In Isolating Times, Can Robo-Pets Provide Comfort?

By Paula Span
NYT Health
As seniors find themselves cut off from loved ones during the pandemic, some are turning to automated animals for company.
Published date: September 26, 2020 at 12:00PM
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For Older People, Reassuring News in the Statin Debate

By Jane E. Brody
NYT Well
There is accumulating evidence that the benefits of statins far outweigh possible risks, and nearly all statins on the market are now available as inexpensive generics.
Published date: September 21, 2020 at 12:00PM
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The Most Powerful People in American Politics Are Over 65

By Katie Glueck and Sabrina Tavernise
NYT U.S.
President Trump is 73. His leading rival is 77. And many of their strongest supporters — vulnerable to the coronavirus but enormously influential politically — are eligible for Social Security.
Published date: March 27, 2020 at 11:00AM
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Dear Mom and Dad: Are Your Finances Ready for Retirement?

By Erin Lowry
NYT Smarter Living
The need to discuss your parents’ futures with them, especially before a potential crisis or inciting event, is true for everyone.
Published date: February 14, 2020 at 06:43AM
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Older People Need Geriatricians. Where Will They Come From?

By Paula Span
NYT Health
The medical profession has been troubled for years by a persistent shortage of doctors who treat the oldest and sickest patients.
Published date: January 3, 2020 at 04:41PM
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The Unending Indignities of Alzheimer’s

By Jeneen Interlandi
NYT Opinion
A family navigates the disease — and its financial burdens.
Published date: December 1, 2019 at 10:00PM
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Scammers Look for Vulnerability, and Find It in Older People

By Abby Ellin
NYT Business Day
Swindlers prey on people over 70, who lose millions each year to their shifting tactics.
Published date: September 12, 2019 at 09:00AM
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‘I Put My Own Life on Hold’: Adult Children on the Pain, and Joy, of Caring for Elderly Parents

By Aidan Gardiner
NYT Reader Center
Readers shared their experiences of helping ailing relatives. For some, it brought crippling financial burdens and depression. Many also found moments of profound joy.
Published date: September 5, 2019 at 03:36PM
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Is Dying at Home Overrated?

By Richard Leiter, M.D
NYT Well
A palliative care physician struggles with the complex realities of dying at home, and the unintended consequences of making it a societal priority.
Published date: September 3, 2019 at 12:00PM
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Why Aren’t More Women Working? They’re Caring for Parents

By Eduardo Porter
NYT Business Day
The needs of older relatives remove women from the labor force in the United States far more than in other wealthy nations, at a cost to the economy.
Published date: August 29, 2019 at 12:00PM
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A Nursing Home Chain’s Collapse Leaves the Government on the Hook

By Matthew Goldstein
NYT Business Day
The failure of the Rosewood Care Centers is the biggest default in the history of a little-known program that underpins 15 percent of the nation’s nursing homes.
Published date: May 31, 2019 at 12:00PM
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New Tax Will Help Washington Residents Pay for Long-Term Care

By Ron Lieber
NYT Business Day
Starting in 2025, eligible state residents in Washington State will get $100 per day for 365 days of long-term care costs. A payroll tax will pay for it.
Published date: May 14, 2019 at 01:43AM
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Democrats Push Plan to Increase Social Security Benefits and Solvency

By ROBERT PEAR
NYT U.S.
More than 200 members of Congress are supporting a bill that would increase payroll taxes to shore up Social Security and increase benefits for retirees.
Published date: February 3, 2019 at 09:42PM
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