Elaine Silvestrini

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Senior Retirement Editor at Kiplinger. #binders #AmWriting #WriterCommunity email [email protected]

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Superager Secrets: Keep Your Mind Sharp Past Age 80

3 weeks ago | kiplinger.com | Elaine Silvestrini

Superagers seem to have cracked the code that enables them to maintain the brain health of much younger people. Even as they pass their 80th birthdays and beyond, they stay sharp. What do superagers have to teach the rest of us? The science in this area is still developing, and experts say they don’t yet have a specific recipe to follow, but there are some clues. By definition, superagers are at least 80 years old and have the cognitive abilities of someone about 30 years younger.
Superager Secrets: Keep Your Mind Sharp Past Age 80

3 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Elaine Silvestrini

Learn how superagers defy cognitive aging. Who knows? You might become one too. Superagers seem to have cracked the code that enables them to maintain …
What Superagers Know That You Don't

1 month ago | kiplinger.com | Elaine Silvestrini

William Scott, who is about to turn 85, plans his busy days months ahead. At 5:30 every morning, he prepares what he calls his “A to Z schedule,” planning how he’ll take on the world. He lectures on double-decker buses touring Chicago, serves on community advisory boards and takes advantage of everything his city has to offer.
Planning to Leave Your Business? How to Find the Right Buyer

Feb 25, 2025 | kiplinger.com | Elaine Silvestrini

Building successful small businesses doesn’t necessarily prepare owners to walk away from something they toiled so hard to create. But eventually, every owner will leave — whether they plan to or not. As business owners consider their retirements, big questions arise about the future of their companies. How do they ensure that something they spent a lifetime building will survive them? Do they sell? Are the kids interested in taking it over? What about loyal employees?
How tech makes aging in place possible

Jan 22, 2025 | thebeaconnewspapers.com | Elaine Silvestrini

Photo by James Yarema on Unsplash Older adults may not have grown up with the internet or smartphones, but this generation of retirees is increasingly embracing tech solutions to help them age in place.
Watch Out for the ‘Medigap Trap’

Jan 9, 2025 | kiplinger.com | Elaine Silvestrini

A bit of foresight can save you from the Medigap trap — yet one more rule to learn when navigating Medicare and Medicare Advantage (MA). In short, it’s a mistake to plan to enroll in MA when you’re relatively healthy, thinking you can just switch to traditional Medicare as you get older and sicker, says David A. Lipschutz, co-director of the Center for Medicare Advocacy.
Got $1,000? Here Are 20 Ways We'd Spend It This Year

Nov 16, 2024 | kiplinger.com | Lisa Gerstner |Ella Vincent |Elaine Silvestrini |Sandra Block

As the end of the year rolls around, you may have some cash to spare — perhaps an annual bonus from your employer or money you’ve been stashing away to give to charity or buy holiday gifts. Whether you want to improve your savings and investments, make smart charitable donations, boost your career, upgrade your home or treat yourself to a vacation, we’ve found great ideas to use a thousand bucks. Invest itCreate a one-and-done portfolio.
5 Tips for Managing Dementia Delusions

Nov 5, 2024 | seniorsguide.com | Terri Jones |Annie Tobey |Elaine Silvestrini |Anne Shandera-Ochsner

Alzheimer's / Dementia 11/5/2024 | By Terri L. Jones The best ways to communicate with our loved ones will change with the progression of dementia, especially if they have delusions. Seniors Guide writer Terri L. Jones shares five important tips for managing dementia delusions, based on her own experience and research. A couple days after someone shot at Donald Trump during one of his rallies, I visited my father and stepmother.
Fell for a financial scam? Might be time to test for Alzheimer's - Tribune Content Agency

Oct 29, 2024 | tribunecontentagency.com | Elaine Silvestrini

Fell for a financial scam? Might be time to test for Alzheimer's Premium Health News Service October 30, 2024 By Elaine Silvestrini, Kiplinger’s Consumer News ServiceResearchers suggest older adults who fall for financial scams may be at higher risk. (Dreamstime/TCA)Changes in the brain linked to a risk of Alzheimer’s disease may also make some older adults vulnerable to financial scams, according to new research.
Fell for a Financial Scam? Might Be Time to Test for Alzheimer's

Oct 25, 2024 | kiplinger.com | Elaine Silvestrini

Changes in the brain linked to a risk of Alzheimer's disease may also make some older adults vulnerable to financial scams, according to new research. Alzheimer's patients can become targets for various forms of financial exploitation, according to the Alzheimer's Association. These scams include robbery, purse snatching, car theft, home repair scams, phone solicitors and even burglars.