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6 WAYS TO AVOID SENIOR SCAMS AND FRAUDS

Senior Scams on the Rise – My Article from Sixty and Me In the U.S., victims of elder financial abuse can lose a cumulative sum of about $3 billion a year, according to Bob Blancato, head of the Elder Justice Coalition and expert in the Caregiver Smile Summit. And guess...

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Environmental Distractions Can Impair Memory in Older Adults

RANDI MARTIN (Photo credit: Jeff Fitlow) Environmental Distractions Can Impair Memory in Older Adults Older people are nearly twice as likely to have their memory and cognitive processes impaired by environmental distractions (such as irrelevant speech or written words presented along with target stimuli), according to a new study from...

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Grief is Complicated

Grief is Complicated I had no idea that there was such a thing as Complicated Grief (CG). About 9 percent of bereaved older women experience CG, a serious and debilitating mental health problem associated with functional impairment and increased suicide risk. The symptoms can include prolonged grief, frequent thoughts and...

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HOW TO BE A SUCCESSFUL LONG-DISTANCE CAREGIVER – Smilecast 124

The Challenges of Being a Long-Distance Caregiver (from Sixty and Me) I had the distinct pleasure of interviewing Amy Goyer, family caregiver expert for AARP, as part of our virtual Caregiver Smile Summit. We spoke about caregiving and being a long distance caregiver.  Amy has been a caregiver for her...

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A Mother’s Day Song – How Can We Thank You

A Mother’s Day Song I wrote this song for my mom some 30 years ago. I think I first performed it at her 65th birthday. That’s just four years away for me! I did it at our wedding. I did it on her 80th birthday, the week of 9/11 (the...

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Cosmetic Surgery for Seniors – Three Popular Options

Cosmetic Surgery For Seniors – Three Most Popular No-one is perfect, but lots of Americans are willing to pay a surgeon to help them inch a little closer to perfection – and this includes seniors. Recent research from the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery found that over 84,000 people aged 65...

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