Greg Saffell

Senior Living in Seattle, more aging statistics on older Americans nationwide. Completing the aging statistical highlights from the Administration on Aging. The principal sources of data for the profile are from the U.S. Census Bureau, the National Center for Health Statistics and the Bureau of L...

Senior Living in Seattle, general aging statistics for the population as a whole. The older population, persons 65 or older, numbered 39.6 million in the US in 2009. By 2030 it is estimated that there will be about 72.1 million older adults, nearly twice the number we had in 2000. Some other stat...

Senior Living in Seattle- Rating hospitals in your area. If you have ever wondered which hospital in your area may be best for you, there is now some interesting information available to help you decide. Potential patients can now see how often hospitals report serious conditions that develop dur...

Senior Living in Seattle - National Volunteer Week. The president has declared April 10-16 National Volunteer Week celebrating the contributions of the many volunteers who serve older Americans all across this nation. There are more than 11,000 volunteers who serve long-term care residents throug...

Are drivers getting worse everyday, or is it just my imagination. Going through red lights, exceeding the speed limits, rolling through stop signs, you name it. Sure I wish everyone would follow the rules, but that's just a dream. But there is one thing that I wish I could do something about, and...

Over the past few days I have been contacted by several companies I do business with informing me of the recent email breach at Epsilon, the company responsible for allowing the attack. I guess this could be very serious and we all need to be vigilant and suspicious of all incoming emails from no...

The state of Maine is getting into the home selling business, well in the real estate promotion business anyway. They are involved in promoting and offering discounts on homes for sale in the state. They are adverting discounts to buyers of at least $10,000 on home purchases. Sellers are signing ...

There are not many happy states right now but one of the unhappiest has to be Detroit. Detroit's population has plunged 25% in the past decade to 713,777, the lowest count since 1910. Census counts are important because the numbers are used to distribute government funds. There are many reasons f...

We all know that obesity presents serious health issues in our country. There are numerous discussions about the problem and some plans to address the growing epidemic. Television and newspaper articles are ever-present reminding us of the importance of diet and exercise. These are serious proble...

Last year I represented a buyer in purchasing a large property on San Juan Island. The San Juan Islands are situated between Washington State and Victoria BC. A beautiful chain of islands served by the Washington State ferry system as well as Kenmore Air. I have made several trips to the islands ...