ETOBICOKE, May 2019 — Just a few short months since opening, Custodia Seniors Support has booked over 1,000 home service visits for seniors. The company is projected to reach over 3,000 home services visits in their first fiscal year, 2019. With a 5-star rating on Google and an A rating on BBB, Custodia has really started off on the right foot, helping seniors and their families get the help they need around the home. Custodia was founded with the goal of helping millions of seniors get the help they need all year, for a price that fits within a fixed income budget. So far, hundreds of seniors have signed up to our exclusive Home Management Plans. We are in this business to serve seniors and their families, and to help them relieve anxiety and stress so they can live at home longer. Seniors need the reliable help to keep things safe and sound around the home, and Custodia is happy to help. To learn more, visit our home page a www.gocustodia.com or call the hotline at 1-833-410-4357.

This grandma can lift more than you Some grandmothers bake cookies, some crochet, and some still work the 9-5 grind, but not too many can claim to lift more than the weight of most men in their 20s. Meet Edith-Wilma Connor – mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother extraordinaire and Guiness Book of World Records holder. Meet with My Father’s Daughter In May 2012, just in time to celebrate Mother’s Day, Edith-Wilma Connor of Denver, reached for and won an unusual honor for her age.  She was named the Guiness World Records’ “Oldest Living Female Bodybuilder”, after she competed in the NPC Armburst Pro Gym Warrior Classic Bodybuilding Championship. Yes, you read that correctly, at 77- years old then, now 83, Edith-Wilma Connor is a competitive bodybuilder, business owner, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. According to CBS News Sporty Seniors, she won first place in the first competition she entered – the Grand Masters in Las Vegas – on her 65th birthday. It takes some people a number of years to reach this level and some never do, but Mrs. Connor? She was a spring chicken, getting her bodybuilding start in her early 60s, when she thought her data entry job made her too stagnant. Twenty years ago, her data entry business kept her at her desk up to 10-hours a day. She needed to move, so she took up bodybuilding. In last year’s Viera Voice article, in the Senior Living section, Connor explained, “It was a tension releaser. I sit at a computer all day, so it was one way for me to take it out on the weights instead of the employees.” Edith’s routine is simple: In addition to her above routine, she does step-aerobics with her great-granddaughter. Her oldest grandson is her personal trainer, and armed with her own personal trainer certification, she shares her knowledge as a coach for an over-50 group of women with a focus on the mature body. With advancements in modern medical technology, the rise of healthy living at every age, and a new lease on life for independent seniors, we have more time than ever to connect with our elders. We all have goals, aspirations, family and expectations, and we are constantly on the lookout for stories to inspire and drive us. Life doesn’t end at 65, 70 or even 100 for that matter. For some, over 60 is only the beginning. Are you 65 or older and have an amazing story to tell? We want to hear from you. We want to hear stories about seniors that break the mould, think Edith-Wilma Connor 83-year old competitive bodybuilder and Guiness Book of World Record holder. Or maybe someone like Hiroshi Hoketsu, oldest athlete in the 2012 London Olympic Games, now eyeing the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games as a horse jockey. These are just a few ideas to get you started. Do you know any amazing older adults that we can feature on our Blog?   Let us know in the comments below. PHOTO CREDIT: Guinness Book of World Records

January is an important month for Elderable Members, as it marks the first month of a new year. Your stimulus for this January home maintenance is; Refresh, Restart, Rethink. We all go over what happened last year and commit to do it better this coming year. Estimated time for this maintenance: 3 hours This months visit covers: This January Home Maintenance checklist is for education and entertainment only, if you need assistance, please contact service@elderable.com.

February can be a dark and dingy month for many people. Winter is in and it’s cold in most areas north of Florida!  A little home maintenance can make February a bright month in you home. Estimated time for this visit: 3 hours This months visit covers: This February Home Maintenance Checklist was developed for education and entertainment only. If you need assistance, please contact service@gocustodia.com Also check Recommended January Home Maintenance.

March is a great transition month from winter to spring and opens up a whole new set of maintenance tasks around the home. Let’s explore the recommended Maintenance below: Estimated time for this visit: 2 hours 30 minutes This months visit covers: This March Home Maintenance Checklist was developed for education and entertainment only. If you need assistance, please contact service@gocustodia.com 

Spring is here and the world is brighter and starting to grow. Green is coming back and the rain is coming down. Many things need to be checked and maintained this month. Let’s explain the April home maintenance: Estimated time for this home maintenance: 3 hours This months visit covers: Recommended April Home Maintenance This April Home Maintenance Checklist was developed for education and entertainment only. If you need assistance, please contact service@gocustodia.com Also check Recommended May Home Maintenance.

