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If you are feeling down and depressed, you should see a counselor and, in particular, one that specializes in treating seniors. Called a Geropsychologist, this specialty first arose in 2010, according to the American Psychological Association. There are few of them around, unfortunately, with only 3% of licensed psychologists cite this as their primary or secondary specialty. The nearest one is in Santa Cruz, Lily Rich, although she does do both in-home visits and video calls.
Although anyone can be a victim of the many scams that criminals are carrying out now, data from the Federal Trade Commission shows that consumers age 80 and older are far more likely to be scammed by phone and lose the most money, a median of $1,250. “Even if you do everything perfectly, you can still be susceptible to fraud,†Shameka Walker, a fraud and identity theft program manager at the FTC, told Kiplinger’s Retirement Report. Most scammers are hacking in to find your email address and hawking you products that you may have been searching for. Other popular scams are selling fake COVID-19 vaccines and PPE equipment to protect against the virus.
Tax rates are likely to go up under the Biden administration, and one hedge against this is to convert an existing IRA or 401(k) to a Roth IRA. You will have to pay taxes on the amount converted but then the IRA grows tax free. Talk to a tax advisor—and make sure you wait closer to year-end before doing it in case tax rates increase this year. Or let Monterey Bank or one of our other local banks walk you through the rules. There are few—for instance, there are no Required Minimum Distributions from this type of IRA.
There were 440 new COVID-19 cases announced for Monterey County, bringing the total up to 34,482 with no new hospitalizations and no new deaths. Nationwide, there were 301K new cases and over 4K deaths. This means that we set a new record for deaths from COVID-19 and the highest tallies for new infections and new deaths have all occurred in 2021. More than 131,300 people are now hospitalized with COVID-19, according to the COVID tracking project. In California, new cases totaled 40K for a cume total of 2.867 million, while deaths rose by more than 2% (+536) to 31,686. Please stay home as much as possible. Stay safe.
There has been so much bad news on the Alzheimer’s front, it was refreshing to read that an experimental treatment from Eli Lilly & Company helped patients. Granted, it was a small trial of 272 people with mild Alzheimer’s disease, but results show that donanemab met the primary goal of the study, slowing the decline in memory and the ability to perform activities of daily living by 32% over an 18-month period. Lilly is so excited about the results that it started enrolling another 500 subjects for a new study to confirm the findings.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/11/health/alzheimers-amyloid-lilly.html
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If you believe you would make an exceptional Home Care Aide, we would love to hear from you! We prefer those with experience helping the elderly, disabled and others with mobility problems. Having cared for those with dementia and/or Alzheimer’s is a plus. To work for us, you must have excellent references, a clear criminal record, a good driving record, and an insured reliable vehicle. To apply, please visit our website www.fhcofm.com, click on home care aides, then careers where you can fill out an application online. We have immediate openings all over Monterey County.
The death rate from cancer dropped by 2.4% between 2017-2018, good news as new and exciting treatment come to market. Cancer is consistently among the leading causes of death. The most success has come in lung cancer with this accounting for 149 deaths for every 100K people in 2018.
There were 1,367new COVID-19 cases announced for Monterey County, bringing the total up to 33,671 with no new hospitalizations and 5 new deaths for a total of 247. The number of ICU beds in the Bay Area is bleak, but Monterey County still has 41 ICU beds available versus zero for Santa Cruz County.
Nationwide, there were 223K new cases for a total in excess of close to 12 million. Deaths rose by over 2,000 to 379,020. In California, the situation is bleak with a heavy outbreak in Southern California. In California, the average number of new cases per day had increased by more than 250K to 2.786 million, while deaths rose by 1,367 (+4%) to 33,761. Please stay home as much as possible. Stay safe.
There were 311 new COVID-19 cases announced for Monterey County, bringing the total up to 34,072 with no new hospitalizations and 1 new death for a total of 248. Nationwide, new cases were up 229,712 (+1%) and deaths almost doubled from yesterday’s count of 2,048 to 3,662. In California, new cases were up 41,911 to 2.828 million, while deaths rose by 589 to 30,561. Please stay home as much as possible. Stay safe.
There were 592 new COVID-19 cases announced for Monterey County, bringing the total up to 32,394 with no new hospitalizations and 10 new deaths for a total of 242. Nationwide, there were over 300K new cases for a total in excess of 22 million. The number of new cases has risen every day for the last five days. Deaths rose by almost 3,700 to 370,700. In California, the situation is bleak with a heavy outbreak in Southern California. Los Angeles County’s four public hospitals are full and are rationing care for the first time. Ambulances have been advised to cut back on their use of oxygen and the National Guard is bringing in refrigerated trucks to haul out corpses. In California, the average number of new cases per day had increased 15% over the prior week. Our state had 52,086 new cases, for a total of 2.658 million. Deaths rose by 652 (+2%) to a total of 29,294. Please stay home as much as possible. Stay safe.