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How to plan for retirement

Family Features — Being financially secure in retirement starts while you’re still working. Because you likely don’t want to remain in the workforce forever, creating a plan can help ensure you’re confident in living comfortably in retirement when the time comes. Retirement plans and ...

What to know about exercise and dementia risk

METRO — Three seconds go by in a flash, but that’s enough time for another person to join the masses already diagnosed with dementia. According to Alzheimer’s Disease International, every three seconds someone in the world develops dementia, a condition that more than 55 million people ...

Covenant Cafe enjoys summer picnic, activities at sessions

PHOTOS PROVIDED Participants in Covenant Cafe were kept busy during its September and October meetings. In September, the group enjoyed its last summer picnic at Riverview Park. While there Pam Blesh introduced them to her new therapy dog, Foxy Lady. During its Oct. 1 meeting, the group ...

Estate planning for snowbirds

It’s that time of year when thoughts of living in a warm client appeal to those of us stuck in the frigid northeast. Those who are blessed with the opportunity to spend part of their year in Florida or another warm climate, may be interested in some of the estate planning issues that arise ...

Adult day centers offer multicultural hubs for older people of color

BERGENFIELD, N.J. (AP) — At Sunshine Adult Day Center, every morning starts with a parade around the room. Today, the theme is multicultural, and the flag bearers have no shortage of countries: Philippines, India, Haiti, Mexico, United States. Most of them older adults, attendees dance through the room, waving streamers and banging drums as Pitbull’s “I Know You Want Me” blasts. Proudly representing her home country of Nigeria, Charity Wogwugwu, 87, is dressed to the nines in a pistachio green skirt embroidered with red and gold flowers, a lemon yellow floral top with puffed ...

PHOTOS PROVIDED The Covenant Cafe early stage Alzheimer’s activity group recently took a field trip to the Clinton County Historical Society’s Poorman Gallery to view the “Once Upon a Time” exhibit featuring business in Lock Haven from earlier years. Kathy Arndt, museum volunteer, ...