Stay safe and warm this winter

#Middlebury #Seniors Like it or not, here it comes again: winter, along with snow and ice in many parts of the country. As seniors we need to take extra steps to stay safe, warm and ... Continue Reading →

Use hand sanitizers correctly during flu season

#Middlebury #Seniors With flu season just around the corner, there’s a new wrinkle to staying healthy this winter. Our old standby, the antiseptic hand sanitizer, has been found ... Continue Reading →

Estimated Social Security increase lower than last year’s

#Middlebury #Seniors Grab your calculator. Those in the know are making an educated guess about the amount of our Social Security increase for 2020. The Senior Citizens League estimates ... Continue Reading →

You need a second pneumonia vaccine

#Middlebury #Seniors Have you had your second pneumonia shot? Some of us either don’t know the vaccine comes in two parts, or we forget to ask for it a year later when we need ... Continue Reading →

Medicare open enrollment starts Oct. 15

#Middlebury #Seniors It’s that time again. Every year we have the opportunity to make changes to our Medicare plans between Oct. 15 and Dec. 7. We have the option of changing ... Continue Reading →

Online Lotharios’ only love is money

#Middlebury #Seniors Think you’re immune from getting scammed in an online romance? Think again. Authorities recently charged 80 people with running scams around the world designed ... Continue Reading →

Staying at home as you get older can work

#Middlebury #Seniors Aging in place means we remain in our home as we get older. Many of us want that … to stay where we’re comfortable and things are familiar. With enough ... Continue Reading →

Beware heat’s impact on seniors

#Middlebury #Seniors Summer heat … although the days are getting shorter, it’s just not ending. As seniors, we need to beware the impact that heat can have on us, especially ... Continue Reading →

Are Canadian drugs in our future?

#Middlebury #Seniors If you watch the news, you might have seen there’s a proposal underway that would allow states to import prescription drugs from Canada, where costs are lower. ... Continue Reading →

AARP offers free scam alert map

#Middlebury #Seniors The scammers sure have been busy. Is there no end to their creativity? The AARP is helping us fight back, however, with its Fraud Watch Network’s free Scam ... Continue Reading →