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1. Senior Love: Valentines for seniors

   Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day, and if you’re searching for a last minute valentine for a senior, what could be better than a song? Song lyrics make perfect Valentine sentiments, and it’s fun when they’re from a special … Continue

2. The Dreaded Dead-of-Night Phone Call: Preparing Yourself and Your Parents for a Medical Emergency

   Answering the Call: Emergency Help for Seniors The midnight phone call. It’s something we all dread, first when we have teenagers, then when the kids go off to college and lives of their own, and finally when … Continue

3. Fall Alert: Reduce Your Risk of Falls

   Each year, more than 1.8 million people over age 65 are treated in hospital emergency rooms for injuries associated with, among other things, stairs, bathtubs, furniture, and rugs/carpeting.  Thousands of these injuries are related to falls.  In … Continue

4. Alzheimers: family assistance in diagnosis, and increased federal funding

   Dr. Laurel Coleman, a geriatric physician at Maine Medical Center, has been on CBS and quoted in other news outlets recently for her assertion that family members should learn the symptoms and be asked to help in the … Continue

5. Maine State Plan on Aging: Add Your Opinion on Home Care

   To better understand the needs of senior caregivers in Maine, and whether they’re being met, the Maine Association of Area Agencies on Aging is conducting an online caregiver survey. It’s interesting and easy. If you are a home care provider or … Continue

6. Meals on Wheels: Feeding the Elderly

   Congratulations are in order for Spectrum Generations, which prepares and delivers nearly 300,000 meals annually to homebound seniors and disabled adults living in six Central Maine counties as well as the towns of Brunswick and Harpswell.    In the … Continue

7. Bathroom Safety: The Smallest Room in the House May Be the Most Dangerous for Seniors

   We all want the best for the senior loved ones in our lives. For many seniors, living independent lives at home is their main desire. Seniors are able to do so provided they are physically and mentally … Continue