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Living With Urinary Incontinence

Urinary incontinence is an inconvenient, sometimes embarrassing health problem. But living with incontinence can be made easier, if you're willing to put in just a little effort.

Forgetfulness

Many older people worry about becoming more forgetful. They think forgetfulness is the first sign of Alzheimer's disease (AD). In the past, memory loss and confusion were considered a normal part of aging. However, scientists now know that most people remain both alert and able as they age, although it may take them longer to remember things.

Guide To Social Security Benefits

Whether you're young or old, male or female, single or with a family--this booklet is for you and about you. That's because Social Security has programs that affect everybody.

Chances are you're either paying Social Security taxes or getting Social Security benefits--or you're related to somebody who is.

Walking Boosts Brainpower -Moderate Intensity Exercise May Help Protect Older Adults Against Dementia

Older adults who take a brisk stroll just three times a week could boost their brainpower and reduce the risk of memory-robbing illnesses such as Alzheimer's disease.

Health Quackery: Spotting Health Scams

You see the ads everywhere these days - "Smart Drugs for Long Life" or "Arthritis Aches and Pains Disappear Like Magic!" or even testimonials claiming, "This treatment cured my cancer in one week." It's easy to understand the appeal of these promises. But there is still plenty of truth to the old saying, "If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is!"

A Safety Net That Might Not Hold -Long-term-care insurance doesn't have many fans, but that may change

By Michelle Andrews

When Betty Hoff moved into an assisted-living facility in Fowler, Calif., two years ago, the 86-year-old thought she didn't have anything to worry about financially. She had a long-term-care insurance policy that would pay up to $3,000 a month for three years of nursing home, assisted living, or home care. Hoff has severe arthritis and can get around only with a walker or cane, which means she could no longer cook, clean, or do the laundry. But her insurer denied the claim. Hoff wasn't cognitively impaired, and the company said she didn't need help with enough "activities of daily living," or ADLs, to qualify for benefits.

Texas Adult Retirement Communities - Comanche Trace Ranch, Kerrville, Texas

Kemmerer Resources Corp., the owner and primary investment partner, acquired and began planning Comanche Trace in 1998 with visions of building a master planned community that would harmonize with the inherent beauty of the Texas Hill Country. One of America’s Best 100 Master Planned Communities. 80 new homes (most custom) completed or under construction in [...]

Helping Seniors Overcome Obstacles to Eating Well

Many older people have trouble eating well for a variety of reasons. Reading food labels for nutritional information is one way to eat well. But sometimes there are problems that interfere with eating well.