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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
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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
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Paying for senior living: when to plan, what to choose, and how to navigate a big decision
Many seniors are hesitant to discuss moving into senior living communities because of the potential financial burden. Three professionals share their best advice for navigating the finances of senior living so that you and your family can feel empowered in the decision process.
Tags: sponsored, senior citizen, Liberty Senior Living
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Yoga or Tai Chi: Just What the Doctor Ordered
It's been scientifically proven that eastern exercises, like Tai Chi and yoga, not only increase strength and flexibility, they might be more effective than anything else in reducing the fall risk in elderly people. And falls are responsible for 50% of deaths in old people.
Tags: yoga, health, fall, mental health, aging in place
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Changing Your Story
As C.S. Lewis once said, "You can't go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending."
Tags: community relations, books, aging in place, moving, friendships
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