Aging
The Secret To Chronic Happiness As You Age
By all rights, Fletcher Hall should not be happy. At 76, the retired trade association manager has endured three heart attacks and eight heart bypass operations. He’s had four stents and a balloon inserted in his heart. He has diabetes, glaucoma, osteoarthritis in both knees and diabetic neuropathy in both legs. He can’t drive. He […]
El secreto de la felicidad crónica en el otoño de la vida
SOBRE NOTICIAS EN ESPAÑOL Noticias en español es una sección de KFF Health News que contiene traducciones de artículos de gran interés para la comunidad hispanohablante, y contenido original enfocado en la población hispana que vive en los Estados Unidos. La lógica indicaría que Fletcher Hall no debe ser feliz. A los 76, el gerente […]
A Rare Dementia Gene Runs In The Family, But He’s Fine — So Far
https://kffhealthnews.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/09/herenow_dementiadodger.mp3 Can’t see the audio player? Click here to download. MARBLEMOUNT, Wash. — John Janda knows he takes after his mother. At 68, the graying building contractor is sentimental, just as she was. He smiles indulgently as he shows off photos of his 9-month-old grandson; he tears up at the memory of losing his dad […]
Cuando la demencia acecha a toda la familia
SOBRE NOTICIAS EN ESPAÑOL Noticias en español es una sección de KFF Health News que contiene traducciones de artículos de gran interés para la comunidad hispanohablante, y contenido original enfocado en la población hispana que vive en los Estados Unidos. MARBLEMOUNT, Washington. – John Janda sabe que es así por su madre. A los 68 […]
Caregivers Draw Support By Mapping Their Relationships
DENVER — Every time Jacque Pearson tried to devise a plan to move her 81-year-old dad, who has Alzheimer’s, from his home in Boise, Idaho, to hers in Denver, she felt stuck. Then, two weeks ago, she had a breakthrough. It happened at an AARP-sponsored session in which Pearson created a “CareMap” — a hand-drawn […]
Con dibujos, cuidadores encuentran apoyo para atender a un ser querido
SOBRE NOTICIAS EN ESPAÑOL Noticias en español es una sección de KFF Health News que contiene traducciones de artículos de gran interés para la comunidad hispanohablante, y contenido original enfocado en la población hispana que vive en los Estados Unidos. DENVER – Cada vez que Jacque Pearson trataba de idear un plan para que su […]
Money-Saving Offer For Medicare’s Late Enrollees Is Expiring. Can They Buy Time?
[UPDATE: Since this article was published, Medicare officials extended the deadline for applying for an exemption to the Part B late enrollment penalty to Sept. 30, 2018. The announcement came in a fact sheet posted on Oct. 12, 2017.] Many older Americans who have Affordable Care Act insurance policies are going to miss a Sept. […]
Adultos mayores tendrán ajustes del Seguro Social, pero pagarán más por el Medicare
SOBRE NOTICIAS EN ESPAÑOL Noticias en español es una sección de KFF Health News que contiene traducciones de artículos de gran interés para la comunidad hispanohablante, y contenido original enfocado en la población hispana que vive en los Estados Unidos. Millones de adultos mayores pronto serán notificados (si no lo han sido ya) que las […]
Dementia Patient At Center of Spoon-Feeding Controversy Dies
An Oregon woman with Alzheimer’s disease, whose husband claimed she was kept alive with spoon-feeding against her written wishes, has died. Nora Harris, 64, died early Wednesday at the Fern Gardens senior care center in Medford, Ore. Her husband, Bill Harris, said the death marks the end of an eight-year battle with the progressive, debilitating […]
Social Security Giveth, Medical Costs Taketh Away
Retirees spent on average more than a third of their Social Security benefits on out-of-pocket medical costs in 2014, according to a recent study. Even after factoring in other sources of income, medical spending still took a substantial 18 percent bite out of seniors’ total retirement income, the study found. In dollar terms, the typical retiree […]