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  • Ten Technologies from CES 2012

    Aging In Place Technology Watch
    Laurie Orlov
    24 Jan 2012 | 3:29 pm
    Just in case you thought you ran into me -- I wasn't there. But I got a kick out of Wayne Caswell's CES in Pajamas blog post, David Pogue's Sampling the Future of Gadgetry (wow, it really is a showcase for "tablets, thin TV screens, superthin laptops and Android phones") and then there were the 25 robots -- three of which were related to healthcare. So that led me to plow through more 'zone lists' and offer a paragraph about each of ten companies/products from A to Z that are recent/new to me -- and may be new to you. The link goes to their website, the text is…

  • When agencies save paper, seniors lose

    Aging In Place Technology Watch
    Laurie Orlov
    18 Jan 2012 | 3:00 pm
    Everybody wants to save paper -- but for some, it's optional.  My long-time love-it, hate-it bank enables those online to replace printed statements with statements that are viewable.  They encourage online access, but don't require it. In fact, many make quite an effort to save our governments from printing too much, and many more are on a mission to save those trees and be oh-so-green ('paperless at home' and Save Our Trees). So what other organizations will follow the examples of the Social Security Administration and most recently the Treasury Department?

  • Tax Preparation Help for Seniors

    Society of Certified Senior Advisors
    Society of Certified Senior Advisors
    23 Jan 2012 | 1:05 pm
    Tax season is overwhelming for many seniors. Many services are available to assist seniors with both federal and state income taxes. Supermarkets and malls have preparers from a variety of firms. Senior centers often host tax preparation days with professionals available to assist with preparation. And, this year the IRS is providing a new service for preparing and filing federal returns, called “Free File”, in conjunction with approximately 20 tax preparation software companies. The tax software providers must meet specific government standards and must qualify with the required security…

  • EldercareABC Blog Carnival – January 25, 2012

    EldercareABC
    admin
    25 Jan 2012 | 10:21 pm
    Welcome to the January 25, 2012 edition of EldercareABC Blog Carnival. Elder Care Abuse: How to Know and When to Act – Inside Elder Care…Elder abuse is something that occurs in the United States more frequently than many of us know. Learn the signs of elder abuse and how to take action to protect your loved one. Top Ten New Technologies to Watch in Elder Care This can facilitate care transitions and allow physician orders to be received even before an elder arrives at the facility. Telemedicine/telehealth: Telemedicine and telehealth allow specialists to provide consultation…

  • Encourage Our Elderly Parents to Exercise In Winter for “Snow” Many Good Reasons

    EldercareABC
    admin
    5 Jan 2012 | 7:00 am
    For kids in snow country, there’s such a fun thrill to open the door and spot the crisp whiteness all around. They love to throw snow balls, slide down hills, and build snowmen. Great exercise all around. But for our beloved seniors, getting exercise in the chill of winter, even without snow, is a bit more difficult.  It’s so vital for them to keep moving – for their body’s sake and their brain’s sake. As many are now writing, including Mayo Clinic in their article, Memory loss: 7 tips to improve your memory, “Physical activity increases blood flow to your…
 
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    Seniors / Aging News From Medical News Today

  • Visible Signs Of Aging Improved By Pycnogenol (French Maritime Pine Bark Extract) In New Study

    26 Jan 2012 | 3:00 am
    Human skin is the body's first line of defense and often mirrors the health, nutritional status and age of a person. Over time, skin shows signs of aging due to the gradual breakdown of collagen and elastin. However, skin can be rebuilt and made healthier no matter one's age...

  • Swimming Lowered Blood Pressure In Sedentary Over 50s

    25 Jan 2012 | 6:00 am
    Older adults who don't do much exercise, and whose blood pressure is getting to the point where they may need treatment, should perhaps consider swimming as a way to help bring it back down, at least that is what a small US study of sedentary over-50-year-olds might suggest. The study was published early online in The American Journal of Cardiology earlier this month...

  • Going To Physician Visits With Older Loved Ones Could Improve Care

    25 Jan 2012 | 3:00 am
    Family companions who routinely accompany older adults to physician office visits could be helpful to health care quality improvement efforts, according to a new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health...

  • Emergency Department Visits By The Elderly Result In 3-Fold Risk Of Infection

    24 Jan 2012 | 3:00 am
    A visit to the emergency department during nonsummer months was associated with a three-fold risk of acute respiratory or gastrointestinal infection in elderly residents of long-term care facilities, according to a study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal)...

  • Worm's Lifespan Dramatically Extended By Tiny Amounts Of Alcohol

    24 Jan 2012 | 2:00 am
    Minuscule amounts of ethanol, the type of alcohol found in alcoholic beverages, can more than double the life span of a tiny worm known as Caenorhabditis elegans, which is used frequently as a model in aging studies, UCLA biochemists report. The scientists said they find their discovery difficult to explain...
 
 
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    Changing Aging

  • "Awakenings" Featured on Canadian TV News

    26 Jan 2012 | 2:45 pm
    Ecumen is empowering residents and their families to enjoy the highest possible quality of life through our Awakenings initiative.  "400 kilometers south of the Canadian border there is a sea change underway," says 16:9 reporter Carolyn Jarvis in a recent Awakenings feature on "16:9" television news .  The 16:9 feature describes the dramatic difference between calming and controlling dementia residents through antipsychotic chemicals versus the Awakenings model of behavioral support and personal attention to individual needs. 

  • Ecumen Bethany Community Receives Major Gift: $340,000

    12 Jan 2012 | 10:13 am
    In an honoring testament to Ecumen Bethany Community's culture of caring, former residents Leonard and Irene Kalina included Bethany in their estate plans -- to the tune of $340,000! The Kalinas lived together at Ecumen Bethany Home since 2006, until Irene’s death in 2009, followed by Leonard’s passing in January 2011.  Read more about the Kalinas and their gift in the Alexandria Echo Press. 

  • Senior Housing - A Part of "Aging With No Regrets" for Many

    12 Jan 2012 | 9:46 am
    In an earlier blog post, we highlighted a new book - 30 Lessons for Living: Tried and True Advice from the Wisest Americans, authored by Karl Pillemer, the head of Cornell University's Legacy Project, I found this item below interesting from N.Y. Times health columnist Jane Brody in her look at the book. ON AGING: “Embrace it. Don’t fight it. Growing older is both an attitude and a process,” an 80-year-old man said. The experts’ advice to the young: “Don’t waste your time worrying about getting old.” Most found that old age vastly exceeded their…

  • Ecumen Salutes Medal of Honor Recipient Mike Colalillo

    5 Jan 2012 | 4:17 pm
    Mike Colalillo, pictured above, received the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military honor for bravery, from President Harry Truman on Dec. 18, 1945.  On Friday, Minnesota's last surviving Medal of Honor recipient Mike Colalillo passed away at Bayshore Health Center, which Ecumen operates in Duluth. Hero.  It was a word that accompanied Mike Colallo's name continuously.  He didn't quite see it that way, though.   He told a reporter after the war: "I never wanted to kill anybody, and I never had any particular yen to be a hero. Heroes are a dime a dozen in…

  • Happy Holidays from Ecumen

    22 Dec 2011 | 3:54 pm
     Please join us in celebrating another successful year at Ecumen! Enjoy our Ecumen Holiday Video featuring images of employees and customers from 2011. 
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  • Afternoon Links: Prep A Quick And Healthy Dinner

    Emily Moorhouse
    27 Jan 2012 | 2:29 pm
    • Master the art of resilience. (HuffPost Fitness) • Ways to prep a quick, healthy dinner. (fitsugar) • A quick fix for feeling down in the dumps. (The Stir) • Can you make your husband change? (YourTango) • How to handle your debt. (HuffPost Women • How to handle difficult people. (YouBeauty) • Vegetable cocktails you should try. (Organic Authority) • Health and fitness books you should buy. (Well + Good) Post from: Blisstree

  • 6 Reasons Why Your Period Might Be Irregular

    Hanna Brooks Olsen
    27 Jan 2012 | 2:00 pm
    Contrary to what you may be inclined to believe by the period-shaming media, your monthly flow is not embarrassing, not blue, not consistant, and often, not monthly at all. In fact, for most women, at some point in their lives, unusual menstruation is the norm–and that perfect, 28-day cycle is an illusive creature, like a hormonal unicorn leaping over rainbows of body-positive tampon ads off on the horizon. But even with that knowledge, when your period does something unpredicted, it can still be worrisome. I asked Heather Corinna, Founder and Executive Director  of…

