Senior News Line – Think you’re too old for a pet? Fiddlesticks!
#Middlebury #Seniors #RescuePet
by Matilda Charles
One of the saddest things I’ve overheard lately was a woman who’d just lost her very senior cat. She’d loved that ... Continue Reading →
Senior News Line – Retirement changes everything
#Middlebury #Seniors #Retirement
By Matilda Charles
We work and work all those years, aiming for a good retirement when we can kick back and relax. For too many of us, though, retirement ... Continue Reading →
Senior News Line – Financial abuse often not reported
#MIDDLEBURY
By Matilda Charles
The statistics on elder financial abuse are ugly. Abuse victims lose roughly $2.6 billion per year. One in every 20 seniors admits to being the victim ... Continue Reading →
Senior News Line – Thinking of going back to work?
#SENIORS #MIDDLEBURY
by Matilda Charles
If you’ve considered going back to work, either for financial reasons or to have something to do, there are a number of jobs that might ... Continue Reading →
Senior News Line – Why hospitals need seniors-only wards
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by Matilda Charles
Supposedly we go to the hospital to get better. Too often, however, we come out in much worse condition than when we went in.
Kaiser Health News has written ... Continue Reading →
Senior News Line – It’s Easier to Find a Good Nursing Home
#MIDDLEBURY
By Matilda Charles
Medicare’s Nursing Home Compare website now has the long-awaited star ratings. Announced months ago, the site has added six more quality measurements ... Continue Reading →
Senior News Line – Are you getting all your benefits?
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by Matilda Charles
You might be eligible for benefits you don’t even know about. The National Council on Aging has a website that identifies benefits such as help ... Continue Reading →
Senior News Line – Eat healthy now to stay active
by Matilda Charles
Sticking to a healthy diet now may help with mobility as we age. So says a new study that looked at preventing or delaying a physical decline later. Continued physical ... Continue Reading →
Social Security strategies change
by Matilda Charles
Starting this month, May 2016, changes to Social Security will eliminate strategies seniors have used to maximize benefits. Unlike what some doom-mongers have said, ... Continue Reading →
Senior News Line – Helping seniors stay in their homes
SENIOR NEWS LINE by Matilda Charles
Aging in place. Those are words dear to the hearts of many low-income seniors who fear having to move away from home when they need services. The ... Continue Reading →
