Feds start clock ticking with new plan to fight Alzheimer’s
By Lauran Neergaard
WASHINGTON —
The clock is ticking: The first National Alzheimer’s Plan sets a deadline of 2025 to finally find effective ways to treat,...
MIT finger device reads to the blind in real time
By Rodrique Ngowi
CAMBRIDGE —
Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are developing an audio reading device to be worn on the index finger of...
Local woman left in recliner dies on 81st birthday
Five family members who lived with her face various elderly abuse charges and could see upgraded charges.
Government: 401(k) fee disclosures may be electronic
Workers with 401(k) retirement accounts are due to receive improved disclosures about the fees they’re paying. The Department of Labor has mandated such disclosure...
Home is where the heart is
By Marianne Delorey
“Never make your home in a place. Make a home for yourself inside your own head… That way it will go with...
Medicare Advantage costs to be lower next year, say feds
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 —
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced today that, on average, Medicare Advantage premiums will be 1 percent lower...
Social Security announces 2.0 percent benefit increase for 2018
Monthly Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for more than 66 million Americans will increase 2.0 percent in 2018, according to a press release from the Social Security Administration announced today.
Local initiative seeks to help create ‘dementia friendly’ communities
Region – The thought of having a loved one diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease strikes fear in the heart of many, rightfully so. The disease, for which there is currently no cure, is a type of dementia that causes problems with memory, thinking and behavior.
Taylor honored with Hingham’s Earl Dare Mable Award
There’s a special award given at the Hingham Senior Center called the Earl Dare Mable Award. This award is in memory of Mable, who was a dedicated volunteer for the Department of Elder Services. According to the center’s officials, Mable selflessly organized the food distribution program, assisted with the monthly newsletter, served as a board member and helped to make the senior center a more welcoming place for those who entered. After his passing, his family established an award which is given out annually to a person who demonstrates Earl’s enthusiasm and essence of volunteerism.
Medicare Open Enrollment
By Mike Festa, State Director, AARP Massachusetts
It’s that time of year again! Medicare Open enrollment is your opportunity to make changes in your coverage...
