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Trualta: A National Caregiver Support Portal
To increase the quality of family caregivers who support those aging at home, the Detroit Area Agency on Aging partnered with Trualta’s...
urbanagingnews
Oct 2, 20232 min read


AAA 1B Offers Caregiver Coaching
Area Agency on Aging 1B offers a free Caregiver Coaching program that aims to assist caregivers by matching them with a professionally...
urbanagingnews
Oct 2, 20231 min read


Ladybird Deeds: Leaving Real Estate to Loved Ones
It’s considered the simplest and least expensive way to transfer real estate when a person dies – with an equally lovely name – the...
Attorney Norman E. “Gene” Richards
Oct 2, 20233 min read


Patient Advocates Guide Healthcare Consumers
Gwendolyn Hill has survived breast cancer — twice. And during her battles, the 71-year-old metro Detroit grandmother learned a lot...
Alan Fisk
Oct 2, 20233 min read


Top 4 Tips to Outsmart Home Improvement Scammers
Summer arrives with eagerly anticipated longer days, blossoming flowers, fresh air, and refreshing iced tea and lemonade. However, it's...
Joel P. Ambrose
Jul 6, 20232 min read


Aging Matters Expo 2023
In 2014, I approached then CEO of the Detroit Area Agency on Aging, Paul Bridgewater, about hosting a caregiving conference in Detroit...

Patricia A. Rencher
Jul 6, 20232 min read


Strategies for Combating Loneliness and Isolation
Loneliness and social isolation are conditions that do not discriminate, they can impact anyone at any age, for a variety of reasons....
urbanagingnews
Jul 5, 20233 min read


Are You at Risk of Outliving Your Term Life Policy?
It’s no secret that people are living and working longer these days, some well into their 80s and 90s. What many may not consider is,...
Kim Parker
Jul 5, 20232 min read


Car Features That Make Driving, Parking, and Getting Out Easier
For many older adults, one of the greatest fears that comes with age is the loss of independence. Few things symbolize the key to...
Judy Diebolt
Jul 5, 20233 min read


All About Wills 101
What is a Will? Think of a Last Will and Testament as a letter you write to a judge detailing your final wishes about what to do with...
Kelli King-Penner, Esq. & Melissa Dixon, Esq., Mannor Law Group, PLLC
Jul 5, 20232 min read


Expert Tips on Demystifying & Subsidizing Hospital Bills
Struggling with hospital bills? There may be help. Here’s some good advice from Dan Sherman, an experienced hospital financial consultant...
Patricia Anstett
Jul 5, 20235 min read


New to Medicare? A To-Do List for Making that Move
How confident are you in your understanding of Medicare eligibility and enrollment? Do you know when eligibility begins, where to enroll,...
Kim Parker
Mar 31, 20233 min read


Medical Gaslighting: A Real Life Horror Movie if Left Unchecked
The term gaslighting comes from the 1944 film “Gaslight,” in which a man isolates his wife in a creepy Victorian home and tricks her into...
Alan Fisk
Mar 31, 20233 min read


How Important is it For You to Have a Will?
Do you really need a will? The simple answer to that question is, wait for it: It depends. Most people own assets of some kind when they...
Attorney Norman E. “Gene” Richards
Mar 31, 20233 min read


Easing the Financial Burden of Cancer Care
Devastated, tired and still in some pain after a mastectomy and radiation last fall, Jacqueline Abdelmeguid lives her life wondering how...
Patricia Anstett
Mar 31, 20233 min read


Lori’s Hands - Pairing Seniors with College Companions
Lori's Hands utilizes an intergenerational service learning model that benefits both college students and older adults. Antonia, a...
urbanagingnews
Mar 31, 20231 min read


Exercise and Other Natural Ways to Improve and Retain Memory
Denise Parsons worried she might have Alzheimer’s disease or dementia when she found herself searching for the right words, losing her...
Patricia Anstett
Dec 9, 20224 min read


The Memory Pill: Magic or Myth?
The television ads show these seniors, in all of their silver-haired glory, running five miles a day, walking the beach or giving...
urbanagingnews
Dec 9, 20222 min read


Geriatricians - The Senior Specialists
It’s no secret that older adults have lots of doctors. Medicare data shows those over age 65 see an average of five different doctors a...
Alan Fisk
Dec 9, 20223 min read


Medical Records Held in Patient Portal Can Be Accessed and Viewed Online
I knew something was amiss the moment I opened the invitation to a smoking cessation class. What? I’d never smoked a day in my life!...
Nancy Combs
Dec 9, 20224 min read
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