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The Consumer Reports blog has an interesting post about older adults and retirement distributions titled Seniors get no break on 2008 required retirement distributions Taken from the blog post: "Seniors won't get a tax break they'd hoped for this year. Read More...
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The Silver Alert program is apparently working in Florida! Check out the New York Times article Florida Adopts ‘Silver Alerts’ for Mentally Impaired Elderly Who Wander Off at http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/18/us/18silver.html?_r=1&ref=health Not sure Read More...
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Have you read the article Libraries offer seniors more than books ? Check it out at http://tinyurl.com/6kggtg Taken from the article: "Among the suggested changes to make libraries more friendly to the older population are: Dedicating senior spaces for Read More...
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Have you read the article, Silver Alert helps rescue lost seniors ? You can find it at http://www.stateline.org/live/details/story?contentId=307412 The article discusses the Silver Alert program, which is similar to the Amber alert program, but for older Read More...
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Are you interested in estimating your social security retirement benefits? The PCLS Senior Services blog at http://pclsseniors.blogspot.com/ alerted me to a new social security retirement estimator that is now available online. You can find the estimator Read More...
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I recently learned about a website called "Write a Senior Citizen" at http://www.writeseniors.com What is the purpose of the site? The site's FAQ states, "The goal of this site is to provide an opportunity for Senior Citizens to be able to obtain pen Read More...
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The National Institute of Health has a website dedicated to providing free health info for older adults. It's called NIHSeniorHealth. You can visit the website at http://nihseniorhealth.gov/ The site allows users to easily change text size and color contrast Read More...
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On October 3, 2008, there will be a "Kansas Senior Spelling Bee" for people who are age 50 or older. The spelling bee will be held in Salina, Kansas. The top speller will get a trip for two to the National Senior Spelling Bee in Wyoming in June 2009! Read More...
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The CDC has a portion of their site dedicated to preventing falls among older adults. Check it out at http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/preventingfalls/ They have two publications available, for free: Preventing Falls: What Works A CDC Compendium of Effective Read More...
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Did you know that the USA.gov website has a section of resources for older adults? It includes information on caregivers' resources, consumer protection, education, volunteering, jobs, health, housing, taxes, money, retirement, travel, and recreation. Read More...
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Benefits Checkup at http://www.benefitscheckup.org/ is a service of the National Council on Aging. It helps older adults find benefits they may be eligible for. It's a great resource to discover information about different government benefits, all in Read More...
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Did you know there will be a free online conference on "Elder-Friendly Communities to Promote Aging in Place"? For more information or to sign up, please go to http://www.icohere.com/agingfriendly/ . You can also see an announcement about the conference Read More...
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I learned of an article: Tech-savvy teens teach computer skills at library at http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/snohomishcountynews/2004065990_techteens12n.html . Part of the article states, "When Sno-Isle Libraries opened a new Monroe Library in Read More...
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I learned today that Toyota is planning to make a car for older adults. For more information, check out the article Toyota to develop cars for seniors at http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071219/ap_on_hi_te/tech_bit_japan_cars_for_seniors_2&printer=1;_ylt=Ak1oSzL0w6sN6DAlSZbqImJk24cA Read More...
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