Amelia Augustus wrote the Worksheet and Ellen Ottstadt and Amelia wrote the Guide. They presented them to the Loss Committee who distributed paper copies to the community, and Amelia sent them for uploading to the residents website. Thanks to all who helped.
Click here for the Planning and Information Guide
Click here for the Planning Worksheet.
At least one resident here at KoH has received two telephone calls where the caller said they were from Amazon Prime and wanted to alert them that $200 had just been charged to their Amazon account. If that charge was in error, the recipient of the call should push 1 (or some number) on the phone. The resident did not push anything but hung up and a bit later checked their Amazon account from their computer. Needless to say, in neither case was such a charge listed in their account. Those examples convinced the resident that the caller was “phishing” for information from them and that the call was bogus. Hence this posting to alert others who might receive such calls.
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Early one morning one of us received a call from someone who said, “Hi Grandma, it’s your grandson!” When asked who it was, the scratchy-voiced caller said, “Don’t you recognize my voice?” The resident recipient answered “No,” and hung up. This scam appeared several years ago and seems to have reappeared. So be careful about unidentified callers, particularly if they call when you’re sleepy.
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Click here for some helpful questions to consider.
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Click here for four different TED talks about living longer. One considers whether older people are happier than younger ones. Another discusses where and why more people live beyond 100.
Click here to learn how to better help medical professionals identify the cause(s) of this very common symptom.
Click here for an article from J.D. Biersdorfer showing how to tell.
Click here for the article by Nicholas Bakalar.
Click here for Danielle Ofri's article about why doctors need to spend time talking with their patients.
Yes, suggests Lesley Alderman in the New York Times, suggests some ways learned by researchers. Click here to read the article.
Selections from two sources. The New York Times identifies and briefly describes books for three reading levels: picture books, middle grade and young adult. Click here for the New York Times selections. Brain Pickings, a weekly on-line digest offers its in-depth review (with pictures and synopsis) of their selected Best Children's Books of 2016. Click here for the Brain Pickings selection.
Medical research confirms it’s never too late to enjoy the health benefits of regular exercise. If you are well over 70 and haven't exercised lately decide to get to the gym or walk rather than ride; you're improved fitness will not only feel great, it'll add life to your years. Click here to see the research summary.
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Despite their differences in religion and politics, the Dalai Lama and Arthur C. Brooks agree on the healthful and joyful consequences of being useful to others. They note a research study showing that senior citizens who didn't feel useful to others were nearly three times as likely to die prematurely than those who did feel useful. Click here to read the article.
How do you get moisturizing lotion smoothly between your shoulder blades on your back? That’s where the itch associated with winter’s dry skin seems unreachable and intolerable to me. Here’s my solution. After showering and applying lotion everywhere I can reach, I take a square of paper towel and fold it into thirds. I then pump moisturizing lotion over the entire exposed third. I hold the top of the paper towel and place it on the nape of my neck. I then reach around for the other end of the paper towel and sweep it from side to side. Amazingly I’ve just put moisturizing cream on parts of my back I’ve never reached before!
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