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Tuesday, November 15th, 2011
What Is Assisted Living?
If you've heard of assisted living but aren't quite sure what it is, check out this article at Boston.com. Basically, it explains:
Assisted living offers different levels of health or personal care—anything from cooking to transportation to...
Monday, February 7th, 2011
The Confusing Costs of Continuing Care
By Catey Hill for Smart Money
When 85-year-old Al Green was ready to make his last move, he settled on a residential community that offered tiered care – independent, assisted, and nursing – near his alma mater, Penn State. But it wasn't as...
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Monday, February 7th, 2011
3 New Ways to Live in Retirement
By Catey Hill for Smart Money
They helped change the political landscape and American culture, and it's clear Baby Boomers will change what life in retirement will look like. And with their sheer numbers - 78 million - they may also shift the...
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Wednesday, January 5th, 2011
Medicare Makes Way for Baby Boomers
By Amanda Gardner for Health Day
It's been a long, strange trip from Woodstock to the nursing home, but baby boomers are getting there -- and soon.
The first boomers turn 65 this year and can start enrolling in Medicare this month, setting a...
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Wednesday, January 5th, 2011
Seniors Scam Seniors
By Jason Zweig and Mary Pilon for The Wall Street Journal
A grim category of crime is on the rise: senior-on-senior financial fraud.
According to regulators and prosecutors, there has been a significant increase recently in the number of cases...
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Tuesday, December 7th, 2010
When the Assisted-Living Bill Balloons
By Patrick Egan for The New York Times
This fall, my father sat down for a semi-annual assessment with staff members at his assisted living facility in Tinton Falls, N.J. They decided his condition — at 72, he has advancing Parkinson’s...
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Tuesday, December 7th, 2010
Another Insurance Company Has Stopped Selling Long Term Care Insurance
By Fred Yager for Consumer Affairs
MetLife announced this week that it is joining a number of other insurers in discontinuing the sale of long-term-care insurance after paying out significantly more in claims than expected.
MetLife, which is...
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