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On the West side of Traverse City, The Village at Bay Ridge welcomes you to our

premier Continuum of Care Community. We are conveniently located close to Munson Medical Center, shopping, and beautiful Grand Traverse Bay. You are in control of your future as our caring professional staff helps you design a lifestyle that bridges your needs for your years ahead. Working together with our various apartment styles and optional services, your new home may be tailored to meet your retirement needs.

Our Continuum of Care Services include Independent Living, Assisted Living, and Secure Memory Care.

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Susan Cogswell can recall times when she has second-guessed a deci-sion to say yes—momentarily, at least. Like when she stood backstage, about to perform as conductor at a Traverse Symphony Orchestra holiday con-cert, her heart pounding with ner-vous excitement.

“I have said to myself, ‘What were you thinking?’ ” she says.

And yet, Cogswell, who explains her commitment to community involvement by saying “my heart is in a lot places,” wouldn’t give up these butterflies-in-your-stomach moments for anything. Cogswell is a remarkable example of just how deeply one can be involved in Northern Michigan, and how an active, connected life during retirement can so enrich those years.

“I don’t want to show up to just keep the seat warm,” she says. “What fun is that?”

Instead, she chooses to be fully present and engaged in whatever she’s doing, whether it’s part of a musi-cal performance, as a board member

overseeing budgets, as a member of a longtime women’s club that rais-es and donates thousands of dollars each year, or as a passionate garden-er, musician and host of Tuscan-style summer patio parties.

As she puts it simply: “Be there.”Spend even a short time with

Cogswell, who lives on Old Mission Peninsula with her husband, Al, and you’ll see she is an enthusiastic, go-get-it kind of person—she says she’s always been this way.

“My parents were very good exam-ples of being involved in the commu-nity—hard workers,” she says.

She graduated from the University of Michigan with a musical education degree and held a job as a high school choir teacher before taking a position with General Motors. For nearly 20 years, Cogswell worked for GM, ris-ing through the ranks in departments including computer programming, sys-tems analyzing and labor relations. At one point in her career she oversaw the implementation of computer sys-

tems in all of the company’s plants. Cogswell met her husband at GM, and after coming north for vacations, the couple decided to retire in the area 24 years ago.

Here’s a story that she shares when describing how small steps can lead to great things. She remembers one “yes” that she’s most certainly happy about: agreeing to help out at a Traverse Symphony Orchestra event before she’d become involved with the orga-nization.

A friend needed assistance with setting up appetizers at a TSO event—a small task, easy enough to do, Cogswell says. So, “I said yes.” That led to further involvement—she’d eventually serve as president for three years of the TSO Board of Directors, was instrumental in hiring conductor Kevin Rhodes, and continues to be an active participant in the organization.

“Start small,” she says. “Everyone is always looking for help. So try some-thing new, or if you have a talent, share your talent. Don’t be afraid to say yes.”

Cogswell is currently serving on the “Night in Hollywood” fundrais-er committee. She’s a member of the Economic Club of Traverse City, too, as well as chair of the Grand Traverse Regional Community Foundation Board of Directors. She’s also involved with the Old Mission Women’s Club.

And because “music will always be part of my soul,” Cogswell is part of performance group Roses & Evergreen (she is the pianist); the group per-forms as part of the Traverse City Film Festival.

Cogswell looks forward to continu-ing her work for as long as she can. She says she’s happy to be part of a community where people are really dedicated to helping people.

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Together we’re stronger, so you can be.

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Together, we’re here for you – now stronger than ever.

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Living on Kalkaska Memorial Health Center’s continuing care campus gives you easy access to hospital and physician services. And, someone else shovels the sidewalks.

For more information or a personal tour, please call (231) 258-3033 or email [email protected].


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T he journey towards better hearing is not always an easy one, but assuredly is worth doing. Improved hearing with the use of hearing aids can foster better communication with friends and

family and can provide confidence and enjoyment in being able to hear better in a variety of situations. To be successful with hearing aids, it is important to understand that the adjustment towards improved hearing aids takes time and a commitment in wearing the hearing aids consistently.

Since hearing loss typically occurs gradually, you may have not noticed environmental sounds like traffic noise or background conversations, slowly fading away. When wearing hearing aids for the first time, these sounds will likely be audible and because they haven’t been heard in a long time, may seem too loud and unexpected.

Your brain will need to re-learn how to practice selective listening and to once again learn how to choose only those sounds you wish to hear, while blocking out the rest. Developing this skill is critical as it will also help you become more skilled at localizing sounds and in using visual cues in difficult listening environments.

