer, parasites, uric acid causing gout, kidney stones and gall bladder stones, to mention a few, CANNOT exist when your blood has sufficient oxygen. Oxygen is a cleaning agent (Does OxyClean ring any bells?).

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Deep breathing techniques have helped many of my clients overcome the severity of their asthma, allergies and migraines. Daily deep breathing is relaxing and only takes 5 minutes. Why don’t you try it today!

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Deep Breathing Technique: • Sit or lie in a comfortable position.

• Focus on your breathing; listen to how you breathe, feel yourself breathe • Slowly start your inhales – draw your breathe in slowly – maybe to the count of 4, and through your nose if possible.

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Caring for our Seniors.

St. Luke’s provides a positive aging experience for older adults in our community through specialized services and care designed for seniors.

• Senior Health Assessments and Cognitive Testing • Memory Clinic

• The Comfort Zone – Adult Medical Day Center • Older Adult Behavioral Health Unit • Home Health Care

• Acute Care of the Elderly (ACE) Inpatient Consultations

• NICHE Designation: Leading in the care of older adults

St. Luke’s Center for Positive Aging Bethlehem: 484-526-7035 Warren: 908-859-6722