By Cynthia Wilson Now that the winds of Hurricane Sandy and Wednesday’s nor’easter have subsided another disaster is likely to get underway soon. Prepare for waves of scam artists going door to door promising to repair property for a good…
Tag: senior citizens
Scams targeting the elderly are common after severe storms
Posted in Caregiver tips, Home safety tips, Scams Tagged with: charity, elderly, repairs, scams, senior citizens
Voter scams targeting elderly
By Cynthia Wilson The elderly vote is obviously an important one. So much so that voter fraud efforts may be at their highest levels this election cycle, with senior citizens at the center of the fraud in many cases. While…
Posted in Medicare and Medicaid reform Tagged with: elderly, fraud, identity theft, senior citizens, voting
Romney attorney attempts to silence non-supportive Republicans at national convention
By Cynthia Wilson Yahoo News reported recently that several state delegations at the Republican national convention in Tampa, Fla. were pissed-off because Mitt Romney’s top attorney initiated a national Republican party rule change that would allow the GOP presidential candidate…
Posted in Medicare and Medicaid reform Tagged with: capital gains, elderly, Medicare, senior citizens
Ryan’s traditional option in Medicare reform no different than Obama’s public option
By Cynthia Wilson Do you remember when President Obama and the Democrats wanted to include a public option in the Affordable Care Act alongside insurance plans offered by private insurers? Republicans said doing so would undermine health care reform, enticing…
Posted in Medicare and Medicaid reform Tagged with: . disabled, Medicare, Medicare reform, Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act, Paul Ryan, senior citizens
The other economic costs to cutting funds for elder care and disability services
Another state is taking the ax too much needed elder care services. The Worcester.com reported today that Massachusetts has slashed funding for a senior care service program that helps keep elderly people out of nursing homes. The decision will increase…
Posted in Adult Day Care Tagged with: elderly, funding, Home care, Medicaid, Medicare, senior citizens
Computer time and exercise may be good for what ails memory loss
Okay, so granddad and grandmother may not be ready for an online game of Modern Warfare or a 30 minute spinning class, but some computer time and exercise may do them some good. A new study published in the May…
