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The magazine for active, mature lifestyles

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Small nest egg, big dreams?

Tips for buying your retirement home

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INSIDE

2 The Savvy Senior: Forgetfulness: What’s normal, what’s not?

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Drugs score big wins against lung, prostate, breast cancers

4 ADRC of the

Lakeshore seeks volunteers

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Older Americans want Medicare to pay for long-term care

6 Roger Waters on

veterans, live shows and his new album

7 Old-school

typewriters attract new fans

8 Puzzles 9 ON THE COVER:

Small nest egg, big dreams?

Tips for buying your retirement home

JIM MILLER

Syndicated columnist, NBC Today contributor & creator of SavvySenior.org

of things like shopping, running errands, transportation, light housekeeping, laundry, meal preparation, arranging services (home maintenance, lawn care, etc.) and other household chores, along with providing companionship and support. And, Forgetfulness: if your mom gets to the point What’s normal, what’s not? she needs personal/physical care Dear Savvy Senior, like bathing or dressing, they can I would like to hire a personal assistant/home helper for usually help with this too. my mom to assist with some simple household chores like Most home helpers are part-time housekeeping, errand running, driving her to the doctor, workers who work a few hours a and keeping her company. But mom doesn’t require day or a few days per week. You personal/physical caregiving nor does she require any also need to know that while home medical care. Any tips to help us find someone? — Medicare does cover home health care services if a doctor orders it, Looking for Mom they do not cover home helper/ Dear Looking, personal assistant services.

Getting your mom some help at home to handle There are two ways in which some of her household chores can make a big you can go about hiring someone difference keeping her independent longer. Here’s for your mom; either through a what you should know, along with some tips to help home care agency, or you can hire you find someone reliable for your mom. someone directly on your own.

HOME HELPERS For seniors who could use some help at home – but don’t need a caregiving aide for personal care – there are a bevy of personal assistance/home helpers out there that can help make life a little easier.

HOME CARE AGENCY Hiring a home helper through a non-medical home care, or non-medical companion care agency is the easiest, but most Most home helpers can assist with any number expensive option of the two.

10 Puzzle Answers Brandon Reid, editor Herald Times Reporter 920-686-2984 breid@manitowoc.gannett.com

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Costs run anywhere from $12 up to $30 an hour depending on where you live and the qualification of the assistant/aide.

How it works is you pay the company, and they handle everything including assigning appropriately trained and pre-screened staff to care for your mom, and finding a fill-in on days her helper cannot come.

Some of the drawbacks, however, are that you may not have much input into the selection of the aide, and the helpers may change or alternate, which can cause a disruption.

To find a home care agency in your area, Google “non-medical home care” followed by the city and state your mom lives in, or you can use Medicare’s home health agencies search tool. Most home health agencies offer some form of non-medical home care services too. You can also check your local yellow pages under “home healthcare services.”

HIRING DIRECTLY Hiring a personal assistant/home helper on your own is the other option, and it’s less expensive. Costs typically range between $10 and $20 per hour. Hiring directly also gives you more control over who you hire so you can choose someone who you feel is right for your mom.

But, be aware that if you do hire someone on your own, you become the employer so there’s no agency support to fall back on if a problem occurs or if the assistant doesn’t show up. You’re also responsible for paying payroll taxes and any worker-related injuries that may happen. If you choose this option make sure you check the person’s references thoroughly, and do a criminal background check.

To find someone, ask for referrals through friends or check online job boards like CraigsList.org, or try Care.com, CareLinx. com, CareFamily.com or CareSpotter.com.

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Drugs score big wins against lung, prostate, breast cancers These are beneficial much longer than many new medicines MARILYNN MARCHIONE ASSOCIATED PRESS

CHICAGO - Drugs are scoring big wins against common cancers, setting new standards for how to treat many prostate, breast and lung tumors.

There’s even a “uni-drug” that may fight many forms of the disease.