  • Why Snooki Should Promote Exercise And Diet Instead of Zantrex3

    Briana Rognlin
    27 Jan 2012 | 12:15 pm
    I’ve already written about how amazing it is that Snooki‘s new Zantrex commercial features the same music as Jessie Spano‘s caffeine pill breakdown. Now it’s time for me to have a serious talk about her new body and why I’m so bummed that she’s peddling diet drugs instead of focusing on all the other hard work she’s been doing to get healthy. Snooki has been showing off her newly toned (albeit badly photoshopped) body on Twitter since December, and she even appeared on Ellen reporting on her new—dare I say it?—healthy habits, like working out…

  • Anti-Obesity Program Horrors: They May Cause Eating Disorders

    Deborah Dunham
    27 Jan 2012 | 10:40 am
    A new poll says 30% of parents have seen at least one worrisome behavior in their children that could be associated with an eating disorder—and they’re blaming it on school-based anti-obesity programs. Of course, lowering childhood obesity rates is a good thing, but it seems a lot of school programs are taking a dangerous approach: Instead of teaching kids how to life a happy, healthy lifestyle through positive role models, they teach them how not to be obese. The difference—inspiration vs. fear—makes all the difference between controlling obesity and, it appears, eating…

  • Obese Docs Less Likely To Diagnose Obese Patients

    Elizabeth Nolan Brown
    27 Jan 2012 | 9:50 am
    Whether a doctor’s weight interferes with his or her ability to diagnose patients is a question I would normally consider stupid and insulting. But new research shows this actually might be the case—at least when that diagnosis is obesity. According to a study published this month in the journal Obesity, doctors who were overweight or obese were far less likely to diagnose obesity than docs in the normal weight range. The study, conducted by researchers at Johns Hopkins University, surveyed 500 doctors across the United States. Researchers found doctors with a ‘normal’…
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    Serene Ambition

  • The End of the Beginning

    eldering
    1 Jan 2012 | 11:01 pm
    By Jim Selman | Bio Ah, January 1st, the new beginning and a chance to finally get it right this year. Or is it?Perhaps it is the End of the Beginning. When we began as a nation, we were full of hope and idealism. We believed that every person could thrive and prosper if they worked hard and learned from their past mistakes.Today, can we honestly say we believe that hard work will take us in the direction of our dreams? What happened to us? Where are we going?

  • Can we really take old age one day at a time?

    eldering
    25 Feb 2011 | 12:00 am
    By Jim Selman | Bio As long as I can remember, people have been telling me to relax, enjoy the moment, smell the roses and just take it easy—to live life one day at a time. That’s a challenge when we’re younger, when we have many goals and not a lot of history under our belt. As we age, we eventually realize we’re not going to accomplish everything. So what happens when we realize there are a lot of expectations we have that will never be fulfilled?

  • Senior Upset or Elder Equanimity?

    eldering
    18 Feb 2011 | 12:00 am
    By Jim Selman | Bio I have a friend who is really upset because she feels she was pressured into a particularly large purchase and not appreciated afterwards. It occurs to me that this could be a concern for many single women, especially as they grow older. We read daily of various scams to help older people part with their money. While I don’t think that women are the only ones affected, they do seem to be targeted more often than not. In the case of my friend, the issue wasn’t one of the salesmen being dishonest, but simply not being particularly sensitive to her feelings. Add to this…

  • The Elder

    eldering
    31 Jan 2011 | 12:00 am
    By 2012, 50% of Americans will be over 60. Most of us can expect the gift of an additional 30 years of life.What will we do with this gift?Surviving old age is not enough.

  • When It's Work to Go to Work

    eldering
    10 Jan 2011 | 12:00 am
      By Jim Selman | BioI just finished reading a really good ‘how to’ book by Russell Bishop called Workarounds That Work: How to Conquer Anything That Stands in Your Way at Work. This book is today’s best guide for having our work lives work.
 
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  • READ THE FINE PRINT

    19 Jan 2012 | 6:53 pm
    YOU GOTTA HAVE A GIMMICKDo you remember the musical "Gypsy?" One of the showstoppers that stands out in my mind was the number, "You gotta have a gimmick."Gypsy (1962) directed by Mervyn LeRoy, music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim.Natalie Wood as Louise 'Gypsy Rose Lee' Hovick, Betty Bruce as Tessie Tura, Faith Dane as Mazeppa, Roxanne Arlen as Electra"If you wanna bump it, Bump it wid a trumpet."The three burlesque performers show the novice how to get attention, each one has something special that really fascinates the audience! And boy, did that work!!So it is too in the retail…

  • My Week at the Movies

    11 Jan 2012 | 10:49 am
    Since I have been down here in Florida I have seen four movies - the theaters are a stones throw from where I live, price of a ticket for a senior is $5.00. There is also a nearby Temple that shows movies every Wednesday afternoon at no cost and the ones I have seen so far are films about seniors. The capacity of the room is six hundred people and would you believe the room fills up quickly so for a movie that starts at 1:30 I plan on getting there no later than 1:00.I think there are a number of reasons so many people attend the movies at the Temple:The locationThe subject matterThe…

  • A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A SNOWBIRD

    3 Jan 2012 | 9:04 pm
    I could write about the movies, the shows, the places I have eaten, or the Mah Jongg games that I have been enjoying, but instead, I have decided to tell you about an ordinary day that I had today.HOT AND COLDSince I've been here in Florida, it's been an unusually warm December. January is different!! This morning it was cold and windy, had to put the heat on! That's why I pack turtle neck jerseys and long johns.I needed some groceries, but didn't feel like parading through my favorite big supermarket. Instead, I elected to go to a nearby small market that carries lots of ethnic…

  • THE DAYS AFTER CHRISTMAS

    26 Dec 2011 | 8:30 am
    In the 50's I had a wonderful office job in downtown Boston. I liked the work, the people, and the fact that the office was in the heart of the shopping district.On my lunch hour I could scoot over to Filene's Bargain Basement store, and if I was lucky "get a designer label item for a steal." If you were a tourist Filene's Basement was the number one attraction in town. Not anymore though, they are going out of business.One outstanding memory I have about Filene's is what they did to one of their display windows right after Christmas.The display had jolly, smiling and fat Santa asleep on his…

  • CHANUKAH NOW AND THEN

    18 Dec 2011 | 9:53 am
    CHANUKAH THEN - FOODWhen I was a youngster growing up in the depression era Chanukah was celebrated with special foods, not gifts.What I remember about the holiday was the lighting of the Menorah and the delicious potato latkes my mother made. In my adult life I have tried, time after to time to make potato latkes like she did but have never been successful. I gave up trying a few years ago!!I think I finally figured out her secret! Use a lot of oil in the fry pan. Here's my recipe for Potato Latkes:Millie's Potato Latkes6 Russet potatoes1 onion2 eggs, beaten1/4 tsp. baking powdersalt and…
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    Selling to Seniors

  • Congressional Cuts Could Push Nursing Homes into the Red

    28 Jan 2012 | 4:12 am
    At a time of economic struggle and continuous rounds of government funding reductions, skilled nursing facilities are in danger of falling into the red, finds an analysis by The Moran Company. The analysis, commissioned by the American Health Care Association (AHCA), reaffirms what previous studies...

  • SnapApp's Platforms Engage Consumers, Acquire Customers

    27 Jan 2012 | 7:53 am
    When Martha Stewart Living wanted to create a method of driving traffic to its online social media as part of a larger campaign to publicize last year's launch of the show on the Hallmark Channel, the magazine's editors turned to SnapApp for help. SnapApp, a creation of Boston-based Pangea Media, d...

  • Brain Fitness Service Provider Wins Patent for Unique Technology

    26 Jan 2012 | 12:33 pm
    As part of its marketing strategy, Dakim Inc., developer of the technology, is now in the process of blanketing the media with press releases heralding the news of the patent award.

  • Senior Housing Data Still Shows Strong Absorption, Slowing Construction

    26 Jan 2012 | 9:47 am
    The seniors housing occupancy rate continued its slow recovery in the fourth quarter of 2011, while construction activity continued to decline, according to NIC MAP, a data analysis service of the National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing & Care Industry (NIC). Overall, the average occu...

