Beware of slipping on ice

#Middlebury #Seniors #Ice The local television weather guy made an announcement recently that was, I think, meant to be uplifting. He said, “And winter is now half over!” Instead, ... Continue Reading →

Deal with empty store shelves

#Middlebury #Seniors There’s been a shift in food availability across the country. If your area is just now getting hit with empty store shelves, this concept is shocking and ... Continue Reading →

Is a Part B premium cutback coming?

#Middlebury #Seniors #Medicare #PartB By now we know just how much our Social Security checks are going to be for this year, after the deductions for Part B. The average dollar increase ... Continue Reading →

Beware of the cold

#Middlebury #Seniors Administrators of the local senior center called it a tailgate party and envisioned many dozens of elderly gathered in the parking lot outside the center, drinking ... Continue Reading →

Food costs continue to rise

#Middlebury #Seniors #FoodPrices It’s not over yet. Rising food prices, that is. The best guess of experts is that food prices are likely to rise 5% in the first half of 2022. ... Continue Reading →

Travel is complicated right now

#Middlebury #Seniors My neighbor still thinks she’ll be going on a cruise to a foreign country in the spring. She calls her travel agent every few weeks to ask if the cruise is ... Continue Reading →

Is telehealth all it’s cracked up to be?

#Middlebury #Seniors Medicare started paying for telehealth medical visits last year and will continue through the end of 2023. With telehealth, we sit in our homes and talk to our ... Continue Reading →

Look out for No. 1

#Middlebury #Seniors Depending on where you live, you might be required to delay surgery because the hospital is full of COVID patients. That’s the news that’s spreading ... Continue Reading →

Lend a helping hand

#Middlebury #Seniors I’ve been looking at 2022, hoping to find some value in my time and money in this chaotic world we find ourselves in, a chaos that doesn’t show any ... Continue Reading →

AARP survey: We want to grow older at home

#Middlebury #Seniors We want to stay home as we age. That much is clear from a recent survey by AARP. The 70-question survey touched on all types of topics about home and community ... Continue Reading →