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Ask Rusty - Ex-spouse benefits - When you don't get
Ask Rusty - WEP - Substantial Earnings Test
Ask Rusty - Child Benefits Stopped at 18
Ask Rusty - Can I Re-marry, or not?
Ask Rusty - Raiding the Social Security Trust Fund
Aging Eyes: 3 Ways Seniors Can Protect Their Vision
Ask Rusty - Divorced Multiple Times
Growing old on the streets is not easy
Ask Rusty - High earners and the Family Maximum
The Risk of Aging
Why Do Some Old People Get Cranky?
Ask Rusty - SSDI and the Ticket to Work Program
Good news: A 2018 increase for Social Security beneficiaries
Ask Rusty - Maximizing Widow's Benefits
Ask Rusty - Estimated vs Actual Benefits
Homelessness among senior citizens is a form of "elder abuse"
There's a Deficit of Knowledge About Social Security
Ask Rusty - Should my wife wait until age 66 to claim benefits?
It's Older Americans Month
Heat Waves Can Kill Seniors who Don't Take Precautions
It's Medicare Open Enrollment Season. Here's What You Need to Know
Elder Abuse is a Growing Concern
Could You Be Missing Out On Senior Discounts? Here Are A Few Things To Know
A Silly Story: The Benefits of Childis Antics for Seniors
End The Tax on Aging
Nursing Homes Set Goal To Get 75% Of Staff Vaccinated By June 30
Malls Converted to Senior Housing
5 Tips to Protect Seniors from Financial Scams Right Now
Taking a Nap Has Health Benefits for Seniors
Do You Need Social Security?
Forgetful? It's Most Likely the Rigors of Growing Old
Will Senior Housing Evolve Into intergenrational Housing?
Beware the Plastic Clamshell
Feeling Down In The Dumps? Take Stock of the Optimism In You. You'll Live Longer
Social Security Expands Compassionate Allowances Program for People with Severe Disabilities
More and More Seniors are Using Online Dating as a Way to Offset the Loneliness of the Pandemic
The Secret of Healthy Aging is Not as Big a Secret as You Might Think
The Sandwich Generation: Caring For Their Elders and Youngsters At The Same Time
Have Compassion for Lonely Elders — There are a Lot of Them Out There and They Need Your Help
Long Term Care Crisis Impacts Elders Who Need Special Care
The Holiday Season Brings Out the Elder Fraud Scammer
The Graying of America
The Holiday Season is Not so "Jolly" for Elders Living Alone; Don't Let Them Fall Into Depression
Aging Has Got Easier for America's Seniors but COVID May Reinforce Ageist Notions
You Can Have a Porterhouse Steak As Long As It's Rare — A Rare Treat to be Enjoyed On Occasion
Inflammaging: Aging is Mostly About Inflammatory Health Issues—Enogh to Make Againg, Itself, a Disease
Could It Be that "Senior Moments" are the Result of Too Much Knowledge Rattling Around in Your Brain?
Now Is the Time for a Little Emotional Wellness and Self-Compassion
Senior Use of Smart Phones, Computers and iPads is On the Rise
Attention Seniors! Medicare Isn't Free
Study Shows Washington State is Where Older Citizens are "Living Better Lives"
Biden Inflation Hits Homeless Elders Hard
More Seniors are Using Computers and the Internet than Ever Before
Do You Need an Organized Exercise Regimen or Do Your Daily Chores Provide the Workout You Need?
