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Preparing Your Home Preparing your home for aging in place might seem like a tall task. Luckily, there’s a wide range of simple home enhancements that can make your life both easier and safer. Here are some solutions to consider. Medical Alert Systems When an older adult falls and slips, it can be very scary.…

JACKSON COUNTY, MI – Voters in parts of Jackson County will head to the polls Tuesday to decide on funding measures for school and public safety systems.Millage proposals for Napoleon Township’s police and fire departments, East Jackson Community Schools and Concord Community Schools are on the ballot.Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8…

TITTABAWASSEE TOWNSHIP, MI — Six weeks after his Democratic opponent campaigned there, Donald Trump spent about two hours on Saginaw County soil Wednesday, May 1, in his campaign to win back the presidency.This was a familiar scene to some. The former president’s political rally here was his second campaign-driven visit to the MBS International Airport…

JACKSON COUNTY, MI – A sparse turnout on a stormy election day brought mixed results for some Jackson County school and public safety millage proposals.Voters approved two of the three items on the Tuesday, May 7, ballot in Jackson County. A renewal of Concord Community Schools’ sinking fund and the renewal of a police millage…

Q&A with Alison Miller Professor, Health Behavior and Health Education May 1, 2024 After teens, young children from birth to 5 years old  are the largest age group impacted by unintentional shootings and have the highest number of firearm fatalities in the United States. And an estimated 30 million US children lived in households with…

The U-M Biological Station from South Fishtail Bay, Douglas Lake. Image credit: U-M Biological Station. Biological Station’s full slate of free summer lectures PELLSTON, Michigan—The University of Michigan Biological Station, a more than 10,000-acre research and teaching campus along Douglas Lake just south of the Mackinac Bridge, will host distinguished scientists, artists and authors from…

Jonathan An tries to ignore the hype about new life-extension treatments, but it’s caught up to him anyway. He has heard the gospel of the longevity influencers, including that one multimillionaire who has been on a media campaign for months claiming that the 111 pills he takes each day will help him live forever. An,…

Almost everyone wants to “age in place,” or in their own homes. They also typically say that they don’t want to be a burden on their children, and yet they insist that they not be moved to one of their homes or to an assisted living facility. An alternative solution can be professional in-home care.…

Retirement planning is a source of stress for many people. More than half of Americans are worried that they won’t be financially secure after their work life ends, and about a quarter of those over 50 say they don’t expect to retire at all. And to make matters worse, certain assets that are meant to…