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National ‘Aging While Black’ Founder Keynotes the 9th Annual Aging Matters Education and Expo
As one of the nation’s leading organizations for centering and amplifying Black people’s perspectives and experiences as they age, the...
Shawntay Lewis
Jun 27, 20243 min read
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Home Help Program Helps Pay For In-home Caregivers
Home Help is one of a handful of programs that provides compensation to caregivers of Michigan residents who otherwise would need...
Nancy Combs
Dec 9, 20233 min read
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Fitness - Build Your Body For the Days to Come
Aging experts say the single most important thing we can do as we age is to keep moving. Because our independence is dictated by...
Fred Procter
Dec 9, 20233 min read
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Fair Housing: When Old Criminal Records Lead to Homelessness
Our office recently served a Black man who was convicted in 1976 and 1982 for the charge “assault with intent to do great bodily harm...
Steve Tomkowiak
Dec 9, 20233 min read
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Better Nutrition: The Foundational New Year’s Resolution
New year. New goals. While your goals may be to manage your time better, spend more time with family, or improve your skill in an area of...
Amber Williams
Dec 9, 20232 min read
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Estate Planning Made Simple
With the final crescendo of the closing year upon us, I wonder how many people have their personal legal affairs in order? Many people...
Attorney Norman E. “Gene” Richards
Dec 9, 20233 min read
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Older Adults who Gamble: Don’t Regret the Bet
Older adults and gambling can be a complex topic. On one hand, it can provide entertainment, social interaction, a source of excitement,...
The Michigan Gaming Control Board
Dec 9, 20232 min read
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Nursing Home Placement Requires Research, Participation
“I’ll never put my loved one in a nursing home.” Sound familiar? Yet, there are many reasons someone might actually need to go into a...
Attorney Bob Mannor, CELA
Oct 2, 20232 min read
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Trualta: A National Caregiver Support Portal
To increase the quality of family caregivers who support those aging at home, the Detroit Area Agency on Aging partnered with Trualta’s...
urbanagingnews
Oct 2, 20232 min read
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AAA 1B Offers Caregiver Coaching
Area Agency on Aging 1B offers a free Caregiver Coaching program that aims to assist caregivers by matching them with a professionally...
urbanagingnews
Oct 2, 20231 min read
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Ladybird Deeds: Leaving Real Estate to Loved Ones
It’s considered the simplest and least expensive way to transfer real estate when a person dies – with an equally lovely name – the...
Attorney Norman E. “Gene” Richards
Oct 2, 20233 min read
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Patient Advocates Guide Healthcare Consumers
Gwendolyn Hill has survived breast cancer — twice. And during her battles, the 71-year-old metro Detroit grandmother learned a lot...
Alan Fisk
Oct 2, 20233 min read
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Fall is Decision Time; Review Your Medicare Plan
With open enrollment periods for Medicare and the Health Insurance Marketplace around the corner, many will look to the insurance agent...
Kim Parker
Oct 2, 20232 min read
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New to Medicare? A To-Do List for Making that Move
How confident are you in your understanding of Medicare eligibility and enrollment? Do you know when eligibility begins, where to enroll,...
Kim Parker
Mar 31, 20233 min read
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Medical Gaslighting: A Real Life Horror Movie if Left Unchecked
The term gaslighting comes from the 1944 film “Gaslight,” in which a man isolates his wife in a creepy Victorian home and tricks her into...
Alan Fisk
Mar 31, 20233 min read
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How Important is it For You to Have a Will?
Do you really need a will? The simple answer to that question is, wait for it: It depends. Most people own assets of some kind when they...
Attorney Norman E. “Gene” Richards
Mar 31, 20233 min read
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Aging In Place
As homeowners begin preparing for their golden years, it can become more difficult to carry out daily activities due to physical...
Joel P. Ambrose
Mar 31, 20232 min read
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Easing the Financial Burden of Cancer Care
Devastated, tired and still in some pain after a mastectomy and radiation last fall, Jacqueline Abdelmeguid lives her life wondering how...
Patricia Anstett
Mar 31, 20233 min read
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Lori’s Hands - Pairing Seniors with College Companions
Lori's Hands utilizes an intergenerational service learning model that benefits both college students and older adults. Antonia, a...
urbanagingnews
Mar 31, 20231 min read
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Changes in Medicaid: COVID-era Expanded Eligibility Ends & Disenrollment Reviews Begin Again
In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic quickly overwhelmed U.S. and global health care systems. In response to this looming public health crisis,...
Sharon R. Williams
Mar 31, 20233 min read
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