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  1. Road Trip! Can seniors travel in comfort?

    Vacation planning can take many forms. For my family, it hinges a lot on the weather, so we’re sort of last-minute planners. One silver lining of the slow economy in the Northeast is that it’s a little … Continue

  2. Medicare Tune In: SMAA Answers Questions on TV

    Southern Maine Agency on Aging  is working with Time Warner Cable to broadcast a regular feature, “Questions about Medicare” on Channel 9. You can catch the first show June 3 at 7 p.m. Medicare is government health … Continue

  3. Maine Alzheimer’s Association Champion’s Breakfast

    I attended the Alzheimer’s Association Champions’ Breakfast May 26, honoring Dr. Katherine Stoddard Pope, a Portland area anesthesiologist. It was a touching breakfast from the first speaker, Donna Beveridge. Donna spoke movingly about her choices since she … Continue

  4. Golden Girl: You Got What it Takes?

    I really enjoyed Mary Sanchez’s Kansas City Star column on Betty White, former Golden Girl and still full-time actress at age 88. More than half a milllion Betty White fans created a successful campaign to get White to … Continue

  5. Veterans Improved Pensions: Navigating the Application Process, Part II

    My previous post discussed the application process for veterans pensions. In this posting, I will be talking some more about the service requirements behind the VA Improved Pension.   But before I get to that, you cannot apply for … Continue

  6. Veterans Improved Pension: Navigating the ApplicationProcess, Part I

    The process of applying to the VA for Pension benefits is like any other application process to a government agency.  It is confusing. There is so much information circulating online and yet it seems there are always … Continue

  7. Senior Travel Assistance: Making Travel Easier

    Are you worried about getting your folks back from Florida, or concerned about navigating the airports when you travel by yourself?  Could you use an extra pair of hands traveling with your loved one? Consider hiring a … Continue

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