Under a new program, Social Security disability claims for veterans with a VA disability compensation rating of 100 percent Permanent and Total (P&T) will be expedited according to the Social Security Administration. To receive the expedited service, veterans must inform the Social Security Administration that they have a 100 percent Permanent and Total disability compensation…
Over 13 percent of Americans are 65 and older. Over the next 20 years that number is expected to nearly double. At the same time, disabilities, widowhood, divorce and retirement are just some of the things that may play a role in a serious public health issue. That issue is loneliness. Studies have shown that…
Elder Law Attorney, Rajiv Nagaich has a friend in need of a kidney. He’s been talking about this need on the radio show for the past couple weeks. There are benefits to both the kidney donor as well as the recipient. One in 10 American adults (over 20 million) has some sort of chronic kidney disease. Because chronic kidney…
Federally insured reverse mortgages are a way for homeowners 62 and over to borrow money using their home as collateral. This allows a homeowner to continue to live in the house, as long as the house is their primary residence, without having to make payments. Reverse mortgages come due when the last borrower on the…
Between the ages of 50 and 65, eating a diet high in animal protein makes you four times more likely to die from cancer according to a recent study. But after age 65, two studies have found that a high protein diet protects individuals from disease. Researchers in the first study tracked a large sample…
Married people lead overwhelmingly healthier lives than their single counterparts. Studies have shown they have 50 percent less risk of Alzheimer’s than their single counterparts, are three times more likely to survive heart surgery, are less likely to get the flu, and more likely to survive cancer. The poverty rate for seniors rises from 4.6…
A study released this week by the inspector general of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services found that 1 out of every 3 patients who went to a nursing home after a hospital stay was harmed by their treatment. Congress mandated the study to determine the national incidence rate for adverse events in…
Crotchety old men are more than a cliché according to a study out of Oregon State University. Researchers found that there’s some basis to the generalization. The study looked at a group of 1,300 men between the ages of 53 to 85 beginning in the 1960s. What they found was that as people age their…
The level of comfort that we felt with our balance when we were younger or more fit or both can go away as we age. And when it does, we put ourselves at risk of falling. I cannot remember the last time my doctor saw me standing on my feet. The nurse does of course…
For Americans under the age of 65, March 31, 2014 is an important date. That’s because that is the date most uninsured Americans need to become insured under the Affordable Care Act. That could make things a bit confusing over the next few weeks as government organizations and private health companies ramp up their efforts…
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