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JFS programs help seniors remain independent - December 23, 2009
Written by Marcia Horn, Community Editor
After one year of operation, two new Jewish Family Services programs are helping dozens of Kansas City seniors maintain their independence.
JET Express, which provides door-to-door transportation, and Help@Home, which provides home-repair and other services, allow seniors to avoid having to move out of their private homes and into assisted-living [...]
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‘Holiday in a Box’ brightens Hanukkah for local seniors - December 9, 2009
By Meredith Moss, Staff Writer
KETTERING —The idea is to deliver a “holiday in a box.”
“Hanukkah is the festival of light, and we’re trying to bring light into our seniors’ homes,” says Deva Zwelling, assistant executive vice president of the Jewish Federation of Greater Dayton. “The older people get, the harder it may be [...]
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Increasingly, seniors selling their life insurance policies - December 2, 2009
By Bob Moos
Seniors battered by the tough economy are selling their life insurance policies to replenish their retirement nest eggs. Unlike younger investors, older adults may not have the time to wait for the market to recover all of their losses, so they’re turning to this previously overlooked asset to see whether [...]
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Why Seniors Oppose Government-Run Health Care (Except for Their Own) - October 23, 2009
"We need to protect Medicare," Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele exhorted last week, "and not cut it in the name of ‘health-insurance reform.’ " It was a rousing defense of government-run health care from the . . . conservative chairman of the GOP. But incoherence doesn’t necessarily make for bad politics. In this case, [...]
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Years Later, Divorce Complicates Caregiving - October 19, 2009
By Paula Span
My friend Diane Fener, an attorney in Virginia Beach, Va., maintains a busy schedule when she travels to New England to see her parents.
“I make the circuit,” she said. She visits her mother, who for two years has lived in the dementia unit of an assisted living facility in Rhode Island. She visits [...]
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Choosing the best eldercare option - October 14, 2009
The American population is aging. In fact, according to U.S. Census Bureau statistics, one in five Americans will be over 65 by the year 2050.
As these people grow older, many will choose to continue living on their own or may decide to move in with family.
However, some will prefer to reside with people closer to [...]
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What’s cooking? Family caregivers under pressure - October 12, 2009
By Naomi Creason, Sentinel Reporter
Adult children find difficulties in making meals for senior parents, especially those with medical and nutritional needs.
It will be 2011 when the first wave of baby boomers hit 65.
The number of people 65 and older has leveled off since 1990, but in a June study, Pew Research Center said that age [...]
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Caregivers need a helping hand, too - October 8, 2009
By, Bill Wilson
Over the years, while responding to medical emergencies, I’ve encountered many people who are caregivers. That is to say they are in charge of caring for another individual, mostly family members, spouse, siblings, elderly, parent, or child, who are mentally or physically unable to care for themselves. This situation is more prevalent in [...]
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Alzheimer’s challenges South Bend patient, caregiver - September 21, 2009
By JOSEPH DITS
Tribune Staff Writer
Patient and caregiver describe how they cope. SOUTH BEND — Phil Reinoehl recalls how Alzheimer’s disease drifted into his life. After a normal day at work a year and a half ago, he says, he returned to his South Bend home and fell [...]
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Local seniors worry about Social Security - September 7, 2009
By Brittany Pieper
LUBBOCK, TX (KCBD) – If you’re retired, health care costs keep increasing and now the amount you take home from Social Security is about to decrease. It’s a reality many senior citizens face today. Last week the government announced seniors will not see a cost of living adjustment in their Social Security checks [...]
