Has the idea of an early retirement crossed your mind? It can be done, with the right amount of sacrifice and planning. Here are some of the things people who retire early do: Live on less Become frugal, downgrade your lifestyle, and live below your means. All the money you...

Catherine Marucci | Jun 18, 2018

A while ago, the New York Times estimated that the cost of a 20-year retirement is just about the same as the cost of 20 years of continuous cruising. Since then, more people have been trying out the cruise ship lifestyle fulltime as a way...

Catherine Marucci | Jun 18, 2018

At an age most people are retiring, Trump was just starting his presidential career on the campaign trail. A man with a full career, multiple businesses, five children, and nine grandchildren worked to acquire the Republican ticket. With his recent 72nd birthday on June 14th, you have to...

Catherine Marucci | Jun 18, 2018

The European League Against Rheumatism released a study detailing the association between gout and a 17-20% increase in risk of dementia. Gout is a common type of arthritis that can hit anyone, and it often occurs in the big toe combining both sudden and lingering pain. Previous reports left researchers...

Alec Pronk | Jun 17, 2018

The Department of Veterans Affairs released a complete ranking system of their 133 federally funded and run nursing homes.  They use a five-star system comprised of staffing, quality and overall performance measures. Consumers can now compare VA facilities with privately run and Medicare funded nursing homes.  The

Alec Pronk | Jun 17, 2018

The United Kingdom’s National Health Service provides free medical care to seniors in need, and activists are advising Parliament to offer similar social services for needy elderly people.  The NHS is one of the most popular institutions in the United Kingdom, and some argue it needs to be expanded.  The...

Alec Pronk | Jun 17, 2018

Family caregivers may be able to keep their loved ones with dementia at home for longer with a smart system that alerts them if a disoriented family member attempts to wander outside. This is particularly helpful late at night when people living with dementia are likely to wake up confused...

Catherine Marucci | Jun 16, 2018

An extensive collaborative study done by US and UK researchers finally released their results recently. What they discovered may be of particular interest to those of us concerned about living a healthy lifestyle. They found that adults in their 60s with a very low risk of heart disease were...

Catherine Marucci | Jun 16, 2018

A living will, sometimes referred to as a health care directive, is used to let others know what your health care wishes are in case of injury or a condition that leaves you non-communicative or unable to make decisions, such as injuries requiring hospitalization following a car accident or...

Catherine Marucci | Jun 16, 2018

American nursing homes and hospitals are swapping elderly patients at an unsustainable rate.  According to Kaiser data, one in five Medicare patients sent from a hospital to a nursing home will return to a hospital within 30 days. The constant swapping puts a strain on the nursing home system,...

Alec Pronk | Jun 15, 2018

Puerto Rico was pummeled by two hurricanes, Maria and Irma, in 2017.  The island is still in recovery mode after pleading its case to the federal government for aid in the wake of the double tragedy. 64 people died as a result of Hurricane Maria, but some estimates put that...

Alec Pronk | Jun 15, 2018

June 15 is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, and a UN official brought attention to  98in a statement on the awareness day. Rosa Kornfeld-Matte, an expert on elder human rights, noted that financial abuse of the elderly is “rampant but largely invisible”....

Alec Pronk | Jun 15, 2018