What’s striking: The drugs are beneficial in some cases for more than a year, much longer than the few months many new drugs provide. Here are highlights from the world’s largest cancer meeting, the American Society of Clinical Oncology conference in Chicago.

PROSTATE CANCER Janssen Biotech’s Zytiga improved survival and delayed cancer growth for 18 months when added to standard care in a study of 1,200 men with advanced prostate cancer. The drug is approved to treat tumors that are resistant to hormone therapy; this study tested it as initial treatment.

The study was stopped early because men on Zytiga were living longer — 66 percent were alive after three years versus 49 percent of a comparison group not given the drug. Zytiga also delayed the time until cancer worsened — 33 months versus 15 months for the others.

In a second study of 1,900 men newly diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer, adding Zytiga to usual treatment also improved survival: 83 percent were alive at three years versus 76 percent of men not given the drug. Zytiga also cut the chance of relapse and serious bone problems.

Zytiga caused more side effects, including high blood pressure, but the benefits outweigh them, doctors said.

The results will change practice “pretty much overnight,” said Dr. Richard Schilsky, chief medical officer for the group hosting the conference. Most men with prostate cancer that has spread will be eligible for Zytiga — about 25,000 each year in U.S. and more in other countries where more cases are found at a late stage, he said. Alecensa kept cancer from worsenZytiga costs about $10,000 a month in ing for 26 months versus 11 months for Xalkori. It also penetrates the brain betthe U.S. ter: only 9 percent of those on it had LUNG CANCER their lung cancer spread to the brain Roche’s Alecensa stopped cancer during the first year of treatment versus growth for 15 months longer than Pfiz- 41 percent of those on Xalkori. Serious er’s Xalkori did in a study of 303 people side effects and deaths were less comwith advanced lung cancer and a muta- mon with Alecensa. tion in a gene called ALK. About 5 percent of lung cancer patients — 12,500 The U.S. Food and Drug Administrain the U.S. each year — have an ALK tion approved it in December 2015 for mutation, especially younger people ALK-related lung cancers that worsened despite trying Xalkori. The new and nonsmokers who get the disease.

Chemotherapy drugs are administered to a patient recently at North Carolina Cancer Hospital in Chapel Hill, N.C. (Gerry Broome/AP)

study tested it as initial treatment and is aimed at getting full approval for that.

Xalkori is around $10,000 a month and Alecensa, about $12,500.

BREAST CANCER For the first time, a new type of drug called a PARP inhibitor showed promise in a major study of women with inherited BRCA gene mutations that raise their risk of developing breast cancer. PARP inhibitors keep cancer DRUGS

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ADRC

Aging and Disability Resource Center

ADRC of the Lakeshore seeks volunteers

BY CATHY LEY

Aging and Disability Resource Center of the Lakeshore director

The Aging & Disability Resource Center of the Lakeshore is looking for volunteers in a number of different areas. Do you have a few hours per month to give? Please consider joining us!

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world.

Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”

– Margaret Mead Deliver a smile: Want to make a difference with those who need you the most?

Deliver a hot, nutritious meal to an older, homebound adult. Routes are available Monday-Friday. Routes typically take one hour. Bring sunshine (and a hot meal) into the life of another.

Nourish your community. Nourish your spirit: Do you enjoy working with a group of friendly volunteers and older adults? Volunteer to help at our Senior Dining Sites. Meals are served at locations throughout the county. Volunteers assist with set-up, meal-serving and clean-up between typically between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.

Days of service vary.

Nurture independent, healthy neighbors: Interested in health, wellness and prevention? Volunteer to help learn or run an educational or exercise-based class for older adults or adults with disabilities.

File and phone for independence and choices: Enjoy the office environment?

Good with computers? Help us out at our offices throughout our two counties.

Learn more. Call today and speak with Kim Novak: 1-877-416-7083.

Senior Farmers’ Market Vouchers to be distributed

Senior Farmers’ Market Vouchers will again be distributed by the ADRC of the Lakeshore at 1701 Michigan Ave. in Manitowoc.

