SNAP Benefits for Older Adults With Limited Income
If you are a senior on a fixed income, you may worry that you will not have the money to fill your fridge. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) exists to help people make ends meet.
What Is the Lifeline Program?
The Lifeline Program is a federal program that works to lower the cost of phone and internet services for low-income American households. With the reduced costs that Lifeline provides its customers, seniors can stay connected on a budget.
What to Consider When Enrolling in Medicare Part D For 2024
Most people receiving Medicare enroll in voluntary prescription drug coverage (Medicare Part D). Fifty million beneficiaries selected medication coverage in 2023.
Can Alzheimer’s Disease Be Prevented?
While new knowledge becomes available each year about promising potential treatments for Alzheimer’s disease, recent research is also focusing on the prevention of the disease or mitigation of its symptoms.
The Benefits of Taking Social Security Early
The amount of your social security benefit will not be reduced if you begin receiving it at an early age. Because you’ll take it at a younger age, your monthly payment will be smaller than if you had waited, but…
The Alzheimer’s Epidemic and Memory Care
There is usually a long preclinical phase to Alzheimer’s disease, which gradually worsens over time. Initial symptoms are often mistaken for normal aging and include problems with language, mood swings, disorientation, loss of motivation, poor self-care, and behavioral issues. There…
A Couple’s Guide to Coping with Spousal Dementia
As a spouse, you want to do everything in your power to keep your spouse healthy. But what happens if he or she suffers from dementia? A marriage with the potential to span years or decades becomes subject to enormous…
Managing Senior Living Markets with Virtual Care
To overcome obstacles in senior health care, virtual care has become a standard in senior living and aging services. Virtual care techniques have been used for over a decade and have moved beyond infancy stages. Several top providers of senior…
The Gift of Proper End-of-Life Planning Begins With You
In most cases, talking about the end of our lives is uncomfortable and easily avoided. Since we don’t want to talk about it, many of us don’t make plans for what we want to happen before or after we pass…
How to Navigate the Challenges of Caregiving
The difficulties of being a caregiver aren’t apparent until you become one. Taking on this role is an honor for many people since it involves someone they love. In the US, 53 million people have assumed this role and then struggled to…
