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		<title>Economy Creates Retirement Community Deals</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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]]></description>
		<link>http://www.retirement-living.com/proaging-network/economy-creates-retirement-community-deals/</link>
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		<title>Study Reveals Elders Forgive and are Happier</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 well-being increases, something researchers attribute to the lowered personal and professional expectations older people place on themselves. Something else that comes with old age: an increased capacity to forgive others. It’s easier for older adults to forgive than it is for younger adults. A recent study set out to examine the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.retirement-living.com/proaging-network/study-reveals-elders-forgive-and-are-happier/</link>
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		<title>Rate of Unemployed Seniors is Rapidly Increasing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 government report being released on Tuesday. About 55 percent of jobless seniors, or 1.1 million, have been unemployed for more than six months, up from 23 percent, or less than 200,000, four years earlier, according to a copy of the Government Accountability Office report obtained by Reuters. The [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.retirement-living.com/proaging-network/rate-of-unemployed-seniors-is-rapidly-increasing/</link>
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		<title>National Nursing Home Week 2012 &#8211; Celebrating the Journey</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 the people they care for and the staff who serve them. Celebrating the Journey reminds us that every life should be honored, every life’s story needs to be told and that every day we have the chance to begin writing a new chapter. Whether the day is filled [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.retirement-living.com/proaging-network/national-nursing-home-week-2012-celebrating-the-journey/</link>
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		<title>See Who Was at the Recent ProAging Meetings!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you missed the recent ProAging events at The Fairfax, North Oaks, the Universities at Shady Grove and Vinson Hall, don&#8217;t make the mistake of missing our next meetings. Take a look at who was at the last events! Attendee List &#8211; ProAging @ The Fairfax &#8211; Seniors in the Emergency Room Steve  Gurney Guide to Retirement Living SourceBook 703-992-1118 steve@proaging.com Marlene Zaborsky Guide to Retirement Living SourceBook 703-992-1102 marlene@proaging.com Sonya Amartey alzheimer&#8217;s association® (703) 766-9025 Sonya.Amartey@alz.org Kelly Arthur VirginiaHealth CareServices (703) 333-5288 karthur@va-hcs.com Kenny Augst Old Dominion Home Care (703) [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.retirement-living.com/proaging-network/see-who-was-at-the-last-months-proaging-meeting/</link>
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		<title>107 charged in seven cities with Medicare fraud</title>
		<description><![CDATA[(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 taxpayer-funded program of $452 million — the highest dollar amount in a single Medicare bust in U.S. history. It was the latest in a string of major arrests in the past two years as authorities have targeted fraud that&#8217;s believed to cost the government between $60 billion and $90 billion each [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.retirement-living.com/proaging-network/107-charged-in-seven-cities-with-medicare-fraud/</link>
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		<title>Older Workers Fear Health Care Costs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;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&#8217;t really understand how Medicare works,&#8221; says John Carter, president of Nationwide Financial Distributors. Nearly half of affluent Americans, who have at least $250,000 in household assets, say they are scared that rising health care costs will deplete their retirement savings, according to a Harris Poll released today by Nationwide Financial. Read article]]></description>
		<link>http://www.retirement-living.com/proaging-network/older-workers-fear-health-care-costs/</link>
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		<title>Met Life Exits Reverse Mortgage Business</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 banking-related activities. Nationstar Mortgage LLC will buy its reverse mortgage servicing portfolio, and MetLife Bank would not accept any new applications, the company said. Read article Will Product Mix Struggle with Loss of Large Reverse Mortgage Lenders? Reverse Mortgage Daily reports most reverse mortgage competitors agree that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.retirement-living.com/proaging-network/met-life-exits-reverse-mortgage-business/</link>
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		<title>Non-Profit Retirement Community Buys Resident Homes That Can&#8217;t Sell</title>
		<description><![CDATA[After the real estate market collapsed, retirees were hit especially hard &#8211; if they aren&#8217;t able to find a buyer for their home, they can&#8217;t move into a retirement community. But one nonprofit is helping senior citizens make the transition, by assisting them with the sales process. NBC&#8217;s John Yang reports. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy]]></description>
		<link>http://www.retirement-living.com/proaging-network/non-profit-retirement-community-buys-resident-homes/</link>
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		<title>Special Invitation to Friday Evening Reception at Innovations in Aging 2012</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You are Cordially Invited to   Denim and Diamonds Reception at the Innovations in Aging 2012 Gaylord National Hotel and Conference Center Cherry Blossom Room Friday, May 4, 2012 6:30PM to 9:30PM    This is a friendly reminder to join us in conjunction with the &#8220;Innovations in Aging Expo 2012&#8243; for our V.I.P. Denim and Diamonds Reception at the Gaylord National Hotel and Conference Center in the Cherry Blossom Room. The evening will be  filled with exciting entertainment, complimentary refreshments and cash [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.retirement-living.com/proaging-network/special-invitation-to-friday-evening-reception-at-innovations-in-aging-2012/</link>
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