  • Insurance Program Gains 20% More of the ‘Federal Family’

    26 Jan 2012 | 7:42 am
    Quick: What's the largest group long-term care insurance program in the country? If you said "FLTCIP," give yourself a double-word score and roll again. "It absolutely is," Joan Melanson tells Selling to Seniors. Melanson is director of Program Promotion for the Federal Long Ter...
 
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  • Chinese New Year greetings: John Fu & Warren Buffett

    a little red hen
    22 Jan 2012 | 5:34 pm
                              This morning's email brought a dramatic, red, Chinese New Year greeting from John Fu in Copenhagen.  He was a college student when we met in Xian, China eleven years ago.  Determined to get his next degree in the English-speaking world (he was a proficient translator in 2000),  he got his MBA in Denmark where he now lives and works as a business consultant.  We had hilarious experiences with Chinese government officials he helped me to interview in Xian.  I…

  • Happy Cup, bread, politics: Little red hen's peripatetic days

    a little red hen
    20 Jan 2012 | 4:42 pm
    Rye breads recently made where I neglected to label recipe source.  They were very good.  One on right is 1968 New York Times Sourdough via Craig Claiborne. And what better to go with a slice of homemade bread than my newest political button.  Yes, 17% is the stunning percentage of women in Congress.  A special election in the quirky district where we live is about to (fingers crossed) give Democrat Suzanne Bonamici a seat in the House of Representatives.  She will replace an unsuitable man I wrote about at length HERE.

  • Martin Luther King, Jr. Day... Black History Month to follow

    a little red hen
    16 Jan 2012 | 8:42 pm
    How would all Americans be thoughtful about Martin Luther King today?  The major story to appear in connection with this commemoration was not positive.  Headline from Atlanta's City Guide: Historic Church Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Neighborhood Facing Foreclosure The church, Higher Groud Empowerment Center, a center of Atlanta's Vine City community for more than 100 years, faced foreclosure by your favorite neighbor and mine--a big bank. A last minute protest by Occupy Atlanta seems to have halted the move for the moment.  According to the Huffington Post…

  • Loving To Read Obituary Pages

    a little red hen
    8 Jan 2012 | 6:11 pm
    Where did the attraction begin?  In the 1950s and 60s, I worked in public relations in New York City.  Oh, there were so many, many daily papers that I had to read.  Mornings it was the Herald Tribune and the New York Times (image here from last week). Not the tabloids, the ones whose big, bold headlines I'd see in the hands of subway riders and on newsstands. There was the Daily Mirror, deceased,  the Daily News, still flaunting its increasingly regressive conservatism.  In the afternoon, more that are history:  World Telegram & Sun, the…

  • Knit elephant & sheep photo have something in common?

    a little red hen
    30 Dec 2011 | 7:50 pm
    They give me a jump to posting again.  The yarn in the elephant's body came from Foster Sheep Farm in upstate New York--Schuylerville.  The sheep pictured here too. Its maker, Carole Foster, brought it to the Columbia Greenmarket near where we lived on the upper west side of Manhattan.  She had a unique way of demonstrating how to spin which is captured on the link back in wintry 2009 in the City.  I'd admired a hat she'd knit from worsted Greenspun from her own natural colored flock.  Purchase the purple/gray yarn and she gave me her hand written…
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    Contemporary Retirement Coaching

  • 10 Part-time Jobs for Retirees

    Ann Harrison
    26 Jan 2012 | 5:38 am
    If you're one of the growing number of baby boomers who can't afford to retire, you might be interested in this MSN Money article - 10 Part-time Jobs for Retirees - to get you thinking about the range of possibilities available to you.  (It has links to some other interesting articles/websites too.)

  • Quick Links

    Ann Harrison
    24 Jan 2012 | 4:37 am
    From MSN Health: Beta Blockers - How they work, who can benefit from them, and what to expect if you take one

  • Blogging Boomers Carnival #243

    Ann Harrison
    23 Jan 2012 | 5:03 am
    Once again, it's my very great pleasure to host the Blogging Boomers Carnival - a band of bloggers dedicated to Baby Boomers interests and issues. Let's kick off with John Agno at SoBabyBoomer who reports: "As America's Baby Boomers grow older and creakier, some companies are trying to keep those with hard-to-replace skills fit enough to remain on the job."What is the most important ingredient in a happy marriage?  Laura Lee, the Midlife Crisis Queen, says a great friendship! The Accidental Locavore wonders why there are certain traits organic and natural food…

  • The 12 secrets of being happy

    Ann Harrison
    23 Jan 2012 | 4:56 am
    In his new book, The World Book Of Happiness, Leo Bormans has drawn together the research and discoveries of the world’s leading experts on the psychology of happiness to unlock the secrets of happy people. If you want the quick version, here's what you need to do:  1.   Accept what you have 2.   Enjoy what you do 3.   Live for today 4.   Choose happiness (exercise your freedom to choose) 5.   Look after your relationships 6.   Stay busy 7.   Don't compare yourself to anyone else 8.   Be yourself 9.   Stop worrying10.  Get organised11.  Think…

  • You don't have to be human to have fun in the snow...

    Ann Harrison
    20 Jan 2012 | 7:47 am
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  • Low-cost entries shake up market for small 401(k) plans

    Mark Miller
    26 Jan 2012 | 8:19 pm
    If you own a small business, the time to comparison-shop for 401k plans has never been better. Low-cost plans are cropping up, as new federal regulations kicking in this year call for greater disclosure of fee information to plan participants and sponsors. The numbers should be a real eye-opener. Fees vary widely among retirement plans [...] Related posts:Schwab plan to cut costs, add advice points to changing 401(k) marketAutomated retirement plans can help, but watch for these pitfallsFive ways to make 401(k) plans more like pensions

  • Workers fight switch to church plan pensions

    Mark Miller
    26 Jan 2012 | 8:14 pm
    Mary Rich worked for a hospital in northern New Jersey for 25 years, first as a registered nurse and later as an executive. One of the job’s benefits was a traditional pension that she expected to receive at retirement. Now that benefit seems unlikely to be around by the time she retires. Rich’s financially troubled [...] Related posts:Obama plan to bolster pension insurance fund stirs controversyWhy federal insurance for pensions needs shoring upWisconsin fight points to importance of traditional pensions

  • Big penalties await if you delay Medicare filing

    Mark Miller
    20 Jan 2012 | 12:39 pm
    Most seniors on Medicare will pay $99.90 per month this year for Part B outpatient coverage. But how would you like to pay 10 percent more for that coverage, or 50 percent more? Failing to sign up for Medicare at the right time can cost you – big time. The monthly Part B premium jumps [...] Related posts:Reader mailbag: Stay on COBRA or enroll for Medicare?Reader mailbag: IRA beneficiaries and Medicare first payorsMedicare will cut into big Social Security COLA in 2012

  • To boost Social Security benefits, know the rules

    Mark Miller
    18 Jan 2012 | 4:06 pm
    When the oldest baby boomers start turning 66 this year, they’ll be eligible to file for full Social Security benefits. But pollsters say many Americans plan to work well past that age, reflecting tough economic times and a general desire to reshape the idea of retirement. What will working longer mean for the Social Security [...] Related posts:Social Security may tighten do-over loophole rulesSocial Security Administration tightens do-over rulesHow to maximize your Social Security benefits

  • Six steps young investors can take to build retirement security

    Mark Miller
    12 Jan 2012 | 2:28 pm
    You’re young and lucky enough to be gainfully employed, but it’s a hard time to be starting out in life – the job market is perilous, financial markets are volatile and the housing market’s direction is anyone’s guess. Is this any time to be thinking about saving for a secure retirement? Absolutely. Top retirement experts [...] Related posts:This weekend: Are young retirement investors abandoning stocks?How working longer helps build retirement securityReuters: How working longer helps build retirement security
 
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  • EldercareABC Blog Carnival – January 25, 2012

    admin
    25 Jan 2012 | 10:21 pm
    Welcome to the January 25, 2012 edition of EldercareABC Blog Carnival. Elder Care Abuse: How to Know and When to Act – Inside Elder Care…Elder abuse is something that occurs in the United States more frequently than many of us know. Learn the signs of elder abuse and how to take action to protect your loved one. Top Ten New Technologies to Watch in Elder Care This can facilitate care transitions and allow physician orders to be received even before an elder arrives at the facility. Telemedicine/telehealth: Telemedicine and telehealth allow specialists to provide consultation…

