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1. Safe Travels for Seniors

   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

2. StoryCorps Saves Life Story

   It’s the last quarter of 2010, and soon we’ll be celebrating the New Year. Time flows slowly when we’re young. We can hardly see it pass, and each skipped stone leaves enormous changes on the surface. As … Continue

3. Holiday Travel

   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

4. Maine Home Care Costs Among the Nation’s Highest

   Genworth’s 7th Annual Survey Allows Maine Residents to Compare Long Term Care Costs Statewide RICHMOND, Va. — According to Genworth’s 2010 Cost of Care Survey, home care costs, as well as costs of most other long term … Continue

5. Starting the Search for Long Term Care Insurance

   By Kerry Peabody, CSA, CLTC Long Term Care Insurance Specialist You’ve decided to investigate long term care insurance, but where do you begin? Here are a few things to keep in mind as you start your search. … Continue

6. When Do Feet Stop Growing?

   When do feet stop growing?   In general, feet stop growing a few years after adolescence.  However, your feet keep changing in size for many, many years after that.  For example, a woman’s foot can grow by a … Continue

7. Laughter and humor help you stay emotionally healthy

   Laughter makes you feel good. And the good feeling that you get when you laugh remains with you even after the laughter subsides. Humor helps you keep a positive, optimistic outlook through difficult situations, disappointments, and loss. … Continue