The Women’s Institute for a Secure Retirement has some good tips about saving throughout the stages of your life. Here’s a snapshot but do check out their site for more. And consultant with your tax and accounting professional before making any moves. Saving in your 60äó»s, 70äó»s and beyond: continue...
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Alzheimer’s Plaques Might Begin in the Liver
The brain äóìplaquesäó commonly associated with Alzheimer’s disease might actually originate in the liver, according to scientists at Scripps Research Institute in a study published in The Journal of Neuroscience Research. Researchers evaluated the effect of three different genes on the presence of amyloid-beta plaques in the brain. Lower gene...
Emeritus Senior Living has partnered with Life Care Funding Group LLC
Emeritus Senior Living has partnered with Life Care Funding Group LLC to educate seniors about the financing options available for covering long-term care, including assisted living. Emeritus, one of the largest assisted living chains, entered the alliance to raise awareness of the Assurance Benefit offered by Life Care Funding, Portland,...
Cost of Assisted Living May Be Tax Deductible
The cost of assisted living may be deductible on Federal income tax returns. The IRS has certain guidelines to determine eligibility. The cost of housing and meals and certain personal care services may be deductible; the determining factor is generally the inability to perform at least two activities of daily...
British Caregiver Survey Tool Can Help U.S.
A new manual to provide health and social workers with a tool to measure the quality of life of adult, unpaid caregivers has been launched by The Princess Royal Trust for Carers, in association with the University of Nottingham in the U.K. It is a simple 40-item questionnaire that measures...
Iowa Eliminates 10 Nursing Home Inspectors
Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad (R) has cut 10 of the state’s 38 nursing home inspecting positions. That leaves just 28 people to inspect 442 nursing homes! Iowa’s financial challenges were the reason for the reduction. Officials said other staffers in the Inspections and Appeals department could be trained to fill...
Nurse Dissatisfaction in Nursing Homes
Researchers at the Penn School of Nursing released information that shows 27 percent of nursing home nurses and 24 percent of hospital nurses reported being dissatisfied with their jobs.æ Just 13 percent of nurses in other healthcare environments reported such feelings. 95,000 nurses in 614 U.S. hospitals and other healthcare...
Video Games Good for Elderly
Studies show that video games that encourage physical activity also help with depression, sense of place and relevancy. At the Gerontological Society of America’s Annual Scientific Meeting in New Orleans late last year, Patricia Kahlbaugh, Ph.D., an associate professor of psychology at Southern Connecticut State University presented a study that...
My Senior Care New Resource for Caregivers
I came across a new resource called My Senior Care. It is a resource for caregivers that has two things going for it.æ First, they have assembled and advisory panel of aging services experts who you can write to with your questions about all aspects of caregiving. Second they have...
Pain in the…..Negative Thinking, Pain and Healing
Should doctors consider the affect of negative thinking from patients? British and German researchers would think so. They concluded that pessimism could override the effectiveness of powerful treatments. They strapped a heat-beaming device onto the legs of 22 healthy volunteers, zapping it until people rated their pain at nearly 70...