Your next nest?

What kind of living community fits you best: life with like-minded folks or maybe something where there’s more room to explore? For one couple, life's complete at On Top of the World; for another, a condo community without age restrictions offers more variety.

Looking to relocate? The Top 21 most appealing U.S. locations, reported by bestboomertowns.com.
A cautionary tale Mounting maintenance fees force more people out.

A look back

Before 'one small step'

Floridians in Brevard County remember what life was like before it became the 'Space Coast.'

Top Headlines

What's up

Gless is more

Catch Sharon Gless, 66, on the USA series Burn Notice. She's having a ball.

Features and columnists

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Encore, encore

Hey, kids of all ages, let's put on a show

And so they did, as the oldest and the youngest generations shared the stage in Lovable, a riff on an Oscar Wilde fable. It's part of a thoughtful outreach program called Time Tapestries for the Patel Conservatory in Tampa.

Social networking

Connected and loving it

When the fastest-growing demographic in social networking is the over-55 crowd, well, what are you waiting for? These Tampa Bay area folks show you how it's done.

The new caregivers

He's not your ordinary son-in-law

More men are stepping up to care for elderly parents.

Tampa Bay area women

So this is 50

Steady as she goes! Tampa Bay area women cheer life in the middle years. Soulful Arts founder Paulette Walker Johnson (right), American Stage's Angela Bond, attorney Rhea Law, singer/artist Natty Moss Bond and others riff on the nature of maturity.

Nursing home search

Find the right facility for your loved one

The State of Florida ranks nursing homes on a five-star system, based on inspections. Our map locates four- and five-star homes (the top rankings) in your area. Information is updated four times a year.

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