What is a rest home? Part 2
By Micha Shalev
One of life’s greatest challenges is deciding when a loved one is no longer capable of living independently. Often, a time of...
Difficult choices can lead to the best care
By Brenda Diaz
Making the decision to place a loved one in a community may be one of the hardest choices to face. However, it...
Stay in your home forever: Your bedroom
By Cindy Tulimeri and Karen DeRosas
Your bedroom serves many functions such as sleeping and dressing.
During the day your bedroom may seem perfectly safe. But...
Urge your adult children to have their own estate plan
By Linda T. Cammuso
Most informed seniors have an estate plan, but what about their adult children? All too often, estate planning is perceived as...
Social Security Chained CPI: How much would you lose?
By Linda F. Fitzgerald
One million Massachusetts residents age 65 and over receive Social Security. While the average annual benefit of $14,200 is less than...
Two guys in a restaurant: The truth about government spending
By Al Norman
These two guys walk into a restaurant and order a sirloin steak — well done. One of the men is a social...
Journal writing courses help uncover memories
Quinlan learned how to make her writing group participants feel comfortable discussing events from their lives that they had perhaps never previously revealed.
Obama’s charm campaign: High marks, no concessions
WASHINGTON, March 16 —
President Barack Obama’s widely publicized recent string of meetings with rank-and-file Republican and Democratic lawmakers earned him public praise from even...
Applying for Obama health care plan not easy
By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar
WASHINGTON —
Applying for benefits under President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul could be as daunting as doing your taxes.
The government’s draft application...
Survey: Many conflicted on gov’t spending cuts
By Tom Raum
WASHINGTON —
As President Barack Obama and lawmakers spar over huge federal deficits, they’re confronted by a classic contradiction: Most Americans want government...
