Provides the latest RSS feeds for Seniors News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Los Angeles Herald.com http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/cat/e974f944f2e7496e/ en-us Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:26:06 -0400 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:26:06 -0400 30 DETROIT -- Chrysler is expected to file papers Tuesday explaining its refusal to recall 2.7 million older Jeep SUVs. The U.S. government asked Chrysler earlier this month to recall Grand Cherokees and Libertys because the position of the fuel tank leaves it susceptible to rupture in a rear-end crash. The ruptured tank can spill gasoline, which can ignite if an ignition source is present. The ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/215261558/scat/e974f944f2e7496e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:24:33 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/215261558/scat/e974f944f2e7496e Global financial leaders shared the view during their gathering in Korea on Monday that the world's biggest insurance firms are likely to vie for the Asian pension market in the coming years. There are substantial growth opportunities for insurers in the Asia-Pacific region, said some participants for the 49th annual seminar of the International Insurance Society, which kicked off Monday in ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/215261626/scat/e974f944f2e7496e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:13:00 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/215261626/scat/e974f944f2e7496e 6/17/2013 B.C's Health Minister says wheelchair fees in long term residential care homes are not unusual and are administered fairly, including exempting those who can't afford it. Terry Lake says it boils down to if a senior has the means then they have to foot the bill for their wheelchair. Lake says those that don't will have a wheelchair provided. He says the issue is ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/215261666/scat/e974f944f2e7496e Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:47:22 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/215261666/scat/e974f944f2e7496e Orlando Police had to arrest an elderly St. Augustine man because he had a loaded gun in his carry-on luggage through a security checkpoint at Orlando International ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/215261380/scat/e974f944f2e7496e Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:10:21 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/215261380/scat/e974f944f2e7496e BOSTON (CBS) – Retirement is a scary place and I swear I am never going to retire. But I am going to get old so I may be facing some sort of retirement trauma. I think before you start retirement for real, you should consider a dress rehearsal to see if you really want to retire. I have seen too many retirees flunk retirement. If you can do it I do believe it is worth the time, energy, ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/215260566/scat/e974f944f2e7496e Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:03:02 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/215260566/scat/e974f944f2e7496e 6/17/2013 The MLA for Delta South says that the much maligned $25 a month wheelchair fees for seniors in public care homes is really the tip of the iceberg. Vicki Huntington says she's spoken with sources at Fraser Health who tell her that as of the start of September, mobility challenged seniors are going to have to part with a hundred bucks a month to get around. "Existing ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/215260568/scat/e974f944f2e7496e Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:38:42 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/215260568/scat/e974f944f2e7496e It seems almost inconceivable now, but 25 years ago, public employers thought encouraging people to leave in their 50s was good public policy, a retirement expert told the Pioneer Press' Mary Jo Webster in a page-one story this week about retirement coming later for government workers. Times change, and for many reasons, it's a lot harder now to retire at 55. Bigger health care costs ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/215258575/scat/e974f944f2e7496e Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:37:51 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/215258575/scat/e974f944f2e7496e A growing number of key California cities are a lot worse off than previously thought, thanks to new changes coming in the way state and local governments must account for their pension costs. The pension changes from Moody's, and separately the Governmental Accounting Standards Board, scheduled for this month, could result in Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Jose, Azusa and Inglewood ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/215257816/scat/e974f944f2e7496e Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:05:53 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/215257816/scat/e974f944f2e7496e METRO VANCOUVER -- A new public swimming pool, seniors centre and No. 1 firehall could be built by 2018, if Richmond city council approves a funding package this week.Under the near $110-million proposal, being presented to council on Monday afternoon, Minoru Seniors Centre and aquatic buildings would be flattened and rebuilt as one facility.As part of the "major capital facilities ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/215257155/scat/e974f944f2e7496e Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:48:39 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/215257155/scat/e974f944f2e7496e NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City has settled a lawsuit in which the federal government accused it of improperly reducing retirement benefits for current and former police officers who served in the military after September 11, ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/215257045/scat/e974f944f2e7496e Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:43:26 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/215257045/scat/e974f944f2e7496e Retirees without any kind of a plan are just going home to their spouses with nothing to do and causing stress in their marriages. It's a big adjustment, and one that needs to be planned for just like ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/215256799/scat/e974f944f2e7496e Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:48:02 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/215256799/scat/e974f944f2e7496e An elderly Dunedin man who was incorrectly billed for home help, and then told by the Southern District Health Board to sort it out with the Auckland-based company himself, will receive an apology, health board chief executive Carole Heatly says. Len Hesford, 88, said it was "panic stations" on Friday for him after he received a $108.56 invoice for four hours' housework he was entitled to ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/215259099/scat/e974f944f2e7496e Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:39:42 