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These stories about senior living and the issues impacting seniors in our community are made possible through the continued support of Cooperative Funeral Home as part of our Community Leaders Program.

Prime: What does retirement look like for you?

Prime: What does retirement look like for you?

Full retirement, semi-retirement, phased retirement or no retirement at all — where do you see your work life going?
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Prime: Marking your 80th birthday has implications for driving

Prime: Marking your 80th birthday has implications for driving

Freelancer Hugh Kruzel brings newly-minted octogenarians through what they need to do to stay on the road
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Prime: The fine art of Swedish Death Cleaning

Prime: The fine art of Swedish Death Cleaning

This is ‘döstädning’ and here’s why you should you be doing it
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Prime: Grifters galore, a persistent danger for older adults

Prime: Grifters galore, a persistent danger for older adults

Our writer on seniors' issues, Hugh Kruzel, speaks with Lise Landry, the seniors liaison with Greater Sudbury Police, about how older people can keep themselves safe from confidence scams
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Prime: Six question on foot care with a local chiropodist

Prime: Six question on foot care with a local chiropodist

Feet are pretty amazing things, but as we age, foot problems and challenges with foot care crop up. As May is Foot Care Month, Prime writer Hugh Kruzel met with a local chiropodist to talk about feet and aging
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Prime: Is retirement your next job?

Prime: Is retirement your next job?

For Ron Vaillancourt retirement couldn’t be about simply sitting around with nothing to do
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Prime: Have you found yourself ‘sandwiched’?

Prime: Have you found yourself ‘sandwiched’?

Longer lifespans have created a new demographic, the Sandwich Generation, caught between caring for their children and caring for aging parents
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Prime: It’s about living well in your third stage

Prime: It’s about living well in your third stage

Sudbury.com embarks on a year-long story series about living life to the fullest in your senior years … welcome to Prime
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Prime: Meet Barbara Nolan, language keeper, elder

Prime: Meet Barbara Nolan, language keeper, elder

Residential school survivor, honoured elder, credits the love and support of her family and community for her well-being
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