Deupree House's Premier Senior Living Blog

Some seniors perceive difficulty in cultivating intergenerational relationships.

They may think that younger people aren’t interested in developing friendships with them because they believe that members of the younger generations think they’re out of touch, obsolete, or uncool.

So, you’ve made the decision to move into a senior living community. What now? What are the next steps?

After moving from your longtime home into senior living, it's normal to feel nervous, or even to experience tinges of regret or buyer’s remorse. That’s common. You are, after all, finding yourself in an entirely new social setting, after years of comfortable routine.

Happy Halloween, Cincinnati seniors! This month, we have a haunted houseful of activities for residents living here at our Deupree House retirement community in Hyde Park, and we wanted to share them with you.

We’ll treat our seniors to a variety of group outings — to the grand re-opening of Music Hall, to the Cincinnati Pops and Ballet, and to various theatrical goings-on around town. We’ll also host parties, community forums and get-togethers to help Deupree House neighbors get to know each other, and stay informed about community issues.

Here we are in autumn! It’s hard to believe how the year has flown by. For seniors living here at Deupree House, in Cincinnati, September promises to be busy and enriching.

Seniors whose partners have passed on know that, sometimes, the golden years are lonely. And being widowed isn’t just a social challenge; it can be a challenge for retirement planning, too.

Single people are almost twice as likely as their married peers to feel “not at all” financially secure, according to a 2016 consumer survey by life insurer Northwestern Mutual. The company also found that singles are more than twice as likely not to have spoken with anyone about their plans for retirement.