According to statistics gathered by the AARP Public Policy Institute, there are approximately 40 million unpaid family caregivers in the United States. These unpaid caregivers, many of them seniors themselves, gave care worth about $470 billion in 2015. This is based on a conservative caregiving salary of $12.51 an hour for this work. This invisible […]
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The medical specialty called ‘geriatrics’ designates a physician who focuses on health care for older adults. Geriatricians are doctors whose medical practice aims to promote the health and wellbeing of seniors. They are experts in preventing and treating diseases and disabilities in our seniors; most seniors are well aware of this medical specialty that is […]
The most common health news stories of the past year (unfortunately) were about the epidemic of opioid abuse in America. This problem is so bad and so widespread that it may be responsible for the decline in Americans’ life expectancy seen for two years in a row. Most of these stories were about young or […]
In October, the Social Security Administration announced a 2% cost-of-living adjustment, or “COLA,” for Social Security payments in 2018. This increase will raise the average Social Security benefit by a little over $27 per month or about $329 a year. There had been no change in 2016 benefits and only a 0.3% increase in 2017. […]
Most people do not realize it, but over their lifetime they have assembled their own team of professionals to handle their problems and opportunities. By the time most people begin a transition to a senior lifestyle, they have had numerous dealings with medical, legal, tax, accounting, real estate and other professionals. They went about this […]