Keep these things in mind:- Hearing aids will significantly improve your hearing, but keep in mind that they are an “aid” and cannot restore your hearing to normal. Focus on the improvement!- Hearing aids are designed to help you understand speech more clearly, with less effort, in a variety of listening situations. Hearing background noise in many situations is “normal” and should be expected.- At first your voice may sound strange, but with consistent use of your new hearing aids, you will become accustomed to your own voice sounding “amplified” and will perceive it as “normal”. - Learning to hear high pitch sounds again may take some time. At first, things may seem “tinny” or “metallic”, but given time, will start to sound more natural. Hearing sounds in this range will provide you the hearing that you need in order to hear speech more clearly. - Practice makes hearing better. The ability to hear again has to be relearned. Work at it DAILY and your efforts will be rewarded. - Hearing aids require maintenance. Keeping them clean and dry is essential in order to keep them working consistently. You will need to bring your hearing aids in to your Audiologist occasionally for cleaning and maintenance.- Have a positive attitude about it. This process may not come without frustrations, but be patient with it and with yourself as you adjust towards better hearing.

When ready to commit to wearing hearing aids consistently so that better hearing can be achieved, hearing aids can be extremely beneficial. If you know what to expect, the process towards doing so will be easier and you will be free to enjoy the improvements that hearing aids can make in your life.

The Audiologists at Hearing Solutions of Northwest MI are committed to help you in your journey to better hearing. Call 231-922-1500 to schedule an appointment.

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It was bags of fertilizer that got Evelyn Lambert moving—and finally achieving the healthy weight loss she’d sought for most of her life.

“I do my own yard work and when I would want to lift those 40-pound fertilizer bags, they were getting heavy. I needed to do some-thing,” says Lambert, 81, who lives in Williamsburg.

“Doing something” meant mak-ing the decision to start going to the gym. She was 70 years old at the time and “very overweight,” she says, at 200 pounds.

“I have always been heavy,” Lambert says. “My husband—he passed away 20 years ago—always told me, ‘You’ve lost 1,000 pounds in your lifetime,’ but I always put it back on because I didn’t exercise.”

Lambert began to lose weight but also found she reached a plateau. She realized her diet was holding her back, so she started to cut back on her por-tions.

“I didn’t eat as much as I wanted to eat,” she says of first cutting down her food intake by about a quarter each meal. “I’d go for three to four months doing this and then cut back another quarter. So eventually I wasn’t eating half as much as I had been eating.”

She also started working with a trainer at the gym.

“He got me set up on a routine and I lost 65 pounds,” she says. “It took me a year to do it, and I lost it slowly. But it’s stayed off.”

Throughout the past decade Lambert has continued on a path toward better health. Several times

a week she visits the senior center in Traverse City, where she leads a Monday morning exercise class, par-

ticipates in another one herself, and enjoys interacting with friends.

Lambert also found a love of

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Iam continually amazed with new technology and how it changes our lives. Innovation has certainly not spared the field of health care and especially not cataract surgery. Two noteworthy recent

developments in cataract surgery which have made a big impact on outcomes and convenience for my patients are the Catalys Femtosecond laser and TriMoxi infusions. The Catalys femtosecond laser can now be utilized to complete several important steps in the surgical process which in the past were performed manually by the operating surgeon. The Catalys laser also provides a completely new function of softening the cataract prior to its removal.

With the use of a microscope, traditional cataract surgery involves making two small corneal incisions with sharp surgical blades followed by the use of a needle to penetrate and open the cataract. Finally, delicate forceps are used to create a circular opening into the cataract to allow for its removal. When treating astigmatism, a diamond blade, set by hand to specific depth, is used to create one or two arced corneal incisions. As you might expect, each of these steps require a great deal of surgical skill and, if not performed with precise accuracy, could lead to an undesired outcome for the patient. All of these steps can now be performed with the ease and accuracy of the Catalys Precision Laser System, which combines a femtosecond laser and integrated 3D Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) image-guidance system. This allows the surgeon to program a treatment plan and create precise laser openings in the lens and cornea without the use of needles or blades. Another feature of the Catalys laser, which results in added benefit over traditional surgery is softening of the cataract, which is especially helpful with mature or dense cataracts and allowing for a more gentle removal.

The other big change in cataract surgery, which to me is just as exciting as the femtosecond laser is the TriMoxi infusion. This means no longer needing to instill antibiotic and steroid drops 4 times a day for 3-4 weeks after surgery as a means to prevent infection and inflammation. By infusing a just small amount of TriMoxi, a compounded antibiotic/steroid solution, behind the new lens at the end of the surgical case patients can avoid the need for eye drops. We no longer have to worry about our patients missing or forgetting eye drops and the risk of serious infection it may bring. TriMoxi infusion during surgery is not only more convenient and more reliable than conventional eye drop treatment after cataract surgery it is less expensive.

