Articles Index
How Will the Recession Affect Your Social Security and Medicare Benefits?
Social Security and Medicare benefits are in jeopardy; find out how the recession further threatens Social Security benefits and Medicare.
How Will the Recession Affect Your Medicare Benefits?
As Medicare enrollment grows, benefits will shrink because of the recession. Learn about changes planned for Medicare Part A.
How Will the Recession Affect Your Social Security Benefits?
Because of the recession, predictions for Social Security benefits include no cost-of-living adjustments for two years. Learn how Social Security benefits will change in the next few years.
Need Encouragement to Exercise? Get a Free Exercise & Physical Activity Book
Are you older and want encouragement to exercise? Get a free exercise book, with exercise tips, diet advice, sample exercises and an exercise log.
Why Employers Are Cutting or Canceling Retiree Health Benefits
Retiree health benefits - advice from a leading economist on why employers are reducing retiree health benefits.
Healthy Aging: 10 Tips for Staying Young
Healthy aging - Interested in healthy aging? Here's humorous advice about healthy aging, including 10 tips for staying young and making the most of your senior years.
Trauma Takes a Toll on Senior Health
Find out how an accumulation of psychological trauma over a lifetime can affect how you feel in your senior years.
Is Your Parent Ready for Assisted Living?
Moving a parent to assisted living can be difficult for the family. When is it time to choose assisted living? Here are ways to tell if your parent needs an assisted living facility.
How to Avoid Sandwich Generation Problems
Are you in the sandwich generation--caring for aging parents while still supporting an adult child? These sandwich generation tips will help you cope with or avoid sandwich generation problems.
Recession Causing Boomers to Claim Social Security Benefits Early
Learn how the recession is affecting Social Security benefits, causing more boomers to apply for Social Security benefits early.
Free Talking Book Program Helps Vision-Impaired Readers
Learn about a talking book program that helps vision-impaired readers enjoy books and companionship through talking books and talking book clubs. Join the talking book program and expend your horizons.
Why is RV Travel So Popular with Baby Boomers?
There's a boom in RV travel - find out why baby boomers love RV travel.
RV Travel: Should You Rent or Buy Your RV?
Is RV travel right for you? How to decide whether to buy an RV or rent an RV.
6 RV Travel Tips for Beginner and Seasoned RV Enthusiasts
RV Travel - More people are discovering the fun and freedom of RV travel. When planning your first RV travel or your 50th, these 6 RV travel tips from an RV travel expert will help you prepare for a relaxing, safe, and fun RV travel adventure.
For Caregivers: 7 Tips to Maintain Hope
Help for caregivers - the importance of keeping hope alive for caregivers and loved ones, plus tips for caregivers on maintaining hope.
Family Caregivers: How to Avoid Holiday Traps
Family caregivers have special burdens during holidays. These family caregiver tips will help reduce caregiver stress and make family holidays more joyful for everyone.
Gift Ideas for Older Adults that Do Not Cost a Dime
Want gift ideas that keep on giving? These creative gift ideas for older adults offer meaningful gift ideas that are long on love but short on money.
How Travel Can Increase Your Longevity
Want a reason to travel? How about improved longevity? An aging expert says travel can increase longevity by keeping travelers mentally sharp, physically fit, and emotionally connected.
Online Dating Safety Tips
While online dating can be rewarding, it’s important to be cautious. These tips will help to increase your online dating safety.
Is Online Dating Right for You?
Online dating is a great way to meet people, but is online dating right for you? Learn the pros and cons of online dating and decide for yourself.
Urinary Incontinence: Diagnosis and Treatment Information
Urinary incontinence affects men and women, and is more common in older adults. Learn the types of urinary incontinence, prevention and treatment of urinary incontinence.
Senior Dating: 10 Great First Date Ideas
If you are senior who is dating again, or thinking about it, here are 10 great first date ideas to reduce the anxiety and increase the fun.
10 Tips to Prepare Your Pet for Travel
Planning to travel with your pet? These 10 pet travel tips will help pet travel safer and more fun.
Healthy People 2010: Will You Meet These Health Goals?
How healthy will you be in 2010? Check these Healthy People 2010 guidelines from the CDC to start taking better care of yourself now.
Obama Budget Request for 2010: Strengthen Social Security
How Obama's 2010 budget request could strengthen Social Security with staffing, services and a more secure future for Social Security.