Blog / By JCA / November 20, 2023
by John Shuchart, JCA board member Financial Management – I don’t know of a subject that frightens us more. This is mostly because we don’t understand it and have had little or no education about it. Frankly, our money is extremely important to us, and we don’t want to lose it. With that in mind, …
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Blog / By JCA / November 13, 2023
from Positive Aging Community A study just published online in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease showed that pre-dementia and Alzheimer’s patients who received lifestyle coaching (including in using computerized brain exercises) derived cognitive benefit not generally seen in studies of Alzheimer’s drugs. The brain exercises used in the study were from the BrainHQ brain training app, developed and …
Blog / By JCA / October 26, 2023
by Jim Miller for the Beacon There are three different types of vaccines older adults should consider getting this fall to protect against a repeat of last winter’s “tripledemic” of respiratory illnesses, which included flu, RSV and coronavirus. For people 65 and older, there are three flu vaccines that the CDC recommends over traditional flu …
Blog / By JCA / October 24, 2023
by Sydney Page for the Washington Post Paul Snyder walks around Kensington, Md., wearing a hat that reads: “MADE IN 1921.” It’s a good conversation starter. At almost 102 years old, Snyder believes the secret to successful aging is making new friends. He befriends people wherever he goes: the grocery store, the doctor’s office, church, …
Blog / By JCA / October 17, 2023
by Elliot Raphaelson for the Beacon Selecting a Medicare plan is complex. I will discuss some of the important factors and sources of information that will help you avoid mistakes. Traditional Medicare refers to Part A (hospital insurance), Part B (medical insurance) and Part D (drug coverage). The major advantage of enrolling in traditional Medicare …
Blog / By JCA / October 11, 2023
from the Institute on Aging (San Francisco) When her grandfather gets out of bed and is unable to fall asleep for hours at night, Stella knows that he is struggling with anxiety. Sometimes his heart will race, and he’ll be preoccupied with the noises he hears outside, concerned about whether the doors are locked and …
Blog / By JCA / October 10, 2023
By Beacon Staff The Beacon newspaper’s annual in-person 50+Expos return this month. Thousands of older adults and their families are expected to attend the free events, featuring a range of valuable resources, informative speakers, health screenings, volunteer opportunities and entertaining activities tailored to their interests and needs. This year’s 50+Expos will be held at two locations: Springfield …
Blog / By JCA / September 29, 2023
Get Ahead of the Crowd – Get Your Vaccines for the Upcoming Season Come to JCA for Newly-formulated COVID and Flu vaccine clinic. In light of the CDC’s determination that older adults should protect themselves, the North Bethesda Village, the Villages of Kensington, and Giant Pharmacy, are offering the updated COVID vaccine and/or a Flu …
Blog / By JCA / August 29, 2023
by Tanner Garrity for Inside Hook They’re 80, but they can remember things like they’re 50. How do they do it? The average 80-year-old remembers half as much as they did when they were 50. But “SuperAgers” experience no such decline. Their memory can actually improve in that 30-year span. How is that possible? Well, the …
Blog, KC Blog / By JCA / August 14, 2023
by Howard Gleckman, immediate past president of JCA, an Urban Institute Fellow, journalist, and the author of Caring for Our Parents The National Institute on Aging and the Alzheimer’s Association have proposed revised clinical guidelines that would designate seven major stages of the brain disease. The first two would be for people who have no symptoms but may …
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