When you read information for seniors so much of it is related to health, money, retirement, and so on. A very important part of the support that seniors need comes from social interactions with friends and relatives. Here are some tips that can help seniors live a more active and fulfilling social life: Never Too […]
Information
Please click on the link to read the article on Medicare open enrollment. Medicare’s open enrollment period is health care’s Groundhog Day If you have questions… Ask Phil, the Medicare Maven Open enrollment for Medicare begins Wednesday, Oct. 15, and with that will come the familiar deluge of promotions and conflicting advice about how […]
Excellent article on open enrollment and Medicare
Everyone needs to have regular dental checkups and this becomes even more important for seniors. Please read the following excellent article By Adina Wingate For the Arizona Daily Star: Dental care ranks as a top concern for seniors Every senior needs to think about how they will pay for dental care. For example, according to Wingate’s […]
Dental care for seniors
If you have reached your 65th birthday you need to apply for Medicare. Click here to find out how to apply for Medicare
How to apply for Medicare
This is the first time I’ve seen this word – Presbycusis. Well I guess it will come to all of us, it is hearing loss that occurs with age. Here are some links with information: Presbycusis is hearing loss associated with aging Information on age-related hearing loss from MedlinePlus
Presbycusis – ???? – Age-related hearing loss
The following article from the Dermatology Times has some good information related to skin and aging. Skin anti-aging guidelines: What’s right at what age? Here are some important points: Protect yourself from the Sun and its UV radiation! Use alcohol in moderation and quit smoking. Exercise and keep fit.
Skin and Aging – Some good information
Go4Life is an excellent website that you should check out. If you sign up you get exercise to lots of useful tools. Click here to join My Go4Life
A Good Fitness Tool – My Go4Life
Here is an excellent resource entitled The Five Biggest Mistakes Boomers Make When Enrolling in Medicare Mistake 1: Signing up too early or too late for Medicare and its parts The Initial Enrollment Period is the first time you can sign up for Medicare.You may join Medicare Parts A, B, and D during this time: […]
Great information from MY Medicare Matters – The Five Biggest ...
Today is the big day! The annual Open Enrollment Period (OEP), runs from October 15 through December 7. This is when you can make changes to your Part D and Medicare Advantage coverage. Use the Four C’s to help you to explore your options: Cost What is the total projected annual cost of the plans you are […]
Open Enrollment has started!
According to the article below, if you make it to 65 years of age, you now have 19 more years on average. Click the following link to read the article: Consumer Reports: Tips for living well in later years Of course we want to make those years after 65 the best we can. Everyone would love […]
Nice article from Consumer Reports – “Tips for living well ...
The New York Daily News has an excellent series of articles that have information on how to prepare for Open Enrollment for Medicare. Gearing up for Medicare Fall Open Enrollment: a Daily News guide Remember, the open enrollment period STARTS OCTOBER 15TH and ENDS DECEMBER 7th Pliny Lives is going to focus on Medicare until […]
Preparing for Medicare Open Enrollment – October 15th to December ...
It’s that time of the year, hip hip hooray, OPEN ENROLLMENT IS COMING ON OCTOBER 15TH! Start exploring your options now. The links below have more information: Center for Benefits Access Medicare Open Enrollment Period If you aren’t sure when you need to sign up check out this advice. 5 Key Steps for those new […]
Open Enrollment Starts October 15th – Are you ready?
Regular exercise is a great way to keep healthy. However it is very easy slack off. All kinds of things can distract you from doing your daily exercise. Maybe it’s a rainy day or you feel tired or your favorite television show is coming on. You must make regular physical activity a healthy habit that […]
Tips on exercise
The National Institute on Aging has produced a free booklet entitled Understanding Memory Loss: What To Do When You Have Trouble Remembering Click here for a link to the pdf file.
Free e-booklet on memory loss
There is a good article on medicare in the New York Times, October 4th, 2014. Click the link below to read the article. Beware of Shifting Options Within Medicare Plans Important reminder: The Medicare open enrollment season, which runs from Oct. 15 through Dec. 7
Good article on Medicare in today’s New York Times
As I have mentioned in previous articles, many countries have populations that are aging, i.e. Germany and Japan where the percentage of seniors is increasing. You can add Thailand to the list as you can read in the article below: Thailand has become ‘An Aging Society’ with aging population of nearly 10 million This should […]
It’s happening everywhere – populations are aging
There is a great tool that seniors can use to see what benefits you are eligible for. Click here to access the Benefits Checkup website.
Benefits Checkup tool
Here is a perfect example of how the challenges that seniors face getting healthcare may spur innovation that will benefit all of society. As we have mentioned before, aging in place and aging in community are two desirable goals for many seniors. If a person can stay at home this is not only cheaper and […]
The development of new technologies for health care
In a previous post I reported on a scientific study of Germany’s aging population. The researchers found that seniors contribute less to climate change and that they result in other positive changes in society. Now the article below from the Washington Post blog citing the same study describes other benefits that increasing numbers of seniors bring. […]
Here is another benefit of an aging population
Click the link below to get the free e-book The Aging Well Revolution How and where will we live as we age?