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1. Diabetes Prevention: Key to Healthy Aging

   Last December, Nadine Villani, FNP/Patient Educator from the Health Access Network joined ENCorps members and their guests to discuss healthy aging. (ENCorps is the Encore Leadership Program, a volunteer training organization that takes advantage of senior skills and … Continue

2. Long Term Care Insurance in Maine: What you don’t know just might lose you a few hundred thousand dollars.

   By Nova Ewers, Beach Glass Transitions, LLC Patricia Nelson-Reade, R.N., CELA, recently gave a presentation on Long Term Care planning to  the Cumberland County Networking Group for Senior Service Providers at Sedgewood Commons in Falmouth, Maine. Today Patty … Continue

3. Piper Shores in Scarborough, ME Earns Ranking for Best Nursing Homes

   Holbrook at Piper Shores Receives 5-Star Ranking in U.S. News & World Report’s 2012 Best Nursing Homes Holbrook Health Center at Piper Shores has received a high ranking of five stars overall in U.S. News & World Report’s … Continue

4. AARP Names Portland, Maine As Best Travel Destination: Senior Trips

   AARP has named Portland, Maine as its #1 travel destination of the year. Why Portland? Active harbor, Portland Head Light, great restaurants, fun shopping and proximity to L.L. Bean are a few reasons. There are other travel … Continue

5. Living with Diabetes: help for diabetics in Maine

   A few facts: Diabetes affects 25.8 million people, or 8.3% of the U.S. population. Among U.S. residents aged 65 years and older, 10.9 million, or 26.9% had diabetes in 2010. That’s  an incredible number of people living … Continue

6. Maine Retirees Pension Changes- Maine Association of Retirees file suit over pension changes

   A 15,000-member group that represents retired state workers and teachers filed a lawsuit yesterday against the state retirement system over changes made last year to cost-of-living payments. In a class-action suit filed in federal district court in … Continue

7. Incontinence: new hope with sacral nerve stimulation

   New Hope for People with Urinary and Bowel Incontinence By Roxanne Jones, Freelance writer specializing in health and medicine If you think that incontinence is a normal part of aging and something you just have to live … Continue