Education

Education

Diabetes and Hearing Loss

The most important step you can take in preventing hearing loss and other complications from diabetes is to control your blood sugars. Diet, exercise and appropriate medications all play a role in keeping your blood glucose within a healthy range. ...
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Keep Weight Off for Good – The Encore Goal

When it comes to weight loss, there is no such thing as a ‘quick fix.’ To achieve long term weight loss, slow and steady wins the race. Making lifestyle changes that you can keep up past January is key. ...
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The Extreme Fossil Roadshow: Let An Expert Take a Look

Did you collect fossils as a kid? Do you still keep an eye out for interesting rocks? Wouldn't you like to know what you've got? Stop in at the Rocky River Reservation and let local fossil hunters take a look. Better yet, learn more about this interesting hobby and how you can get started. ...
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Free Up Your Time by Using My Social Security Online

 


Time is one of our most valuable commodities. That’s why at Social Security, we are constantly improving our online resources to make doing business with us easier and faster.

With a My Social Security account, those receiving benefits can change their address and direct deposit information; get proof of their benefits; and request replacement documents, like a Medicare card. If you aren’t currently getting benefits, you can check your earnings record, get estimates of your future benefits, and view your Social Security Statement. In many states, you can even request a replacement Social Security card online. See everything you can do with a My Social Security account and open one today and at socialsecurity.gov.

You don’t need a My Social Security account to:

Select or change the way you receive information from Social Security if you are blind or visually impaired at socialsecurity.gov/people/blind.

Block electronic and automated telephone access to your personal information at socialsecurity.gov/blockaccess

Apply for extra help with your Medicare prescription drug plan costs at socialsecurity.gov/extrahelp.

Be sure to share my Social Security with friends and family. By freeing up their time, they may plan on spending more of their valuable time with the people they love.   

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Until Debt Do We Part. What Happens to Your Debts When You Die?

The growing student loan crisis is getting a lot of attention from policymakers. But did you know that, as Boomers age, many of them are bringing student loan debt with them into their older years? Some of it is their own, while other debt is from cosigning student loans for children and grandkids. What happens to that debt after you're gone is the topic of this column, provided by the Cleveland-area law firm Solomon, Steiner & Peck. ...
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TECHNOLOGY: Don’t fear it; embrace it!

Find out how technology is more friend than foe. Come to the Geauga Senior Technology Expo that Boomer is co-presenting with Ohman Family Living and other reputable sponsors.

From smartphones to smart speakers, discover how simple hardware, apps and other internet-based services can simplify your life and streamline your everyday activities.

It’s FREE! August 1, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at West Geauga Senior Center, 12650 West Geauga Plaza in Chesterland. RSVP at (440) 729-2782.

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Register Now for Free Geauga Senior Technology Expo

Why is it that some people seem to "get" technology and some of us don't? If you're in the don't category, then you may be interested in a free tech expo coming up in August at the West Geauga Senior Center. Get hands-on help with smartphones, downloads and other tech stuff. If you want to learn how to use what you have or want to get started with the basics, this is the event for you. ...
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What Does Medicare Cover? There’s an App for That

We use our smartphones for almost everything - banking, shopping, podcasts, driving directions. Why not use an app to see what Medicare covers? Now you can. The free Medicare app is a convenient way to sort through coverage using only a few taps on your phone. ...
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