  • Moving a Reluctant Parent Part 9

    admin
    17 Jan 2012 | 7:00 am
    by Joy Loverde If you are in the same boat as me (struggling with an elderly person who refuses move), take a look at my blogs 1 through 8 titled, “Moving a Reluctant Parent.” As you read along, pay particular attention to my attitude and communication strategies that I have employed along the way. My journey with my Aunt who refuses to move is now over two years and counting, and what I knew would eventually happen, is now happening. Over the years I have mentally collected clear cut evidence that Aunt Bernice would be better off living somewhere else. Ever since the day she and I…

  • EldercareABC Blog Carnival – January 11, 2012

    admin
    11 Jan 2012 | 7:27 am
    Welcome to the January 11, 2012 edition of EldercareABC Blog Carnival. Linda Rodriguez presents Residents’ Rights and Common Rights Violations posted at Nursing Home Abuse, saying, “Nursing homes are places for people who either cannot take care of themselves or need help taking care of themselves. For whatever reason, this means to some that nursing home residents have limited rights; this is simply not the case.” Mark Yatman presents Senior Health & Diet Foods Caregivelist says Costs of senior care vary widely, based on the location of the care and the type of care. Lauren…

  • Encourage Our Elderly Parents to Exercise In Winter for “Snow” Many Good Reasons

    admin
    5 Jan 2012 | 7:00 am
    For kids in snow country, there’s such a fun thrill to open the door and spot the crisp whiteness all around. They love to throw snow balls, slide down hills, and build snowmen. Great exercise all around. But for our beloved seniors, getting exercise in the chill of winter, even without snow, is a bit more difficult.  It’s so vital for them to keep moving – for their body’s sake and their brain’s sake. As many are now writing, including Mayo Clinic in their article, Memory loss: 7 tips to improve your memory, “Physical activity increases blood flow to your…

  • Early Onset Dementia Author Joy Loverde Wants You to Get Involved

    admin
    4 Jan 2012 | 7:00 am
     Husbands, Wives. Sons. Daughters. Parents. These are the people under the age of 65 who have received a diagnosis of dementia.  Young Onset Dementia, Working Age Dementia, Early Onset Dementia – call it what you will. It is a frightening, confusing diagnosis. After all, most are employed. Many have mortgages and younger families. They are actively engaged in their daily routines. How in the world can this be happening?  And what symptoms lead the family doctor to turn to more specialist advice? Relatively few specialist services exist for younger people with dementia. Depending on where…
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  • Elder Care Abuse: How to Know and When to Act

    Ryan Malone
    23 Jan 2012 | 9:00 am
    Elder abuse is something that occurs in the United States more frequently than many of us know.  According to Elder Abuse Daily in 2010there are almost 6 million elder abuse cases every year.  This estimate demonstrates a growth since the American Psychological Association reported in 1999 that an average of over 2.1 million elder abuse cases occur every year. According to the U.S. Administration on Aging, elder abuse is the, “knowing, intentional, or negligent act by a caregiver or any other person that causes harm or a serious risk of harm to a vulnerable adult.”  The administration…

  • Understanding Assisted Living Residency Agreements: Part Two

    Ryan Malone
    16 Jan 2012 | 9:00 am
    In the previous post, we defined what an assisted living residency agreement is and the key tenets of such an agreement. We also worked our way through several basic sections of a sample agreement and highlighted questions to ask and language to look for in each section. Let’s continue walking through the sections of a sample residency agreement. For each section, we’ll provide some tips and advice on what to look for. IX. Use of Unit The purpose of this section is to clearly define how and for what the unit can be used. This section normally addresses issues like pets, parking,…

  • Understanding Assisted Living Residency Agreements: Part One

    Ryan Malone
    9 Jan 2012 | 9:00 am
    One of the most daunting tasks of a transition to assisted living is the signing of the residency agreement. Similar to a rental agreement or lease on an apartment, the residency agreement governs cost, services and termination options for your loved one’s stay in assisted living. It always struck me as odd how little families pay attention to these agreements. We spend hours test driving cars or strolling through the mall, but oddly, very few people read these agreements in detail. And even fewer take them to an attorney for review. What is a Residency Agreement? If you Google search…

  • A System for Selecting an Assisted Living Community

    Ryan Malone
    19 Dec 2011 | 9:00 am
    As you have likely learned through reading our blog posts and your own life experiences, the transition to assisted living is a stressful and emotionally charged period of your life. It’s also likely an incredibly scary and uneasy part of your loved one’s life. In previous posts, we’ve shared information to help prepare you for this moment – the time when you and your loved one will select an assisted living community. Visit our previous posts for resources on what to look for when researching and touring assisted living facilities. This information can help to convert a chaotic…

  • New Gallup Research Profiles Caregivers in the U.S.

    Ryan Malone
    12 Dec 2011 | 11:20 am
    Have you ever wondered whether there are other people out there like you, balancing caregiving for an elder or disabled loved one with a full or part-time job?  New Gallup research sponsored by Pfizer and ReACT (Respect A Caregiver’s Time) provides demographic information about U.S. workers who are also caregivers. To answer the question above, you are not alone. An estimated 17 percent of U.S. workers do double-duty as caregivers for elderly or disabled loved ones or friends. Overall, 16 percent of working men and 20 percent of working women are also caregivers. The majority of these…
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    Disease Management Care Blog

  • Spin and Innovation vs. Savings and Disease Management

    26 Jan 2012 | 7:32 pm
    Spinning is hard work!With the 2012 political theater season underway with a faux budget rejection and a re-energized President, The Disease Management Care Blog is reminded of an inconvenient truth: the nation's unsustainable health care cost trajectory continues and is the single biggest threat to a bipartisan "grand bargain."  So our pols' response?  Spin.  For a hot-off-the-presses example, check out this press release from CMS' Innovations Center lauding the creation of quality-boosting and cost-cutting health care "models." There's also…

  • The Latest Cavalcade of Risk Is Up!

    26 Jan 2012 | 7:32 am
    Choose the best answer:You should head on over and read the latest Cavalcade of Risk at the Nothwithstanding Blog because:1. It's a collection of the latest blog postings on a spectrum of business risk topics;2. It affirms that no risk professional can go without regularly reading the Disease Management Care Blog;3. It's a demonstration of the "chose the best answer" tests prevalent in medical undergraduate and graduate education programs;4. After reading it, you'll once again be the smartest person in the universe and your co-workers and competitors will know it;5. Nothing else is…

  • The Non-Surprise of Increased Physician Referrals

    25 Jan 2012 | 9:12 pm
    Big deal!News flash!  In the last century, American derrieres have grown by 5%!  In the last 20 years, rates of professional athlete misbehavior have skyrocketed! And in the last 10 years, there's been a near doubling of physician referrals!   If these trends surprise and amaze you, you may want to check out the up-to-the-minute news outlets like The New York Times' "Prescriptions Blog."  On the other hand, regular readers of the Disease Management Care Blog may not need to go to such extremes. They are astute observers of…

  • A Work-Around for an Electronic Health Record Shortcoming Has Implications for Population Health Management

    24 Jan 2012 | 10:03 pm
    An EHR screenshot... but whereis that diagnosis of diabetes?Years ago, if you were elderly, had diabetes, high blood pressure, low back pain, needed a yearly flu shot and came to see this electronic health record-enabled physician (now with the nom de plume "Disease Management Care Blog"), you would have had your diabetes, high blood pressure and low back pain reassessed, you would have been given a flu shot and, for good measure, the DMCB would have tossed in a discussion about the unpleasantness of getting screened for cancer. After the indignity of your physical exam, the DMCB…

  • An ACO Debate

    23 Jan 2012 | 9:30 pm
    Let the debate begin!If the Disease Management Care Blog can't personally debate former CMS Administrator Don Berwick on the merits of Medicare-style ACOs, it'll just have to have settle for letting others do the heavy lifting.  In this Wall Street Journal article, skeptics Jeff Goldsmith and Thomas Scully ably take on Dr. Berwick's cherished assumptions in a well edited point-counterpoint exchange.Your ever helpful DMCB provides a short summary of the highlights for its busy readers.   Donald Berwick:   What…
 
