AARP Announces Global Photography Project. Photo credit: AARP With the graying of the planet, people over age 50 are living, working and even playing longer than earlier generations. AARP has found a new way to capture these older, active people. The Washington, DC-based aging advocacy group announces A New Age, a global photojournalism project that documents the evolving face of aging. Photos taken during this nearly year-long initiative makes its premier in the June/July issue of AARP The Magazine, a print publication with over 38 million readers. the nation’s most read print publication, with over 38…
Line Dancing at Senior Center New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has issued a proclamation recognizing the month of May as “Older Americans Month” (OAM). The month has been designated by the Administration for Community Living (ACL), part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, as OAM and New Jersey embrace the national theme for this month, “Connect, Create and Contribute. According to Murphy’s proclamation, there are 1.8 million New Jersey residents who are aged 60 and older. He says that individuals continue to play an important role by continuing to contribute their life experiences, wisdom…
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About two weeks ago, S. 512, The Seniors Fraud Prevention Act of 2019 authored by U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), the Chairman of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging, and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) cleared the Senate Commerce Committee (ordered to be reported without amendment favorably) and now awaits consideration by the full Senate. The Seniors Fraud Prevention Act would help fight scams designed to strip seniors of their assets by helping educate seniors about fraud schemes and improve monitoring and response to fraud complaints Schemes directed at seniors include fraudulent investment plans, prizes, sweepstakes, Internet fraud, charity scams, predatory home lenders, telemarketing and…
A Social Security Check… Photo Credit: National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare The Social Security Board of Trustees today released its 2019 annual report on the long-term financial health of the Old-Age Survivors Insurance (OASI) and Disability Insurance (DI) Funds. The report notes that the combined funds reserves are projected to become depleted in 2035, one year later than projected last year, with 80 percent of scheduled benefits payable at that time. The DI Trust Fund reserves are estimated to become depleted in 2052, extended 20 years from last year’s estimate of 2032, with…
Photo Credit: National Institute of Health Why not catch some midday z’s? According to new research study presented at the American College of Cardiology’s 68th Annual Scientific Session on March 18, taking a nap may do more than reenergizing and improving your mood, it may also result in a noticeable drop in your blood pressure when compared with those who don’t take naps. The benefits of napping were similar to what would be expected from things like lifestyle changes and medication. “For example, salt and alcohol reduction can bring blood pressure levels down by 3–5 mm Hg,”…
Grandparents with Grandchildren Photo Caption: U.S. Census Bureau Today, the Washington, DC-based AARP released its Grandparents Today National Survey, taking a close look the latest trends impacting the growing number of American’s who have become grandparents. Since 2001 the number of grandparents has grown a whopping 24 percent from 56 million to 70 million. The online survey of 2,654 grandparents ages 38+ was conducted between August 20 and September 4, 2018. According to AARP’s research study, released on April 8, grandparents spend an average of $2,562 annually on their grandchildren, pumping $179 billion dollars per year…