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/215259099/scat/e974f944f2e7496e Texas Republican John Cornyn supplemented his Senate salary with a trio of public pensions last year from his days as a Texas judge and elected official--a practice some fiscal watchdog groups have attacked as "double dipping." Cornyn, who is the minority whip and the No. 2 ranking Republican in the Senate, reported collecting $65,383 in public retirement benefits in 2012 in addition ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/215254255/scat/e974f944f2e7496e Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:52:20 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/215254255/scat/e974f944f2e7496e The sluggish economy has made people in all professions question whether their nest eggs will get them through retirement. Professors are no different -- plus many of them love their jobs too much to leave. But paired with the fact that colleges and universities are offering a smaller percentage of tenure-track spots, it's making it increasingly tough for aspiring professors to start their ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/215252514/scat/e974f944f2e7496e Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:38:02 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/215252514/scat/e974f944f2e7496e PARIS (Reuters) - Negotiations have barely begun on a reform of France's highly indebted pension system and President Francois Hollande is already playing down expectations of a major ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/215251674/scat/e974f944f2e7496e Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:39:00 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/215251674/scat/e974f944f2e7496e Watching fun-filled youth-based film "Fukrey" took superstar Shah Rukh Khan down memory lane. He has heaped praises on the movie's cast and director Mrighdeep Singh Lamba.SRK ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/215252315/scat/e974f944f2e7496e Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:32:01 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/215252315/scat/e974f944f2e7496e When it comes to retirement planning, most of us are consumed by figuring out "the number" – that elusive savings goal we aim to hit by age 65, or there ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/215251194/scat/e974f944f2e7496e Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:52:04 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/215251194/scat/e974f944f2e7496e Proposal for Creditors . It starts by noting that the city’s per capita income, averaged over its 684,799 residents, is just $15,261 per year. (That’s less than half the income of neighboring Livonia.) Auto insurance alone eats up a good $4,000 of that, for residents with a car. And then comes the litany of municipal woes: Detroit has the highest violent crime rate of any major US ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/215250767/scat/e974f944f2e7496e Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:26:40 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/215250767/scat/e974f944f2e7496e 'It's important to keep an open mind and stay heathy and fit if you want security in your senior years,' says Trish Bongard Godfrey, a realtor with Bosley Real Estate Ltd., as she bikes near one of her listings in Toronto. (Matthew Sherwood for The Globe and ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/215249022/scat/e974f944f2e7496e Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:48:39 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/215249022/scat/e974f944f2e7496e Marie Joanisse receives her new electronic fall detector from Bruyère’s Jamie Pistilli. Joanisse, 73, lives on her own and the detector will lower the risk of ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/215249032/scat/e974f944f2e7496e Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:29:42 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/215249032/scat/e974f944f2e7496e It is so difficult to concentrate with a poorly, whimpering dog lying or tottering about. What a heartbreaking sound. My poor dog Violet has just had a foot operation. Upon her return home from hospital, she cried non-stop for eight hours, then intermittently through the night and next day.It's getting difficult for either of us to remain upright. Every couple of hours we hobble out for a ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/215249788/scat/e974f944f2e7496e Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:21:55 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/215249788/scat/e974f944f2e7496e It's fun to imagine a retirement filled with travel and leisure, and your retirement years could very well start out that way. But later on in retirement, there's an increasing possibility that you will need a significant amount of health care services. You will also need to find a way to pay for ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/215247869/scat/e974f944f2e7496e Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:48:25 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/215247869/scat/e974f944f2e7496e Americans' attitudes about work are shifting, with the changes both positive and negative, the Harris Poll Jobs and Benefits Security Index indicated. The survey of 1,192 U.S. workers conducted in May 20-22 found that more workers are confident about the expectation of a raise or improved benefits. But more, compared to a poll taken in April, indicated they were fearful that a lower paid ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/215248603/scat/e974f944f2e7496e Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:12:41 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/215248603/scat/e974f944f2e7496e By SaharaReporters, New York Several sources in Delta State told SaharaReporters that Ms. Brown Mary Njokanma, the auditor general for local governments, is causing tension in the civil service over her refusal to retire after reaching and passing the mandatory 35 years of service. "Mrs. Njokanma is supposed to retire by now because she has been in the civil service for more than 35 ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/215246352/scat/e974f944f2e7496e Mon, 17 Jun 2013 08:32:44 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/215246352/scat/e974f944f2e7496e WAM AJMAN, June 17th, 2013 (WAM) -- Human Appeal International in Ajman has offered five wheelchairs for the elderly and persons with disabilities to be utilised in Ajman's public gardens as a contribution to the emirate to encourage and enable everyone to enjoy public spaces. Abdullah Al Awadi, Deputy Director-General of the Commission, delivered the wheelchairs to Ahmed Saif Al Muhairi, ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/215245712/scat/e974f944f2e7496e Mon, 17 Jun 2013 08:10:24 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/215245712/scat/e974f944f2e7496e 2012 Annual Report , the board said such poor record keeping could result in members not receiving all the benefits