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Posted on August 24, 2022 - September is Healthy Aging Month. Beginning in the 1960s, experts began predicting that the baby boom generation would be healthier than their parents and grandparents. The boomers were into jogging and aerobics and health food, and benefited from advances in health care.

Posted on August 23, 2022 - Kiplinger reports that scammers pretending to be tech support is the most reported fraud among older adults—a good reminder how important it is to help older adults and everyone be more fraud-savvy.

Posted on August 17, 2022 - As part of Lutheran Homes of South Carolina’s continuum of care, Lutheran Hospice is a non-profit, ministry-based program serving people of all faiths and beliefs since 1995. Our tenured staff has more than 300 years of combined service and live and work in the communities they serve to support patients and their caregivers. Click the "read article" button to hear how for our staff, our work is not simply a job, it is a calling.

Posted on August 15, 2022 - Making your own healthcare decisions can be tough. Making healthcare decisions for someone you care about — especially at the end of life — can be overwhelming. Even if an advance directive, such as a living will, explains your loved one’s wishes, it probably won’t cover all possible medical treatments. So, how can you advocate for those you care about at the end of life when they cannot make their own decisions?

Posted on August 10, 2022 - The end of summer is a particularly great time to shop the local farmer’s market. Here are four reasons you should enjoy the bounty of the harvest at your nearest farmer’s market.