JCA Blog / By JCA / December 18, 2025
from NCOA Have you done your estate planning yet? Or do you keep kicking that can down the road? The idea of planning your estate can be daunting. But it’s an important step in ensuring your wishes are carried out after you die or become unable to speak for yourself. Whether you have a modest estate or …
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JCA Blog / By JCA / December 15, 2025
Each week, small groups of fourth and fifth graders gather in the nooks and crannies of their Glen Haven Elementary School in Wheaton. Some gather in a quiet hallway, others in a storage room. They begin to read aloud, speaking in the voices they believe the characters they were assigned would use. They go over the pages slowly, because these students need to build confidence and …
JCA Blog / By JCA / December 11, 2025
by Nicole Howell for NCOA If you or someone you know needs help with everyday activities like eating, cooking, driving, or getting dressed, you can benefit from access to long-term support services. These services help to address a person’s specific support needs, either at home or in an assisted facility. Long Term Support Services, or …
JCA Blog / By JCA / December 9, 2025
by Kerry Hannon for Yahoo Finance Longstanding advice holds that it’s better to wait until age 70 to claim Social Security benefits. Take your Social Security at 62. That’s the buzzy advice blowing up on TikTok and YouTube. Droves of “finfluencers,” as these social media personalities doling out financial tips are called, have been posting videos and …
by Mohana Ravindranath for the New York Times In his new book, “Super Agers,” the cardiologist Dr. Eric Topol argues that we now have the tools to age better than our predecessors. About two decades ago, a California research team observed a striking phenomenon: While a majority of older adults have at least two chronic …
JCA Blog, KC Blog / By JCA / December 4, 2025
By Grace Macalino Schauf for the American Society on Aging Finding a way to lighten the emotional load of caregiving, while still doing the work. It was 1 a.m. by the time the crisis had quieted. I stood in my parents’ kitchen, exhausted and disoriented. My mom was furious with my dad, unable to remember …
JCA Blog / By JCA / December 3, 2025
by Rachel Goldberg, JCA Senior Director, Center for Information Services Your Medicare costs will probably be going up next year, as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced in the most recent Medicare Part B premium hike last week. If you have Medicare, you probably pay a monthly Part B premium (often deducted …
JCA Blog / By JCA / December 2, 2025
from the Takoma Park Police Department The first full week of December is Older Driver Safety Awareness Week. Older Driver Safety Awareness Week highlights the vital role that mobility and transportation play in keeping older adults active in their communities. The observance recommends that during the first week in December, loved ones of older drivers …
JCA Blog / By JCA / November 25, 2025
from NCOA Many people associate respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) with young children. While it’s often linked to infants and toddlers, RSV can also cause serious illness in older adults, especially those with certain health conditions. So, how does RSV spread—and what can you do to protect yourself and those you care about? RSV is a common …
JCA Blog / By JCA / November 24, 2025
Technology is moving so fast that even someone in their 30s can feel old around the younger generation. This funny bit about life before Google from Josh Johnson has something everyone can relate to.
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