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    Pallimed: A Hospice and Palliative Medicine Blog

  • The Prognostic Frame of Healthcare for Older Adults (and Everyone Else)

    Lyle Fettig, MD
    16 Jan 2012 | 3:00 pm
    I have a 1 in 542 chance of dying in the next year. In other words, for every 542 men who are the same age as me, one will die in 2012. For those of us who survive until 2017, the probability of death during that year will be 1 in 364. This probability will increase fairly predictably over the years. Gompertz Law of human mortality suggests that the rate doubles every eight years. Supposedly, this law stands the test of time and across populations. I'm certain actuarialists routinely figure out probabilities that a man my age will become seriously ill or disabled as well. Statistics put…

  • The Alignment of HPM and Oncology: Palliative Care Influence on Chemotherapy Use in Metastatic NSCLC

    Lyle Fettig, MD
    2 Jan 2012 | 11:20 am
    We continue to learn more from the landmark randomized controlled trial conducted by Temel et al from NEJM which demonstrated that outpatient palliative care consultation for patients with newly diagnosed Stage IV lung cancer improves quality of life and may also improve survival by a few months.  Although the survival advantage was a secondary outcome in the original NEJM study, it remains the headliner outcome.  For many who were stuck in an old paradigm of considering palliative medicine as the option of last resort after all other therapies have failed, there was a…

  • Christopher Hitchens: Dying as an Atheist

    Christian Sinclair
    16 Dec 2011 | 6:00 am
    Image credit: Wikipedia Christopher Hitchens, noted author and philosopher died December 15, 2011 leaving behind many essays, books, and other writings as well as contributing to several lectures, ethics/religion debates, and TV talk shows.  His acerbic style often ruffled feathers as he attacked religious dogmatism. As one of the most famous outspoken atheists of this era, his thoughts on being diagnosed with an incurable disease would be a powerful insight into how atheists might approach illness and death.  Where others might retreat from the public spotlight, Hitchens…

  • Palliative Drug Shortages

    Christian Sinclair
    16 Dec 2011 | 2:10 am
    There was a time when I heard about chemo shortages, and I thought that must really force some tough choices for patients and physicians.  But thankfully (I thought) drug shortages for generic non cutting edge medications that have been around for a long time like the ones commonly used for symptom control would probably be relatively immune. But in the past 2 weeks I began hearing rumblings from our pharmacists about a possible shortage of IV lorazepam.  As I researched this more it appears to be a much bigger problem.  It wasn't just local or even regional…

  • Engage With Grace 2011: Occupy With Grace

    Christian Sinclair
    23 Nov 2011 | 9:14 pm
    For the past few years at Thanksgiving, Pallimed donates a blog post to Engage With Grace, a movement to encourage a new tradition of using the family time during this American fall tradition to get families talking about what is important to them.  This is a movement you can easily get behind in person if you are an advocate for good patient centered health care, which you likely are if you are reading this blog.  So donate your blog, Facebook update, Twitter account (#EWG) to Engage With Grace this holiday weekend.  And then put your money where your mouth is and bring it up…
 
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    Elder Care Home Health Blog

  • Private vs. Licensed Home Care

    admin
    27 Jan 2012 | 9:45 am
    Once the decision is reached to that a home health aide or caregiver is needed one has to decide whether to hire privately or go with a licensed company. There is a lot more to consider than price so you must know your responsibilities as an employer or as a client. Also, Long Term Care insurance may come into play. A cautionary tale learned the hard way. Every now and then a client decides that they will hire someone privately who someone in their building used. It is cheaper after all-although as the employer of the privately hired aide, you are legally responsible to pay Social Security…

  • Top 5 Regrets of the Dying

    admin
    25 Jan 2012 | 9:00 am
    Posted: 1/21/12 06:12 PM ET/Bronnie Ware is a writer and songwriter from Australia. A Hospice care worker relates her findings culled from many patients over time. Ms. Ware has consolidated the top five regrets her patients communicated to her. Some are typical, wihshing they worked less and others are very poignant about wishing they had chosen to be happier. Overall, it is our relationships which matter most to us inour last weeks and days.           Ms. Ware worked in palliative care for many years. Her patients were those who had gone home to die. She spent the last 3 to 12 weeks…

  • Six Steps to Reduce Stress to Calm Your Mind, Body & Spirit

    admin
    23 Jan 2012 | 6:00 am
    We Know about Relaxation and Other Stress Reducing Techniques. The Trick is to Practice and Master them to help Reduce the Stress We have and the Continual Stress of Caregivng. Review Some Basic Tips to Calm Yourself During the Day. Caregiving is one of the most stressful responsibilities imaginable. You are responsible for the care of another adult who may be in pain, resentful, depressed and uncooperative, all adding to the stress of being a primary caregiver. Even with a hired home care aide, managing the finances, appointments, and your own health add up to a stress filled life. No…

  • Home-Care Services May Become More Costly

    admin
    20 Jan 2012 | 6:00 am
    An Obama proposal would make home care more costly by allowing for overtime pay to caregivers. This will effect hours of care, number of caregivers, Long Term Care insurance coverage and possibly evenallowing people to remain at home.  Take Action and communicate to your representatives. The Miami Herald > Opinion > Letters to the Editor Letters to the Editor * Friday, 01.06.12 Home-Care Services May Become More Costly Millions of seniors enjoyed the holidays, thanks in large part to the affordability of trusted licensed home healthcare givers who provide daily critical assistance, be…

  • Your Aging Parents Have A Personal Emergency Response System – Do They Test It Monthly?

    admin
    18 Jan 2012 | 6:00 am
          For Every Senior Who Has an Emergency Response Button, You Must Test it Monthly to Make Sure it Works and Keeping You Protected.      It is so gratifying to see more and more clients who already have PERS button on their wrist or around their neck—especially when they live alone. We recommend to all clients and patinets to get such a system so that should they fall, help is immediately available by pressing a button. The Pros of such a device are multiple: *After a fall, limited waiting on floor, often in pain, for help to arrive. *Your parent is known to the company and…
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    Aging In Place Technology Watch

  • Why aren't seniors wowed by tablets?

    Laurie Orlov
    27 Jan 2012 | 9:33 am
    Are seniors missing the tablet and e-Reader boomlet? Las Vegas can rest now. It has been left to its own devices, so to speak, now that CES has left town for another year. Exhibitors, never original, seized on swipe and touch trends started by Apple -- reports from the show noted that 'Android tablets have sprung up around CES like worms after a rainstorm' and how many types will be sitting in stores in 2012. So why don't seniors want to buy them? Pew Research published a glowingly titled doc recently titled Tablets and e-Reader Ownership Nearly Double Over the Holiday Gift-Giving…

  • Ten Technologies from CES 2012

    Laurie Orlov
    24 Jan 2012 | 3:29 pm
    Just in case you thought you ran into me -- I wasn't there. But I got a kick out of Wayne Caswell's CES in Pajamas blog post, David Pogue's Sampling the Future of Gadgetry (wow, it really is a showcase for "tablets, thin TV screens, superthin laptops and Android phones") and then there were the 25 robots -- three of which were related to healthcare. So that led me to plow through more 'zone lists' and offer a paragraph about each of ten companies/products from A to Z that are recent/new to me -- and may be new to you. The link goes to their website, the text is…

  • When agencies save paper, seniors lose

    Laurie Orlov
    18 Jan 2012 | 3:00 pm
    Everybody wants to save paper -- but for some, it's optional.  My long-time love-it, hate-it bank enables those online to replace printed statements with statements that are viewable.  They encourage online access, but don't require it. In fact, many make quite an effort to save our governments from printing too much, and many more are on a mission to save those trees and be oh-so-green ('paperless at home' and Save Our Trees). So what other organizations will follow the examples of the Social Security Administration and most recently the Treasury Department?

  • Age friendliness -- sounds good, where is it?

