JCA Blog / By JCA / October 20, 2025
by Jessica Johnston, NCOA Senior Director, Center for Economic Well-Being Financial scams are everywhere these days and no one is immune. And sometimes it leaves older adults with no way to recoup their losses. Worldwide, people age 60 and over lost a combined $3.4 billion to fraud in 2023 alone. Behind that shocking figure? More than …
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JCA Blog / By JCA / October 16, 2025
from a LinkedIn post by Cheryl Bedard, Cheryl Bedard Executive Search Jobseekers! Be Aware of Fraudulent and Scam Job Offers! I spoke with Brandon Lunn, MBA, PMP, LSS to get a first-hand account of how the fraudulent job offer worked. Thankfully, Brandon was too smart to fall for the scam and lose his money, but …
JCA Blog / By JCA / October 6, 2025
I was scared of aging—until I learned to stop fighting it and started living it. Here are seven routines that changed everything. by Avery White for VegOut Aging used to terrify me. Not just the wrinkles or gray hairs (though I’ll admit, those were a shock at first). It was the deeper stuff—the fear that …
Richard Osman, the author of the beloved murder mystery series “Thursday Murder Club,” discusses the revolutionary act of growing old. Listen to the interview by Michelle Cottle of the New York Times with Richard Osman, writer of the Thursday Murder Club mystery series. >>Listen now or read the transcript Aging isn’t easy, and topics like …
JCA Blog / By JCA / September 29, 2025
A pilot program in six states will use a tactic employed by private insurers that has been heavily criticized for delaying and denying medical care. by Reed Abelson and Teddy Rosenbluth for the New York Times The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services plans to begin a pilot program that would involve a review process for …
JCA Blog, KC Blog / By JCA / September 29, 2025
Some vaccine-preventable diseases are linked to accelerated brain atrophy and increased dementia risk years down the line. by Richard Sima for the Washington Post Vaccines don’t just protect us from infectious diseases or lessen their effects. Some are also associated with a reduced risk for dementia, research shows. “They’ll protect against these really potentially severe …
Robert Munsch wrote “The Paper Bag Princess,” “Love You Forever” and other classics by performing them over and over for kids. But his stories are slipping away. by Katie Engelhart for the New York Times After 50 years of publishing, Munsch told me, his ability to come up with new stories seems to have vanished. …
JCA Blog / By JCA / September 26, 2025
More than 400 people attended JCA’s Montgomery County Virtual 50+ Employment Expo on September 16. These job hunters heard from 11 employers who told them about job openings at their organizations and provided tips on how to stand out in the often frustrating and sometimes challenging process of searching for a job after 50. As one participant …
JCA Blog / By JCA / September 22, 2025
by Howard Gleckman for his blog Three things are true about long-term care, though many Americans don’t want to believe it: You are very likely to need it in old age. It will cost a lot more than you think. And, no, Medicare won’t pay for it. Two recent studies help explain how Americans think …
by Deborah Kan for being patient Mild cognitive impairment doesn’t always lead to dementia — and Alzheimer’s isn’t always the cause. Neurologists weigh in. In 2020, 66-year-old business executive Mike Zuendel noticed something was amiss. “Someone once said, ‘Don’t worry if you misplace your keys, as long as you know what they’re for,’” he recalled. But …
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