2020 Closures and Bankruptcies

2020 Closures and Bankruptcies Unlike the financial crisis of 2008, the pandemic year of 2020 withstood layoffs, closings and a crippling unemployment year by upholding IRA contributions for many. PSCA (Plan Council of America) reported more than 90 percent of employers maintained their contributions during this difficult year (https://www.psca.org/sites/psca.org/files/Research/2020/401k%20Fall%20Snapshot_FINAL.pdf). Although organizations with less than 50 Read more

Kitchen Renovation Disaster

Kitchen Renovation Disaster by Anonymous Our new home (built in 1873) came with a 1980s kitchen that had been repurposed from somewhere else. It looked kind of neat: the outside wall was faux exposed brick, and the cupboard doors had been treated with a lacquer that gave them an antiqued look. In a magazine photo Read more

Home for the Holidays

Home for the Holidays This year, many of our writers and contributors will have a new tradition of sorts for the holidays, no thanks to COVID19. In honor of our fabulous family of writers, I asked them to send a short sentence or two on how they will be spending Thanksgiving this year. Remember that Read more

CDC’s Weekly Report

Did you know that the CDC publishes a weekly Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report? Neither did we until recently! Other than the typical morbid and depressing facts and information regarding COVID, the week  of June 24-30th had a survey of nearly 5,500 Americans regarding caretaking experience related to their emotional and mental well being. The Read more

Over Prescription of Older Adults

As we reported earlier in an article written below, a new study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society reported that 34% or one-in-three 65+ year old Silver Sagers are overprescribed or inappropriately prescribed medications. Often this can lead to increased medical concerns, increased hospitalization visits and an increase in patient spending by Read more

Vote America: Statistics

Vote America: Statistics Hats off to Silver Sagers who according to a recent Pew poll (see below), 52% of our current voters are age 50 and older. That represents an increase of 27% since 1996. Surprisingly, less than 30% of American registered voters identify as Republicans, and approximately 33% identify as blue, with the remainder Read more

Last Day to Vote

Today is the last day to register to vote in Pennsylvania, Alabama, California and South Dakota. You can register via Vote.org. If you haven’t yet registered to vote, please do so today! Every vote counts. Read more

A Day of Remembrance

Today, we want to remember and keep in our hearts all those who died and suffered on this terrible day in American History. Be kind to each other.     Photo by Jesse Mills @photographybyjrmills (NY, NY) Read more

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