The Farmers’ Market Vouchers are valued at $25 and are redeemable for Wisconsin-grown fresh produce, fruit and herbs

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plore the stages of grief, participate in exercises that help us to understand grief, and discuss the impact of grief in our lives.

The group will evolve based on feedback and input from those who attend. We want the support group to be what those who attend want and need it to be. The group will from participating vendors for Manitowoc be facilitated by Rani Beckner of HomeCCounty seniors. are Health Services, and Lynn Scheinoha To be eligible, a person must be 60 years of the Aging and Disability Resource Cenof age or older, yearly income for a single ter of the Lakeshore. person cannot exceed $22,311, and a couThe group is open to anyone who has ple’s yearly income cannot exceed $30,044. lost a loved one and is looking for guidVouchers will be distributed on a first ance and support. Please help to spread the come, first served basis. word.

Lakeshore Memory Café July 5

If you or anyone you know may be inHave you heard about the Lakeshore terested in attending this support group, Memory Café? please consider joining us. There is no cost, Memory Cafés welcome those experi- there is no registration required, and there encing early stage dementia, mild memory is no forced participation – you choose and loss or cognitive impairment, and family have full control over how little or how much you wish to participate in the group. and friends of those affected.

Snacks and beverages will be available at It’s a great opportunity for lively discus- each meeting. sions, information gathering, refreshments, Grieve not alone! Reach out to others camaraderie and lots of creative fun! who are experiencing the same feelings We have a dementia specialist profes- and thoughts. Our first meeting will be sional on hand to answer questions and from 1 to 2:30 p.m. July 11 at the ADRC an enormous wealth of experience among of the Lakeshore, 1701 Michigan Ave. participants to be shared. An upcoming The group will continue on the second session will be from 10 to 11:30 a.m. July 5 at Manitowoc Public Library. A presenta- Tuesday of each month at the same time tion about the Hamilton Wood Type and and place.

Printing Museum will be featured.

For details about this grief support group, contact the Aging & Disability ReLakeshore Memory Cafés are a program source Center of the Lakeshore at 877-416of the Dementia Friendly Community Committee – a partnership of many local 7083 or Rani Beckner at 920-684-7155. organizations that have joined together to ‘Powerful Tools for Caregiving’ ofmake Manitowoc County more dementia fered friendly. For more about the program, or The Aging & Disability Resource Center if you would like to volunteer for the com- of the Lakeshore will be offering a “Powermittee, call Kim Jacquart Franzen at 877- ful Tools for Caregiving” series beginning 416-7083.

July 12 and concluding Aug. 16.

Grief support group forming – Grieve The classes will be held at River Woods Not Alone Place Senior Living at 950 S. Rapids Road Losing a loved one is extremely difficult.

In difficult times, it is very easy to feel isolated and alone. There is help and support available so that no one needs to grieve the loss of a loved one alone. The Lakeshore Area Grief Support Groups will be offering an afternoon drop-in session beginning in July of this year.

in Manitowoc.

This is a six-week series that meets each Wednesday from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Attendance at all six sessions is highly encouraged, as each class builds upon previous skills acquired.

The focus of the class is on the caregiver and self-care. You will learn techniques The support group will offer resources to reduce personal stress, communicate designed to help you understand grief and effectively with family, friends and medibuild special friendships during this very cal professionals; reduce guilt, anger, fear, difficult and emotional time. We will ex-

depression and tension. You will practice relaxation techniques and build confidence in handling difficult caregiving situations, emotions and decisions.

Though this class is educational in nature, support comes from other caregivers who experience the same feelings and dayto-day struggles. Ample time for sharing helps caregivers realize that others are also walking in their shoes.

Caregiving can be both challenging and rewarding, however, it is very important that caregivers pay attention to the physical, emotional and financial problems that this role may cause and continue to take care of themselves.