Don Lewis, owner and founder of Crystal River Corporation in Glen Arbor recently had Catalys laser/TriMoxi cataract surgery. “Everything

about the procedure was thoroughly explained and reviewed. The actual surgery was as comfortable as one could possibly imagine. Absolutely no pain or discomfort before, during or after. It’s been such an enjoyable experience and I would encourage anyone considering to not worry or hesitate”

Like Don Lewis, all of us at NVEC are excited how this revolutionary new technology has changed cataract surgery and the positive influence we have seen in our patients. To learn more

about these exciting advancements in cataract surgery join us for a free public presentation and discussion hosted by Robert K. Butryn, MD on Wednesday May 6th from 7-8 pm at Northern Vision Eye Care, 4033 Eastern Sky Drive, Traverse City MI 49684. Space is limited so call now to reserve your seat at (231) 932-9000.

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walking; she became a competitive walker, which led to further weight loss.

“I had never walked a lot before, but I was down to my sister’s, and there’s the Crim [a walk/run race] with a 3-mile walk. I enjoyed it, and my brother-in-law and sis-ter enjoyed it.”

Lambert liked the competitive walk so much that she opted to try a 10-mile event. For about five years straight she won first place in her age group.

Though tendonitis in her feet forced her to stop walking competitively a few years ago, she continues to walk, tak-ing it nice and easy. Lambert and her granddaughter both strive to walk at least 10,000 steps a day. A favorite route: the Grand Traverse County Civic Center loop.

“I walk six to seven miles every day at the Civic Center in the summer,” she says. “In the winter I go to the gym and I walk there on the treadmill and on the elliptical. People don’t have to join a gym to be able to walk and get out and exercise. You can do it at home if you choose to do it.”

Though she was older when she started going to the gym, her trainer “didn’t let me slide” when it came to work-outs. Lambert’s trainer kept her going with free weights, time on gym machines, squats and planks.

“When I first started, I thought a gym was for young

people, but no, it’s not—there are a lot of older people there, a lot of people my age there,” she says. “I’m there early in the morning when all these young people are getting ready for work. I’m there working out to get my day started.”

Now at a healthy 134 pounds, Lambert feels strong. She’s also pleased to no longer have to take certain medications.

“When I first started going to the gym, I was taking acid reflux medicine, blood pressure medicine ... I take nothing now,” she says. “So when I lost all that weight, I lost all that medicine, too, which made me happy.”

Being healthy at age 81 allows for yard work, including carrying those fertilizer bags, to be manageable.

“As long as I can get out there, I am going to do it. Why pay someone to do it when I am capable of doing it myself? That’s what keeps me motivated,” she says. “If I quit doing this, I will be doing nothing and I don’t intend to sit around twiddling my thumbs.”

She would like others to feel inspired to also make pos-itive changes and get healthy. “If you don’t keep busy, you’ll get like everyone else—unmotivated and do nothing. People don’t seem to think that it’s going to happen to them, but it will. The older you get, the harder it is to lose that weight.”

Indeed, Lambert is proof that aging needn’t stop you from trying.

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Aging and living an active lifestyle inevitably bring about joint issues in three common areas—the shoulder, hip and knee—but these aches and pains don’t have to mean quitting the activities we enjoy.

The hope, says Dr. Thomas O’Hagan, a sports medicine physician at Great Lakes Orthopaedic Center in Traverse City, is to address and man-age joint problems in ways that allow for safely returning to the tennis court,

golf course, ski trail or hiking path.“In Northern Michigan there’s a

huge population of older individuals who are still very, very active,” says O’Hagan, a former collegiate athlete who has worked with college and pro-

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It’s time to get serious about your lifestyle choices. Healthy living is not an attitude. It’s a way of life. Grand Traverse Pavilions focuses on optimal health and all aspects of your health, mind, and body.

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We listened! to what our more mature clients were telling us.They told us they needed to know what to eat.

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“How can I feel more stable?” They were very concerned with balance. They don’t feel confident just walking to the car or into the market. Another big concern is aches and pains. They tell us, “The more I sit and relax the more pain and stiffness I feel, but when I get up and move, I get winded very easily and I tend to lose my balance.”And that was the birth of SMART GOLD! Age appropriate exercise.We meet two times a week for one hour with you and split that hour into four equal parts.

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fessional sports teams. “My goal is to safely guide them and get them back to the sports they want to play, the hobbies they enjoy, and not tell them, ‘You can’t do this,’ because they don’t want to hear that.”

This may mean making certain modifications, he says, such as switching from a higher-impact sport like running to walking or cycling. This especially may be necessary if

there are signs of arthritis. Ultimately, taking care of our bones and joints contrib-

utes to overall good health, O’Hagan explains.“It also improves overall mood—people who are active

and athletic are usually happier, and happier with what they can do in life,” he says.

