Senior Voting – My Segment on Charlotte Today

Senior Voting It’s important that everyone votes but why is it especially important for older people. Because issues may get swept under the rug like: Social Security, Medicare, Medical Research, Protecting older Americans from abuse, neglect, fraud; Paying for long-term care; Age discrimination; Paid family leave? What do people need...

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Senior Voting – My Segment on Charlotte Today

Senior Voting It’s important that everyone votes but why is it especially important for older people. Because issues may get swept under the rug like: Social Security, Medicare, Medical Research, Protecting older Americans from abuse, neglect, fraud; Paying for long-term care; Age discrimination; Paid family leave? What do people need...

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Non-Pharma Ways to Ward Off Dementia – My Segment on Charlotte Today

Non-Pharma Ways to Ward Off Dementia As rates of dementia, including Alzheimer’s rises, the sad news is that promising drug treatments have ultimately proven to be a false hope as clinical trials have repeatedly showed little impact of their effectiveness. So how can we hold dementia at bay without pharmaceuticals?...

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Non-Pharma Ways to Ward Off Dementia – My Segment on Charlotte Today

Non-Pharma Ways to Ward Off Dementia As rates of dementia, including Alzheimer’s rises, the sad news is that promising drug treatments have ultimately proven to be a false hope as clinical trials have repeatedly showed little impact of their effectiveness. So how can we hold dementia at bay without pharmaceuticals?...

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Traveling with Seniors – My Segment on Charlotte Today

  Traveling with Seniors Older people are itching to get back out and travel again. According to AARP’s 2022 Travel Trends report, 66 percent of people over age 70 anticipate going somewhere this year. If you are going on a trip or maybe traveling with older loved ones, it is...

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Traveling with Seniors – My Segment on Charlotte Today

Traveling with Seniors Older people are itching to get back out and travel again. According to AARP’s 2022 Travel Trends report, 66 percent of people over age 70 anticipate going somewhere this year. If you are going on a trip or maybe traveling with older loved ones, it is essential...

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Challenging Conversations About Aging – My Segment on Charlotte Today

Challenging Conversations About Aging Having a conversation about preparing for aging can be challenging. Whether talking to other family members or mom and dad, topics like finances, legal issues, estate planning, living situations, care and treatment plans are tough. Yet, the sooner you have them, the better. I talk about...

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Becoming Your Own Health Advocate – My Segment on Charlotte Today

Becoming Your Own Health Advocate Healthcare staffing is experiencing a pandemic of its own. Hospitals and long-term care are understaffed and people continue to resign as they look for new career options. With so much uncertainty in healthcare, the patient experience suffers and people often fall through the cracks. That...

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Technology and Older Adults – My Segment on Charlotte Today

Technology and Older Adults Each chapter of the COVID Pandemic has driven usage of personal digital tech and services among older generations to all-time highs. But as users become increasingly more dependent on tech to break from isolation, the digital divide between those ‘comfortable with’ and those ‘new to’ it...

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Caregiver Support Services-Worth the Time or Waste of Time-Charlotte Today

Caregiver Support Services There are 50 million family caregivers in the U.S. That number is probably low considering that many people became caregivers for the first time during Covid. The number of caregiver support services arising to assist family caregivers has also risen. A simple add-on to employee benefit programs...

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