Families usually believe no one can care for their loved one as well as they can, even though they are struggling to do it all.

Respite care for our loved one, if they are unable to be home alone during the time of the sessions, can be provided in the home at no cost to the caregiver by contacting the ADRC of the Lakeshore. An assessment is required prior to the start of class. Call now to arrange this service. A minimum of one week is required to coordinate this service.

For more details or to register, call Lynn Scheinoha at 920-683-5110. Class size is limited.

The ADRC of the Lakeshore has moved

In late April, the ADRC of the Lakeshore moved to the Manitowoc County Heritage Center, at 1701 Michigan Ave. in Manitowoc. We made the move with the Manitowoc County Veteran’s Service Office.

Please make note of our address change.

Our phone numbers remain the same: 877416-7083 (toll-free) or 920-683-4180.

Older Americans want Medicare to pay for long-term care

Poll: Most wrongly believe they can rely on it for coverage EMILY SWANSON ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON - A growing number of Americans age 40 and older think Medicare should cover the costs of long-term care for older adults, according to a poll conducted by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.

That option is unlikely to gain much traction as President Donald Trump’s administration and Republicans in Congress look to cut the federal budget and repeal President Barack Obama’s 2010 health care law. Most older Americans mistakenly believe they can rely on Medicare already, the poll shows, while few have done much planning for their own long-term care.

Things to know from the AP-NORC poll of older adults: MOST WANT MEDICARE TO PAY More than half of older Americans — 56 percent — think the federal government should devote a great deal or a lot of effort to helping people with the costs of long-term care, and another 30 percent think it should make a moderate effort to do so.

According to the new poll, 56 percent of Americans 40 and over think Medicare should have a major role in paying for ongoing living assistance, up from 39 percent who said so in 2013. Majorities of both Democrats and Republicans now think Medicare should bear a large part of the burden.

The poll has other signs of growing support for government involvement in providing long-term care. Seventy percent of older Americans say they favor a government-administered

long-term care insurance program, up from 53 percent who said so a year ago. Most also favor tax policies to encourage long-term care planning, including tax breaks to encourage saving for long-term care and the ability to use nontaxable accounts like 401(k) s and IRAs to pay for long-term care insurance premiums. Most also favor tax breaks for people who provide care to family members and employers who give paid family leave to workers.

But just 25 percent would favor requiring individuals to purchase long- Demonstrators take part in a health care rally outside the Supreme Court in Washington in 2015. term care insurance, perhaps echoing A growing number of Americans age 40 and older think Medicare should cover the costs of longopposition to the individual mandate term care for older adults, according to a new poll. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP) to buy insurance that has long been the least popular part of the 2010 health care law.

The poll suggests many Americans have misconceptions about current government aid to pay for living assistance. Fifty-seven percent plan to rely on Medicare quite a bit or completely for their own ongoing living assistance if and when they need it, even though Medicare does not cover most nursing care or home health aides. Just 25 percent plan to rely on Medicaid. Medicaid is much more likely to pay for long-term care but is only available to lower-income and disabled individuals and families.

FEELING UNPREPARED Two-thirds of Americans age 40 and older say they’ve done little or no planning for their own long-term care needs. In fact, the survey shows that, if anything, older Americans feel less prepared for the costs of care than they have in recent years. Just 15 percent OLDER AMERICANS

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Roger Waters on veterans, live shows and his new album

Current tour named for classic from Pink Floyd’s ‘Dark Side of the Moon’ JOHN CARUCCI Associated Press NEW YORK - Roger Waters isn’t sure how much longer he will tour, or if his current one will be his last.

But there’s one thing the former Pink Floyd co-founder is sure of — if you’re a veteran, there’s a place for you at his shows.

Waters, whose father was killed in World War II, holds a special place in his heart for those who served.

That’s why for every performance, he allocates a block of tickets for vets.