    Laurie Orlov
    14 Jan 2012 | 1:13 pm
    Not to be a spoilsport…but 'age-friendly cities' aren’t. US News Money ran an article this week about ‘aging in place’ – what a great idea, but…  Adding the 'but' is a correct assessment -- senior-friendly communities don’t really resonate as two words in the same sentence, although I suppose that is depending on whether you are imagining a young-aged (in either age or demeanor) senior. The AARP-sponsored state-by-state study cited underpins the issues, particularly with transportation. But what really struck me: "Of…

  • A Silver Field of Dreams

    Susan Estrada
    11 Jan 2012 | 1:00 am
    Las Vegas demographic dreaming. Today’s Silvers Summit at the International CES was an exercise in demographics — is it really fair to say that boomer and beyond is a market segment? Even to a novice, it must seem rather silly to clump everyone 45 and older as a buying segment.  Marty Cooper (whose tweets can be followed: @martymobile) wisely pointed out midday that demographics do not define a market. read more
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    Society of Certified Senior Advisors

  • 2012 Limits You Need to Know: Government Programs and Tax Deductibility on LTC Insurance

    Society of Certified Senior Advisors
    27 Jan 2012 | 3:47 pm
    Register for CSAs February educational webinar, 2012 Limits You Need to Know: Government Programs and Tax Deductibility on LTC Insurance, presented by Nancy Dykeman. Nancy will be providing you with a one-stop experience, to enhance your discussions about the limits or increases in: • Medicare • Medicaid• Social Security• and updating the tax incentives for long-term care insurance premium paymentsNancy Dykeman is the owner of Long-Term Care Planning Consultant, LLC and founder/principal of LTCares, an education and planning company. Nancy provides education to individuals and…

  • Growing Senior Market Creates Demand for Resources on Aging

    Society of Certified Senior Advisors
    26 Jan 2012 | 1:52 pm
    (December, 2011 – Parker, CO) A Colorado company has come to the aid of well intended, yet often stressed and uninformed, senior caregivers. Research shows that approximately 83% of caregivers are related to the care recipient and are not professional caregivers. UniversalSeniorLiving.com may be the first online site of it’s kind to help hold the “cyber” hand of seniors and their families by giving them the resources they need to be able to navigate through the mass of information on the aging process. UniversalSeniorLiving.com, launched in Beta on 11-11-11, and is a one-stop shop…

  • Tax Preparation Help for Seniors

    Society of Certified Senior Advisors
    23 Jan 2012 | 1:05 pm
    Tax season is overwhelming for many seniors. Many services are available to assist seniors with both federal and state income taxes. Supermarkets and malls have preparers from a variety of firms. Senior centers often host tax preparation days with professionals available to assist with preparation. And, this year the IRS is providing a new service for preparing and filing federal returns, called “Free File”, in conjunction with approximately 20 tax preparation software companies. The tax software providers must meet specific government standards and must qualify with the required security…

  • 2012 Limits You Need to Know: Government Programs and Tax Deductibility on LTC Insurance

    Society of Certified Senior Advisors
    18 Jan 2012 | 1:00 pm
    Registration is now open for February's educational webinar, 2012 Limits You Need to Know: Government Programs and Tax Deductibility on LTC Insurance, presented by Nancy Dykeman. Nancy will be providing you with a one-stop experience, to enhance your discussions about the limits or increases in: • Medicare • Medicaid• Social Security• and updating the tax incentives for long-term care insurance premium paymentsNancy Dykeman is the owner of Long-Term Care Planning Consultant, LLC and founder/principal of LTCares, an education and planning company. Nancy provides education to…

  • On the Market Again

    Society of Certified Senior Advisors
    16 Jan 2012 | 5:03 pm
    Baby boomers and their parents are dating again. Death and divorce are causing single seniors to search for someone special—again. In the past, people in their 50’s, 60’s, 70’s, and 80’s who have lost a spouse would live alone for the rest of their lives. But social norms have changed dramatically, and people are living longer than ever before. Today, more older people are looking to fill the gap, share their lives with another person. They’re looking for relationships.If you are thinking about dating again, here are a few things to consider: • Tell people you’re interesting…
 
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    Medical Home Alert

  • How To Create an Elderly-Friendly Bathroom

    Medical Home Alert
    12 Jan 2012 | 10:14 am
    Many boomers caring for their aging parents don’t realize that their bathroom is the most important room in the house. Remodeling a bathroom for an elderly parent can make life not only safer, but also more enjoyable, improving comfort and personal dignity. Temporary fixes like plastic bathtub seats and toilet frames with elevated seats can be rickety, but even worse, they can be depressing and demoralizing. Upgrading to new fixtures built with accessibility in mind can cost less than you might think. Upgrading helps maintain independent living for the elderly, and is a wise investment…

  • A Christmas Poem

    Medical Home Alert
    13 Dec 2011 | 5:44 pm
    Happy Holidays from all of us at Medical Home Alert! We were touched by this poem, and hope you will enjoy it too!   Merry Christmas Mom © Mary Butto   For all of the presents You put under the tree, For all of the times You picked up after me…   For all of the times That you tucked me in tight And we stayed up to talk Long into the night   For all of the days I was feeling so down And the times that you turned To a smile my frown   For the cookies you baked And the stockings you stuffed, For the cuts that you healed And the pillows you fluffed…  …

  • Happy Labor Day!

    Medical Home Alert
    2 Sep 2011 | 5:37 am
    We wish all our readers, friends and family a safe and enjoyable Labor Day Weekend! If you already have a Medical Home Alert System, we thank you and hope you are enjoying the security and peace of mind the system provides. If you are considering a system, we have a great Labor Day promotoin going on: get a free lockbox for your front door, a $35 value (while supplies last). Why do you need a lockbox?  It provides easy access for EMS 911 personnel to enter your home and not damage your doors or windows.  The Medical Home Alert central station will have the lockbox code as part of your…

  • A Happy Father’s Day Poem

    Medical Home Alert
    19 Jun 2011 | 8:41 pm
    Happy Father’s Day from all of us at Medical Home Alert! Please enjoy this poem by Holly Dunn..no explanation needed, her words say it all! DADDY’S HANDS I remember daddy’s hands folded silently in prayer And reachin’ out to hold me, when I had a nightmare You could read quite a story in the callous’ and lines Years of work and worry had left their mark behind I remember daddy’s hands how they held my mama tight And patted my back for something done right There are things that I’d forgotten that I loved about the man But I’ll always remember the…

  • Five Simple Health Screenings For All Seniors

    Medical Home Alert
    7 Mar 2011 | 1:31 pm
    These five simple health screenings can help to get you on the path to a healthy life. One in two Americans is living with a chronic disease. Chronic diseases are persistent and recurring, and are typically either hereditary or the result of factors such as poor diet, obesity or lack of exercise. Dr. Ian Smith, creator and founder of “The 50 Million Pound Challenge” and “The Makeover Mile” is a health and nutrition expert who is constantly encouraging Americans to be proactive when it comes to their health. “Unfortunately, many Americans postpone or even skip key…
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    Retirement Planning

  • Sprint Executives Cap Role Changes as EV Sales Tumble Down

    Michael Factor
    9 Jan 2012 | 10:24 am
    Four executives of Sprint Nextel Corporation are caught in the midst of transition. A corporate restructure where there is an involvement of merger between consumer service operations and sales and marketing. Through a memo acquired by Reuters, reshuffling of executives is confirmed. Based on the memo, Bill Malloy is now assigned to market both consumer services and the business per se while Paget Alves is given the responsibility to regulate consumer sales as being appointed as the Chief Sales Officer. Meanwhile, John Carney (Head for Marketing), Bob Johnson (Head for Customer Services),…

  • Performance Bonus Accorded for Louisiana and Connecticut

    Homer Clarins
    4 Jan 2012 | 5:58 am
    Louisiana is getting a performance bonus of $1.9 million for having children enrolled in two health programs as well as simplifying these programs, according to the US Department of Health and Hospitals. The two programs are Louisiana Children’s Health Insurance Program and Medicaid. Louisiana is one of the 23 states who’ll be getting the bonuses. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released a news regarding these bonuses. But sadly, the state wasn’t able to avail the enrollment increase of more than ten percent above its target. All in all, the agency said the bonuses…

  • US Stocks Rallying up; Copper Soars as Economic Figures Spur

    Melanie Francine Santos
    4 Jan 2012 | 4:32 am
    The rise in economic stock made a good effect on Standard & Poor’s 500 Index as it restores its yearly profit. This data indicated the U.S. economy is eroding Europe’s debt dilemma. The euro wiped away a former loss and European stakes developed. S&P 500 rose from 1.1 percent to 1,262.9 as of 4 p.m. in New York, while Dow Jones Industrial Average also had gains 1.1 percent, to 12,286.36, or 134.95 points. After declining up to 0.6 percent, the euro increased 0.2 percent to $1.2962, at the same time cutting the 0.8 slide against the yen to 0.3 percent. Richard Sichel, chief…

