After decades of handling our daily personal care needs without giving them a second thought, it is hard to imagine needing help with these tasks. However, research shows that about one in seven adults aged 65 or older will need help with…
If you or a loved one are among the 71.6 million people receiving Social Security benefits, be careful of downloading email attachments. You could receive a dangerous email from hackers pretending to be the Social Security Administration (SSA), and the…
A recent study by Veterans United Home Loans reveals a growing trend among homebuyers in the United States. More people are seeking multigenerational homes, which are properties designed or adapted to accommodate multiple generations under one roof. This shift reflects changing family…
KFF Health News / CMG TV Stations–The Social Security Administration is backing off a plan it announced in March to withhold 100% of many beneficiaries’ monthly payments to claw back money the government had allegedly overpaid them. Instead, the agency…
CAPITAL REGION, NY (WRGB) — Medicare watchdog groups are sounding the alarm for a new senior fraud on the rise, genetic testing. For these scams seniors may be told these tests are “free” or “at no cost to you”. Scammers may…
April kicks off the ABLE National Resource Center (ABLE NRC) 2025 #ABLEtoSave Month. This month-long campaign provides people with disabilities and their families information about the significance of ABLE accounts and how these accounts can be used to address daily…
Between now and 2050, the number of Americans 65 and older is projected to grow by nearly 50 percent to 82 million, according to U.S. Census Bureau data cited by the Population Reference Bureau. This trend will likely lead to…
For the past year, Social Security beneficiaries have gotten a break from the sometimes-devastating policy of withholding 100 percent of benefits if the beneficiary was overpaid. Effective March 27, 2025, the Social Security Administration (SSA) will reinstate the 100 percent policy to…
Over the weekend, additional details were released regarding the tragic death of actor Gene Hackman and his wife. It caught our attention because we know the tragic scenario is not an isolated incident, it’s just that most don’t end up…
Beneficiaries are seeing information about “a new appeal right” on the Medicare Summary Notices they receive in the mail. This right resulted from the Center for Medicare Advocacy’s class action on behalf of beneficiaries who have been harmed by “observation…