Tips to keep pets safe in a world where disasters have become more frequent and more destructive.

Create your own emergency radio network using cheap, easy-to-use radios. It's not hard or expensive.

If there is a single theme that you need to take to heart, it is to study the rules that apply to your Medicare plan.

Warmer weather means more outdoor activities – and an elevated risk for sunstroke, bug bites and water safety accidents.

Seniors must make their homes safe for kids who visit, even if they only come now and then, and especially if there is a swimming pool, even if it’s a pint-sized wading pool.  

Since wildfires keep getting more frequent and more destructive, it pays to do all you can to keep your home safe.

It’s obvious what to do if you are in the face of a disaster – a home fire or a flood that is threatening your dwelling. You must get out and move to someplace safe as quickly as possible. But what should you do once the fire department has left the scene, or the flood waters have rolled back? How do you recover from the emotional jolt of a disaster? How do you start the job of restoring your home to pre-disaster condition?

There is another solution to isolation, and you will find it right in your own yard. Pick an agency that does good in your community and volunteer to be a part of it.