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DeSantis signs law designed to protect seniors from financial scams
TALLAHASSEE — A measure (SB 556) that will allow banks to delay withdrawing money if employees believe that seniors or “vulnerable”...
Florida Trend
May 30, 2024


Senior living: Stranded in the ER, seniors await hospital care, suffer avoidable harm
Every day, the scene plays out in hospitals across America: Older men and women lie on gurneys in emergency room corridors moaning or...
Daily Breeze
May 14, 2024


Hard-hit seniors
It’s no secret inflation is hitting Americans like never before. Seniors especially are feeling the pain. While groceries, gas and...
John Grant
May 8, 2024


Money on their minds: Health-related costs top older adults' concerns for people their age, poll finds
From medical and dental care to medications, insurance and nursing homes, health-related costs weigh heavily on the minds of older...
Medical Xpress
May 7, 2024


Americans Are Starting to Feel Optimistic About Retirement Again: Survey
Financial news in recent years might have seemed like a perpetual cycle of doom and gloom, brought on by surging inflation and the...
Money
Apr 29, 2024


Move, cut back or go bare: Florida seniors juggle skyrocketing costs, impossible choices
In Lee County, just steps from the Caloosahatchee River, lies Priscilla O’Harra’s concrete block home. Her husband built it in the ‘70s,...
Fort Myers News-Press
Apr 25, 2024


The Safety Of Older Adults Aging In Place
An increasing number of older U.S. adults are choosing to age in place and grow older in their homes within a traditional community....
Forbes
Apr 16, 2024


Why the 'Right' Retirement Age Doesn't Actually Exist
In the midst of the Great Depression, the passage of the Social Security Act established a national retirement age of 65 as the standard,...
Money
Apr 12, 2024


Older Floridians are going back to work as life gets less affordable
Larry Gesick couldn’t hear his alarm, so when it went off at 5 a.m., his wife nudged him awake. A half-hour later, he was out the door —...
Tampa Bay Times
Apr 10, 2024


Majority of older homeowners plan to stay in their home as they age: Redfin
Older Americans who own their home are financially incentivized to stay put, which is likely to worsen the ongoing inventory shortage,...
Housing Wire
Apr 3, 2024


World Happiness Report: A wakeup call for America
For centuries, humans have been searching for the answer to happiness. There are so many opinions about what happiness is or what it...
seniorsacrossameri
Mar 26, 2024


Top 10 places to retire in Florida: Where did Ocala, Gainesville and Tavares rank?
Ocala, Gainesville, Lakeland and Tavares have been named among the Top 10 best places to retire in Florida in a survey published Feb. 23....
Ocala StarBanner
Feb 28, 2024


Senior living: Do we simply not care about old people?
The coronavirus pandemic would be a wake-up call for America, advocates for the elderly predicted: incontrovertible proof that the nation...
Daily Breeze
Feb 12, 2024


Aging In Place Statistics (2024)
For older adults who prefer to age in place, making safety modifications to their home or downsizing to a residence that requires less...
Forbes
Jan 25, 2024


Who will care for Florida's growing senior population?
Each day, more than 1,200 people move to Florida — a rate far higher than any other state in the nation. As more and more individuals...
Florida Today
Jan 24, 2024


Where is the best place to retire? This ranking puts Florida above all for 2024. Here’s why
In August, financial services company BankRate released a list of the best states to retire to. That list ranked Florida in eighth place,...
TC Palm
Jan 23, 2024


Legislative session gives seniors hope of protecting our children
More than 60 years ago President John F. Kennedy said, “Children are the world’s most valuable resource and its best hope for the...
John Grant
Jan 17, 2024


Falls Prevention Week: How to make your home safer
Falling, we all fear it, either for ourselves, our parents, or grandparents. It’s a frightening fact, one in four Americans over the age...
News4jax
Sep 18, 2023


Turning 80 in My Home State of Florida
The day has finally arrived, and I am about to become an octogenarian, entering my ninth decade of life. I still live on the same...
John Grant
Jun 26, 2023


Free Lunch & Learn: Protecting Seniors
They say nothing is free anymore. But that’s not true. My educational panels in Tampa on Monday, February 27th, and in the Villages on...
John Grant
Feb 15, 2023
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