The following is a guest post from Sandra Harris. No one really wants to get old and reach the point where they can no longer care for themselves. But, as hard as it is on the older person, itäó»s just as hard on his or her family and loved ones...
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Many Planning to Work Into Their Eighties
Planning to work after 80?@Imagno, Getty Images Middle class Americans plan to save up a specific amount before retiring and put less emphasis on a given retirement age.æ Many even plan to work into their eighties in order to live comfortably in retirement. That according to Wells Fargo. Psst, don’t...
Caregivers Health a Concern in New Study
Caregiving Costs: Declining Health in the Alzheimeräó»s Caregiver as Dementia Increases in the Care Recipient released by the National Alliance for Caregiving shows a significant decrease in family caregiver health over time and increased personal healthcare costs, as their care recipientäó»s dementia increases.æ The study was conducted by examining the...
Alzheimer’s Report Addresses Action Steps for National Alzheimer’s Plan
Alzheimeräó»s from the Frontlines: Challenges a National Alzheimeräó»s Plan Must Address is a collective effort to share the real and unrelenting struggles that must be addressed in the National Alzheimeräó»s Plan now being created through the implementation of the National Alzheimeräó»s Project Act (NAPA).æ The Alzheimeräó»s Association and its more...
90+ Population Growing
That’s Philomena, my mom, 90! According to an Associated Press report, nearly 2 million people are now are 90 or over, nearly triple their numbers of just three decades ago. Count my mom in there. Unfortunately they are more likely than the merely elderly to live in poverty and to...