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3 Common Health Concerns of Seniors and How to Combat Them

3 Common Health Concerns of Seniors and How to Combat Them  Getting older brings about many changes to your appearance, energy levels, and most prominently your health. Despite our sometimes ageist society, it is well-accepted that Americans are living longer than ever before, which is why it’s so important that your senior...

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Jobs After 60 – Charlotte Today

Jobs After 60 – My Segment from Charlotte Today I addressed Jobs After 60 on Charlotte Today. Here is the intro. Many people are working well beyond the traditional retirement age, partly out of necessity and partly because they still want to contribute and are not ready to retire. Whether...

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Alzheimer’s Association Trial Match – Smilecast 73

Alzheimer’s Association Trial Match Every 70 seconds someone in America develops Alzheimer’s. In 2050, experts project there will be nearly one million new cases annually. The Alzheimer’s Association has developed TrialMatch, a confidential interactive tool that provides comprehensive clinical trial information and an individualized trial-matching service for people with Alzheimer’s...

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Homebound Seniors Twice as Likely to Develop Alzheimer’s – Smilecast 72

Homebound Seniors More at Risk for Dementia Homebound seniors are twice as likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease as more active individuals. Investigators at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago followed 1,294 seniors from two separate studies. None of the study subjects exhibited dementia symptoms at the beginning of either study....

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3 THINGS TO HELP FIGHT AGEISM IN SOCIETY

Ageism Article – Reprinted from Sixty and Me When Ashton Applewhite, the 2016 Aging Influencer of the Year of Next Avenue, recommends someone for your Caregiver Smile Summit to speak about ageism, you take her up on the offer. That person is Cathy Bollinger. Cathy is the Managing Director of...

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3 WAYS TO COMBAT ELDER ABUSE

The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 15.7% of people 60 years and older are subjected to abuse. These are underestimates, of course, because most cases of elder abuse are not reported. (from my Sixty and Me Blog) I had the good fortune to interview Susan Susskind for our Caregiver...

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How to Help People Who Are Grieving – Video

In Grieving: How To Help A Senior Handle The Loss Of A Loved One Losing a spouse is a terribly difficult thing to go through at any age, but for seniors, the loss may hit particularly hard. Going through decades together builds a strong bond that many of us can...

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Estate Planning is for Everyone – Charlotte Today

Estate Planning is not Just for the Rich Estate planning is misnamed, because it implies that one must have extensive assets to even consider an estate plan. That is not true. “Everyone needs an estate plan because it is simply about control and protecting the ones that you love,” according...

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