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What Few Seniors Know about Health Reform

Scott L. Parkin wrote 1 week ago: It is truly amazing how well the Republican message machine has worked to discredit health reform. T … more →

Tags: aging, health reform, Elder Abuse, Elder Justice Act

Student-Catered lunch: Charlottesville Senior Center

Gayle Snyder wrote 3 weeks ago: On Thursday, November 19, 2009, I attended a monthly luncheon at the Charlottesville Senior Center.  … more →

Tags: Community Plans: Older-Americans, Intergenerational projects, Senior centers, Charlottesville, Tech-Education, culinary arts, Tech School, Community Service

Older Americans crowding soup kitchens

goodtimepolitics wrote 4 weeks ago: Older Americans who were raised on stories of the Great Depression and acquired lifelong habits of t … more →

Tags: Politics, Barack Obama, Democrats, fixed-income seniors, food prices, Medicare, Republicans, Sarah Palin

Senior Center,Inc: Charlottesville, Part I

Gayle Snyder wrote 1 month ago: The October 23, 2009 meeting of the Senior Services Coalition of Greater Williamsburg featured a spo … more →

Tags: Senior Living, Lifelong Learning, Senior centers, Charlottesville, Tech-Education, culinary arts

Senior Services Coalition: Part III

Gayle Snyder wrote 1 month ago: In this post I consolidated information particular to three of the four Issues identified by the Com … more →

Tags: Senior Living, Community Plans: Older-Americans, age wave, Senior Services, Seniors

Senior Services Coalition: Part II

Gayle Snyder wrote 1 month ago: As previously reported, I attended a meeting of the Senior Services Coalition of Greater Williamsbur … more →

Tags: Community Plans: Older-Americans, Senior Living, Life Experience, Senior Services

Elder Care: Preparing for the "Silver Tsunami"

sunshinehelp wrote 1 month ago: The "Silver Tsunami" - U.S. societal aging projections The Silver Tsunami is upon us. Acco … more →

Tags: Elder Care, Medicare, aging, Service Providers, eldercare, caregivers, older population, Age 65, Age in place

Interactive Caregiving Seniors Elderly Springfield PA, Media, Delware County, PHiladelphia, Mainline, Wayne PA

In-Home Care for Seniors PA wrote 5 months ago: Interactive Caregiving (ICG) is a holistic way of delivering care that encompasses physical activity … more →

Tags: Senior Care and Caregiving, elderly, Caregiving, Seniors, aging, media, Pa, Delaware County, Wayne

Want to Reach Most Older Americans? Go Offline5 comments

Robert Holland wrote 5 months ago: Most older Americans seem to be sitting out the social media revolution, something for communication … more →

Tags: Social Media, strategic communication, Communication Technology, facebook, Online Communications, Pew Research Center, Senior Adults

Where Is Our Political Clout?

howtobeold wrote 6 months ago: I’ve just been reading a report called, “A Profile of Older Americans:  2008,” iss … more →

Tags: politics and the elderly, statistics on aging

Living With Your Hairpiece

davidhansen707 wrote 6 months ago: HOW WILL A HAIRPIECE FEEL ON MY HEAD? The average custom-made hairpiece only weighs about two ounces … more →

Tags: hair, aging elderly, Alopecia, Chemotherapy, custom hairpieces, hair replacement, heredity baldness, wigs

The Recommended 8 Hours Of Nightly Sleep Achieved By Less Than Half Of Older Americans

homecare4seniors wrote 6 months ago: Older Americans with depressive symptoms and poor mental health tend to get seven hours of sleep per … more →

Tags: elderly, aging, older adults

Stop Elderly Discrimination

fchr wrote 7 months ago: The following Letter to the Editor was published in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel on May 22, 2009. … more →

Tags: news coverage, Age Discrimination, Discrimination, elderly, florida commission on human relations, Letter to the Editor, Older Americans Month, South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Spring E-update Now Available

fchr wrote 7 months ago: The Spring 2009 Commission E-update is now available. Click here to view! (will open a .pdf file) Th … more →

Tags: Commission Announcements, FCHR, florida commission on human relations, Fair Housing, Fair Housing Month, Older Americans Month, e Update!, E-Newsletter, Newsletter

Fact Sheet on Social Security from AARP

occa wrote 7 months ago: 10 Facts that Matter: http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/econ/fs154_socsec.pdf In 2008 , 51 million peo … more →

Tags: Social Security, AARP, benefit, long-term solvency

Older Americans Month May senior and elderly honored

In-Home Care for Seniors PA wrote 7 months ago: May is Older Americans Month. A month that we could honor those who have served our country in previ … more →

Tags: Activities, Hobbies, Party Suggestions for Seniors, Senior Care and Caregiving, elderly, Assisted Living, Safety, adult children, caregiver, Caregiving, nursing home

May Observances

fchr wrote 8 months ago: The Commission is proud to recognize the following May observances: Older Americans Month Elder Law … more →

Tags: observances, Asian American, asian pacific american, Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, Elder Law Month, elderly, FCHR, Florida, florida commission on human relations

Hunger Among American's Senior Citizens

kidsrock4kids wrote 8 months ago: Original Post from Feeding America site: Senior Hunger Every year, millions of older Americans—peopl … more →

Tags: Hunger, poverty, united states, Food Stamp Program, charitable organization, tax deduction, Philanthropy, Federal government of the United States, senior citizen

Crock Pot Special In Pittsburgh

pittsburghflashfictiongazette wrote 9 months ago: The lima beans with smoked ham hocks, red peppers, red potatoes, onion and carrots turned out great. … more →

Tags: Life In Pittsburgh, Blogging for Fun and Profit, Flash Fiction Stories by Guy Hogan, Short Stories, Blog, Short Story, Fiction, Pittsburgh, Creative Writing


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