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The human immune system weakens as we get older, and that gives Covid-19 several more degrees of concern for senior citizens. Coronavirus regulations mean…
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Who watches the people who watch senior citizens in care facilities? Family members don't always have the ability to check up on their loved ones in…
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Just when people are retired and (hopefully) dealing with fewer stresses in life, along come the people who want to take their money. Scams that target…
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No one wants to reach a place in life where a guardian is appointed to make decisions on her or his behalf. Guardianship situations arise when the law…
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John Kalb is a chiropractor in Ashland, but his health interests go well beyond bones and joints. He focuses on the brain in his second book, Keep Your…
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The "silver tsunami" is well underway. Children born during the American baby boom are all in their mid-50s and older now, many looking for places to…
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A recall election against three members of the Ashland Parks and Recreation Commission failed at the polls Tuesday. A long and bitter campaign failed to…
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"A home." That short phrase, uttered by senior citizens, is not a pleasant concept. The majority of senior citizens would rather live their later years in…
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Meredith Maran had a pretty sweet life as a free-lance writer. Then, in a rather short window of time, she lost her best friend, her marriage and her life…
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No one really relishes making plans for their care when they are old and infirm. And that's just the problem: not enough people plan for the possibility…
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Maybe your phone rings in the evening, and you don't recognize the number in caller ID. So you pick up, only to hear some robo-call voice warning you that…
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It's hard enough to consider life in a nursing home; the prospect of other people having to take care of us is not comforting. And the prospect of leaving…
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All the experts on aging say we should be engaged in interesting activities when our working days are done, to help prolong life. Which sounds swell,…
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We get plenty of books about seniors and living life well in our later years. But getting one from an architect is something different. Matthias…