ShoulderA common issue with this ball-and-socket joint is tears in the rotator cuff caused by activities like swimming, golfing, cross-country skiing. “These muscles help you do overhead activ-ities,” O’Hagan says. The tears can vary from partial (requiring treatment such as cortisone or physical therapy) to full (calling for possible surgery). “Nowadays, when tears become pain-ful despite trying conservative treat-ments, [a surgery] would be done through a small incision with a scope. We take the tendon and repair it back to the bone where it is supposed to be attached,” he says. “The rotator cuff gets older like the rest of us—I tell all my patients, it’s almost like getting gray hairs and wrinkles.” To prevent problems, he suggests doing exercises that are lightweight and doing higher repetitions to maintain the strength of the rotator cuff. “A lot of tears happen with people who are less active and try to go out and do something new, so start slow and gradual when you’re trying some-thing new.”

Here’s a closer look at each of the three common areas for joint issues, as well as how best to handle problems when they crop up:

HipArthritis is the most common culprit of hip pain, O’Hagan says. Other issues: tearing of soft tissue of the hip itself, also known as the labrum, and impingement of the hip, which can be aided by a procedure that fixes tears and shaves down bone to stop it from impinging. “A lot of times it occurs over time, due to the shape of bone which can put you at a higher risk,” O’Hagan says. “You may have pain deep in your groin—you may notice it during certain yoga poses—or pain when sitting for long periods of time. An injury can set this off.” Finally, as activity increases, bursitis of the hip can happen. Stretching is an important way to keep hip inju-ries at bay, he says.

KneeConsidering that each step we take has a physical impact of four to five times our body weight, our knees experience wear over time, partic-ularly as weight creeps upward. “Patients who are obese put a lot of stress on their knees,” O’Hagan says. Individuals with knee issues are smart to consider lower-impact exercises, including biking, elliptical training and time in the pool. “My goal is to keep these patients active, which will maintain the health of any joint, especially their knees, over time.” In older athletes, he sees ligament tears. For example, one 60-year-old patient recently returned from a ski trip out west with a torn ACL, or anterior cruciate ligament tear. “Knee scopes do a good job of alleviating pain, and the recovery is quicker,” he says. Arthritis also can show up in the knees. “Knee scopes don’t always help with pain due to arthritis,” he says, “So then we may get into knee replacements or cartilage replacement or partial knee replacements.”


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Our Experience Improves Yours.

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Great care and great outcomes make us the regional leader in cardiac care. Ask your physician to refer you to the Munson team – the most experienced and advanced heart team in northern Michigan. We’ll feel better when you do.

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Retirement is the stuff of dreams—time to travel and do all the things you’ve long wanted to—and yet it can turn into a less-than-positive experi-ence, particularly for men who feel

they’ve lost a sense of identity now that they’re no longer in the workplace.

“For men, you are your job. It determines your place in society and in many cases your perspective of your-

self,” explains Tom McWhorter, 64, who retired four years ago as a social worker and has found this newer chapter of his life both enjoyable and challenging. “If a man goes to a social event and is introduced to another man, the second man says, ‘Well, Mr. Smith, what do you do for a living?’ If he answers ‘plumber,’ or ‘worked at GM,’ or whatever, the conversation goes on. But if he says ‘retired’ then the next questions could be ‘That’s great, but what do you do all day?’ It sure helps to have an honest, satisfy-ing answer to that one.”

For McWhorter, who spent the first couple of years of retirement traveling with his wife, taking on volunteer and substitute teaching positions in the community has made all the difference. He’s also helping other men adjust to retirement by serving as leader of Men in Transition, a new group that meets at the senior center in Traverse City. About 10 men attend the meetings on a regular basis.

“Many men think of retirement as a sort of long weekend, where they can get things done, have some fun, relax before returning to work on Monday,” McWhorter says. “But when there is no ‘Monday,’ no real weekend per se, then something more long range—a new reality—must be worked out.”

In other words, retirement is a life transition that needs planning—a suc-cessful retirement doesn’t just happen without putting in almost as much thought and preparation as developing a career, McWhorter says. For those who are struggling and wondering, what next? he offers the following ideas:• Get out of the house as much as possible.• Exercise as much as you can by joining a health club or the YMCA, T

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Our Experience Improves Yours.

We know our way around hearts. The Munson heart team has provided advanced heart care longer than any other team in northern Michigan. We do more heart procedures than anyone else – and our experience improves yours.

Great care and great outcomes make us the regional leader in cardiac care. Ask your physician to refer you to the Munson team – the most experienced and advanced heart team in northern Michigan. We’ll feel better when you do.