  • US and Europe Economies Pulls Down Philippine Banking System; US Economic Figures Wheel Market for the Last Time

    Corrina Zabella
    3 Jan 2012 | 9:48 am
    The Central Bank of the Philippines said their currency authorities have been alarmed on the possible failing of its banking system due to delicate status on economies on the international market as US and Europe. Amando Tetangco, Jr., BSP Governor said on Friday, “Instead of targeting absolute numbers then, our focus has been on monitoring potential systemic weaknesses in maintaining a healthy balance between inputs and outputs as well as between market innovation and risk-taking.” He also emphasized the significance of good allocation of exposures. Moreover, he added,…

  • House and Auto Prices Expected to Slide in 2012

    Hannah Kilmer
    3 Jan 2012 | 9:09 am
    Prices of in the field of housing may fall or remain stagnant this 2012. British investors have been warned by economists a dreary year in 2012. This is after recording dismal values for the whole year of 2011. Share prices and property values dropped last year. Yesterday, a poll on economists presents a majority of them expecting Europe to be in recession this 2012. This would undermine the economic fortunes of this country. As FTSE 100 index closed 5 percent lower than how it ended 2010, Britain automatically wiped off , £90.5 billion from its shares in the past year. But Britian’s stock…
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    Retirement - Only the Beginning

  • Retire to a New Career

    LoveBeingRetired
    27 Jan 2012 | 1:34 pm
    Whether for financial reasons or to keep busy, retirement for many baby boomers will likely include a healthy dose of work. The retirement our parents and their parents aspired to when at 65 you left your working career for a life of leisure and relaxation is no longer the norm. And it is not necessarily a bad thing. A job definitely has its good points as you engage with people each day and put yourself to the test to achieve goals and deadlines. Plus it is always nice to have a little additional money in our accounts although many have wisely come to realize that money is not all there is…

  • Insight into the Importance of Planning for Retirement

    LoveBeingRetired
    24 Jan 2012 | 11:53 am
    Guest Post by Bob Lykke At 76 years of age I’m in my 15th year of retirement.  After being in the education profession for thirty-five years I transitioned from the busy life of being a school principal to serve as a supervisor of student teachers and administrative practicum students at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. I knew that I could not just retire with nothing to do, so I spent considerable time planning this first transition. I believe planning for retirement is much like planning for a special trip you are taking.  This thoughtful preparation is critical for…

  • Simple Cost Cutting Tips to Boost Retirement Savings

    LoveBeingRetired
    20 Jan 2012 | 11:37 am
    Who would not like to have a little more money left at the end of the month? But for retirees living on a fixed income, options are limited. As we are no longer in the work force we cannot readily increase the money coming in. And with recent financial gyrations and uncertainties we can only hope that our investments will continue at a steady level at the very least. Senior citizens are forever challenged with how to achieve security in retired life. It is possible to have an impact on the spending side of things if we are willing to take a little time to review our expenditures and…

  • Tips for Retiring in Tough Economic Times

    LoveBeingRetired
    13 Jan 2012 | 2:55 pm
    Numbers do not lie – economic times are tough and unfortunately senior citizens are stuck in the middle of it all. From plumeting home values to shrinking 401ks, from rising medical costs to insufficient retirement nest eggs, the future can look pretty bleak. And many senior citizens are effectively “stuck in place” – they no longer have the time or resources to replace depleted savings. That is why it is so important to begin retirement planning BEFORE you retire. Plan now to identify potential problems while you still have time to make corrections to your…

  • How to Be Safe on Senior Dating Sites

    LoveBeingRetired
    10 Jan 2012 | 9:50 am
    Guest post by Ellie Stevens In today’s 2012, gone are the traditional methods of dating—nowadays, singles everywhere are heading straight for the internet in search of that special someone.  And if you happen to be a single senior who is looking for love or companionship, senior dating sites are great places to meet your match.  But because the internet provides such anonymity, it unfortunately also provides a place where financial predators, con artists and other dangerous villains wreak havoc on innocent online daters like you.  To avoid finding yourself in a potentially harmful…
 
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    50plus Northwest

  • Donations Keep Portland Parks & Recreation Metalworking Classes Cooking

    admin
    19 Jan 2012 | 11:41 am
    Portland Parks & Recreation’s Multnomah Arts Center (MAC) is benefitting from a generous donation to its jewelry and metalworking classes.  Tom Temple, an artist from Bend, gave specialized equipment and tools worth $20,000 to the MAC’s metal arts program. The retired teacher dropped by the Multnomah Arts Center last summer. “I was looking for a school where my tools and equipment would enhance their metalworking program,” says Temple.  “MAC had an environment that was welcoming, encouraging, and where students feel safe to take risks and explore their unique designs.

  • Author finds deeper spirituality away from the church

    marita
    17 Jan 2012 | 1:20 pm
    Stephen J. Kennedy studied for years to be a Catholic priest and was serving a parish in Quebec City when he made the biggest decision of his life: to turn his back on the priesthood and organized religion forever. Now, Kennedy writes about his 30-year journey of self-discovery in his new book, A Search For There. Through narrative, stories and poetry, Kennedy describes how the act of leaving the Church helped him create a transforming and transcending existence he never dreamed possible. “I am sharing my experience of leaving,” says Kennedy, “an experience that created and continues to…

  • Personal historians help consumers capture memories

    marita
    17 Jan 2012 | 1:07 pm
    Legacy Keepers, the only single provider of audio sets, book and video legacy services with a nationwide network of personal historians, announced the launch of its new service that enables consumers to preserve their legacy in their own words.  Through a team of talented personal historians, designers, filmmakers, editors and other creative professionals, Legacy Keepers takes a unique approach to helping families celebrate their history. Personal Historians work closely with the client(s) throughout the entire process, ensuring the essence of each individual’s life is captured accurately…

  • Take a hard look At landscape services

    admin
    12 Jan 2012 | 2:34 pm
    Homeowners contemplating landscaping projects frequently turn to Better Business Bureau for information on companies and industry tips. In the last three years, BBB has raked in 83,553 inquiries on “Landscape Contractors” in Alaska, Oregon and Western Washington. Another 34,710 inquiries have piled up on local “Lawn Maintenance” companies.   “When hiring a full-service landscaper, gardener or lawn mower, consumers have to be willing to do the dirty work to find the right professional for the job,” said Robert W.G. Andrew, CEO of BBB serving Alaska,…

  • Applebee’s® Kicks Off 2012 with New Unbelievably Great Tasting and Under 550 Calories™ DishesApplebee’s® Kicks Off 2012 with New Unbelievably Great Tasting and Under 550 Calories™ Dishes

    admin
    12 Jan 2012 | 2:03 pm
    Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar®, the world’s largest casual dining chain, officially kicked off 2012 with three new under 550 calories dishes starting at $9.99. The new entrees, including garlic marinated steak, sizzling Asian shrimp and Chili Lime chicken, bringing the total for low-calorie, full-size dishes that don’t sacrifice flavors to five. “The focus is on the flavors,” said Chef Shannon Johnson, executive director at Applebee’s. “Even when they are watching their calories, our guests want great flavors, choices including proteins and carbs and full-size…
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    Senior Housing News

  • NIC: Independent Living Drives Q4 Senior Housing Occupancy Recovery

    Alyssa Gerace
    26 Jan 2012 | 4:43 pm
    The seniors housing sector continues to see recovery, with positive rent growth trends and a slightly higher occupancy in fourth quarter of 2011, although construction activity continued to decline, according to NIC MAP, a data analysis service of the National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing & Care Industry (NIC). The average occupancy rate for seniors housing properties in the last quarter rose to 88.2%, up 0.1% from the previous quarter, and a 0.7 percentage point increase from a year ago, the data analysis service reports. For independent living properties, occupancy averaged…

