Did you file your taxes only to learn that someone else has already fraudulently filed under your SSN and collected your refund? If you suspect tax fraud activity, please go to the IRS website by clicking here => What to Do? The IRS website has a wealth of information/resources to assist you and to answer your [...]
52 years ago in 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law the Older Americans Act (OAA). The OAA was a response to Congressional concerns about the lack of community social services for senior citizens. In 1963, prior to the OAA, President John F. Kennedy designated the month of May as "Senior Citizens Month" the prelude [...]
Your parents are getting older who will eventually become less mobile, and will possibly need second hand help, so...WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT ELDER ABUSE, IT'S GROWING PROBLEM, & THE WARNING SIGNS? Find out the warning signs here: http://ncea.aoa.gov/FAQ/Type_Abuse/ *Resources: National Center of Elder Abuse; Statistics/Data on Elder Abuse
I finish my important "State of Decay" series with Part 3 providing you with a searchable list of the 2015 Top Dentists in DC, Maryland, and Virginia- compliments of The Washingtonian magazine. Check it out: 2015 Top Dentists *Resources: Washingtonian Magazine
Since dental care is such an important issue, I bring to you "STATE OF DECAY, PART 2" where we will discuss affordable or no cost dental care services and payment options. Remember, in STATE OF DECAY, PART 1, I made you aware of the two most common oral health problems amongst older adults—TOOTH DECAY (cavities) and [...]
Did you know that we are in a STATE OF DECAY?? Yes, because the two most common oral health problems are TOOTH DECAY (cavities) and GUM DISEASE! Among adults ages 75 & older, about 1 and 4 have lost all their natural teeth. Check out this monthly October article by the National Institute of Health (NIH) [...]
Who are at risk? Two groups particularly at risk are youth and the elderly. Suicide amongst teenagers is high on the media's radar, yet suicide amongst the elderly is under- rated and unnoticed. Think about it!! How often do you hear about an elderly committing suicide in the news? For most of you, you're probably [...]
What is an “Elder Orphan?” In short, an “elder orphan” is a childless, unmarried or widowed baby boomer (the generation born between 1946 and 1964) with no support system. The classified definition of an “Elder Orphan” is seniors (65 and older) that are single or widowed that have no children and no known family member or [...]
It has been 50 years since the Food Stamp Program, now known as Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (“SNAP”), has been in permanent effect. Since 2008, SNAP is the new name for the previous known federal Food Stamp Program. Did you know that in 1961 President Kennedy signed his first Executive Order which initiated the Food Stamp [...]
Today marks the day as the program celebrates its 80th anniversary, but will it still be there in the future? On August 14, 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) signed the Social Security Act into law with these profound words: "Today, a hope of many years standing is in large part fulfilled...We have tried to frame [...]