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biking the TART Trail, hunting or fishing, walking in nature, through downtown or indoors at the mall.• Find something that you are passionate about, something to look forward to, something that makes you feel good about yourself, (hobbies or volunteer work, for example).• Take part in activities, social clubs, and self-help groups. Consider volunteering, or maybe even go back to work part-time and start a second career.• Get mental stimulation: take a class, attend lectures and workshops, join a book club, try out church activities, learn to play an instrument, play chess.• Take short (inexpensive) out-of-town adventure trips, to the U.P., Canada or Chicago.• Join the Men In Transition group so you can share your thoughts and challenges.• Be mindful of your alcohol intake. Don’t let this become your main form of recreation, or way to deal with bore-dom or depression.• Have frequent medical check-ups to make sure you’re not unaware of or ignoring a significant health problem. Eat right, exercise and stay healthy.• Embrace some kind of routine that mixes doing things that maybe aren’t that much fun, like work, so you can look forward to going out on Friday for dinner.

This new group, aimed at supporting men

who are retired and looking for meaning as they

embark on a new chapter in life, meets at noon

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group’s activities. “A group like this gives guys a

safe, nonjudgmental place to express their frus-

trations, doubts and fears. And share successes

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Hearing stories of friends’ cross-country road biking adventures intrigued Roger Raehl, who at 50 years old was riding locally with the Cherry Capital Cycling Club.

Two years later he decided to join his friends, tak-ing trips that included going across the country as well as up and down both the East and West Coasts. Raehl, who lives with his wife, Barbara, in Traverse City, would also eventually mountain bike from Montana to New Mexico, completing four different legs of this trek over four summers.P

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“It was fun—you sure meet a lot of interesting people,” he says.

But for all of his adventures beyond Michigan’s borders, Raehl, now 69, finds plenty of cycling fun right here in our region—and he says the sport is a healthy activity just about anyone can enjoy.

“One of the aspects of cycling that I find particular-ly appealing is the diversity,” he says. “There are so many ways to enjoy cycling—commuting, road and trail day rides, multi-day road and mountain bike tours both supported and unsupported, many kinds of racing, trails riding, fat bikes … there’s just so many fun, healthy choices.”

Interested in getting started? Ready to ramp up your riding? Read on for a few tips and ideas from Raehl, who enjoys social riding on roads and trails, and continues to compete (and take top age-group honors) in several Northern Michigan bike races including Iceman, Peak2Peak and Mud, Sweat & Beers.

Join a group. The Cherry Capital Cycling Club’s ride calendar is filled with rides of all sorts—about 400 rides in the area took place in 2014. “The ride descriptions are usually pretty complete, and if there are questions, contact information for the ride leaders is given,” he says. michi-web.com/cycling/

Get good gear. Visit your local bike shop to talk with

knowledgeable staff and to get properly fitted for a bike. “Bikes have gotten so much better for the price,” Raehl says. “Get the best bike you can afford.” Comfortable, quality padded bike shorts also are a must.

Check out cool places. A favorite mountain biking spot for beginners: the Glacier Hills Trail near Bellaire. “There’s a lot of up and down, and it’s well laid-out,” he says.

Find friends (and a trainer). After finishing first in his age group the first time he participated in an Upper Peninsula mountain bike race, Raehl wondered how well he could improve if he worked with a trainer. For the past five years he’s done just that, working with Lauri Brockmiller. He’s also found that having a training partner helps motivate him.

Raehl plans to keep on riding, particularly competitive-ly, as long as he’s able.

“Something that has helped me stay interested in compet-itive racing is being on the City Bike Team,” he says. “With one exception, all the team members are quite a bit younger. Being with strong, young, enthusiastic riders is very stimu-lating. Doesn’t hurt to be with older people, too, that share similar interests. I recently read a quote somewhere to the effect that a person is the average of the five people they hang out with. I think that applies to me as being with both younger and older folks with the same interest in healthy activities is quite motivational.”

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Preparing your home for sale, not to mention the actual move itself, can be an overwhelming experience—especially when downsizing and hav-ing to decide what to do with all of your, well, stuff.

Enter Jennifer Stalker and Betsy Dance, owners of Clutterflies, a one-stop-shop for the moving process. Their business caters to homeowners who want to “downsize, organize or move lock-stock-and-barrel to a new residence.” The goal: make the expe-rience simple, easy and hassle-free—definitely not daunting.

Services include de-cluttering, organizing, staging and selling (estate sales are their specialty). Clutterflies

can also handle consigning, donating and storing items, as well as pack-ing up and cleaning out residences. Even odd jobs are covered—they’ll take on plumbing or painting tasks prior to the sale of your home, and can follow-up on necessary paper-work, such as obtaining a certificate of occupancy.

Stalker and Dance, originally from Grosse Pointe, have ties to Northern Michigan—Stalker’s family has been coming north to Charlevoix for years while Dance recently moved to a condo at The Village at Grand Traverse Commons. Their work with Clutterflies takes them throughout the state. 313.516.4126, clutterflies.com.