“When I started touring with ‘The Wall,’ I just started inviting veterans in every town we go to, and I’ll do that on this tour, as well. We’ll reserve a certain number of places in the auditorium for veterans if they want to come,” Waters said.

Veterans can grab a ticket to his shows through a variety of veterans groups, including the Wounded Warrior Project, VetTix and MusiCorps.

Recently, the outspoken 73-year old rocker sat down with The Associated Press to talk about veterans, his latest solo album — titled “Is This the Life We Really Want?” — and his political leanings.

AP: Your support for veterans has been relentless.

Why? Waters: Maybe it has something to with my father.

It has partly to do with Bob and Lee Woodruff. They have a foundation because he was a journalist who got half of his head blown off and survived. They have a thing called Stand Up for Heroes every year to raise money for veterans, and they asked if I would perform.

AP: But it didn’t stop there.

Waters: I had an idea, which was to put together a band of wounded men. So I went to Walter Reed (National Military Medical Center), and I met a guy there called Arthur Bloom, who ran a program, and we made a band. We performed for a couple of years doing that, and these men became my brothers, and I’m close friends still with a lot to them. And so the connections that I made through playing music with them informed my desire to get to know more of them.

AP: The album seems inspired by the dire overtones of our current world. Is it about fear?

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Roger Waters, seen in 2015, holds a special place in his heart for those who served in the military. For every performance, he allocates a block of tickets for veterans. (Victoria Will/Invision/AP)

Waters: Yeah, it’s fear of the fact that everything is running away from us and nobody is the child who says, “But the emperor is not wearing any clothes.”

AP: Tell us about the tour?

Waters: The show is called “Us and Them,” which is the title of a song from “Dark Side of the Moon,” which is from 1973, or ’74, but it’s extremely appropriate and apposite today. That song means just as much today as it did in 1973. And these new songs off this album are essentially about our dilemma as human beings as to whether we can find ways to accommodate each other’s needs, and to discover our potential for empathy for others, including refugees.

AP: You have always been outspoken when it comes to politics, and have been attacked on your support of a boycott of Israel. Some have called you anti-Semitic because of it. Are you?

Waters: I’ve got nothing against Israel, and I’ve cer-

tainly not got anything against Jewish people or Judaism. But I am fundamentally opposed to people being subjugated and not having rights under the law. So I’ve finished my little speech, but people have suggested that I’m anti-Semitic, which I am clearly not. … I will go to my grave defending the rights of ordinary people, under a law, under a common law.

AP: How much longer can you tour?

Waters: Probably not much longer. This might well be the last one. If it goes on for a couple of years I may well be done. We’ll see. You never say never. I try and stay fit. I am fit; otherwise I couldn’t do it. So we’ll see.

AP: Is it possible that any time before you call it quits, you and former Floyd guitarist David Gilmour will do a set of shows?

Waters: I think it’s very unlikely.

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aficionados hunting for them in thrift stores, online auction sites and antique shops. Some buy antique Underwoods to add to a growing collection. Others search for a midcentury Royal Quiet De Luxe — like a model author Ernest Hemingway used — to work on that simmering novel.

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Small nest egg, big dreams?

Tips for buying your retirement home (BPT) - Planning for retirement means making a lot of decisions, including when you’ll stop working, how much you’ll withdraw from your savings each year, and where you’ll live. Many Americans view retirement as an opportunity to move into a house they’ll love and live in for all their golden years. In fact, 64 percent of retirees either have moved or plan to move, according to a Merrill Lynch survey.

Some retirees move to be closer to children or grandchildren, to down-size into a more manageable home, live in a warmer locale, or to secure a more luxurious home where they can easily age in place.

“The decision of where to live in retirement is important and can directly affect quality of life in your golden years,” says Geoff Lewis, president of RE/MAX, LLC. “Research by Trulia shows that in virtually all areas of the country, it makes better financial sense for retirees to buy a home, rather than rent. In fact, buying is nearly 42 percent cheaper than renting for seniors across the country.”

