Happy New Year and welcome to 2020! Older adults have most likely made dozens of resolutions over their lives. And after a certain age, you may think you don't need to make these yearly intentions like you did in your younger years (i.e., job promotion,...
As the baby boom generation ages, this group will create a so-called silver tsunami--a term used to describe the impact of America's graying population. The silver tsunami (also called the gray wave) should hit the United States in 2035. This is the year the U.S. Census...
Anyone who is sexually active is at risk for a STD. Advancing age is not a protection from a STD. In fact, according to a 2015 report from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, people 50 and over account for an estimated 45% of...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services estimates that about half (52%) of Americans turning 65 today will require long-term care (LTC) and support services. These options include: independent senior communities; assisted living; continuing care retirement communities; board and care homes; skilled (nursing) care...
Having a conversation with your parents about their financial situation can be an awkward and even a taboo topic. After all, like religion and politics, our culture teaches us from a young age not to discuss someone else's money. However, when it comes to finances,...
According to the National Institutes of Health, more than 30 percent of American adults use some type of complimentary health care approach. The NIH defines complimentary health care as a practice used together with conventional medicine. If a non-mainstream practice is used in place of conventional...
No one is ever too old to fall in love. And more Americans are remarrying or living together later in life than ever before. This is due, in large part, to increasing life expectancy. According to data from the Social Security Administration, if a man...
On July 30, 1965, President Lyndon Johnson signed the Medicare program into law which became available one year later on July 1, 1966. Regardless of income or medical history, this government-run benefit provides health insurance to people 65 or older (and those under 65 who live with...