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Did You Forget to Make New Year’s Resolutions? We Can Help

Have your worked on your New Year’s resolutions?  You probably wanted to make some that you could actually count on satisfying, that would be really beneficial and that would make you sound like a mature, responsible adult.  If you haven’t made them, we can help. Time...

Medicare Premiums and Deductibles for 2015

Medicare is the national health insurance program to which all Social Security recipients who are either over 65 years of age or permanently disabled are eligible. This also includes individuals receiving railroad retirement benefits and individuals suffering from end...

Holidays with the Elderly

When families live far away from one another, the holidays bring scattered families together. This gives adult children the perfect opportunity to closely inspect how aging parents are managing. Family members who haven’t seen their aging loved one since last year may...

Holiday “Elves” at Work!

For the fifth straight year, the “elves” at Martha C. Brown & Associates were very busy preparing holiday gifts for the elderly. These gifts are donated to senior adults who are without family at various nursing homes in the St. Louis area. This ensures that these...

Social Security Benefits Increase in 2015

For the third straight year, millions of people receiving Social Security benefits  will see a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA)  in their monthly benefit.  On October 22, 2014, the Social Security Administration (SSA) announced a 1.7%  increase for 2015. According to...