My mother refuses to discuss assisted living. Can you tell me about in-home care?

by Senior Scene | Aug 1, 2024 | Community, Featured Article (06), General Interest, Magazine, Senior Health

  My mother refuses to discuss assisted living. Can you tell me about in-home care? by Lisa Conway The right kind of care for aging parents is an issue many adult children wrestle with. Assisted living, rehabilitation facilities and memory care communities are staffed...

Do solid state drives wear out ?

by Senior Scene | Aug 1, 2024 | Around the House, Featured Article (05), General Interest, Magazine

Do solid state drives wear out ? By James Bowman, Data Rescue Yes, solid-state drives (SSDs) do wear out over time, although they generally last longer than traditional hard disk drives (HDDs) for many use cases. The wear and tear on SSDs are due to the way data is...

Can specific bequests disrupt an estate plan?

by Senior Scene | Aug 1, 2024 | Featured Article (04), Financial Advice, General Interest, Legal, Magazine

Can specific bequests disrupt an estate plan? By Attorney Truman Scarborough A specific bequest can be a sum of money, the home, a car, shares of stock, jewelry, etc. that is given to a particular individual. It allows an estate plan to better reflect personal desires...

Ways to Avoid Spending a Single Penny on Board Your Cruise

by Senior Scene | Aug 1, 2024 | Entertainment, Featured Article (03), General Interest, Magazine

Ways to Avoid Spending a Single Penny on Board Your Cruise Chris Morse, Corporate Travel / The Travel Center / Senior Travel Can you spend nothing on board your cruise? (And actually survive) This is for those who want to spend as little as possible on a cruise and...

And The Greatest Of These Is …

by Senior Scene | Aug 1, 2024 | Community, Featured Article (02), General Interest, Magazine

And The Greatest Of These Is … Rev. Jeff Wood, First Presbyterian Church of Sebastian WeLoveFirst.org & Facebook.com/welovefirstsebastian   One of the most famous chapters of the Bible is found in Hallmark shops on anniversary cards.  It is routinely read at...

Eating snake meat!

by Senior Scene | Aug 1, 2024 | Featured Article (01), General Interest, Magazine, Senior Health

Eating snake meat! By Arvind M. Dhople, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Florida Tech Large pythons are better at converting their food into edible protein than many other farmed animals, including chickens, pigs, cows, salmon and crickets.  Pythons turn their food into...