“Oh, I really used to love to shop,” says Marnie Stuart. “I’d get all dressed up in the morning and head out, and stay at it all day long. Sometimes, …
Continue ReadingCollaborative Caregiving: Far Better Than ‘Flying Solo’
“I flew solo,” says Jane Barton, recalling that “by nature, nurture, and necessity” she became the primary caregiver for her mother who suffered a long and debilitating illness. Barton was …
Continue ReadingThe Changing Face of Social Security: What to Expect in 2019
To mangle a Twainism: The reports of Social Security’s demise are greatly exaggerated. Social Security benefits, which provide critical income for nearly 63 million retired or disabled workers, along with …
Continue ReadingSocial Security Benefits That May Surprise You
Nearly 62.7 million Americans currently receive benefits from Social Security, the federal government program that provides some income for former workers, their dependents, and many disabled people. As many have complained, …
Continue ReadingWhen Social Security Calls: Hang Up the Phone
Seniors, too often the targets of cyber-savvy or fast-talking scammers, are again being singled out — this time by admittedly ingenious “spoofers” masquerading as representatives of the Social Security Administration (SSA). …
Continue ReadingHelpful Tools for Positive Aging
While lamenting the losses, limitations, and inevitable aches and pains that come with aging, many people are also quick to put a half-positive spin on it. “Well, it beats the …
Continue ReadingThe Women’s Movement Comes to Alzheimer’s
At a time when various movements have been reenergized to take new aims against sexual abuse, workplace inequality, and political threats to women’s rights, another common cause has surfaced: Alzheimer’s …
Continue ReadingMoney Follows the Person—Unless It Doesn’t
A federal program that has made it possible for more than 88,000 seniors and people with disabilities to make the transition they craved — moving from nursing homes back into …
Continue ReadingThe Magic of Movies
With a few welcome exceptions, TV shows and films about aging most often feature dire and dour stereotypes of the later years of life. It can be downright depressing. But challenge yourself …
Continue ReadingUnreported, Uninvestigated & Unnoticed: Sexual Abuse in Nursing Homes
“Sick, Dying and Raped in America’s Nursing Homes” was the attention-grabbing headline on a CNN investigative report released in February of 2017. It shined light on the fact that more than …
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