Executor Responsibilities

1 year ago

After a loved one’s death, the executor has many duties. Here are six questions to help you know what to…

We Asked: What are the best (or worst) steps you’ve taken to protect your finances?

1 year ago

Every issue, we ask our readers to share their insights on a specific topic. Read their thoughts, and then let…

Covering Chicago

1 year ago

Broadcast journalist Ron Magers reflects on his decades in journalism — and what the future may hold Fact checked by Shannon…

If Your Loved One Wanders, Don’t Wait to Dial 911

1 year ago

Fact checked by Catherine Gianaro   Has a loud and sudden alert from your phone, announcing an Amber Alert, ever surprised…

Legal Updates

1 year ago

New Aging and Caregiving Laws Fact checked by Catherine Gianaro Nurse Staffing Standards New patient care standards in Medicare- and Medicaid-rated…

Alzheimer’s Poetry Project

1 year ago

Fact checked by Derick Wilder   Chicago poet Gary Glazner founded the Alzheimer’s Poetry Project in 2003 to give people with…

Health Abroad

1 year ago

Is the cost of travel insurance — for trip cancellations or for your health — ever worthwhile? When you’re planning…

Lasting Memories

1 year ago

How do you want to be remembered? Gail Marquardt of the National Funeral Directors Association shares her perspective after 12…

Over the Threshold: Creating Solutions

1 year ago

How access to housing and medical care is making communities healthier. This is the final piece in a 4-part series…

Over the Threshold: Street Medicine

2 years ago

Street medicine is changing the way medical providers deliver care — meeting unhoused older adults where they are. This is…

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