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Senior Health | Preserve Memory by Using the Computer?
By Jan Shapan: Computer literacy among the senior population above the age of 70+ is still nominal but as the current wave of Boomers move into that age range, computer literacy is expected to jump. And new findings suggest computer literacy may be a positive contributor to overall senior health. Senior citizens that use a [...]
Senior Health | Is a Germ Free Home Obsession Worthwhile or Healthy?
by Janet Shapan : Everywhere I turn in today’s climate, I am assaulted from media and sometimes friends for using the wrong cleaners, using the right cleaners in the wrong way or not using them often enough to avoid disease and other germ-oriented contaminations. Depending on who you listen to, there are now 300+ household [...]
Senior Living: Is Hospice Care Right For You or a Loved One?
By Jan Shapan : There will likely come a time in your life that either yourself or a loved one will be forced to deal with a terminal illness. The first response, of course, is to fight it and try to fix the problem. And we should pursue all avenues of healing. However, intuitively there [...]
Senior Health: The Facts About Long Term Care Insurance
By Karl Edmunds: For many seniors and especially elderly people, there is a constant nagging worry about the risk of getting sick or disabled in some way and being compelled to use precious retirement assets to pay for the needed care. So far, roughly 8 million or so Americans have purchased long term care (LTC) [...]
