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Making Sense of Health Insurance Lingo
By Nicole Duritz If you’re like me, one of the more uncomfortable parts about seeing a doctor is putting on the paper gown. Does the opening go in the front or the back? Can I get it on before the door...
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Alzheimer’s: Epidemic with Hope
(This story is by Margie Culbertson, an AARP Mississippi volunteer and freelance writer. Her photo is at the left.) “Our vision is a world without Alzheimer’s.” So says the Alzheimer’s Association....
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State Asked to Address Caregiving Needs
©Istockphoto/Mark Bowden AARP Mississippi is asking lawmakers to create a state task force on caregiving. The task force would address issues such as financial exploitation, respite care and aging at...
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Compassion: Critical Need for Caregivers in Coming Decades
By Margie Culbertson (This story is by Margie Culbertson, an AARP volunteer and freelance writer. Her photo is on the left.) It has been confirmed. A tsunami is heading our way. The “Silver Tsunami,”...
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Alzheimer’s – An Epidemic with Hope (Part 2)
(This story is by Margie Culbertson, an AARP Mississippi volunteer and freelance writer. Her photo is on the left.) Last month, this column begin a discussion on the importance of early detection and...
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New Scorecard Gives Mississippi Low Marks For Serving Older, Disabled Residents
Jackson, MS – Mississippi ranks 49th overall when it comes to meeting the long-term care needs of older residents, and AARP warns much more must be done, at an accelerated pace, to improve...
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Living with Alzheimer’s: You Are Not Alone
(This story is by Margie Culbertson, an AARP Mississippi volunteer and freelance writer. Her photo is on the left.) – See more at:...
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Need for Caregivers Expected to Grow
© Istockphoto.com/digitalskillet By 2032, about 95,000 Mississippians will be 85 or older—a 67 percent increase in that age group since 2012. Who will care for those people? To answer that question,...
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Alzheimer’s Treatment: We Will Win!
(This story is by Margie Culbertson, an AARP Mississippi volunteer and freelance writer. Her photo is on the left.) Antonio Vasquez was fired from his job at a Queens bakery because he kept burning the...
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Alzheimer’s is Not Inevitable: Myths of the Aging Brain
(This story is by Margie Culbertson, an AARP Mississippi volunteer and freelance writer. Her photo is on the left.) Myths of the Aging Brain: “For a long time, it was assumed that as we become older,...
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State Ranks 49th in Long-term Care Support
©Istockphoto.com/AlexRaths For people in need of long-term care, Mississippi is not a hospitable state, according to a scorecard released by AARP, the Commonwealth Fund and the SCAN Foundation....
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Bring Photo ID When You Go to the Polls
©Istockphoto.com/spxChrome Mississippi voters age 45 and older have been a powerful voice in recent elections and could repeat the performance on Nov. 4—but only if they remember to bring proper...
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Other Dementias: Some Reversible!
(This story is by Margie Culbertson, an AARP Mississippi volunteer and freelance writer. Her photo is on the left.) Dementias The simple definition of the term “Dementia” is when a person experiences...
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Come Experience Life@50+ in Miami!
Join us May 14-16, 2015 in sunny Miami, Florida for AARP’s annual event & expo, Life@50+. With sessions featuring today’s most interesting thinkers and experts in Health & Wellness, Money...
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Making Clarksdale Safer, More Livable
istockphoto ©alptraum Clarksdale, a small city in the Mississippi Delta, is said to be the birthplace of the blues. Lately though, Clarksdale residents have experienced a different kind of blues,...
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AARP Mississippi Observes November As National Family Caregiver Month
November is National Family Caregiver Month, and AARP Mississippi will highlight the need to support caregivers and those for whom they care. More than 800,000 Mississippians perform a great labor...
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Caregiver Balances Family, Career While Caring For Three Family Members Over...
By Ronda Gooden (Photo: Judy Raymond (left) is pictured with her husband (third from left); mother-in-law (seated); three children; daugther-in-law; and four of her grandchildren.) Many women find...
View ArticleManaging the Holidays for Seniors
(This story is by Margie Culbertson, an AARP Mississippi volunteer and freelance writer. Her photo is on the left.) Gathering with loved ones and sharing in the holiday spirit are things we look...
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Boosting Support for Family Caregivers
Caregiving Ad Council AARP Mississippi is urging lawmakers to move ahead with programs and policies to lighten the load for Mississippians caring for vulnerable family members. In 2014, the legislature...
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The Power of Gratitude
(This story is by Margie Culbertson, an AARP Mississippi volunteer and freelance writer. Her photo is on the left.) Here it is, time to make our New Year’s Resolutions. What would I promise myself I’d...
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