With offices in more countries than any other real estate brand, RE/MAX agents have helped millions, including retirees, find the home of their dreams.

Lewis and the RE/MAX team offer some advice for buying your retirement home: HAVE A PLAN Ideally, you should think about where you want to live long before retirement, but it’s never too late to think about your priorities. Do you want to be close to family or health care resources? Do you desire a home in the mountains or somewhere you’ll never see snow again?

Trulia’s research shows that some of the cities most popular for retirees are also ones where buying a home can

save you the most money over renting.

Desirable, warm-weather locations in Florida and Arizona offer significant value, even in regions where average home prices are higher.

Make a list of what you want in a home location so you’ll have a starting point for your search.

DON’T DELAY If possible, don’t wait until poor health or declining finances force you to move somewhere that’s not your ideal location. Move while you’re still young enough to enjoy your dream retirement home.

GET PROFESSIONAL FINANCIAL ADVICE It’s important to protect your nest egg and keep it growing throughout retirement. A professional financial planner can help you understand what size mortgage is right for you, so your dream home doesn’t strain your finances.

can make the purchase of their dream retirement home a reality. Visit www. remax.com to search for an agent.

FOCUS ON MUST-HAVES Make a list of must-have features and those you would like your retirement home to have. Share the list with your agent to help him or her focus on properties that meet your criteria.

Your list of must-haves and desirables will likely be very different from the list you made when you bought your first home. Now, a single-level house with large bathrooms and a level lot may be more desirable than a two-story with lots of bedrooms and a big backyard.

Finally, says Lewis, keep in mind whether you plan to age in place. “More Americans are looking for homes that will allow them to stay independent and living on their own throughout their retirement years,” he says. “If that’s your plan, look for home features that will help facilitate that, like wider doors, few or no exterior stairs, and good lighting.”

BE MINDFUL OF AMENITIES When choosing a location and a home, in addition to your personal priorities, it’s important to keep in mind accessibility to amenities important to seniors. Community features such as good transportation, quality of roads, safe neighborhoods, and access to health care, socialization opportunities, shopping and cultural venues are all options to consider.

RELY ON REAL ESTATE PROS Once you know where you want to be, it’s time to find a real estate agent.

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The study tested AstraZeneca’s Lynparza in 302 women with cancers that had spread beyond the breast and were not the type that respond to the drug Herceptin. Half were “triple negative,” meaning they are not helped by Herceptin or drugs that block the two main hormones that fuel breast cancer’s growth. All had previously tried chemotherapy and some had tried hormone blockers.

Lynparza modestly delayed the time until cancer worsened — 7 months versus 4 months for women given one of three commonly used chemotherapies.

Lynparza’s main side effects were nausea, fatigue and blood count problems, but serious problems were less common than with chemo. It’s too soon to know whether Lynparza improves survival. It costs about $13,000 a month.

A ‘UNI-DRUG’?

Loxo Oncology Inc.’s larotrectinib is aimed at many types of cancer with a certain gene abnormality, and in children as well as adults — a first on both counts. The gene problem occurs in less than 1 percent of cancers, so a big question is how these rare gene problems would be found unless widespread tumor-gene testing becomes more common than it is now.

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say they’re very or extremely confident they’ll have the financial resources they need to pay for any ongoing living assistance, down from 27 percent who said so in 2013.

Just a third have set aside money to pay for nursing care or home health aides, less than half have talked to their families about their preferences for receiving long-term care, and In a study of 50 patients with 17 kinds most have not created a living will or of cancer, 76 percent — an unusually advance treatment directive. high number — responded to treatThey’re not just feeling personally ment and their disease has not worsunprepared. Two-thirds of older ened. Side effects include fatigue and Americans think the country as a mild dizziness. whole is not ready for the rapid growth The company will seek FDA approv- of the older adult population over the al based on these results. In May, the coming decades.

