Antara Senior Care

  A few days ago, I ran into one of my old (still very young) colleagues at the airport and you could almost hear the pity in his voice as he asked me about life after retirement, almost surprised to see me in my Sunday Best, heading to a family wedding in Delhi. As I sat there chatting with him, I realized that when thinking of retirement, a lot of us think of a dull life with all play and no work. Since my retirement 5 years ago, my life has been nothing like that! Having planned sufficiently for my golden years in my 40s, my life right now is full of love, mirth, and energy.  The dreaded old nursing home is no longer a reality and in fact, to make the most of my age, I chose to live in an Independent Senior Living facility in Dehradun - close enough to my family in Chandigarh, but still nestled in scenic beauty that makes every sunrise feel like my first. To break some of the myths associated with retirement, I chose to write this article and highlight some of the most bea...

  The most common problem for senior citizens everywhere is body pain. Whether it is in their joints or back, some sort of ache always creeps in with age and can start to make you feel helpless or interrupt your regular activities. Overtime with our experience at Antara Senior Living , our experts have identified the following few techniques that work almost universally to give you immense long-term relief and enable you to feel whole and healthy again. Cold and Heat Compress: If you feel your muscles tensing or in a spasm, lightly massage that area with a hot towel, or heating pad. You can also take a hot water bath for deep relaxation if you feel a little sore after exercising. Be sure to regulate the temperature here because your skin might be very sensitive to the heat. To ease pain or swelling in a particular spot, a cold compress with an ice pack will help you reduce the swelling. For this treatment, gently massage the cool pad in the area where you feel pain and stop when it...