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An Orientation Towards Gratitude on Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving 2020 headlines were marked by loss, loneliness and deaths due to COVID. This is a different year with much to be grateful for.
Tags: Thanksgiving, World Gratitude Day, family, family travel, coronavirus, vaccination
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Estate Sale Basics
It can be daunting for seniors to downsize. Services of estate sales providers are a tool that may ease the process.
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Emergency One-page Summary
In the event of a trip to the emergency room alone, it can be helpful--even life-saving--to have a single sheet summary with your primary health conditions, meds, allergies and phone number of a family member or friend.
Tags: emergency, documents for an emergency, senior citizen
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Tools to help seniors with medication management
As people age, they tend to be prescribed more medications. Unfortunately, at the same time, it can become harder to organize and take them correctly. Blister packs are a great tool.
Tags: medication, Aging Well
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Divorced and over 62? You may be eligible for divorced spousal Social Security Benefit
Did you know that if you are over 62, divorced, were married for more than ten years, and not currently married to someone else, you may be eligible to receive up to half the amount your ex-spouse receives in Social Security?
Tags: divorce, Social Security, poverty, women, Aging Well
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Reduce junk mail
Want to reduce stress and start the new year off with a clean slate? Spend an hour registering your (or your parent's) address, email address and phone with these services.
Tags: free, technology, junk mail, robocalls, spam, Resources for Seniors, Aging Well
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Q&A: COVID-19 boosters for 65 and over
Dr. Kansagra, Acting Senior Deputy Director of NCDHHS' Division of Public Health, answers readers' questions about boosters for those 65 and older.
Tags: coronavirus, Delta variant, Booster, CDC, FDA, coronavirus vaccine, Aging Well
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NC takes conservative approach to outbreaks in congregate care settings
While the number of outbreaks in North Carolina Nursing Homes and Residential Care Facilities at the moment can seem alarming, it's important to look more deeply at the details.
Tags: coronavirus, Delta variant, nursing home, outbreak, vaccination, vaccine mandate, Aging Well
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Changing One's Medicare Plan Before a Move
Changing one's Medicare plan before a move can be daunting. Here is what you need to know.
Tags: Medicare, moving, Social Security, SHIIP, Senior Health Insurance Information Prgm, Aging Well
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How to get a handicap parking permit
With aging can come various maladies that make walking far distances challenging or painful. Here is how to apply for a handicapped parking permit.
Tags: disabilities, Division of Motor Vehicles, Aging Well
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Understanding Boosters
Booster shots are now available in Wake County for immunocompromised individuals meeting CDC criteria.
Tags: coronavirus, Delta variant, Booster, Aging Well
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The Delta Variant: What you need to know
Hospitalizations have increased 128% in the last two weeks. The average age of patients hospitalized is 44. Over 90% of patients are not vaccinated.
Tags: Delta variant, infection, mask mandate, vaccination, Aging Well
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