To help raise awareness of the significant impacts AlzheimerÛªs disease has on families and loved ones, Assisted Living Today put together the AlzheimerÛªs Action Day Guide, aåÊcomprehensive resource covering the latest research, treatments, fact and figures, as well as informative tips for caregivers.The Guide contains:The CaregiverÛªs Guide to AlzheimerÛªs Disease...
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Long-Term Care Insurance May Be a Dying Breed (VIDEO)
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Long-Term Care Insurance May Be a Dying Breed
A report earlier this fall by MoodyÛªs Investors Services – ÛÏLong-Term Care Insurance: Sector ProfileÛ – says that despite the need for long-term care insurance, the productÛªs future is in question because of persistent losses and a challenging operating environment. The benefits under early policies were often too generous relative...
Hold Back on Those Christmas Gifts. You’ll Need the $ for Retirement (VIDEO)
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Hold Back on Those Christmas Gifts. You’ll Need the $ for Retirement
Aon HewittÛªs Real Deal studied the retirement resources and needs for 2.2 million employees of 78 large US employers. The study projects employeesÛª retirement resources and needs assuming their current behaviors continue. The study focuses on full-career contributing employees as the baseline. For this purpose, ÛÏfull careerÛ was defined as...
Fighting the Risk of AlzheimerÛªs Disease – A Caregivers Perspective
The following is a guest blog by Martha Stettinius. In 2005, at age 40, I became the main caregiver for my mother, Judy, who could no longer balance her checkbook, cook, or clean. I encouraged her to move from her remote lakeside cottage into my small home with my husband...
How You Lose Your Hearing As You Age (VIDEO)
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How You Lose Your Hearing As You Age
The following is a guest post from John O’Connor. Hearing loss is one of the symptoms of aging. åÊIt should not be taken for granted. åÊThis dysfunction of the hearing organs can be dangerous. åÊIt can also be prevented. How can hearing loss affect your life? Sometimes, hearing loss is...
A New Resource for Finding Information about the Quality of Nursing Homes (VIDEO)
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Good Lifestyle Behaviors May Enhance Life Expectancy Among Our Oldest (VIDEO)
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