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| May 16, 2026 | Asking Eric: Young adult hates new city home | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
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I moved to a new city a few years ago because I felt like I needed a change of pace after a job change and a breakup. I’m 32, if that helps. It’s a big city that a lot of people like. I’... |
| Aug 7, 2024 | How to make home modifications for independence | (BPT) - Being safe and comfortable at home is a large part of living well. Home modifications and repairs can help everyone prevent accidents and maintain an independent lifestyle, especially older adults and people with disabilities.
Many ... |
| Jul 23, 2024 | Health | How to find a good, well-staffed nursing home | Find your area agency on aging and ombudsman through the federal government’s Eldercare Locator website or by calling 1-800-677-1116. Identify your ombudsman through the National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care, an advocacy group.... |
| Jul 11, 2024 | Health | Lack of affordability tops older Americans’ list of health care worries | In fact, five of the top 10 issues identified as very concerning were cost-related. Beyond the top three, people cited the cost of health insurance and Medicare (52%), and the cost of dental care (45%). Financial scams and fraud came in fou... |
| Jul 8, 2024 | How Older Adults Can Find Help in their Communities | (Sara Tribe Clark) - The Eldercare Locator is national call center that helps older adults and family caregivers find local services to help them stay in their homes and communities independently. The Eldercare Locator connects people with ... |
| May 1, 2024 | Business | How to help your loved one navigate the costs of dementia care | Understand the financial and legal picture
Have a frank conversation about finances. What is your loved one’s situation in terms of income and expenses, and how much do they have in savings? How will care costs be covered? And what are thei... |
| Apr 11, 2024 | Only child? Four ways to prepare as a caregiver for aging parents | WealthOnly child? Four ways to prepare as a caregiver for aging parents
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| Mar 1, 2024 | IDPH Adopts New CDC Guidelines that Streamline Recommendations for COVID-19, Flu and RSV | ILLINOIS, March 1 - New CDC Guidance Issued as Flu Cases Push Illinois from Low to Moderate Respiratory Infection Activity Level
CHICAGO - The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced today that it is adopting updated guidance ... |
| Dec 14, 2023 | Health | What to know about home care services | Reed Abelson | (TNS) KFF Health News
Most older Americans want to live at home as long as they can, but finding and affording the help they need often isn’t easy. There are severe shortages of home health aides in many parts of the country.... |
| Dec 5, 2023 |
Adult child-turned-caregiver offers tips for aging in place | Aging in place is the dominant preference among a raft of options aging seniors may have for later life. Particularly after the COVID-19 pandemic where congregate care settings emerged as sources of infection among seniors, recent data has ... |
| Sep 15, 2023 | Tips to make home modifications for independence
Home assessment | (BPT) - Being safe and comfortable at home is a large part of living well. Home modifications and repairs can help everyone prevent accidents and maintain an independent lifestyle, especially older adults and people with disabilities.
Many ... |
| Jul 12, 2023 | How to make your home work for you through the years | (BPT) - Courtesy of Peerless® Faucet
“Aging in place” (aka independent living) is the phenomena of older adults remaining in their homes as they age, rather than relocating or moving into an institutional setting. In fact, about 75% of 50+-... |
| Jul 28, 2022 | Caring Through the Storm: How to Prepare Older Loved Ones for Severe Weather and Emergencies | OMAHA, Neb. (PRWEB) July 28, 2022
Tornadoes, hurricanes, wildfires and other severe weather events can cause significant emotional, physical and financial distress, which is why it’s important to prepare and not let it take you by surprise.... |
| Feb 28, 2022 | Resources and Tips for Healthy Aging in a Pandemic World | (NewsUSA) - After nearly two years of living with COVID-19, many of us, especially older adults and caregivers, could benefit from checking up on our health and lifestyle habits -- and could use help with finding connections to local resour... |
| Sep 18, 2021 | Home modifications for independence | (BPT) - Being safe and comfortable at home is a large part of living well. Home modifications and repairs can help everyone prevent accidents and maintain an independent lifestyle, especially older adults and people with disabilities.
Many ... |
| Dec 29, 2020 | Social Engagement | (NAPSI)—Maintaining social connections and staying mentally and physically active is key to reducing social isolation and loneliness among older adults, particularly now during the COVID-19 national health crisis.
There are many opportuniti... |
| Dec 29, 2020 | Social Engagement | (NAPSI)—Maintaining social connections and staying mentally and physically active is key to reducing social isolation and loneliness among older adults, particularly now during the COVID-19 national health crisis.
There are many opportuniti... |
| Dec 20, 2020 | Who Pays For Mom? Creating The Family Care Agreement Over A Holiday Zoom | National Family Caregivers Month, celebrated in November, is over —and before you ask, ‘Who knew?’, read on. December follows with the annual Home for the Holidays Campaign, on behalf of the nation’s Aging Network—and this year, to help nav... |
| May 27, 2020 | Adult Children 101: Navigating Life And Finances With Aging Parents | You probably don’t know this, but May is Older Americans Month (and has been since 1963). This year’s theme is Make Your Mark - celebrating contributions older Americans make to communities—as volunteers, parents, grandparents, and more.... |
| Oct 10, 2019 | Drumbeat builds for a Peace Corps of caregivers | If it’s successful, healthy retirees and young adults would take seniors to doctor appointments, shop for groceries, shovel snowy sidewalks, make a bed or mop the floor, or simply visit a few times a week.
Older adults would not only get a ... |
| Jun 25, 2019 | Retirement: How to reduce the financial impact of caregiving | Some workers retire early to take on a new job as caregiver.
That was the case for Jennifer Cross, 59, of Minneapolis, who has been her 95-year-old mother’s caregiver for the past three years. Before that, Cross had been working in furnitur... |
| Mom or dad moving in? What to know about becoming a caregiver | Roughly 42 million Americans are caregivers, those tending to the daily needs of parents or other adults age 50 or older.
For individuals lacking either insurance or assets to cover the cost of care, the responsibility often falls to adult ... |
| Here's how those looking to 'age in place' can fund home health-care services | Most Americans may want to age at home, but few have long-term care insurance coverage. With home health aides costing almost $62,000 a year, how can average people fund their care?
Tom Beauregard, founder of insurance company HCG Secure, s... |
| 5 caregiving terms to help you access essential services and reduce expenses for an aging parent | An estimated 7 out of 10 people will require long-term care in their lifetime, according to a report from Health and Human Services.
About 38 million family caregivers in the U.S. provide unpaid care valued at about $600 billion a year, acc... |
| Drumbeat builds for a Peace Corps of caregivers | Imagine a government program that would mobilize volunteers to help older adults across the nation age in place. One is on the way.
The Administration for Community Living, part of the Department of Health and Human Services, is taking step... |
| Column: Extra caregiving help in the era of COVID-19 | CRAIG T. KOJIMA / [email protected]
Gary Simon, State President. AARP Hawaii.
Even in ordinary times, the more than 157,000 unpaid family caregivers in Hawaii face a daunting and formidable set of daily tasks. Oftentimes with littl... |