to which they were entitled. Last year the body carried out 28 on-site investigations and discovered four cases which required remedial action. The CEO of The Pensions Board, Brendan Kennedy, said "it is extraordinary that any administrator should be so unaware of its ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/215245336/scat/e974f944f2e7496e Mon, 17 Jun 2013 07:47:19 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/215245336/scat/e974f944f2e7496e Manama: June 17 -- (BNA)-- Aluminum Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) took steps in ensuring the wellbeing of Bahrain's elderly citizens by providing an amount of BD 5,000 (US$ 13,260) in financial support to Dar Al-Manar Parents Care Center. The Chairman of Alba's Board of Directors, Mr. Mahmoud Hashim Al Kooheji presented the cheque on Alba's behalf to the Chairman of Dar Al-Manar's ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/215243793/scat/e974f944f2e7496e Mon, 17 Jun 2013 06:40:54 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/215243793/scat/e974f944f2e7496e For the 22 million people who are currently unemployed, underemployed or have given up on finding work, the perks offered by the 50 companies on AARP's list of best employers may seem like a sort of ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/215243683/scat/e974f944f2e7496e Mon, 17 Jun 2013 06:27:32 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/215243683/scat/e974f944f2e7496e rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients discontinue or change therapy within the first year of treatment. Loss of efficacy was the most common reason given (35.8%), followed by safety (20.1%), physician or patient preference (27.8% and 17.9%, respectively) and access to treatment (9.0%). Rates and rationale for treatment discontinuation were similar for ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/215243031/scat/e974f944f2e7496e Mon, 17 Jun 2013 05:51:01 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/215243031/scat/e974f944f2e7496e high blood pressure . New research from Carnegie Mellon University shows that older adults who volunteer for at least 200 hours per year decrease their risk ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/215243045/scat/e974f944f2e7496e Mon, 17 Jun 2013 05:50:49 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/215243045/scat/e974f944f2e7496e Inside InfoWorld's proposal to rescue Windows 8 and fulfill Microsoft's promise to deliver a modern computing experience on PCs and tablets Cloud ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/215242935/scat/e974f944f2e7496e Mon, 17 Jun 2013 05:40:53 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/215242935/scat/e974f944f2e7496e The ability to distinguish between odors declines steadily with age, but a new study shows that African-Americans have a much greater decrease in their sense of smell than Caucasians. This can have serious consequences. Olfactory loss often leads to ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/215242361/scat/e974f944f2e7496e Mon, 17 Jun 2013 04:57:27 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/215242361/scat/e974f944f2e7496e arthritis than disease activity or response to therapy. The study showed that in a multivariable analysis none of the arthritis activity measures or cardiovascular, metabolic or pulmonary diseases investigated were associated with early retirement, yet a single depression statement "having little pleasure or interest in doing things most of the days during the past 2 weeks" ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/215242371/scat/e974f944f2e7496e Mon, 17 Jun 2013 04:57:23 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/215242371/scat/e974f944f2e7496e Epidemiological data presented at EULAR 2013, the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism, demonstrate that pregnancy carried to childbirth (parity) increases the risk of ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/215242369/scat/e974f944f2e7496e Mon, 17 Jun 2013 04:57:22 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/215242369/scat/e974f944f2e7496e An 80-year-old woman was killed and three other people got minor injuries when a charter bus rolled backwards while loading passengers Saturday in ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/215241645/scat/e974f944f2e7496e Mon, 17 Jun 2013 03:52:34 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/215241645/scat/e974f944f2e7496e Patna : The morning after he unsubscribed from his alliance with the BJP, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar pointedly held his usual weekly "janta darbar" to address the concerns and complaints of the public.He later held press conference, here are the ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/215240968/scat/e974f944f2e7496e Mon, 17 Jun 2013 02:56:25 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/215240968/scat/e974f944f2e7496e As lawmakers strain again this week to find a fix for the state's $97 billion pension crisis, the stalemate between House Speaker Michael Madigan and Senate President John Cullerton highlights the evolving relationship between two powerful Democratic friends who have seldom had such a prolonged disagreement on such an urgent issue.The motivations behind Madigan and Cullerton's refusal ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/215239557/scat/e974f944f2e7496e Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:38:02 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/215239557/scat/e974f944f2e7496e Wide receiver Donald Driver says he’d be open to coming out of retirement to play again for the Packers. (Andy King/Getty Images) Wide receiver Donald ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/215239645/scat/e974f944f2e7496e Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:22:50 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/215239645/scat/e974f944f2e7496e Nick Jonas served as co-hosts of the event at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino. Brady, 25, is a graduate of Central Connecticut State University with a degree in finance and a minor in criminal justice. She is a financial accountant for Prudential Retirement in Hartford. "Pageantry launches women forward into successful careers in business, politics, and entertainment," Brady is ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/215238936/scat/e974f944f2e7496e Sun, 16 Jun 2013 23:11:17 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/215238936/scat/e974f944f2e7496e ISTANBUL ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/215241911/scat/e974f944f2e7496e Sun, 16 Jun 2013 20:56:19 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/215241911/scat/e974f944f2e7496e "There is no proposal to increase the retirement age to 62 from 60 years. The ministry is not working on any such proposal," the official ... http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/215236300/scat/e974f944f2e7496e Sun, 16 Jun 2013 18:57:37 -0400 http://www.losangelesherald.com/index.php/sid/215236300/scat/e974f944f2e7496e