Video chat is best for mental health

#Middlebury #Seniors #Skype For any number of reasons, many seniors are socially isolated. Whether it’s an illness that keeps us at home, living in a rural area or having no one ... Continue Reading →

It’s time to get outside

#Middlebury #Seniors Winter has finally let go and summer is taking its first steps. But nearly all of us, no matter what kind of winter we experienced, are eager to get out and about. ... Continue Reading →

Rowing machines are ideal for workout

#Middlebury #Seniors If you’ve been going to the gym to work out, or have at least wandered through one to look at the facility and equipment, you might have seen a slightly strange-looking ... Continue Reading →

Senior$afe act lets banks call the cops

#Middlebury #Seniors #Senior$afe Congress took a big step last year to protect our financial interests. The Senior$afe Act gives immunity to bank employees who call the authorities ... Continue Reading →

Medicare scammed out of $1.7 billion

#Middlebury #Seniors Scammers have billed Medicare $1.7 billion in phony invoices for selling hundreds of thousands of us pieces of medical equipment we don’t need. Federal agencies ... Continue Reading →

What have studies learned about us?

#Middlebury #Seniors We seniors must be fascinating to researchers because it seems they’re always studying us. Here are a few things they’ve learned through Pew Research ... Continue Reading →

Get help deciding where to retire

#Middlebury #Seniors If you plan to move when you retire, where will you go? What is important to you, and how will you decide? U.S. News & World Report, working with Aetna, has ... Continue Reading →

New shingles vaccine can be hard to find

#Middlebury #Seniors #Shingles Ninety-nine percent of us over the age of 40 had chickenpox when we were kids. That virus is still in our bodies … and it can reactivate at any ... Continue Reading →

Food safety alerts are just the start

#Middlebury #Seniors The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service sends out email alerts to those of us who are signed up for warnings about foods and products ... Continue Reading →

Some file taxes on a cellphone

#Middlebury #Seniors A recent newspaper story told of two senior women who were coaxed into an experiment, e-filing their taxes on their cellphone and tablet. E-filing apparently is ... Continue Reading →