While the idea of making play a priority is much more associated with children than older people, taking time to play is vital for both groups. Research has documented a host of benefits of play for seniors that go way beyond fun.

Is any author more closely associated with Christmas than Charles Dickens? And does any author seem more in touch with the highest ideals of that holiday—which, coincidentally, seem to be shared among many of the winter holidays celebrated around the world? Themes of joy, dedication, charity, hope, and finding light in dark places shine out …

Different times of year can mean different dangers, but the changing seasons can also bring new opportunities to light that could increase both safety and livability at home. So let’s take things one season at a time. Leo Tolstoy wrote in Anna Karenina that “spring is the time of plans and projects.” For someone striving to age in place …