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Kim Parker
Oct 7, 20222 min read
Check Out These Additions to 2023 Medicare Plans!
You’ve heard the saying “Ask, and ye shall receive?” Well, insurance professionals like me have asked – on behalf of our Medicare...
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Brandy Archie, PhD
Oct 7, 20223 min read
Mobility Challenges? Quick Ways to Make Your Home Accessible
Life can change quickly and the sudden onset of mobility challenges requires quick solutions to complex problems. For example, a fall can...
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urbanagingnews
Oct 7, 20222 min read
Questions to Screen Potential In-Home Caregivers
Finding an in-home caregiver can be a tricky process. There can be anxiety associated with having a stranger in the home. But the anxiety...
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urbanagingnews
Oct 7, 20221 min read
An Anonymous Caregiver’s Take: How to Get Siblings Engaged
My siblings weren’t helping with caregiving for mom and dad, and I was furious. Weren’t they their parents too? Rather than remaining...
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Attorney Norman E. “Gene” Richards
Oct 7, 20224 min read
Advice for Caregivers: Five Steps to Leap Legal Hurdles
Family members of aging loved ones are increasingly stepping into the role of helper or caregiver. Fulfilling these responsibilities...
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urbanagingnews
Oct 7, 20222 min read
Keeping PACE with Aging: Day Care & In-Home Assistance
Michigan is among the fastest aging states in the nation. This is according to 2019 reporting on the Network of Age-Friendly States, an...
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Attorney Bob Mannor, CELA
Jun 29, 20222 min read
Giving Money to Family Can be Deemed a Gift, Complicating Medicaid Eligibility
Many people are aware of the five year “look back” period for long term care Medicaid eligibility which takes financial transactions...
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By Lynn Breuer, LMSW
Jun 29, 20223 min read
The Aging Brain
I once had a client who was known for saying, “Aging isn’t for sissies.” Boy, was he right! If we are lucky enough to live a long,...
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urbanagingnews
Jun 29, 20221 min read
State Program Offers Free Dental Care to Patients with Chronic Health Conditions
“I feel and look 10 years younger,” says a smiling Marsha Moseley. The 66-year-old received dental treatment through the Michigan Donated...
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Miriam Bingham
Jun 29, 20221 min read
Vision: Coping & Thriving in a Life Beyond Sight
The Greater Detroit Agency for the Blind & Visually Impaired, which has been serving metro Detroiters for more than 60 years, is now...
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Lynette Smith, RN, BSN
Jun 29, 20222 min read
Medicare Advisor Versus an Agent - Another Take on the Differences Between the Two
The Medicare Insurance industry is a federally funded program with a $776 billion annual budget. Because that is such a large amount of...
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Attorney Bob Mannor, CELA
Mar 28, 20222 min read
Dementia Diagnosis: Legal Steps to Take ASAP
Finding out that you or a loved one has dementia can seem overwhelming. It is easy to go into denial or avoid making important decisions....
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urbanagingnews
Mar 24, 20222 min read
Free Coaching for Caregivers: Just What the Doctor Ordered!
Providing light for those who may feel like they’re in a dark tunnel, a new program from the Area Agency on Aging 1-B brings...
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Lenzi Abma
Mar 24, 20222 min read
Sankofa: To Look Back
During our lifetimes we collect treasures both large and small. The photo albums that belonged to your grandmother. The bowl you bought...
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Joel P. Ambrose
Mar 24, 20222 min read
Aging In Place: Home Safety
Almost 90 percent of Americans over age 50 would prefer to age in place, according to a recent study conducted by Capital Caring Health,...
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Miriam Bingham
Mar 24, 20222 min read
Super Agers: Artist Shirley Woodson is Aging with Passion and Style
When a visual artist is featured on CBS Sunday Morning, you know they’ve made their mark on the art world. Detroit artist and educator,...
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Najla Hollins
Mar 23, 20222 min read
Technology: Making Sense Of TikTok
TikTok is a social media app with user-made videos of three minutes or less. Users, from boomers to millennials, are posting opinions,...
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urbanagingnews
Dec 10, 20211 min read
Wayne County Treasurer says: We’re Here to Help Stop Foreclosures
For the second year in a row, Wayne County Treasurer Eric Sabree’s office has successfully petitioned the 3rd Circuit Court to halt...
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Marvin Pride Jr.
Dec 10, 20212 min read
Julie’s List - One Woman’s Online Resource List Helps Hundreds
As 2021 draws to a close, the holidays and the ongoing challenges of COVID-19 mean some people are struggling with depression, financial...
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urbanagingnews
Dec 10, 20212 min read
Rightsizing What You Own
Right-sizing is used in the business world when executives speak of reducing or restructuring. It’s defined as converting something to a...
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