Bill and Emily Korf, Kitchen Refresh franchisees, meet with a client to choose ways to refresh their kitchen in Stillwater.

6 home improvement projects that give you the best return on your investment

Whether you plan to stay or sell your home during retirement, these improvements pay off.

Celebrity designer and Minnesota native Nate Berkus shares tips on making home spaces work for you

April 11

Interior design starts Jeremiah Brent and Nate Berkus

The famed interior design expert talks about tailoring space to fit your needs

How to make your business outlive you

April 12

In this July 10, 2018, photo, Greg Goodman, right, and his son Chandler Goodman, center, help a customer at the counter, in their Alta Mere franchise

Losing the founder or long-time owner of an enterprise can leave the business adrift and shatter family relationships, but it doesn't have to be that way

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April 10

Looking for a home improvement expert? Here's what you need to know.

These tips will help you find a pro for any project.

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April 10

Ellen Kessler and her mother, Ellen. In some states, a family member may qualify as a paid caregiver.

Get paid to care for your loved one

There are a few basic steps to determine whether personal care services (PCS) is right for a loved one and whether a family member may qualify as a paid caregiver.

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April 10

Customers sit at a cafe terrace in Lyon, central France, Wednesday, May, 19, 2021. It's a grand day for the French. Cafe and restaurant terraces are r

My half-century attempt to learn French

Kids may have an edge when learning languages, but adults also have some major advantages when they put their minds to it.

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April 9

Ann Losness said the paramedic "went through all of my pills with me and she made me fill my pill box."

A new approach to prescribing — and de-prescribing — medications

As a pharmacist, the founder of GeriatRX wants to change the standard of practice when it comes to prescriptions and older adults

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April 5

Gary and Donna Jacobs in their rental apartment during a visit to Paris in February. By refinancing their mortgage, the couple were able to lower thei

Keeping a mortgage after 65: A 'no brainer' or a big risk?

For a growing number of older Americans, signing up for a mortgage that is likely to outlive them makes good economic sense

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April 5

Lyn Slater, 70, was deemed the Accidental Icon by a college fashion student and now has nearly one million followers on social media and is upending n

It's never too late to be a style influencer

A five-year stint as a sought-after fashion influencer — @iconaccidental on Instagram — was a big career step for Lyn Slater, 70. Then came the identity crisis and loss of self.

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April 5

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The talk people over 50 should have before tying the knot

Getting married in middle age or beyond is not only a significant personal milestone, it's also one of the biggest financial decisions of your life.

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April 4

Valter Longo, a professor of gerontology and director of the Longevity and Cancer Program at the IFOM Institute of Molecular Oncology in Milan, wants

To live past 100, mangia a lot less: Italian expert's ideas on aging

"For studying aging, Italy is just incredible," said Valter Longo, a youthful 56, at the lab he runs at a cancer institute in Milan

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April 3

Danny Heskett learns that the manual wheelchair he is sitting in is too wide for the transportation van ramp at Good Samaritan Society in Albert Lea,

For seniors, medical care can be a slog, but there are ways to rein it in

The toll the U.S. health care system exacts is the price of extraordinary progress in medicine. But it's also evidence of the poor fit between older adults' capacities and the health care system's demands.

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February 22