Laporte hospital in top 20 for safety

LAPORTE | IU Health La Porte Hospital is viewed as one of the best in terms of patient safety, according to AARP.

SNOWBIRDS in Florida: THE BASICS ABOUT RETIRING TO FLORIDA

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GUEST COMMENTARY: Look for commonalities, not differences between us

From our Neanderthal beginnings, we as humans banded together for survival and efficiency. Hunter-gatherers were more effective when working toward a mutual goal. So that we might better our chance of survival, we came together for our own sake. Even if the saber-toothed tiger succeeded in p…

More seniors are choosing to age in place. These upgrades can make your current home a permanent staycation spot after retirement

AARP Tax Service available at the Crown Point Library

CROWN POINT | The AARP will provide free tax service, by appointment only, in the Tri Kappa Meeting Room on Mondays and Wednesdays from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. beginning Feb. 4 through April 10.

Advocacy group encourages elderly to get flu shots

Dr. Meeta Khan wears a face mask as she examines a respiratory patient at the Rush University Hospital emergency department on Thursday in Chicago. Flu season in the U.S. has hit early and, in some places, hard. But whether this will be considered a bad season by the time it has run its cour…

Advocacy group encourages elderly to get flu shots

CHICAGO | Illinois residents are being reminded to check on older family members during this flu season and, if needed, to help get them to clinics or a pharmacy to get a flu shot.

What to look for when determining the needs of our elderly parents

We were lucky when my mom, then 94, decided all on her own not to drive anymore because her eyesight was so poor. But it was more difficult a year later when I looked in her pill box where she organized her medicine by day and discovered mistakes.

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AARP representative Jeanne Wease, of Crown Point, discusses Medicare and Social Security with Robert Lamken, of Merriillville, on Tuesday during the organization's visit to the Maria Reiner Senior Center in Hobart.

Seniors weigh in on AARP survey on Social Security, Medicare

HOBART | Robert Lamken, 89, said he has few worries about receiving his fair share of Medicare and Social Security benefits.

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AARP representatives Jeanne Wease, from left, Katie M. Moreau and Sarah Waddle talk to Donna LaBorde, right, of Hobart, on Tuesday about a survey on Medicare and Social Security at the Maria Reiner Senior Center in Hobart.

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AARP is collecting opinion on Medicare and Social Security through the You've Earned a Say program. AARP came Tuesday to the Maria Reiner Senior Center in Hobart to hand out surveys and talk with seniors about the government programs.

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Merrillville resident Robert Lamken fills out an AARP survey Tuesday outside the Maria Reiner Senior Center in Hobart gauging opinion on Medicare and Social Security.

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AARP representative Jeanne Wease, right, gives a survey Tuesday to George Rainey, of Hobart, in order to gauge opinion on Medicare and Social Security outside the Maria Reiner Senior Center in Hobart.

AARP You'e Earned a Say van visiting Tuesday, Wednesday

NORTHWEST INDIANA | AARP recently launched You've Got a Say to ensure that Americans are heard on the future of Medicare and Social Security.

EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD: How would Mom get by without Social Security?

Those of us who are lucky enough to still have our mothers should ponder the question, "What if Social Security did not exist? How would Mother get by if not for Social Security?"

THURM FERREE: AARP should help bring end to legislative gridlock

The case for the retention or removing the health care reform act is right before old folks, who have been helped so much by it. You remember the 50 million of you who will be watching? The three days allowed by the U.S. Supreme Court to look at these questions and take testimony are over. T…

Free Income Tax Preparation by AARP in Winfield-Crown Point

CROWN POINT | In the Winfield-Crown Point area, AARP trained and certified counselors will offer free income tax preparation service for the elderly and those with low and moderate incomes on Monday and Wednesday mornings until April 11, 2012 at the Christ Presbyterian Church, 7416 East 109t…

THURM FERREE: Pressure Congress for action on energy issues

Here we are with new charges by the GOP presidential candidates that the president is doing nothing to stem the price of gas. There is little that can be done as long as there are problems in the Far East but perhaps lower the federal gas tax.

Free income tax preparation offered at Christ Presbyterian Church

CROWN POINT | In the Winfield-Crown Point area, AARP trained and certified counselors will offer free income tax preparation service for the elderly and those with low and moderate incomes on Monday and Wednesday mornings until April 11, 2012 at the Christ Presbyterian Church, 7416 East 109t…