Year in Review 2021
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Observing 100 years
Roosevelt Park Zoo, Minot City Band, Minot Kiwanis and Minot’s Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 753 all held celebrations to observe their centennials in 2021. Roosevelt Park Zoo in Minot celebrated 100 years when the Community Centennial Celebration was held on Saturday, Aug. 7. Many ...
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 ...
COVID-19 Survey Scam
Survey Scam As COVID-19 continues, scam artists find new and creative ways to use the pandemic to fraudulently obtain personal information from unsuspecting older adults. Scammers are sending fake vaccine surveys through email or text saying they’ll pay cash, often a $50 gift card, for completing the survey in exchange for personal, medical, or financial information. The Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice have warned that the fake surveys ask for a credit card and/or bank information from the victims in order to claim their “free prize.” The ...
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 ...
What To Do When A Holiday Visit With An Aging Parent Sparks Concerns
As families reunite during the holidays, it’s not unusual for adult children who haven’t seen their aging parents in a while to begin to worry about them. Are they experiencing health problems? Are they still mentally on top of things? Is it time to start thinking about long-term care? “The holidays and their aftermath are the busiest time of year for long-term care admissions,” says Chris Orestis, president of Retirement Genius (www.retirementgenius.com) and an authority on retirement planning, long-term care and financial health. “Between Thanksgiving and ...