Spring is in full swing and things are growing all over the place. More time spent in the yard and some key items indoors. Let’s discuss the recommended May home maintenance tips below: Estimated time for this maintenance: 3 hours This months maintenance covers: Home Maintenance For May This May Service Checklist was developed for education and entertainment only. If you need assistance, please contact service@gocustodia.com Check also: Recommended June Home Maintenance

Blazing trails since the 1960s, Gloria Steinem, at 84 hasn’t begun to slow down. Author, journalist, activist, and speaker her name still commands immediate understanding and you know something big is happening. From the first cover of Ms. Magazine in 1972 to her most recent talk with Barbara Smith of Kitchen Table Press, Gloria remains at the forefront of social and political happenings around the world. At 79, she received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from Barack Obama, and watches in wonder at the next generation of women leaders. Make no mistake though, Miss Steinem still leads and does not sit the sidelines. Here’s Gloria’s video interview with Barbara Smith at the 2018 Maker’s Conference. For some, it’s an eyeopener, for others, an affirmation. Which camp will you be? Author of nine books, editor and creator of Ms. Magazine, writer for New York Magazine, and political activist, she says of today’s women’s movement, “I’ve never seen this much activism in my life,” referring to gun control activism, the Women’s March and the increasing number of women running for office. “It’s way, way more than anything I’ve ever seen.” Sitting down for a video series on Human Heroes, Alex Spurt, head of creative at Everlane said of Gloria Steinem, “For over 50 years she’s fought on behalf of disempowered and disenfranchised women all over the globe and even now, at 84 years old, she still uses her voice to educate and inspire every day.” Her calendar remains full as she speaks at colleges, continues her writing, interviews other makers, and is looked to as an authority in leadership for women everywhere. Though Kim Jong-Un just crossed the DMZ a few days ago, Steinem and a handful of Korean women did it in 2015. The Women’s March in January 2017, yes, she was there – in the lead. Gloria Steinem is oft quoted, but if you’re a trailblazer, too, we thought this quote fit the bill best, “Without leaps of imagination, or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities. Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning.” You’re never too old to follow your dreams or to create new ones. Whatever you want to do, do it. Whoever you want to be, be it. Age is a number, not a state of mind. We are discovering more and more remarkable older adults.  There will not be enough time to catalogue them all but we will keep going and finding people and tactics that will help Older Adults live a better life. With advancements in modern medical technology, the rise of healthy living at every age, and a new lease on life for independent seniors, we have more time than ever to connect with our elders. We all have goals, aspirations, family and expectations, and we are constantly on the lookout for stories to inspire and drive us. Life doesn’t end at 65, 70 or even 100 for that matter. For some, over 60 is only the beginning. Are you 65 or older and have an amazing story to tell? We want to hear from you. We want to hear stories about seniors that break the mold, like our 83-year old competitive bodybuilder and Guinness Book of World Record holder. Or our oldest athlete in the 2012 London Olympic Games, now eyeing the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games as an Equestrian. Or Gloria Steinem, woman of vision, political activist, and journalist, still thriving at nearly 85. Do you know any amazing older adults that we can feature on our Blog?   Let us know in the comments below.

Meet Hiroshi Hoketsu – Horseman and Hope for Old Men Eyes 2020 Olympic Games Over fifty years after Hiroshi Hoketsu first took the world stage at the 1964 Olympics, this Japanese Equestrian isn’t just horsing around. He now holds the record – as of the 2012 London Olympic Games – as oldest Olympian ever to compete for Japan, and third oldest worldwide. He shares the distinction with shooter Oscar Swan of Sweden who won the 1920 Olympics and Arthur Von Pongracz who competed in Dressage at 72, Hiroshi’s sport, in the 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics. Though the Road to Rio wasn’t in the cards for Hiroshi due to his horse’s health, he’s already eyeing the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo for his best in show.  According to an interview he gave Reuters, when he had to bow out of the 2012 Games, he shared this, “If I can do it and be in Tokyo, that would be marvelous. Four years from now I will be 79 and I have to see if it will still be physically possibleâ€. Now that’s a homecoming! Check out this video of his 2012 London Olympic Games attempt.  He came in 17 of 24. Not bad for a guy in his 70’s! And watch for his return as he pushes 80 in the 2020 Olympics. For many, Olympics is not only their dream, but in preparation, it is their life. Yet, Hiroshi Hoketsu didn’t begin competing internationally until his early 60s, when he retired from his pharmaceutical executive role. It is around this time, he chose to make his home in Germany. From there he moved from show-jumping to dressage, and is affectionately nicknamed, “Hope for Old Men†in Asian media. Life has its stops and starts, its setbacks, and its successes, and Hiroshi takes it all in stride. His personal slogan is, “I will stop riding horses when I can no longer find progress from myself and my horse.” But, to come full circle back to Tokyo in the 2020 Olympic Games? His career will come full circle, a completion, or a new jumping off point for a man who knows age is a number, not a state of mind. We are discovering more and more remarkable older adults.  There will not be enough time to catalogue them all but we will keep going and finding people and tactics that will help Older Adults live a better life. With advancements in modern medical technology, the rise of healthy living at every age, and a new lease on life for independent seniors, we have more time than ever to connect with our elders. We all have goals, aspirations, family and expectations, and we are constantly on the lookout for stories to inspire and drive us. Life doesn’t end at 65, 70 or even 100 for that matter. For some, over 60 is only the beginning. Are you 65 or older and have an amazing story to tell? We want to hear from you. We want to hear stories about seniors that break the mould, think Edith-Wilma Connor 83-year old competitive bodybuilder and Guiness Book of World Record holder. Or maybe someone like Hiroshi Hoketsu, oldest athlete in the 2012 London Olympic Games, now eyeing the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games as an Equestrian. These are just a few ideas to get you started. Do you know any amazing older adults that we can feature on our Blog?   Let us know in the comments below.

Summer is coming there has never been a better time to get ready.  Here are the recommended home maintenance tasks for June. Let’s find out the recommended June home maintenance below: Estimated time for this maintenance: 3 hours This months maintenance covers: This May Service Checklist was developed for education and entertainment only. If you need assistance, please contact service@gocustodia.com Check also, Recommended May Home Maintenance.