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Economy Creates Retirement Community Deals

Category: Financial Planning

Wall Street Journal article reports that through negotiation and a birds eye view of finances there are ways to get a deal of retirement communities and senior living options.  The article reports that financial planners—especially those who serve a number of elderly clients—are starting to help clients evaluate local retirement-living options and their  costs. Read article

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Study Reveals Elders Forgive and are Happier

People become happier as they get older, according to recent research. Happiness significantly rises for the over 50-crowd, and while physical health may decrease as people get older, mental[...]

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Rate of Unemployed Seniors is Rapidly Increasing

The number of long-term unemployed workers aged 55 and older has more than  doubled since the recession began in late 2007, and getting back to work is  increasingly difficult, according to a[...]

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National Nursing Home Week 2012 – Celebrating the Journey

National Nursing Home Week 2012 – Celebrating the Journey
Celebrating the Journey is the theme for National Nursing Home Week® 2012. Throughout the week, skilled nursing care centers nationwide will plan events to honor the lives — and milestones — of[...]

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See Who Was at the Recent ProAging Meetings!

If you missed the recent ProAging events at The Fairfax, North Oaks, the Universities at Shady Grove and Vinson Hall, don't make the mistake of missing our next meetings. Take a look at who was at the[...]

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107 charged in seven cities with Medicare fraud

(AP) — Federal authorities charged 107 doctors, nurses and social workers in seven cities with Medicare fraud Wednesday in a nationwide crackdown on unrelated scams that allegedly billed the[...]

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Older Workers Fear Health Care Costs

"Americans — even those who have diligently saved for their golden years — are not prepared for the reality of health care costs in retirement and don't really understand how Medicare works," says[...]

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Met Life Exits Reverse Mortgage Business

Reuters reports that MetLife Inc, the largest U.S. life insurer and reverse mortgage lender, made a surprise shift on Thursday with the sale its reverse mortgage business as part of its exit from[...]

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Non-Profit Retirement Community Buys Resident Homes That Can’t Sell

After the real estate market collapsed, retirees were hit especially hard – if they aren’t able to find a buyer for their home, they can’t move into a retirement community. But one[...]

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