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The home is our haven in a

busy world, but as we age, the

sanctuary where we once found

joy and rest may no longer be

the right fit—or at the very

least require some updating

to accommodate our chang-

ing needs. It may be the size

or layout of our home that’s no

longer working for us, or interior

features such as lighting, door-

knobs or stairs that are cause

for concern.

Whatever the house issue, a

solution is available, say three

Northern Michigan Realtors

who have joined forces to help

seniors like themselves feel

comfortable with their living

arrangements. The November

Network—comprised of long-

time real estate agents Jim

Noller, Nancy Albrecht and

Dave Hauser—aims to match

people’s lifestyles with homes

that are just right for them.

“We believe that in the later

seasons of your life you should

be finding fulfillment—that how

and where you live makes a

difference just like it did at other

times in your life,” Hauser says.

“As we grow older, the things

that used to come easily don’t

anymore. We may not be as

spry. We might not see or

hear as well. Some of us have

arthritis, joint issues, breathing

difficulty and so on.”

This could mean that it’s

time to either let go of your

longtime home or look into

options for renovation. The

November Network can assist

with this, providing exper-

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The William and Leni Carls Hearing Clinic at Munson Medical Center has been treating patients since 1964. The Clinic is staffed by Doctors of Audiology, with the highest level of expertise in diagnosing and treating your hearing problems.They can address all of your hearing needs, from hearing evaluations to the selection and fitting of hearing aids.

To schedule an appointment, call (231) 935-6455, or visit munsonhealthcare.org/hearing.

Don’t miss the tender moments.

Hear again.

Live again.

Find out how Munson Rehabilitation Services can help you live life to the fullest. Call (231) 935-7331 or 1-800-255-1231, or visit munsonhealthcare.org/rehab.

With locations throughout northern Michigan, high quality care is never far away.

Munson Healthcare’s Rehabilitation Services include:

• Aquatic Therapy• Pain Management • Occupational Therapy

• Hand Therapy• Speech Therapy• The Healthy Weight Center

• The Memory and Attention Training Center • Physical Therapy• Hearing Clinic


If you’ve ever considered writing your life story, Northern Michigan author and memoirist Anne-Marie Oomen believes the time is now.

“You can write a memoir at any age, but generally speaking, life-writ-ing involves having a long perspec-tive, and you get that long perspective by living a longer life,” Oomen says. “This is why some of the really rich memoirs about life are written by older people—they have a lot to say, they have wisdom, and they under-stand what the present means in the context of the past.”

Memoirs are important for you and your loved ones—and also for our culture.

“Personal documentation of our time, which has changed so dramat-ically in the last 100 years, is a way of archiving history,” she says. “And that personal take on historical events is unique and rare. We’re not writ-ing history books, we’re writing our perspective, and that has a value cul-turally and emotionally to people through the ages. That’s one reason for the value of memoir—that’s the big reason.”

Tell it!MEMOIRIST ANNE-MARIE OOMEN SHARES TIPS FOR WRITING YOUR LIFE STORY.


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The William and Leni Carls Hearing Clinic at Munson Medical Center has been treating patients since 1964. The Clinic is staffed by Doctors of Audiology, with the highest level of expertise in diagnosing and treating your hearing problems.They can address all of your hearing needs, from hearing evaluations to the selection and fitting of hearing aids.

To schedule an appointment, call (231) 935-6455, or visit munsonhealthcare.org/hearing.

Don’t miss the tender moments.

Hear again.

Live again.

Find out how Munson Rehabilitation Services can help you live life to the fullest. Call (231) 935-7331 or 1-800-255-1231, or visit munsonhealthcare.org/rehab.

With locations throughout northern Michigan, high quality care is never far away.

Munson Healthcare’s Rehabilitation Services include:

• Aquatic Therapy• Pain Management • Occupational Therapy

• Hand Therapy• Speech Therapy• The Healthy Weight Center

• The Memory and Attention Training Center • Physical Therapy• Hearing Clinic

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Read a memoir essay by Mike Carney,

a student of Anne-Marie Oomen’s, on

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The older we get, the more we value having easy access to great quality health care services. Paul Oliver Memorial Hospital offers trusted local care in several convenient locations. See where our family of care serves your family, close to your home.

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More people are sharing their life stories, she says.“It’s a really hot genre right now. We seem to culturally

be in a place where hearing personal stories has become almost a requirement to a definition of ourselves—our personal identity and our cultural identity,” Oomen says.

You needn’t worry that you’ll lack for information to share, either, she says.

“All the time people say, ‘my life is so ordinary, what do I have to write about?’ Actually, everybody has a story, everybody has their narrative.”

“Sometimes it’s hard to eke it out,” she adds. “There are ways to tell your story ... the smallest thing can be beautifully written and important if you have the right technique.”

