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Proposed California Bill Would Give Tax Credit to Caregivers
AARP is pushing similar bills in at least seven other state legislatures this year
Tax Day has come and gone. Tax credits can help to ease the burden of how much we owe. In California, a new bill proposed in the state legislature would create a tax credit for caregivers for five years, starting in … Continue reading
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Tagged Aging, California, Caregiver, Caregivers, Something special, State Government, Tax Credit
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National Healthcare Decisions Day Is Around The Corner
April 16th is National Healthcare Decisions Day, dedicated to raising awareness about advance care planning
April 16th is National Healthcare Decisions Day, a national initiative to encourage the public and healthcare providers to prioritize advance care planning. Making decisions ahead of a health crisis can help put families at ease and make sure patients’ healthcare wishes … Continue reading
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Tagged Advance Care Planning, American Association of Critical Care Nurses, Changing the Face of Dying, Death and Dying, Death Cafe, Dying Well: Jack Fahey, Elder Law Section, Hospice, Legal Services of Northwest Minnesota, Minnesota Elder Justice Center, Minnesota State Bar Association, National Healthcare Decisions Day, NHDD, SevenPonds, Something special, The Clay Lab, The Conversation Project
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Okinawa Has Highest Concentration of Centenarians in the World
The Japanese Prefecture and its inhabitants have been studied for over 40 years
Dr. Sanjay Gupta, the Chief Medical Correspondent for CNN, has traveled the world to learn the ways different people live meaningful and healthy lives. One of his expeditions took him to the Okinawa Prefecture in Japan. The string of islands … Continue reading
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Tagged Asia, Centenarian, Healthy Aging, Japan, longevity, Okinawa, Something special
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Three Suicides Last Month Connected to School Shootings
The burden survivors bear when friends and family die in a mass shooting can lead them to thoughts and acts of suicide
How would you feel if you had to bury a friend or family member who had been killed in a school shooting? What if you had been one of the lucky ones who survived the actual event? The burden of … Continue reading
Maryland Medical-Aid-in-Dying Law Fails
The hard-fought battle for death with dignity for terminally ill patients was lost in a tie vote
Last week, the Maryland Senate failed to pass proposed legislation to allow medical-aid-in-dying to become legal in that state. The measure passed the House in early March, and advocates were hopeful that there were enough votes in the Senate to … Continue reading
China’s Elderly Colleges
The institutions offer a wide range of subjects
The old adage “it’s never too late” certainly rings true for many older citizens in China. Senior people in the east Asian nation can now learn new skills at elderly colleges, educational institutions geared towards its older population. Courses range … Continue reading
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Tagged Aging, Aging population, China, College for Seniors, Elderly College, Senior Citizens
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