An except from the article by MATT SEDENSKY of the Associated Press As lifespans lengthen and the number of seniors rapidly grows, more Americans find themselves in [a] perilous position, struggling to care for an ailing loved one from hundreds or thousands of miles away. The National Institute on Aging estimates around 7 million Americans [...]
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IPad Helps Special Needs Children Communicate
In this 60 Minutes special report from October 23, reporter Leslie Stahl discusses the communication advances in autistic children who use tablet computers. This technology has become paramount for many Special Needs Trust clients who find communicating in a regular manner difficult or impossible.
Santa Rosa man accused of stealing $100,000 from wife’s grandfather
UPDATE: Sept 30, 2011 The Santa Rosa man charged with defrauding his 97 year-old grandfather-in-law rejected a plea bargain that would have offered him five years in county jail and a single count of elder financial abuse. He is also charged with impersonating a Marine Corps combat veteran. Paul Tart, 29, did not accept the [...]
JITTERBUG J: Best cell phone for seniors
Digital media dominates all levels of communication today. Cell phones along with televisions, stereos, and computers have gotten smaller and smaller with many complicated features that make even the most simplistic devices difficult to use. In terms of cell phones, the most important features are often lost amongst options for text messaging, ring tones and [...]
ECOFUNERALS
Ecofuneral Video Environmentally conscious people in the United States are opting for what are known as “ecofunerals”. The conventional US funeral is expensive and environmentally unfriendly so “green” funerals, which are cheaper than a traditional burial, are appealing to the budget conscious. A “green” burial is one where the decedent is buried without toxic embalming, [...]
