In Field of Dreams, Ray Kinsella hears a voice saying, “If you build it, he will come.” Unfortunately, the same is true of hospital beds. “Today,” according to Sharon R. Kaufman in her 2005 book, And a Time to Die: How American Hospitals Shape the End of Life, more Americans die in hospitals than anywhere … Read more
Are you prepared for caregiving costs? The cost of providing care for yourself can be quite staggering but what many people don’t include in their financial planning is the cost of providing care for family members other than a spouse. A survey by Caring.com found that almost half of all caregivers shell out $5,000 a … Read more
You’ve heard that expression “when Mama ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy?” Jeff Foxworthy made the expression a household phrase but it turns out it’s not just funny… it’s true. Researchers found that in relationships amongst older married couples, the wife’s satisfaction with the marriage directly reflected in the husband’s satisfaction but the relationship doesn’t work … Read more
A new study found that diabetes patients increase their risk of heart failure and cardiac death by as much as six-fold regardless of their cholesterol levels. The research out of Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that nearly 50 percent of people with diabetes in the study showed minute levels of a protein … Read more
The incidence of type 2 diabetes increases with age, joining hearing loss as one of America’s most widespread health concerns. More than half of all U.S. adults with diabetes are seniors. That amounts to more than 23 percent of people over the age of 60 having a disease that can directly impact their ability to … Read more
Compounding interest is a magical term when your bank or retirement account benefits. However, a growing number of older adults are being unexpectedly dinged by forgotten student debt. According to the New York Federal Reserve Bank, over 16 percent of the $1.2 trillion in outstanding student loan debt is attributed to individuals over 50 years … Read more
A recent report by the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies and the AARP Foundation projects that Senior Housing is the next big American crisis. According to the report, “The public policy challenges are immense. Recognizing the implications of this profound demographic shift and taking immediate steps to address the deficiencies in the housing stock, … Read more
William’s suicide thrust Parkinson’s disease onto the world stage recently. The progressive neurological disorder affects about 60,000 Americans each year. Well-known people like Michael J. Fox, Muhammad Ali and Janet Reno join the million or so Americans who struggle with symptoms such as tremors, vocal spasms and perhaps one of its most overlooked symptom—depression. This … Read more
According to the 2012 Census, over 7 million grandchildren in America who are under the age of 18 live with their grandparents. Most live with them in a multigenerational household but almost 3 million live with grandparents that are their caregivers. In the ‘70s, to recognize this and other contributions that grandparents make to society, … Read more
Saving for retirement can be a daunting task. There are student loans, the cost of raising children, the mortgage on your house, health emergencies…the list can seem to be endless. Click here to see the long list of reasons we don’t save. If you’re like most Americans, you don’t have enough retirement savings socked away … Read more
Will your plan for retirement lead to disaster if your health fails? Will you end up forced into institutional care, go broke paying for care, or become a burden on your family?
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