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Two studies look at high blood pressure

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Study links high blood pressure with aging of brain Neurologists at UC Davis measured the affect that high blood pressure had on the brains of 579 participants and concluded that even a little bit higher than normal blood pressure can lead to damage to the structural integrity of the brain that is evident by age … Read more

Report finds that seniors have little understanding about Social Security benefits

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Are you thinking about filing for Social Security benefits before full retirement age?  A recent BMO Retirement Institute report suggests that significant portions of the population have a poor understanding of Social Security benefits and as a result are choosing to take their benefits too early or aren’t taking advantage of strategies that could result … Read more

Planning ahead-the power of attorney

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Joseph Roy, a thin, dapper English ex-pat with a love for everything with a motor was the power of attorney for a long-time friend, May Rogers.  May’s mind was still sharp as a tack but because of osteoporosis, her body could no longer safely make trips outside her home.  Though they argued over everything from food to politics, it was Joseph that took May to emergency when she got the flu.  It was Joseph that made sure May ate and it was Joseph that did all of May’s banking.  Then two years ago, Joseph was diagnosed with bone cancer and a year later he died. 

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November is National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness & Family Caregivers Month

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What is dementia?

If there is a boogieman out there, his name is dementia and unlike the monsters under the bed when you were a child, this monster is real. However, as with most monsters, with proper preparation you can keep the monster from completely destroying your life.  Here’s one person’s take on preparing for the disease.

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Details emerging about Medicare settlement

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Additional details have been released about the proposed settlement to end the Medicare requirement of showing improvement in order to receive coverage of skilled care and therapy services.   Medicare recipients can expect to see changes in Medicare & You so that the sections which currently cite a patient’s need to show improvement will instead cite … Read more

Affordable senior housing and aging in place

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What’s it mean to have affordable housing?  What do people mean when they talk about aging in place? What will it take to have those two things; affordable housing and homes built for seniors in safe neighborhoods with access to grocery stores and doctors and places of worship?  That’s a lot of questions and right … Read more

Long Term Care Insurance garners attention

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The National Association of Insurance Commissioners has come up with model legislation on long term care insurance for the states due in part to the reputation companies have of being difficult to deal with.  The high cost of long term care insurance and the many hurdles consumers have to jump through make long term care … Read more

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