FDA said Merck’s immune therapy drug Ketruda could be used for any RELYING ON FAMILY pediatric or adult cancer with certain Most of those with experience either gene features, but larotrectinib would providing or receiving care say it was be the first drug developed from scratch provided in the home, usually by a friend or family member rather than with this approach. a paid health aide. And among those who think a friend or family member will need living assistance in the next five years, most anticipate being at least partially responsible for providing that care. But just as most have done little preparation for their own care needs, just 12 percent feel very well prepared to provide long-term care, while another 56 percent feel somewhat prepared.

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Two-thirds of older Americans say they are confident in being able to rely on their own families for support as they age. But those with lower incomes are less likely than those with higher incomes to have quite a bit of confidence in help from family members, 59 percent to 74 percent.

Just 20 percent of older Americans think family members should have a large responsibility to help their older relatives pay for long-term care.

ONLINE AP-NORC LONG-TERM CARE POLLS: LONGTERMCAREPOLL.ORG ABOUT THE POLL The survey was conducted March 2-29 by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, with funding from the SCAN Foundation.

It involved interviews in English and Spanish with 1,341 people ages 40 and older nationwide who are members

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based AmeriSpeak panel, which is designed to be representative of the U.S. population. Results from the full survey have a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 2.2 percentage points.

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writer enthusiasts came together online, said Richard Polt, a Xavier University philosophy professor and author of “The Typewriter Revolution: A Typist’s Companion for the 21st Century.” Since then, the base of fans has dramatically grown, and various public events have been organized around the typewriter.

“That’s part of the fun: the hunt,” said Joe Van Cleave, an Albuquerque resident who owns more than a dozen typewriters and runs a popular YouTube channel on restoring the machines.

“Sometimes, like a little luck, you might find something from the 1920s in great condition.”

“It’s beyond the phase where this is just a fad,” Polt said.

Doug Nichol, director of the upcoming documentary California Typewriter, said the interest stems from “digital burnout” and people wanting a connection to the past. That interest seems to transcend age, he said.

It’s almost impossible to gauge recent typewriter sales. Almost all of the original manufacturers are out of business or have been bought out and become different companies. The Moonachie, New Jersey-based Swintec appears to be one of the world’s last typewriter makers, selling translucent electronic machines largely to jails and prisons.

But operators of thrift stores and estate sales say typewriters are some of the quickest items to go.

Nichol interviews Hanks, who said he uses a typewriter almost every day to send memos and letters.

“I hate getting email thank-yous from folks,” Hanks says in the film. “Now, if they take 70 seconds to type me out something on a piece of paper and send to me, well, I’ll keep that forever. I’ll just delete that email.”

Hanks owns about 270 typewriters but often gives them away to people who show an interest. “No one is ever going to make the great typewriter ever, ever, ever again,” he said.

“Kids who grew up knowing only mobile phones and the computer are excited to see a letter typed with your own hand,” said Nichol, who owns 85 typewriters. “It’s a one-on-one interaction that doesn’t get interrupted by Twitter alerts.”

One way the typewriter craze is growing is through organized “type-ins” — meet-ups in public places where typewriter fans try different vintage machines. Such events have been held in Phoenix, Philadelphia, Seattle, Los Angeles and Cincinnati.

In his film, set for release in August,

During a recent type-in at Albuquer-

que soul food restaurant Nexus Brewery, around three dozen fans took turns clicking the keys of an Italian-made 1964 Olivetti Lettera 32 and a 1947 Royal KMM, among others.

Rich Boucher, a slam poet, spent most of his time on a 1960s-era Hermes 3000 crafting poetry and pausing while trying to figure out when to return the carriage for a next line.

“I haven’t used a typewriter in forever,” Boucher said. “This is a real refreshing way to spend a summer afternoon.”

After finishing his work, Boucher grabbed his phone and sent a Facebook status update about the experience. He then started looking online for a Hermes 3000.

“That’s the typewriter I want,” he said. “I’m going to find one.”

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