A few ideas from Oomen to share a strong and com-pelling story of your life:

Think “small moments.” It’s too overwhelming to try to write about every aspect of your life, not to men-tion too much for your readers, she says. Instead, start by listing 10 formative events in your life. These should be moments that transformed you in some way. Don’t worry about making these chronological.

Write the middle first. Find the most important part of a moment and write that first. For example, if you’re writing about the significance of your first car, write first about signing the papers to buy the vehicle. Then con-tinue on through the end of that moment, which gives your story its center. “Then fall back and write toward it. Then, you write the ‘after that.’ You get a beginning, mid-dle and end, and then you can shuffle them and put them in the proper order. That’s manageable. Get that down in three to four pages and it doesn’t overwhelm you. You can expand it as much as you want to.”

Share your story. Give your written piece to family members for Christmas. If you’re not quite ready to share with multiple people, consider sharing with a trusted friend first.

Anne-Marie Oomen is teaching memoir writing at the Interlochen College of Creative Arts Writers Retreat this June. Her newest mem-oir—Love, Sex & 4-H (Wayne State University Press) will be released in April 2015. anne-marieoomen.com

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Independent Living: A straightforward term describing liv-ing situations for seniors who are still able to live on their own and manage the necessities and social aspects of their lives. In some communities, subsidized independent living apartments are available for low-income seniors.

Aging in Place: Often used to describe strategies for design-ing new homes or modifying existing ones to accommodate aging seniors. A growing number of builders and contractors specialize in Aging in Place design and modification. The term can also refer to staying in a facility that takes a per-son who is high-functioning all the way through end-of-life.

Continuing Care Retirement Community: Usually defined as a “one-campus” system of independent housing, assisted living facilities, and nursing homes. Residents shift easily from one type of housing to another as their needs change, pre-venting disruptive moves. A spouse who is healthy enough

to live independently can stay near a husband or wife in an adjoining nursing facility.

Retirement Communities: A term for seniors-only apart-ments with amenities such as meals, laundry, housekeeping, transportation, carports, storage and activities. Amenities are optional in some retirement communities but included in rent at others. Retirement communities provide less care than assisted living facilities; residents need to be able to live unsupervised. Most offer annual leases with early-out clauses for medical situations.

Senior Residential Club: Designed for both independent seniors and those needing assistance, this is a community-fo-cused “city-in-miniature.” Residents live within walking dis-tance of restaurants, yoga studios, coffee shops, art galleries, and more. It also has a multi-generational component since the area attracts people of all ages to enjoy a vibrant community.

Key Housing Terms ClarifiedDeciding where to live as one ages is challenging enough. The jargon of senior housing doesn’t make it much easier. We’re here to help with a quick-reference list of common terms.

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Senior Living

Assisted Living: A broad category that describes options between independent living and skilled long-term care. In many facilities, residents live in private apartments or rooms but receive care tailored to their level of abili-ty. Services may be as simple as meals and cleaning, but could also include more extensive care, such as dressing, bathing, monitoring medications and transportation for appointments and shopping. Most assisted living facilities serve residents through hospice and end of life. Depending on the services they provide, assisted living facilities are not necessarily licensed in Michigan. Medicare does not provide funds for assisted living.

Adult Foster Care and Homes for the Aged: These are state licensing definitions for facilities that care for seniors who can no longer live independently but do not need continuous medical support. In addition to on-site super-vision, seniors at these facilities get help with bathing, grooming, dressing, eating, walking, toileting and medica-tions. (The state defines smaller operations, often based in private homes and residential neighborhoods, as adult foster care. Facilities with more than 20 residents are licensed as homes for the aged.) Some seniors prefer the cozy atmo-sphere of smaller residential homes, while others find more stimulation at larger facilities that offer a range of activities. Medicaid is accepted at some of these homes.

Skilled Nursing Facility: Describes facilities for people with mental or physical impairment and extensive med-ical needs. Skilled nursing facilities, commonly called nursing homes, have in-house activities for stimulation and rehab services for short-term stays. They are also the most expensive option. According to federal statistics, Medicaid pays for seven out of every 10 nursing home patients. So unless a senior is wealthy or has good long-term care insurance, the number of Medicaid beds in a nursing home may be an important selection criteria.

Adult Day Services: A service that allows seniors to drop in at a residential care facility for specific periods during the day, especially helpful for people with Alzheimer’s and their caregivers. The senior at adult daycare receives assistance and social interaction while the caregiver is able to go to work or run errands, or just take a break. When caregivers need more time, they may use over-night respite at certain residential facilities. Such short-term stays help a senior become familiar with the staff and environment of a facility that may eventually become their full-time residence.

