Why is skincare the focus of longevity research? I guess a cell is a cell, and if you can crack the code for one human cell, it is only a matter of time to solving the puzzle with different types of cell – and skin is without doubt the most visible cells each of us…
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Medicare Annual Open Enrollment Changes Are Expected, Allsup Explains
Medicare Annual Open Enrollment Changes Are Expected, Allsup Explains New Medicare plan options for 2014 will be available Oct. 15, but Health Insurance Marketplace enrollment could confuse beneficiaries There are only a few weeks before the Medicare annual open enrollment period begins Oct. 15. This year’s Medicare season crosses calendars with the rollout of the…
Senior Citizen Information – The Social Security Funding Problem by Glen Jensen
The Baby Boomer generation will begin taking early retirement in 2008. In 2011 they will approach the traditional retirement age of 65. As more and more Baby Boomers retire they will put a tremendous strain on the Social Security system. So far, no significant changes have been implemented to lessen the impact Baby Boomers will…
Debt and Senior Citizens by David Cunningham
We are in a consumer driven world. There are so many things all around us that make our lives easier and, in a way, influence us to think that we must have them. There are always things that we want which we simply cannot afford. As banks and credit card companies mushroom out of control,…
NAELA Applauds Overdue Protections for Low-Income Individuals and Individuals with Disabilities
For Immediate Release May 3, 2013 Contact: Abby Matienzo, Communications Associate 703-942-5711 #230 NAELA Applauds Overdue Protections for Low-Income Individuals and Individuals with Disabilities SSI Restoration Act of 2013 Positive Step in Debate Over Benefits for America’s Most Vulnerable Citizens Washington, DC – The National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA) supports Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) in his dedication…
Top 100 Blogs On Senior Rights, Elder Law, And Anti-Ageism
Top 100 Blogs On Senior Rights, Elder Law, And Anti-Ageism At a time when thousands of Baby Boomers are reaching the age of 65 every day, the issues of senior rights, elder laws, and anti-ageism have never been more important, more volatile, or more questioned. After all, this is the generation that was ready to…
IRS Back Tax Prevention Tips For Senior Citizens by Roni Deutch
Make Work Pay Credit While the “making work pay” credit proposes it will cut taxes for 95% of families, there is an interesting loophole for senior citizens, which is causing some to end up with unforeseen back tax liabilities. According to the law, non-working senior citizens-in addition to retired railroad workers and disabled veterans-cannot claim…
Investing for Senior Citizen Retirement by JD Stratis
Senior citizen retirement could be an extended way off for you or it may represent something in the near future. Regardless of that amount of time, you without a doubt, need to begin saving up for it at once. Even so, preserving cash for retirement Is not what it used to be with the cost…
Senior Citizens Can Become Great Customers by Michael McCann
If you think the senior citizen market isn’t dynamic, then you’re really out of touch with marketing. Thirty-five percent of our population is over 55 years old, and these very affluent seniors control almost 45 percent of the disposable income of our country. Neither Madison Avenue nor the advertising agency down the block takes this …
Advocacy Service for People 50 Plus
Advocacy Service for People 50 Plus BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., April 18, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — 50 Plus Disability is an advocacy service for people 50 years of age and older who want their Social Security disability benefits. 50 Plus Disability is the only organization in the United States that provides this kind of advocacy only for…
What Makes Someone a Senior Citizen? by Lynn Dorman, Ph.D.
Good question! Developmental Psychologists have long used either ages or stages to define segments of the population. Many developmental textbooks are divided into chapters based on one or the other of these definitions. Age definitions are ones that use numbers – such as: being 65 or older means you are a senior citizen; or all…