15 Million-Plus Senior Citizens Suffer from 'Food Insecurity,' the Potentially Deadly Side-Effect of Spiraling Inflation
Retirees are Going Back to Work — Some to Supplement Income, Others to Feel Productive
4 Tips to Confidently Care for Gray Hair
How Technology Can Help You Age in Place
A Majority of Seniors are Homebodies at Heart
7 Tips for Finding a Medicare Plan That Works for You
Pay Into Social Security Now for Later
Organizations Join Forces to Protect Senior Voters
Shining Light on Fall Prevention in Nursing Homes
Annual Wellness Exam is Key to a Healthy Year for Older Adults
It's Not About Growing Old; It's About How You Grow Old
Aging Workers are In Demand; They are Reliable, Mature and Professional
What Older Adults Should Know After a Doctor’s Visit
For Homecare Equipment Providers, Every Dollar Counts
It’s Time to Care About Long-Term Care
"Vulnerable adults, most often seniors" are targets for scammers, says guardian Rick Black
Romance Scams on the Rise and Elderly are Particularly Vulnerable
Why Everyone Over 50 Should be Training for the Senior Games
How To Find Affordable Senior Housing
Review of the Changing Protein Requirements for Seniors
Exercise Walking For Seniors: Preventing Foot Problems
Arizona Assisted Living Homes -- The Alternative to High Priced Senior Care
10 Tips to Keep a Family Caregiver from Losing Their Mind
When Assistance with Long Term Care Becomes Necessary
Caregiving Across The Miles-Tips for Successful Long Distance Caregiving
Scaling Down (Almost) Painlessly
If Using The Stairs Has Become A Daily Struggle, A Stair lift Could Change Your Life
Assisted Living: Tips on How to Choose a Facility
Stair Lift Buying Guide
Stair Lifts - Straight and Curved Rails
5 Myths You Should Know Before Choosing Elder Care
Solitary Confinement -- for Life
Prevent or Delay Alzheimers Disease
Short Trips Can Stimulate Alzheimers Patients
Scaling Down (almost) Painlessly
Nursing Home Staffing Levels: How Much Is Enough?
Respiratory Help Is Available For Seniors With COPD
When the Box is Empty
Angels Are Reaching Out to the Elderly
New Hope for Alzheimers Treatment
Hinged Rail Stair Lifts
Whos Gonna Take Care of You When Youre Old?
Baby Boomers: Will They Be Able to Afford Their Parents?
Senior Living: 5 Ways to Help Reduce the Risk of Falling
What Colour was Your Great-grandmothers Hair?
Skilled Nursing Homes - What Are They?
Arizona Assisted Living: Resident Rights
Arizona Senior Housing: Care Options for Seniors Who Can No Longer Live Alone
Advocate For Senior Citizens - Protecting Against Abuse and Fraud
What About Tennesse Dept. of Human Services Abuse of the Elderly and Their Families?
Marketing, Selling, and Serving the Older Adult, Senior Citizens, Family Caregivers
Stairlifts - Take the Struggle Out of Climbing the Stairs
Helping Caregivers Get Comfortable Asking For Help
Caring for Aging Relatives
Long Term-Care; 70 Million Americans Will Be Over 65 by 2003
Honey, Where Are The Car Keys?
Long Term In-home Care Options
Paying For Elder Care Just Got Easier
Local Businesses Serving Seniors Prove Commitment to Quality Care
The Right Wheelchair Accessories Will Ease Your Life and Your Journeys on Wheels
As the Baby Boomers Age
The Best Investment You Can Make Right Now: Long Term Care Insurance
The Golden Years
Retiring Abroad and Leaving the Grey Skies of the UK
Using The Proper Wheelchair Will Make Your Everyday Life Easier
Second Hand Stair Lifts
Feeling Lonely?
Mom Wont Participate!
The Dryer Ate Your Underwear!
Just Give Them a Lot of Love and You'll be Fine
What You Need to Know About Helping Senior Citizens
Who Wants to End Up in a Nursing Home? NO ONE!
Assisted Living Facilities - What Are They?
Board and Care Homes - What Are They?
What Most Long Term Care Professionals Don't Know
Strategies on Paying for Nursing Home Care and Medicaid
The Truth About Christmas
Compare Nursing Homes
Senior Care for Alzheimer's
Prepare to Make Long-term Care Choices
Introducing the Best Available Long Term Care Policy Guarantee
Alzheimers Care Giving While Maintaining Your Own Health

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Senior Living: 5 Ways to Help Reduce the Risk of Falling
Every year we hear stories of seniors falling, ending up in hospitals and never fully recovering. Unfortunately, these falls often result in death.
