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Hillsborough County officials want older adults to start preparing now for any possible hurricanes that hit the area this season. They share some tips about how to get ready without breaking the bank.
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Housing costs, insurance and rent are some reasons why retirees are going back to work out of necessity.
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Even seniors like virtual reality, whether it is flying in a plane, soaring over mountains or playing with puppies. That is the finding of a newly published Stanford University study that surveyed residents of 17 senior communities around the country after they experienced VR, usually for the first time.
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As cognitive skills erode, driving skills weaken, but an older driver may not recognize that. Advance directives on driving are one way to handle this challenge.
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ElliQ is a tabletop device that uses artificial intelligence to conduct humanlike conversations with its owners. Its creators have designed the device for senior citizens who live alone.
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An analysis in JAMA Neurology of 31 other studies and concludes that, for people with hearing loss, hearing aids reduce their risk of long-term cognitive decline by 19%
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Eighty-six-year-old Frank Jones volunteers at LovExtension in Tavares, a nonprofit that helps homebound seniors. We met there to talk about over-the-counter hearing aids. LovExtension President Linda Krupski and her sister
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The owner of seven Louisiana nursing homes whose residents suffered in squalid conditions after being evacuated to a warehouse as Hurricane Ida approached last year was arrested on Wednesday.
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Eating out is hard for seniors with dementia and their caregivers. Dementia-friendly dining makes itThree restaurants are already on board: this one, Patio Grill in Sanford, and The Meatball Stoppe in Orlando.
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Home health care workers are among the lowest paid, shifting the burden of long-term care to aging and overstressed family members or assisted living centers, which are often understaffed themselves.
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People who are 50 and older and certain immunocompromised individuals may get a second Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine booster four months after they received the first.
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The laws governing Medicare don't provide coverage for self-administered diagnostic tests, including rapid antigen tests. Here's how older adults can get free tests anyway.