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Safe Celebrations for Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is the start of the most wonderful time of the year - but this year it looks a bit different.
Understanding Medicare
Have you thought about health care in your retirement years? Health insurance in your senior years is something you need to plan for when you stop working a full-time job with benefits.
Home Maintenance for Your Health
Maintaining your home and appliances helps them last longer, perform better, and keep their value. However, did you know following maintenance practices is also good for your family’s health?
Get The Most Out of Your Health Insurance by Using Your Essential Benefits
To stay healthy, you should know what benefits your insurance provides and how to use them.
Practice Self-Care During the Pandemic
During the COVID-19 pandemic, we have all been stuck in the house, consuming new information, working from home, while also taking care of our loved ones. We have been practicing “social distancing” and staying indoors. This can take a toll on our mental health and it is important that we stop and take some time each day to practice self-care.
After You Breathe – Three Ways to Cope with the Ambiguous Losses of the Pandemic
Special guest post written by Alexander E. Chan., Ph.D., LMFT ; State Specialist – Mental & Behavioral Health; University of Maryland Extension.
Since the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting quarantines began, social scientists have jump started the coping process by labeling an experience we are all facing: grief.
Coronavirus Scams Targeting Older Americans
Scammers are taking advantage of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic to con and scam people into giving up their money. During this time, people 65 and older aren’t interacting with as many friends, neighbors, or senior service providers due to efforts to slow the spread of Covid-19, making it harder to prevent scams.
The New Reality of Grocery Shopping
Many feel anxious and wonder if it's safe to shop or if they could potentially contract the virus from food they buy.
Make Time for Meditation
With stress and isolation affecting many of us, our mental health can be impacted. *Special guest post by FCS Extension intern River Philbert, Class of 2020, Philip Merrill College of Journalism, University of Maryland.
