We’ve all seen older people that looked like a puff of wind could blow them over. While not yet technically disabled, the frail have less endurance and strength than their sturdier contemporaries.
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The link between self-employment tax and federal taxes
A caller to the AgingOptions Radio show asked Rajiv why he didn’t get credit for his Social Security taxes when he paid them. For those people like the caller who are self-employed, they pay both the employer’s and the employee’s part of the Social Security tax or as it is known Self-Employment Tax.
Living in your own home means taking steps to avoid falls
Frank Morris was a celebrated veteran, active in his church and loved to volunteer in his community. He and his wife, Lola danced weekly with a local square dancing club and also loved to walk their neighborhood together every day. While working on the house one day, Frank needed a ladder to reach a can of paint. While on the ladder he took a misstep and fell and broke his femur. Everyone expected him to make a full recovery but Frank died several weeks later.
Why you should avoid claiming as long as possible
Melanie called the AgingOptions Radio Show last week. She’s turning 65 shortly and has been unemployed for about a year. She’d been told that she should wait until age 70 to collect but her unemployment benefits were running out in a couple weeks.
Is it time to fire your doctor?
If you are over 70 and have diabetes you’re not alone. As many as one in five individuals over the age of 65 have Type 2 diabetes but when it comes to treating the disease for those individuals, doctors rely on a one-size fits all approach that aggressively reduces blood glucose levels but does little to take other needs into account.
Court finds son not liable for mother's nursing home bill
China’s been in the news lately as it tries to enforce a recently enacted filial law requiring adult children to pay regular visits to their elderly parents. But closer to home, we’ve had our own filial laws in the news including a story that came out this week in which a Montana man’s mom received care from a nursing home.
Study finds that people aged better than those born 10 years earlier
People born in 1915 lived longer and scored significantly higher cognitively than their peers born ten years earlier.
Why Social Security and Medicare won't be enough
Are you interested in bargains? Personally, I think we all have a little of the gene that exults in getting a good deal. So it shouldn’t be a surprise that I love Social Security and Medicare.
Boomers more likely to retire at 65 but retirement looks a lot like work
Is there optimism about the economy in the wind? Evidently the baby boomers can smell something because a survey by Del Webb, the nation’s leading builder of retirement communities found that those individuals 50 to 60 years old were more likely to plan to retire by age 65 than those surveyed just three years ago.
Planning for disability so it doesn't ruin your retirement plans
Many Americans plan to keep working as long as possible or plan not to retire at all but something happens on the way to achieving that goal.