Did you know that how you own financial accounts during your lifetime is a critically important piece of your overall estate plan? Many seniors make the mistake of adding an adult child as a joint owner on their bank account because they believe it is the only way for that child to access the ...
Being a part of Minot for nearly 40 years, 38 to be exact, Souris Basin Transportation is an integral part of the city’s transit system. Souris Basin Transportation is a non-profit transit system that began in 1979. Souris Basin serves Minot and the surrounding rural communities in the ...
Dear Rusty: I am a 58-year-old widow, born in 1958. My husband, born in 1953, was collecting Social Security Disability benefits when he died, worked throughout his lifetime and had earned enough credits to be eligible for regular Social Security benefits had he lived long enough. I know I ...
According to the North Dakota Crime Statistics online program, in 2016 there were 1,615 fraud incidents affecting 1,763 individuals in the state. Other ND statistical data includes: – 285 fraud incidents involving individuals ages 55-64. – 204 fraud incidents involving seniors 65 and ...
Alamo Senior Center 528-4881 Business Meeting: 2nd Tuesday, 1 p.m. Social Activities: Birthdays, monthly, last Tuesday Cards: Tuesday p.m., following lunch Senior Meals: Tuesdays, noon Foot Clinic: Odd months, Divide County Health Nurse Anamoose Senior ...
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Alzheimer’s disease can be a disease as devastating for family members as it is for those who are living with the degenerative brain disease. Chennille Currier, Williston, has two family members living with the disease – her mother, Debby Olson, and her grandfather. “My mom is directly ...
About 48 million Americans over the age of 65 have some degree of hearing loss, the Hearing Loss Association of America reports. One of every three seniors over 65, and one of every two over 75, has difficulty hearing. To help combat the different degrees of hearing loss, those who struggle ...
Another new scam is targeting people who receive Social Security benefits. A scammer calls from a 323 area code, posing as a Social Security Administration employee. In some instances, the scammer tells the victim he or she is due a cost-of-living increase in their Social Security benefit. ...
You know that understanding your Medicare benefits helps you make informed care and treatment decisions, but did you know it is also the key to fraud and abuse prevention? You, the Medicare beneficiary, with a little knowledge are in the best position to prevent schemes and scams. Scammers ...
At an open house event scheduled for Sept. 26, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., Minot Commission on Aging will highlight the valuable programs, activities and services that they offer. MCA will enlighten community members and seniors on how they focus on helping individuals master the art of aging. The ...
Dear Rusty: My wife is 66 and not collecting S.S. She wants to wait until age 70 to collect the larger benefit, but I know she could collect now and her payments will grow if she continues to work until age 70 because there were at least 4 years that she had no income and several years where ...
Minot Area Senior Coalition has been busy on our next “Salute to Seniors,” May 8, 2018, themed “Salute to Farmers and Rancher.” We are so excited about our entertainment for Salute to Senior 2018. We have as our headliner “Blind Joe” from the ‘Voice,’ singing all your ...
We are all sending our thoughts and prayers to locations in the U.S. such as Texas, Florida and Montana being affected by the wrath of Mother Nature. And we would be remiss if we were to forget our own seasonal trials and tribulations, from floods to blizzards to far-reaching drought. But ...
Of all the things we associate with autumn – falling leaves, cooler temperatures, the Norsk Hostfest – perhaps the event most important to the health of seniors is the arrival of new shipments of flu vaccine. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends a yearly flu ...
I was reading some different articles on pet visits with the senior population. I find it very interesting how our four-legged friends influence us. They show us unconditional love; lower our blood pressure and pulse rate. If we are sad, they make us feel better. Touching a pet or having them ...
LITITZ, Pa. (AP) — Mary Read had been a nurse for years, using her extensive training to care for patients in nursing homes and doctors’ offices. “But all of a sudden I was forgetting stuff,” she says. “I didn’t understand what the doctor wanted me to do — and it was stuff I’d ...
Alamo Senior Center 528-4881 Business Meeting: 2nd Tuesday, 1 p.m. Social Activities: Birthdays, monthly, last Tuesday Cards: Tuesday p.m., following lunch Senior Meals: Tuesdays, noon Foot Clinic: Odd months, Divide County Health Nurse Anamoose Senior ...
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As an Aging Life Care manager, Cheryl Coyle will help seniors live as independently and safely as possible, listen to what each older adult wants and needs and offer solutions, help to enhance each person’s life satisfaction and be a support to those who may not have family or friends who can ...