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Free Tools and Resources for Financial and Caregiving Issues

Free resources to help the public cope with personal finance, retirement, aging, and caregiving decisions are provided on a new section of MetLife’s Mature Market Institute Web site called Consumer Advice. The section and i...

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Cape Cod couple want to open home to caregivers

This couple is turning their home into a place for caregivers to come and receive respite and comfort. Read the entire article here.

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The Many Costs Of Elder Care

So many of us are taking care of our parents! We are known as the sandwich generation – taking care of our parents & our children at the same time. Just know that you are not alone! Jacki Lyden in for Tom Ashbrook The...

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There Can Be A Better Way to Help With Medical Decisions

Are you tired of having to deal with all kinds of privacy issues that prohibit helping your parents when they need it? Donna Appell has found a solution that will make life for all family caregivers much easier! By PAULA SPAN ...

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Senior Moments – There’s An App For That!

Ahh yes, those "senior moments" that happen to us whether we're young or old. Questions that arise such as, "Did I lock the door?" "Did I turn off the iron/stove?" "Did I feed the cat?" Well, wonder no more because there IS an ...

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Aging Gracefully: Some Things Many of Us Forget – New Info!

Author Carolyn Brent and a Panel of Experts (including our own Joyce Joneschiet) Share their Wisdom November 8th, 9th and 10th These days we only have to flick on the TV to find ourselves inundated with a barrage of commercials...

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In Long Island, a Home for All Generations – NYTimes.com

EARLY this month, three generations of the Delfino family moved into the 3,400-square-foot stone and stucco home they designed for themselves in Port Jefferson Station. Mike Delfino Jr., 52, and his wife, Maria, 49, took the m...

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New Technology May Reduce Risks for Fall Prone Seniors « Silver Buzz Cafe

We’ve written about the dangers that falls pose to seniors in many articles in the past, including one on “Avoiding and Dealing With Falls” and others on the dangerous side effects of some medications in this respect. Peo...

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Universal Home Design for the Aging Baby Boomer Generation – CarolinaLiving.com

As the baby boomer generation begins to move closer to retirement, and interest in purchases of retirement homes comes closer to their grasp, many 50- and 60-somethings might neglect to consider how their homes may accommodate ...

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