The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention defines elder abuse as “an intentional act or failure to act that causes or creates a risk of harm to an older adult” (age 60 or older) Elder abuse includes physical abuse, emotional/psychological abuse, sexual abuse, financial ...

Information from Department of Health and Human Services/ Elder Care Directory If you don’t take Part-B when you are first eligible, the cost of your Part-B premiums will go up 10% for each full 12-month period that you could have had Part-B but didn’t sign up for it, except in special ...

MINOT, NORTH DAKOTA — Ray Curtis was born on Feb. 11, 1917, about two months before the United States entered World War I and a year before what became known as the Spanish Flu ravaged the nation. Automobiles had not yet become common in the states and air travel was in its infancy. The Great ...

Medicare is a government program that provides health insurance coverage for senior citizens age 65 years and older, the disabled of any age, and to anyone suffering from end-stage renal disease. Medicare is divided into four parts, which are known as Medicare Part-A, B, C, and D. ≤ What ...

MARQUETTE — According to the website A Senior Connection, here are the top 10 issues that worry senior citizens the most: 1. Health Care Costs — The older we get, the more healthcare we need. It is important to get screenings for disease and natural aging conditions to catch any health ...

NEGAUNEE — Many women can recount in vivid detail the moment they first realized that others might view them as having become “older.” I am one of those many women. For me, it happened a dozen years ago near the entrance of a corporate owned service station in northern Maine. I had ...