Here is an excellent collection of information on how to get help for medical services not covered by Medicare. Dental, Vision, and Hearing: Where to Go for Services Medicare Won’t Cover
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It seems like the phone rings every five minutes. I check the phone numbers and I don’t recognize them. Unfortunately most are probably scammers. The following article has some excellent advice on how to deal with common phone and email scams that are common now: A New Breed of Con Artists – Today’s scammers are on […]
Excellent article on scams from AARP
Check out this nice article on expired medicines: The Truth About Expired Meds If you have pills older than the Fonz in your medicine chest, here’s what you need to know about when (and how) to toss them
Expired medicines? What should you do with them?
Check out this useful article from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Beware of Scams Targeting Older People During the Holidays
Watch out for scams during the holidays
Click the link below to use the calculator from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Planning for retirement— before you claim
Before you retire – try this tool to calculate your ...
Here is an article that discusses strategies that seniors might use to cope since there will be no COLA for Social Security benefits for 2016 Tips for Social Security recipients worried about no COLA for 2016
Guess what? No Social Security Cost of Living Increase for ...
It’s that time of the year again. One of the blessings of the senior years is that we get to try and figure out diabolical puzzles like Medicare. This is the time of the year when you can make changes and new choices. This post will contain help and information on how you can make […]
Open Enrollment for Medicare begins today October 15th until December ...
On September 22nd from 10am to 3pm AARP is holding an online career fair. You can meet employers and apply for jobs online. Click this link to register for the AARP career fair
Are you looking for a job? Check out the AARP ...
The Huffington Post has an excellent article on “Aging in Place” and you can read it by clicking the link below. Aging In Place With Home Care The article was written by Anita Kamiel, RN, MPS Become a fan Registered Nurse, founder/owner of David York Home Healthcare Agency with advanced degrees in Gerontological Administration. I’m sure […]
Good article on Aging in Place
If you haven’t done so already, sign up for a My Social Security account at the following link: http://www.socialsecurity.gov/myaccount/ It’s free and there are a lot of useful tools to help you keep track of your earning and estimated benefits.
National my Social Security Week – July 19th through 25th
The 2015 White House Conference on Aging has compiled a useful list of resources for caregivers. Check it out at the following link: FEDERAL RESOURCES FOR CAREGIVERS
Information for Caregivers
Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter at Philly.com wrote a nice article entitled “More Aging Americans Using Canes, Walkers” This gist of the report is that research has found that seniors are walking more with the aid of mobility devices such as canes and walkers. This is great news since it means those seniors who keep moving will […]
Keep on Walking
You have probably heard of the latest scam that is going on. You can find out more details in the following article from AARP: SCAM ALERT: TAX ID THEFT & FRAUD The second scam in the article is the one I want to discuss. In this scam someone phones you at home and tells you […]
IRS Tax Scam – How to protect yourself
I just came across an excellent resource that describes how to get trustworthy health information online: Online Health Information: Can You Trust It? I’ve copied some of the text and links below: Where Can I Find Reliable Health Information Online? Sometimes, it’s hard to know where to begin to look for trustworthy health information. The […]
Excellent source of health information for Seniors
Eat more fresh fruits vegetables, whole grains, beans, nuts, fish, olive oil and a glass of red wine. Two researchers from Greece, Ekavi Georgousopoulou, a Ph.D. candidate at Harokopio University in Athens, Greece ,and Demosthenes B. Panagiotakos, Ph.D., professor at Harokopio University conducted the study over ten years. The good news is that both males […]
New ten year study finds that the Mediterranean Diet reduces ...
When we get older many of us retire or work less hours. A consequence of this is that we have less income. Money worries can become a problem as we get older. For example even if you own your house and you have paid off your mortgage, you still have to pay property tax and […]
Help for low-income seniors
High blood pressure (Hypertension) About High Blood Pressure Controlling your high blood pressure High blood pressure from Medlineplus High blood pressure and diet Information for Seniors on high blood pressure from Medlineplus Managing Blood Pressure with a Heart-Healthy Diet Prevention & Treatment of High Blood Pressure Understanding Blood Pressure Readings But what if I have […]
How to lower high blood pressure (and what to do ...
Too much salt in the diet can lead to high blood pressure and many other problems. Unfortunately salt is added to many foods. If you are interested in eating less salt and sodium the following links have lots of useful information: Low Salt/Sodium Diet Dietary Sodium Low Salt, Low Sodium, and the DASH Diet Low-salt diet […]
Help with low salt or low sodium diet
Here is a list of organizations that offer free or low cost medical screenings: Alzheimer’s Foundation of America National Memory Screening Program Asthma screening Colorectal (Colon) Cancer information from the CDC Financial Assistance and Programs for Kidney Patients Free Health screenings information from the Saavy Senior Free Medical Clinic or Free Dental Clinic. GetTested Free National […]
Free and low cost medical screenings
If you are interested in nutrition a proposal for U.S. dietary guidelines has been released. If the gigantic report is too much for you to digest 🙂 you can search for topics you are interested in, or you can read the Executive Summary. For example, you can click here to see the results of a […]