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Dear Savvy Senior, Can you recommend some good golf gadgets that can help older golfers? I like to walk the course when I play but I have some back problems that make stooping over to tee-up or retrieve the ball difficult, and some hand arthritis that makes gripping the club
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Henrico nursing center being fined $1,900 per day amid new findings of sexual abuse against residents
Henrico Health and Rehabilitation Center, located in the county's east end, is currently being fined every day after state health inspectors found a staff member sexually abused two residents and two other workers. This marks at least six incidents of sexual abuse occurring at the facility since 2023,
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Savvy Senior: Who's eligible for Social Security disability benefits?
Dear Savvy Senior, What do I need to do to get disability benefits from Social Security? I’m 60 years old and have a medical condition that doesn’t allow me to work at my job anymore, but I’ve read that getting disability benefits is very difficult. -Need Help
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Savvy Senior: Does Medicare cover annual physical exams?
Dear Savvy Senior, Does Medicare cover annual physical exams? I’ve gotten a physical every year since I turned 50 and would like to find out what Medicare covers when I sign up in a few months. -Almost 65 Dear Almost, No, Medicare does not pay for annual physical exams,
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