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		<title>Happy Holidays from Guide to Retirement Living SourceBook and ProAging</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Get a rare (and funny) glimpse of the entire Guide to Retirement Living SourceBook team as they prepare for a special Holiday edition of the publication!]]></description>
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		<title>Gifts for Caregivers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[According to Gallup research sponsored by Pfizer and ReACT one in six people who have a full-time or part-time job say that they have to care for an elderly family member, relative or friend, or someone with disabilities, Washington Post columnist Michelle Singletary outlines 7 creative and practical gifts to give to caregivers this holiday season. Listen. Offer encouragement. Help out. Create a gift certificate that gives the caregiver six 20-minute venting sessions. Find funny and encouraging greeting cards, and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.retirement-living.com/gifts-for-caregivers/</link>
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		<title>An Assisted Living Community Gives Back</title>
		<description><![CDATA[While the holiday season is a prime time for giving back to the community, there was one group of individuals that was way ahead of the game in the past year.  Throughout 2011, residents of Byron House Assisted Living in Potomac, Md. were extremely busy crocheting and knitting garments for families in need. In a collaborative effort, the community made 100 baby bonnets and scarves for infants and toddlers.   While residents were responsible for knitting and crocheting the squares, family [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Difficult Situation Becomes a Positive Experience with Home Healthcare</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For Elizabeth Thompson, there was nothing more fulfilling than reaching out to her greater community, whether it was through her teaching or involvement in charitable organizations.  Having received her Masters in Education from the University of Virginia, she taught elementary-age children for several years.  Elizabeth said she enjoyed interacting with the young minds and playing a role in the development of their sense of self.  Aside from teaching, she was involved with Habitat for Humanity and could often be seen [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.retirement-living.com/a-difficult-situation-becomes-a-positive-experience-with-home-healthcare/</link>
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		<title>Fast Medicare Coverage Even When You&#8217;re Not Retired</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By George McConnell, Social Security Administration Deputy Area Director You’ve made your decision: although you’re eligible to collect Social Security payments, you’re going to keep working and delay receiving your retirement benefits. But don’t forget about Medicare. Even if you decide to wait until after you are age 65 to apply for retirement benefits, most people should apply for Medicare coverage at age 65. If you’d like to begin your Medicare coverage, you should apply within four months of reaching [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.retirement-living.com/fast-medicare-coverage-even-when-youre-not-retired/</link>
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		<title>Living in the Moment at a Retirement Community</title>
		<description><![CDATA[While sharing the unique stories of their past, the Macdonells are enjoying the many perks of a community that offers them security for their future. “This community is filled with interesting people who have lived all over the world.  The stories here are amazing,” said Reverend Dr. James (“Jim”) Macdonell while sitting alongside his wife, Nancy, in their spacious apartment at Ingleside at King Farm in Rockville, Md.  Jim, however, has a few interesting stories to share himself.  The noted [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Assisted Living and Alzheimer&#8217;s Support: Caring for a Kind Heart</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Elizabeth Quinlan feels blessed that her husband Jerry is cared for at the region’s newest state-of- the art assisted living center for Alzheimer&#8217;s and dementia care. Elizabeth “Liz” Quinlan is a native of Hagerstown, Md. who received her Nursing degrees from Cornell University and University of Pennsylvania.  During the Korean War she joined the Air Force as a nurse at Shepherd Air Force Base, where she met New Jersey native Jerry. Although they met in 1952, the couple did not [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.retirement-living.com/assisted-living-and-alzheimers-support-caring-for-a-kind-heart/</link>
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		<title>Making Beautiful Music in an Assisted Living Residence</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Music has been an important part of Helen May’s life and thanks to the person-centered approach to care in her new home, she continues to enjoy it. When asked about her childhood in Ann Arbor, Mich., Helen May will happily recount the fond times she spent with her father, a professor of Industrial Arts at the University of Michigan.  “He played the trumpet,” she beamed.  There is no doubt that her father’s love for music inspired Helen’s lifelong passion for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.retirement-living.com/making-beautiful-music-in-an-assisted-living-residence/</link>
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		<title>Transportation for Seniors: After the Car Keys Are Gone</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Buckley Kuhn Fricker  So now you (or your loved one) find yourself stuck at home. How will you buy groceries? Pick up prescriptions? Visit the mall? Get to the doctor’s office? Transportation is probably the single most important worry faced by those who want to age at home but can no longer drive their own cars. The loss of independence is profound after a lifetime of being able to come and go wherever and whenever you pleased. Enter drivers: [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.retirement-living.com/transportation-for-seniors-after-the-car-keys-are-gone/</link>
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		<title>Independent Living: A Welcoming Environment</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Lida Moser and Leslie Katz are happy to have found a community that makes individuals and their furry companions feel right at home. If you walk into the lobby of the Revitz House in Rockville, Maryland on a typical day, you are sure to see many smiling faces and residents rushing to make their next appointment or activity.  What might surprise you, however, is that you are also likely to see a few tails wagging around.  This is due to [...]]]></description>
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