Finding an affordable CCRC
Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRCs) offer individuals the ability to continue to remain in one community regardless of health changes.
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Got game? Promoting successful aging through competitive sports
The sad fact is that if you’re looking for your best chance of winning a medal in any sport in the Olympics, your window of opportunity was when you were between the ages of 20 and 30 years old.
Court rules that health care agents can't execute arbitration agreements
The Massachusetts High Court ruled on two related cases in which there was a dispute about whether agents named in health care proxies had the authority to sign arbitration agreements on behalf of nursing home residents.
Planning for Social Security if you are a woman
I get this question a lot—should I wait to take my Social Security at age 70? Although, I get this one almost as often—should I start my Social Security benefits at age 62 so I don’t lose money if I die early/Social Security goes bust/I lose my job? The answer is, “It depends.” It depends…
Comparing prices before you buy healthcare
Did you know you can go to a website to find out the costs (both to your health and to your pocketbook) of having an x-ray?
Staying alert to the threat of a scam
Julia’s husband is in the Army and on his first week of a year-long vacation in the desert. So, she wasn’t happy to hear this week that their credit card information was included with other data stolen from Target just before Christmas and that the card he took with him was no longer valid. If…
Court finds state improperly denied Medicaid benefits
A Delaware trial court found for a nursing home resident who applied for Medicaid and was denied for insufficient information in Green Valley SNF, LLC v. Delaware Dept. of Health and Social Services (Del. Super. Ct., No. 13A-02-002 (RBY), Dec. 31, 2013).
New study adds to link between cholesterol and Alzheimer's disease
A person’s cholesterol level may be a predictor of amyloid plaque build-up in the brain, a new study finds.
Diagnosing a heart attack just before it happens could be as simple as a blood test
Scientists at the Scripps Research Institute in California believe they have developed a simple blood test that could prove effective in predicting heart attacks.
Starting a business instead of retiring
Older entrepreneurs may have the advantage over their younger counterparts due to experience and potentially greater financial resources. In 2012, Kauffman Ewing Institute found that those businesses that survived startup were more likely to have primary owners older than 45.
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