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The Caregiver’s Dilemma: Love, Loyalty, and Survival

Being a caregiver for your aging parents or loved ones can sometimes seem like a battle. A battle between your loyalty and yourself.  Knowing they need you and your care, but feeling exhausted,...

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Baby Boomers Aren’t All Southern Bound

When many of us think of people retiring, it’s with images of little white-haired folks, headed south or southwest in RVs or minivans, intent on enjoying the warmth and golf courses of Florida or the...

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Caregivers – A Delicate Dance

A new AARP Study found that many caregivers of older individuals are not only providing the traditional caregiving tasks of assistance with bathing, dressing, eating, and household tasks such as...

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Generations Together – A Better Community

I recently read where multiple generations living together in the same household is on the rise.  The reasons stated weren’t surprising: kids graduating college, but not finding jobs so returning...

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Making the Connection – eHealth Can Help You Own Your Own Health

There are many eHealth opportunities available for older Americans to help them deal with the health issues that typically accompany the journey into their “Greater Years”.  As people age, many develop...

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Real Concerns Emerging With Reverse Mortgages

  Once touted as one of the best ways for an Older American to supplement their retirement years, reverse mortgages are coming under pretty intense scrutiny. Reverse mortgages  allow homeowners 62 and...

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Brain Health – It’s All In Your Head!

Image Source Page: http://bornstoryteller.wordpress.com/tag/fine-arts-education/ Our brain is an amazing organ.  It grows and develops, learns and changes as we do.  Our brain houses our personality...

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Moving On…

Well, the election is over and no matter who you voted for, the result is the same, we have a duly elected President and Congress and they have a job to do and now they MUST come together, cross their...

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Long-Term Care and the Fiscal Cliff Deal

As part of the deal to prevent the fall over the fiscal cliff, two provisions that could significantly impact national long-term care strategy were quietly passed as part of overall package.  These...

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It Ain’t the Age, It’s the Activity!

  In today’s Washington Post “MisFits” column, Lenny Berstein introduces us to a gentleman named Roy Clark, who at 102 works out several times a week with his 70 year old personal trainer.  Mr. Clark...

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