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		<title><![CDATA[When a friend becomes a caregiver]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[For several years, Nicole Straight and Patricia Wood, who lived
across the street from each other in Sausalito, California, were more
neighbors than friends, exchanging sociable greetings and occasionally
having coffee.

Then, last October, Wood ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Sep/17/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[When a friend becomes a caregiver]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[For several years, Nicole Straight and Patricia Wood, who lived
across the street from each other in Sausalito, California, were more
neighbors than friends, exchanging sociable greetings and occasionally
having coffee.

Then, last October, Wood ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/seniorlivingfeatures/s-4299994</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Sep/17/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Toni Says: Medicare Open Enrollment is almost here ... What should I do?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Toni, This is my first Medicare Open Enrollment Period, and a few weeks ago I read your article explaining what the fall enrollment time is about. I’m still confused about what I need to do. I don't know anything about the open enrollment ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/tonisays/s-4299226</link>
 
    <pubDate>Sep/17/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Social Security and You: Bad Husbands and Social Security]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Bad Husbands and Social Security

I've talked about the issue of bad husbands and Social Security before.
But if my emails are any indication, there still are a lot of rotten
husbands out there! That's why I keep telling my wife she should fall
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		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/socialsecurityandyou/s-4299271</link>
 
    <pubDate>Sep/16/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[A tiny fish’s behavior suggests aging may happen in stages, study finds]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[A tiny fish that lives only four to eight months is revealing that
aging may unfold in distinct biological stages rather than as a slow,
continuous decline — findings that could help scientists better
understand how people can age better.

By ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/seniorlivingfeatures/s-4298471</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Sep/15/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Chicago woman shows it’s never too late to reach a goal, especially when it comes to education]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO -- Englewood neighborhood native Deniece Rogers didn’t
celebrate her 2011 bachelor’s degree, or her 2015 master’s degree.
But when she crossed the finish line with her doctorate, she threw a
party for herself because “that one, she...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/seniorlivingfeatures/s-4297701</link>
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    <pubDate>Sep/14/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Chicago woman shows it's never too late to reach a goal, especially when it comes to education]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO -- Englewood neighborhood native Deniece Rogers didn’t
celebrate her 2011 bachelor’s degree, or her 2015 master’s degree.
But when she crossed the finish line with her doctorate, she threw a
party for herself because “that one, she...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/seniorlivingfeatures/s-4297575</link>
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    <pubDate>Sep/14/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[People can sense mental decline, says new research powered by smartwatches]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Older adults may be better judges of their
moment-to-moment mental sharpness than scientists once assumed,
according to a UC Davis study — which relied on familiar technology:
the smartwatch.

The study found that when an ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/seniorlivingfeatures/s-4295840</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Sep/11/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Why older pedestrians fare worse in car crashes]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[On an August morning two years ago, Meredith Melville was crossing
Piedmont Avenue in Oakland, California, to meet a friend at a cafe.
While in the crosswalk, she noticed a car some distance away.

Perhaps she misjudged its speed, she said, ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/seniorlivingfeatures/s-4295067</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Sep/10/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Why older pedestrians fare worse in car crashes]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[On an August morning two years ago, Meredith Melville was crossing
Piedmont Avenue in Oakland, California, to meet a friend at a cafe.
While in the crosswalk, she noticed a car some distance away.

Perhaps she misjudged its speed, she said, ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/seniorlivingfeatures/s-4294918</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Sep/10/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Toni Says: Qualifying for a Medicare Supplement guaranteed issue policy]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Toni: I have decided to retire in October when I turn 65 and will need to enroll in Medicare Parts A and B. My husband, Paul, is 76 and was enrolled in Medicare Parts A and B on March 1, 2011, when he qualified for Social Security disability ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/tonisays/s-4294233</link>
 
    <pubDate>Sep/10/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Social Security and You: Meet Tom, Dick and Harry]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Meet Tom, Dick and Harry

There is no question I am asked more frequently than this one: "When
should I file for my Social Security?' And then they will frequently
follow that up with these additional questions: "Should I take it at 62?
Or wait ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/socialsecurityandyou/s-4294271</link>
 
    <pubDate>Sep/09/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[A bird-watching video game could improve dementia patients' memory]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DALLAS — Can a bird-watching video game help train dementia
patients' memory? A recent training program suggests it could.

Bird Watch, a neuroscience-based cognitive training game developed by
a University of Texas at Dallas neuroscientist, was...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Sep/03/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Grab bars can help older adults avoid falls. Why won’t Medicare cover them?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[SAN JOSE, Calif. — Grab bars are commonly recommended to help older adults avoid potentially life-altering
falls, but basic Medicare does not cover them — a policy a new
lobbying campaign hopes to change.

Grab bars — rails attached to walls...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/seniorlivingfeatures/s-4291242</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Sep/03/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Travel Trending with Kathy Witt: Cuddle up at The Cove]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[You could call my brief but blissfully unhurried interlude at The
Cove in Islamorada, Florida, a midweek work break or a microcation
reset. But I call it pure sensory salt-air delight—the kind that
arrives quietly, like sunset stealing across ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/seniorlivingfeatures/s-4291241</link>
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    <pubDate>Sep/03/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Toni Says: Understanding hospice]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hello Toni: I am a critical care nurse. On a daily basis, I advise family members who are seeking medical assistance for their elderly parents or spouse during end-of-life issues, especially helping them to understand hospice. Can you explain ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/tonisays/s-4289512</link>
 
    <pubDate>Sep/03/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[What geriatric emergency departments do differently]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[It had been a rough few months. Cynthia Tompkins was hospitalized in
May for osteomyelitis — a bone infection — then spent six weeks in a
rehabilitation facility. “It was a struggle,” she said. “I
didn’t bounce back too well.”

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		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/seniorlivingfeatures/s-4289555</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Sep/02/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[What geriatric emergency departments do differently]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[It had been a rough few months. Cynthia Tompkins was hospitalized in
May for osteomyelitis — a bone infection — then spent six weeks in a
rehabilitation facility. “It was a struggle,” she said. “I
didn’t bounce back too well.”

...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/seniorlivingfeatures/s-4289334</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Sep/02/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Social Security and You: Looking Back to 1944]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Looking Back to 1944

I am submitting this column to my publisher on Sept. 2nd. That day is
significant to me because my wife was born on Sept. 2, 1944. That is 82
years ago. And don't remind me that I married an older woman! I'm 77, so
she is ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/socialsecurityandyou/s-4288635</link>
 
    <pubDate>Sep/02/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Toni Says: Get ready …Medicare Open Enrollment begins October 15]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Toni: Last week the Toni Says Medicare column was about changes to stand-alone Medicare Part D plans beginning Jan. 1. This caught my attention because I applied for a Medicare Part D plan in July and was denied. Medicare advised me to apply ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/tonisays/s-4284275</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/27/2026</pubDate>
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