If Using The Stairs Has Become A Daily Struggle, A Stair lift Could Change Your Life
Using stairs is an everyday nightmare for many people. As we grow older the stairs in our home can become more of a struggle due to mobility problems associated with old age, an accident or illness.
Caregiving Across The Miles-Tips for Successful Long Distance Caregiving
Caring for a parent or a loved one is a difficult job. Your duties as a caregiver become increasingly difficult as the miles increase between you and your loved one.
As the Baby Boomers Age
Many employees today are calling in sick - not to care for themselves or their children, but to care for their aging parents. Baby boomers are rapidly moving into the role of caregivers for their parents, but with a few extra challenges due to the changing face of our workforce.
Advocate For Senior Citizens - Protecting Against Abuse and Fraud
Ruth is 87 years old this year and has been living alone since 1997. She is in good health, however the daily chores around the home became increasingly difficult.
Long Term In-home Care Options
Are you worried that you may lose all your life's earnings and nest egg due to the rising costs of in-home long term care? As you get older do you have the necessary finances to protect yourself from going broke while slightly incapacitated? Many seniors are worried about are worried about the costs of long-term health care.Are you worried that if something happens to you, that you may run out of money and burn thru their reserves and all your nest egg.
Stair Lifts - Straight and Curved Rails
There are two types of stairlift. Straight and curved.
There's a Deficit of Knowledge About Social Security
There is a knowledge deficit among those who are approaching the age at which they become eligible for Social Security, says senior advocate Dan Weber.
5 Myths You Should Know Before Choosing Elder Care
Myths associated with selecting quality nursing home care suggest quick and easy ways to identify quality care. In fact, relying on these myths can lead to disastrous results.
Just Give Them a Lot of Love and You'll be Fine
It was right about this time, 19 years ago. My wife and I were sitting in the very last Lamaze birthing class, soon to be brand new parents.
Ask Rusty - Divorced Multiple Times
Dear Rusty: Reading your current letter regarding Social Security benefits for ex-spouses, I pose this question: Would an individual who has had multiple marriages be entitled to distributions of Social Security for each of his or her marriages? Nursing Home Staffing Levels: How Much Is Enough?
During the week of February 17, 2002, headlines screamed the news - more than 92% of US nursing homes fail to have an adequate number of staff to provide quality care for elderly residents. Newspapers and radio programs based their stories on the new study the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) recently provided to the Senate's Special Committee on Aging.
Malls Converted to Senior Housing
Online shopping has been a big winner as a result of the COVID crisis, spiking by triple digit percentages on a year-to-year basis, says the Association of Mature American Citizens [AMAC]. But it's had a harmful effect on physical shopping destinations and across the country malls are taking a beating.
Second Hand Stair Lifts
Buying second hand stair lifts is a viable and cost effective alternative to purchasing a brand new stair lift. Most stair lifts can be purchased new or second hand.
When the Box is Empty
The King had a modest kingdom. He was Danish.
How To Find Affordable Senior Housing
A few years ago Miranda M. became a widow.
What You Need to Know About Helping Senior Citizens
IntroductionThe baby boomers is the population which haven taken birth after second world war till 1965 when there was a tremendous increase in birth rate due to the social and economic development in the USA. Now this population is going into the old age and thus bringing a burden to the nation as the country has to take care of not only the food and shelter but also the medical care.
Short Trips Can Stimulate Alzheimers Patients
Severe degradation of short-term memory means that my father, an Alzheimer's elder, is seldom interested in movies or books. And, although music used to be a source of enjoyment, he no longer listens with pleasure.
