Senior Scene Winter 2021
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ASK RUSTY: Social Security Matters
Dear Rusty: What determines the amount of the cost of living increase for Social Security as compared to the cost of living increase for Congress? Last year Social Security got less than 2 percent, while Congress got a 10 percent cost of living increase. Why the double standard? What items are used to determine the cost of living increase? Signed: Inquiring Mind Dear Inquiring Mind: I’m happy to explain how the annual Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) for Social Security is computed and, although it’s outside the realm of Social Security I usually deal with, how members of ...
Beating the Dark Winter Blues
While “winter blues” is not a clinical condition, those of us who have lived in regions where there is limited sunlight for several months certainly can relate to the phrase. A more serious condition that is clinical in nature is called Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). According to the National Institute of Health, only 1% of Floridians suffer from SAD. However, in northernmost parts of the United States, about 10% of people in Alaska may be affected. Shorter days that occur with the arrival of fall and winter can disrupt our internal biological clock and circadian rhythm. As ...
Unfunded Nursing Home Mandates in ‘Build Back Better Act’ Will Worsen Historic Staffing Crisis
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL), representing more than 14,000 nursing homes and long term care facilities across the country that provide care to approximately five million people each year, today said that two provisions in the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) will have a devastating impact on nursing homes and could force thousands more facilities to further limit admissions or possibly close their doors. The provisions, one that would require nursing homes to have a registered nurse (RN) on-staff 24 ...
Hello Seniors
Well it’s that time of the year’s folks, giving thanks for our blessings. Getting ready for the holiday season with the hustle and bustle and having that special time with our loved ones. Our residents love this very festival season, enjoying our Christmas decorations throughout Trinity homes. Gifts are given to residents on Christmas Eve donated through various people and organizations followed by a Christmas party. Santa will visit bringing on those big smiles. Activities will be planning a very fun News Years party bringing in the 2022. Trinity Homes is looking forward, to a very ...
Where’s There’s a Will, There’s a Family Fighting Over It
Some years ago, I was at a local gift shop when I came across a small, decorative sign that read: “Where there’s a Will, there’s a family fighting over it.” It was a cute adaptation of the old saying, “Where there’s a will, there’s a way.” As an estate planning attorney who has seen more than a few family squabbles after the passing of a loved one, I found it an amusing play on words. It now sits on a shelf in my office as a reminder that even the best laid estate plan can still be the subject of a family feud. Some families are able to navigate the loss of their ...