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Mail Tribune Column — “Aging Happens” — 2016

Ellen has been writing a column, "Aging Happens," in the Mail Tribune (formerly the Ashland Tidings) since 2014. The collection on this page ran in 2016. Click on the headlines below to read columns from 2016 or click here to return to the main Column page.

Aging Happens: New CARE Act could help family caregivers

Aging Happens: Make custodial decisions while you still can

Aging Happens: Ins and outs of SNFs

End of life is the beginning of a lot of paperwork

Continuing care retirement community an option for those with resources

Grappling with the high cost of dying

'It's always too soon — until it's too late'

Aging Happens: Experts help make it a moving — not miserable — experience

Aging population means growing number of dementia diagnoses

Sharing ideas about giving caregivers a break

Aging Happens: It's not easy to unravel long-term care insurance tangle

Aging Happens: Four tips to help select your successor trustee

Aging Happens: Say what? Hearing loss could lead to behavior change?

Telling our stories reinforces who we are

Aging Happens: Deal with your stuff before your kids have to

Hospice service valuable, but requires certain benchmarks

End of life issues not easily solved

Aging Happens: Adult Protective Services plays a vital role

Aging Happens: Making use of Adult Protective Services, Part 2

Aging Happens: Examine options while you still have some

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