Posted in Senior News, tagged Amtrak Discounts For Seniors, Passenger Discounts for Seniors on June 26, 2008 | No Comments »
Save 15% When You Choose Amtrak
Amtrak travelers 62 years of age and over receive a 15% discount on the best available adult rail fare on most Amtrak trains. Take advantage of the Amtrak senior discount to see more of what America has to offer. Start planning your next trip today.
Please note that this discount does [...]
Posted in Assisted Living, Senior News, tagged Assisted Living, Assisted Living Residences, Death of a Spouse, Nursing Homes, seniors on June 6, 2008 | 1 Comment »
An older person’s likelihood of entering a nursing home or other long-term care facility is particularly high immediately after the death of a spouse, new research indicates.
There could be various reasons for this, Elina Nihtila, of the department of sociology at the University of Helsinki, Finland, who led the research, told Reuters Health.
“It may be [...]
Posted in Senior News, tagged Age, Aging, Senior Living, seniors on May 28, 2008 | No Comments »
New York, May 20 : We’ve always had a sense that the elderly are more at peace with themselves. Now a scientific study confirms this :
The study, by University of Texas researchers, contends this is because aging is associated with more positive than negative emotions, more passive than active emotions.
The study, by Catherine Ross and [...]
Posted in Senior News, tagged FDA Approves First Compact Heart Assist Device, Senior News on May 2, 2008 | No Comments »
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday, April 21, approved a heart assist device with a novel design that is the first to mechanically support the weakened heart of a small-sized adult man or woman with heart failure who is at risk of dying while awaiting a heart transplant.
Heart assist devices are surgically implanted [...]
