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		<title><![CDATA[Hand-stitched memory bears help grieving maker and recipients]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[PITTSBURGH — Shirley Whitlinger knows all too well the profound,
existential loneliness that follows a spouse’s death.

When David, her husband of 50 years, died from prostate cancer in
2021, after two years of chemotherapy and trials at ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/seniorlivingfeatures/s-4086236</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/01/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Hand-stitched memory bears help grieving maker and recipients]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[PITTSBURGH — Shirley Whitlinger knows all too well the profound,
existential loneliness that follows a spouse’s death.

When David, her husband of 50 years, died from prostate cancer in
2021, after two years of chemotherapy and trials at ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/seniorlivingfeatures/s-4086101</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/01/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[105-year-old Chicago woman finds herself on century-old Irish census: ‘Those years went by so fast’]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO — One hundred years ago, a few thousand miles away across
the Atlantic, a quiet moment in history rippled across northwestern
Europe.

The day was April 18, 1926. Ireland was coming off centuries of
British rule and a bloody civil war ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/seniorlivingfeatures/s-4084228</link>
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    <pubDate>Apr/28/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[105-year-old Chicago woman finds herself on century-old Irish census: 'Those years went by so fast']]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO — One hundred years ago, a few thousand miles away across
the Atlantic, a quiet moment in history rippled across northwestern
Europe.

The day was April 18, 1926. Ireland was coming off centuries of
British rule and a bloody civil war ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Apr/28/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[For many patients leaving the ICU, the struggle has only just begun]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[The accident happened in Pittsburgh on Nov. 16. Joseph Masterson, a
lawyer who was just days from retiring at age 63, suffered cardiac
arrest while driving, plowed into a guardrail, and lost
consciousness.

Other drivers stopped, broke the car ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/seniorlivingfeatures/s-4077437</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Apr/21/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[For many patients leaving the ICU, the struggle has only just begun]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[The accident happened in Pittsburgh on Nov. 16. Joseph Masterson, a
lawyer who was just days from retiring at age 63, suffered cardiac
arrest while driving, plowed into a guardrail, and lost
consciousness.

Other drivers stopped, broke the car ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/seniorlivingfeatures/s-4076284</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Apr/21/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Mortgages for retirees and older adults]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[We often think of homebuyers as young people — newlyweds and
couples with small children — but baby boomers actually make up the
majority of those buying a home in the U.S. Still, according to recent
studies, older adults face higher rejection...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/seniorlivingfeatures/s-4070560</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Apr/15/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Is it bad to spoil my grandchildren?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[LONDON — Showering your grandchildren with gifts and treats comes
from a place of love and excitement, but what impact could this type of
spoiling have in the long term?

We spoke to Counselling Directory member Annabelle Hird, a
BACP-registered...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/seniorlivingfeatures/s-4070559</link>
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    <pubDate>Apr/15/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Seniors face unfair rents and homelessness. They need rent control]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[From mobile home parks in Maine to modest apartments in California,
seniors desperately need rent control to protect themselves against
skyrocketing rents charged by predatory landlords. Our grandparents,
parents, aunts, and uncles, many of whom ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/seniorlivingfeatures/s-4068352</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Apr/13/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA['Warehoused without any protection’: Florida traps seniors in elder care homes]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[MIAMI — Martin Hochheiser was overjoyed when nurses told him he was
going home to his North Miami Beach condo after a brief hospital stay
— until the medical van began veering west toward Hialeah.

His dread turned to panic when Hochheiser, 79...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/seniorlivingfeatures/s-4064276</link>
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    <pubDate>Apr/08/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA['Warehoused without any protection': Florida traps seniors in elder care homes]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[MIAMI — Martin Hochheiser was overjoyed when nurses told him he was
going home to his North Miami Beach condo after a brief hospital stay
— until the medical van began veering west toward Hialeah.

His dread turned to panic when Hochheiser, 79...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/seniorlivingfeatures/s-4064132</link>
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    <pubDate>Apr/08/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Isolation adds to burdens for older people]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[SAN JOSE, Calif. — Bill Roberts, 78 and disabled, rarely leaves his
home. One of his most meaningful sources of interaction comes twice a
week, when his favorite Meals on Wheels driver delivers lunch – bonus
points if it’s his favorite ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/seniorlivingfeatures/s-4058726</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Apr/01/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Still skating at 87: Inside a hockey league where age doesn’t stop the game]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[SAN JOSE, Calif. -- As players in the San Jose Sharks Masters League
streak across the ice, Ed Asato trails behind the play, stick ready.

At 87, he still skates in the league’s over-60 division.

Though he isn’t as quick as he was when he ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/seniorlivingfeatures/s-4057596</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Apr/01/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Travel Trending with Kathy Witt: Sailing the 'pura vida' way: Sea Cloud Spirit in Costa Rica and Panama]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[With their hugging posture and ever-present smile, sloths embody
Costa Rica’s pura vida lifestyle like no other creature. As
the national symbol of this conservation-minded destination, sloths
represent Costa Rica’s commitment to biodiversity ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/seniorlivingfeatures/s-4057599</link>
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    <pubDate>Mar/31/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[‘Simply tell the truth’: Miami historian creates Black history textbook for kids]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[MIAMI — Historian and activist Marvin Dunn’s job is to bring
Florida’s Black history to life — whether through his Teach the Truth Tours, the under the Black history tree at Florida International
University, speaking at schools about ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/seniorlivingfeatures/s-4051703</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Mar/25/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[With Americans regularly scrolling, buying and selling online, there are more ways than ever for fraudsters to steal your hard-earned money]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[The latest Bankrate Financial Fraud Survey reveals that about 1 in 3
U.S. adults (34 percent) have experienced financial fraud or a scam in
the past 12 months, since January 2024. Among them, nearly 2 in 5 (37
percent) lost money.

“Financial ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/seniorlivingfeatures/s-4044249</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Mar/18/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[When a mare comes calling — in the dining room of a nursing home]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[FRANKFURT, Germany — Wega carefully places her hooves on the dark
laminate floor. Step by step, the small-statured Haflinger mare ventures
into the foyer of the nursing home in Bückeburg in Lower Saxony,
Germany.

The clacking of the horseshoes...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/seniorlivingfeatures/s-4044248</link>
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    <pubDate>Mar/18/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Banks are becoming bulwarks against scams for vulnerable seniors]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[The first call came just before Thanksgiving last year. She didn’t
recognize the phone number, but she answered anyway.

“The person said he was an officer of the Department of Criminal
Investigations looking into drug trafficking and money ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/seniorlivingfeatures/s-4045311</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Mar/17/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Banks are becoming bulwarks against scams for vulnerable seniors]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[The first call came just before Thanksgiving last year. She didn’t
recognize the phone number, but she answered anyway.

“The person said he was an officer of the Department of Criminal
Investigations looking into drug trafficking and money ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/seniorlivingfeatures/s-4042913</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Mar/17/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[St. Louis grandma earns national honor for her breakfast gatherings for teens]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ST. LOUIS — Peggy Winckowski has a specific love language:
breakfast.

So last Wednesday — two days after it was announced she had been
chosen by USA Today as one of its “Women of the Year” — she
headed to Bishop DuBourg High School ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/seniorlivingfeatures/s-4036615</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Mar/11/2026</pubDate>
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