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Using The Proper Wheelchair Will Make Your Everyday Life Easier
If you have an injury or a health problem that restricts your mobility, you can achieve the independence you desire with a wheelchair that's just right for you. Wheelchairs are constructed for people of every size, shape, and age, and have features designed to meet the many diverse interests of users and appropriate for the various levels of assistance required.
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Prevent or Delay Alzheimers Disease
Argh! Where are my glasses? I put them down . .
Could You Be Missing Out On Senior Discounts? Here Are A Few Things To Know
People who reach or near their retirement years often need to watch every penny.
Long Term-Care; 70 Million Americans Will Be Over 65 by 2003
We will all grow old; this is a given. We will all have health issues as we grow older, this also is a given.
Good news: A 2018 increase for Social Security beneficiaries
The good news is that Social Security beneficiaries will get a 2% boost in their checks in 2018 compared to the stingy three-tenths-of one-percent increase awarded in 2017, according to Dan Weber, president of the Association of Mature American Citizens [AMAC].
As the Baby Boomers Age
Many employees today are calling in sick - not to care for themselves or their children, but to care for their aging parents. Baby boomers are rapidly moving into the role of caregivers for their parents, but with a few extra challenges due to the changing face of our workforce.
When the Box is Empty
The King had a modest kingdom. He was Danish.
Retiring Abroad and Leaving the Grey Skies of the UK
Retiring abroad needs careful planning. Not all countries have the same entitlement to benefits as the UK and your tax liability may be affected.
What Colour was Your Great-grandmothers Hair?
I've just made another Photoshop video. This one is about colour tinting (or "colorizing") an old photo.
Ask Rusty - Child Benefits Stopped at 18
Dear Rusty: I received my Social Security payment for February but not for the month of March.
Local Businesses Serving Seniors Prove Commitment to Quality Care
Good news! You no longer have to risk chance when it comes to selecting a reputable elder care service for yourself or for a loved one. Senior Approved Services has certified a select number of businesses in our area serving the elderly and disabled populations.
How To Find Affordable Senior Housing
A few years ago Miranda M. became a widow.
Stairlifts - Take the Struggle Out of Climbing the Stairs
Buying a stairlift can have huge benefits for your quality of life, giving you back some freedom and independence. Stairlifts can be adapted to your individual needs, so no matter what your requirements are, there'll be one to suit you.
Just Give Them a Lot of Love and You'll be Fine
It was right about this time, 19 years ago. My wife and I were sitting in the very last Lamaze birthing class, soon to be brand new parents.
When Assistance with Long Term Care Becomes Necessary
According to the Administration on Aging, it is estimated by 2030, the older population will more than double to approximately 71.5 million.
Caregiving Across The Miles-Tips for Successful Long Distance Caregiving
Caring for a parent or a loved one is a difficult job. Your duties as a caregiver become increasingly difficult as the miles increase between you and your loved one.
Stair Lifts - Straight and Curved Rails
There are two types of stairlift. Straight and curved.
Senior Living: 5 Ways to Help Reduce the Risk of Falling
Every year we hear stories of seniors falling, ending up in hospitals and never fully recovering. Unfortunately, these falls often result in death.
Marketing, Selling, and Serving the Older Adult, Senior Citizens, Family Caregivers
Are your clients pleased by the fine quality service that you provide? Validating your clients' endorsement of you through Certification as a Senior Approved Service will increase your client base. Senior Approved Certification leads a family towards a service like yours side stepping the possibility of connecting with a less than desirable service.
Exercise Walking For Seniors: Preventing Foot Problems
Exercise has a very important role in the general health and the quality of life of everyone, but especially in seniors. Seniors who walk tend to look younger, sleep more soundly and have fewer visits to the doctor.
Scaling Down (Almost) Painlessly
Moving to a smaller house or apartment in a retirement community almost always involves a certain degree of trauma, both for the elder who's moving and for family members. However, by planning ahead you can reduce the discomfort involved and turn what might well become a nightmare into a pleasant event.
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