Seniors Increasingly Target of Scams
According to the Federal Trade Commission , the number of complaints about consumer fraud against seniors has more than doubled since 2009. So called imposter scams, when someone poses as a relative or...
View ArticlePhone Scam Targets NH Seniors
Senior citizens across New Hampshire and New England are the targets of a lottery scam originating from the Jamaican area code 876. Heres what happens: seniors receive a call from an 876 area code,...
View ArticleStarting A Business: The New Retirement?
More aging adults are stepping out on a limb and starting their own businesses, says a report from the Kauffman Foundation. In New Hampshire, the Small Business Association and AARP are working...
View ArticleSex And The Elderly
According to a 2010 AARP survey, 85% of men and 61% of women over fifty said sex is important to their quality of life. This number, coupled with increasing rates of sexually transmitted diseases among...
View ArticleAging In Place
According to a recent AARP survey, more than 95 percent of New Hampshire seniors want to remain in their own homes as they age - but that’s not always practical or affordable. To address these...
View ArticleBarbara Danais, Ms. N.H. Senior America: 'I've Still Got It'
Come October, women from all across the country will flock to Atlantic City to compete in a pageant. It’s not Miss America, or Miss Teen America, or any of the other pageants that are so popular...
View ArticlePBS Film Explores Competitive Ping Pong For Seniors
Banish the bridge game, and shove off the shuffleboard… competitive table tennis for seniors is the subject of the new film “Ping Pong” , which airs tonight on PBS’s POV series . The film shows the...
View ArticleSocial Security, Back In The Spotlight
With the next big federal budget battle looming, there’s a lot of talk this time that Social Security and other entitlement programs must be part of any debt-reduction conversation. But other voices...
View ArticleAs House Weighs Budget, Meals On Wheels Programs Brace For Possible Cuts
With House lawmakers set to vote on proposed two-year state budget Tuesday, one program that’s facing a potentially significant cut is the Meals on Wheels program. The House Finance Committee is...
View ArticlePelham Voters To Consider Ban On 55-And-Over Housing
A town in Southern New Hampshire is considering banning 55-and-older housing. Voters in Pelham will decide the issue during a special meeting this Saturday. The ballot question would also impose...
View ArticleAARP Names 10 N.H. Towns 'Age Friendly Communities'
According to U.S. census data, New Hampshire has the second oldest population in terms of median age. Over the past month and a half, 10 New Hampshire towns have acquired the AARP’s Age Friendly...
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