Residential Refresh: Personalized touches for your home (Family Features) Your home is an expression of you, your personality and your lifestyle. When it comes to personalizing your home’s aesthetic, try leaning into your senses to inspire change within your space. Inspiration can be found everywhere around you – from taking cues from Mother Nature to “shopping” your own house or, with a little help from Air Wick, finding and incorporating your home’s signature scent. Give yourself a residential refresh with these tips: Rearrange Living Spaces Breathing fresh air into a room doesn’t always require a complete overhaul, or even any […]

Stay Ahead of Medicare Fraudsters (Family Features) Every day, criminals target older Americans with one goal – to steal their Medicare numbers and other protected health information. To fraudsters, this information is just as valuable as credit card information. These criminals steal Medicare numbers and unlawfully bill Medicare for medical services that were never provided to the patient or overbill for provided services. When criminals commit fraud, and falsely bill Medicare, people’s medical records may become inaccurate and they can suffer delayed or even be denied care. In the end, Medicare fraud costs taxpayers billions of dollars every year. Each […]

A Festive Fall Treat (Culinary.net) This ultimate fall dessert is filled with caramel sauce, topped with a fluffy cream cheese frosting and drizzled with even more caramel sauce. Family and friends can enjoy every morsel of this moist, autumn-themed cake. Find more dessert recipes at Culinary.net. Watch video to see how to make this recipe! Pumpkin Caramel Spice Cake Nonstick cooking spray 1          box spice cake mix 1          can (15 ounces) pumpkin 1          cup water 1/2       cup canola oil 3          eggs 1 1/2    cups caramel sauce, divided 1          package (8 ounces) cream cheese 2          tablespoons milk 1          cup powdered sugar […]

RSV Vaccines: What older adults need to know (Family Features) Even though cooler days may seem far off, now is the best time to plan ahead for a healthy winter. One common respiratory illness, respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, usually causes mild, cold-like symptoms, but it can be severe and even deadly for older people. “As we grow older, our immune systems do not work as well and we are more likely to have chronic conditions, which means we are at increased risk of getting very sick from common viruses as we age,” said Alison Barkoff, who leads the Administration […]

Guard Against COPD at Every Stage of Life (Family Features) Take a deep breath. Now ask yourself: When was the last time you thought about breathing? For people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), breathing is often front of mind because it can be difficult, and it gets worse over time. There is no cure yet for COPD, but experts from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) recommend these strategies to protect your lung health at every age. Younger Adults: Prevention is Key COPD is less common in younger adults, but it’s never too early to protect your […]