Long-Term Care: General term for 24-hour medical and personal care. Most commonly, long-term care is provided in a skilled nursing facility.

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The Alliance for Senior Housing makes find-

ing a home later in life much easier, thanks to its

annual Parade of Senior Homes. The free daylong

tours, which take place in Grand Traverse and

Leelanau Counties, offer glimpses into a variety

of residential choices. These include independent

living retirement centers, assisted living, adult

foster care and nursing homes. You’ll become

educated on the types of housing, as well as

receive information on any funding options and

how VA, Medicare/Medicaid may be available. The

Alliance charters a bus for up to 29 people per

tour. Each tour features four different complex-

es. Register for one or all tours. Rides are laid-

back and fun; expect information, food, games,

prizes and more. Tours typically are held from

9 a.m. to 2 p.m. To register for Grand Traverse

tours contact the Traverse City Senior Center

at 231.922.4911; for the Leelanau tours contact

Leelanau Senior Services at 231.256.8121. Contact

the Alliance for Senior Housing at 231.263.4040 or

[email protected] with questions.

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ideas for lifeSenior Expo - 2015Wednesday, May 20, 2015

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24th Annual Senior ExpoTuesday, June 16, 2015 • 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.Suttons Bay High School • 310 Elm Street in Suttons Bay

• See what services and fun events are available to seniors in our area

• Local restaraunts will be providing samples of their fare “A Taste of Leelanau”

• New vendors and entertaining presentations will inspire seniors to explore their fun sides

Leelanau County Senior Services8527 E. Government Center Dr., Suite 106 Suttons Bay, MI 49682 (231) 256-8121 • www.Leelanau.cc



Senior Living

Area Agency on Aging in Northern Michigan (AAANM)AAANM provides key public services as both a infor-

mation clearinghouse and as a services provider assisting senior and disabled individuals to remain in/or return to the community.

AAANM information specialists are a good place to start for an overview of programs and services available to older adults and their caregivers. Options Counselors are avail-able for more in-depth assistance, identifying needs and navigating the system. In addition benefits counselors are available by appointment to answer questions and trouble-shoot problems with Medicare, Medicaid or prescription drug policies and claims. This information and counseling is the best deal around—free, unbiased and available to all.

The agency also provides some direct services to spe-cific populations, such as job searches for low-income seniors and care management for the “frail elderly” who need multiple services to stay in their homes. Most direct services, however, are provided through local Councils/Commissions on Aging and private pay agencies.

This regional organization, with local headquarters in Traverse City, has overseen and distributed government funds to service providers throughout 10 counties in Northwest Lower Michigan since 1974.

AAANM Information Specialists are available in person at 1609 Park Drive, Traverse City, by phone 800.442.1713 or 231.947.8920, or by e-mail under the “Contact Us” fea-ture at aaanm.org.

Agencies, Here to HelpSenior Citizens and their families are often surprised at the extensive resources for seniors available free or at low cost, thanks to tax support. The following Up North agencies offer services to seniors of all income levels and situations.


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Senior LivingCouncil on Aging or Commission on Aging

Each county in Northwest Lower Michigan has either a council or a commission that provides services directly to seniors. Subsidized by local millage funds and/or state and federal dollars, these agencies help eligible seniors with yard work, house cleaning, personal care, transportation, and much more. Some services may have waiting lists or limitations on the number of hours provided. Payment is usually required, typically on a sliding scale. Services and terms vary widely from county to county—important to remember for seniors who plan to relocate.

Senior CentersMany communities have senior centers that provide

recreational and social activities, including some that are run by county aging commissions or councils. In Traverse City, the Senior Center is the hot spot for everything from pickle ball to computer classes. The center brings in other services such as foot care and legal assistance, in addi-tion to being a senior nutrition site for the Northwest Michigan Community Action Agency.

To connect with your local Commission or Council on Aging, Area Agency on Aging, or the senior services available in your area, contact the AAANM 800.442.1713, aaanm.org, or the nationwide ElderCare Locator service 800.677.1116, eldercare.gov.

Other Resources:The Senior Corner: theseniorcorner.weebly.com/The Aging & Disability Resource Collaborative: adrcnmi.org/

The Alzheimer’s AssociationThe Alzheimer’s Association serves Northern Lower

Michigan with two regional offices in Traverse City and Alpena. The association offers many programs and ser-vices that benefit caregivers as well as people living with Alzheimer’s disease. A support group for caregivers can be found in each Northern Michigan County as well as care consultation, care management services, education and training, and lending libraries with books, videos and DVD’s. A helpline is available 24 hours a day at 800.272.3900 or call the offices in the Traverse City office at 231.929.3804 or Alpena at 989.356.4087. alz-org-north-ern-mi.blogspot.com/ and alz.org/gmc/

Contact [email protected] or call (800) 836-0717.

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