  • Florida Senate Bills Crack Down on Assisted Living Elder Abuse

    Alyssa Gerace
    26 Jan 2012 | 4:43 pm
    Assisted living laws in Florida could go from one side of the spectrum to the other in the wake of the Miami Herald’s series on elder abuse that occurred in many state facilities, with little or no ramifications. Now, Florida lawmakers are looking to shift the state’s caretaker oversight from negligent to possibly the toughest in the nation, according to a Miami Herald article, recently passing committee bills 7176 and 7174. With rampant abuse across the state, key lawmakers are calling for homes to be shut down when residents die from shoddy care, and caretakers banned from the…

  • Senior Care Technology Review: Robot Babies, Affordable Hearing Aids, & More

    Alyssa Gerace
    26 Jan 2012 | 2:31 pm
    There are always new developments in senior care technology, from better ways to keep track of health, to new blogs talking about healthcare information technology, to innovative devices that make hearing aids more affordable. Check out the following websites and products for ways to keep up with the latest tech trends and developments. 1. Careverge: Online Health Platform The Careverge website seeks to converge peoples’ health data into a single platform that allows users to interact with others who have similar health concerns. Individuals can store health information and…

  • MetLife: 88% of Boomers Believe in Self-Reliance in Retirement

    Alyssa Gerace
    26 Jan 2012 | 12:03 pm
    When it comes to family obligations and financial decisions considered across three different generations, an overwhelming majority of the Baby Boomer cohort believe in being self-reliant in retirement, according to a MetLife survey, “Multi-Generational Views on Family Financial Obligations.” All three generations, including Gen Xers and Gen Yers, believe they have responsibility and obligation to: save enough for retirement to avoid having to ask family members for assistance; have a parent live with them if they need to do so due to a major health or financial issue; and make…

  • Healthcare Transactions Group Facilitates Sale of 9 Illinois LTC Facilities

    Alyssa Gerace
    26 Jan 2012 | 9:56 am
    Healthcare Transactions Group, Inc., based in Baltimore, Md., announced that it closed the sale of an Illinois long-term care facility portfolio on Dec. 30, 2011. The portfolio includes eight skilled nursing facilities and one assisted living facility, located mainly in the greater Chicagoland area and in Central Illinois, for a total of 1,540 beds. The sale also included a licensed renal dialysis center and 38 residential retirement apartments, with a total portfolio price ranging between $95 million and $100 million, plus undisclosed contingent considerations. The seller is Morton Grove,…
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    Assisted Living Facilities

  • Alzheimer’s in Assisted Living

    Julie - AssistedLivingFacilities.org
    23 Jan 2012 | 8:00 am
    Can someone diagnosed with Alzheimer’s live in an assisted living facility (ALF)? According to most facilities: yes. In the very early stages of Alzheimer’s disease, a resident will be losing some memory, but the progression of the disease can be slowed by medication which will lengthen the time that a resident can stay in the [...]

  • Older Drivers

    Julie - AssistedLivingFacilities.org
    16 Jan 2012 | 8:00 am
    We have all been behind the slow car that is being driven by the elderly man or woman and felt aggravation.  We wonder why they can’t speed up or just get off the road because we’re all in a rush to get where we are going. While we may be annoyed with older drivers, chances [...]

  • Depression Leads to Stroke Risk

    Julie - AssistedLivingFacilities.org
    9 Jan 2012 | 8:00 am
    In a recent release from the American Medical Association, the link between depression and stroke was listed.  The link shows that depression can raise the risk for stroke, though that risk is heightened by other factors as well. Depression has been shown to raise the likelihood of other problems:  increased weight, hypertension, and diabetes.  Up [...]

  • Visiting Your Friend or Loved One

    Julie - AssistedLivingFacilities.org
    2 Jan 2012 | 8:00 am
    It’s time to visit someone you care for who has recently moved into an assisted living facility (ALF).  The visit has been one you have both anticipated and dreaded. How will your friend look?  Will the room be bare and hospital-like? Will your visit be interrupted by other residents? Assisted living is not the same [...]

  • Home Care or Assisted Living?

    Julie - AssistedLivingFacilities.org
    26 Dec 2011 | 8:00 am
    Assisted living is an expensive option for people that must rely on private pay in order to receive their daily assistance.  Most people that are in assisted living facilities rely on paying out of pocket or on their private insurance.  Only a few beds per facility are left open for people that receive Medicaid. Prices [...]
 
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    HealthBridge's In-Home Care Blog

  • A Voice for Caregivers - Alzheimer's CEO's Letter

    Matt Johnson
    26 Jan 2012 | 11:47 am
    Like a West Texas wildfire, some ideas spread on their own.  They catch hold and take over our conscientiousness.   Some ideas are slower to spread.  The slow ones are usually about things that are scary.  Alzheimer's Disease is an idea like that.   But, fighting for a world without Alzheimer's is an idea worth spreading.  I'm proud of the work the Alzheimer's Association does to spread this idea (disclosure: I'm on their board).  And, I'm proud of it's CEO, Mike Spencer, for his recent Op Ed piece in the Dallas Morning News.  I couldn't resist sharing…

  • One Really Simple Organization Tip for Busy Caregivers

    Matt Johnson
    24 Jan 2012 | 8:15 am
    This simple bit of advice makes busy caregivers organized. With it, you’re going to feel at ease. Without it, you’re stressed. It’s deceptively plain and easily ignored. We already know that it’s nearly impossible to collect and organize all of the important information about your loved one. The task of explaining who he is and why he needs care becomes an unravelling ball of yarn each time you take him to the doctor’s office. So, what’s this really simple organization tip that will pull it all together? Create a Face Sheet Healthcare providers have been…

  • Caregivers Will Have Effective Alzheimer's Treatment by 2025

    Matt Johnson
    18 Jan 2012 | 3:00 pm
    I don't often share entire articles on our blog, but this breaking news must be spread.  From the AP: WASHINGTON (AP) — The government is setting what it calls an ambitious goal for Alzheimer's disease: development of effective ways to treat and prevent the mind-destroying illness by 2025. The Obama administration is developing the first National Alzheimer's Plan to find better treatments for the disease and offer better day-to-day care for those afflicted. A newly released draft of the overall goals for that plan sets the 2025 deadline but doesn't provide details of how to fund…

  • How To Tell a Rehab Hospital from a Skilled Nursing Facility

    Matt Johnson
    12 Jan 2012 | 8:30 am
    “You don’t have to go home, but you can’t stay here.”I’m not positive, but I think the Oak Ridge Boys were quoting a doc discharging one of her senior patients.  If you’re like most caregivers, you’ve had the experience.  The doctor says she’s going to discharge your mom, but there’s no way your mom can go home.  Besides home, the two most common stops after a hospital are rehabilitation hospitals and a skilled nursing facilities.  Before your loved one is discharged to one of these facilities, you need to understand…

  • Specifically, Exactly, Precisely How Caregivers Can Help

    Matt Johnson
    9 Jan 2012 | 9:57 am
    Let me know if I can help you.   How many times have you said that?  You’re a caregiver, so I’m sure you offer to help all the time.   But, how many times has someone actually let you know that you can help them?  If you’re like most caregivers, it’s shockingly low.   Caregivers want to help.  You’re full of empathy and experience, so you have tons of ideas that will make your loved one's life better.   So, why don’t more people take caregivers up on their offers to help? Because your offer lacks specificity.   There…
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    Retirement Planning Blog

  • Cruising - another neat thing to do during retirement.

    26 Jan 2012 | 12:52 pm
    Cruising – something everyone should do at least once during retirement! Well, I am back with yet another tidbit of information about life during retirement.

  • Seniors of the Bible

    26 Jan 2012 | 12:50 pm
    The most memorable stories of the Old Testament are surely of those we would call heroes today. Think of Moses leading the Israelites out of Egypt with

  • Seniors of the Bible

    26 Jan 2012 | 12:50 pm
    The most memorable stories of the Old Testament are surely of those we would call heroes today. Think of Moses leading the Israelites out of Egypt with

  • Intention Well - Red Rock Canyon - Las Vegas, NV

    25 Jan 2012 | 3:11 pm
    We toured Red Rock canyon and this wonderful thought on Intention was at the visitor center. They are in the midst of remodeling the Red Rock Visitor

  • Bellagio Casino - Chinese New Year

    25 Jan 2012 | 3:09 pm
    Just posting a few more photos of the Chinese New Year celebration here in Las Vegas. The first image is Chinese Children all dressed up in flowers. Like
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