News

1. Help for a Happy Thanksgiving with Seniors

   It’s Thanksgiving again!  Millions of families across the country–and expats all over the world for that matter–are preparing themselves for turkey, stuffing, gravy, cranberry sauce, green bean casserole, candied yams, and I won’t even mention the desserts!  … Continue

2. Thank You, Veterans!

   Thanks you, Veterans! I remember my dad’s stories of joining the Navy in January of his senior year in high school. Malcolm Dennison McLean was not yet 18 and my Grandfather had to sign his enlistment papers. He got … Continue

3. LL Bean Winter Coat Drive for Seniors

   To donate to the LL Bean Winter Coat Drive for Seniors, bring your “gently used” coats to Beach Glass Transitions’ office in Portland at 277 Congress Street, between India and Locust Streets. November 11th-19th, Monday – Friday 9am-2pm or 3pm – 5:30pm.

4. Cape Memory Care Opens

   Lynn and I were delighted to attend the ribbon-cutting for Cape Memory Care in Cape Elizabeth yesterday.  The community specializes in care for people with memory problems like Alzheimer’s. It’s part of the Woodlands Assisted Living family … Continue

5. Medical Marijuana and Nursing Homes

   Last election day (November 3, 2009) Maine voters approved Question 5, which enacted the citizen-initiated bill, “An act to establish the Maine Medical Marijuana Act “ LD975, IB2, allowing for medical marijuana use by people with debilitating … Continue

6. The Shriver Report: Maria Shriver and Ann O’Leary deliver a Convincing Call to Arms Against Alzheimer’s

   Visit the above link to www.WorkingSeniorCare.com to watch a provocative video clip from ABC News, in which Maria Shriver, founder of A Woman’s Nation, and Ann O’Leary, executive director of the Berkley Center for Health, Economic, and Family Security speak to the devastating effect of Alzheimer’s on women, and particularly on women in the workplace. Maria calls out the government and the private business sector for not facing the problem of eldercare needs in the workplace to counter this growing economic and social issue, noting that as the baby boomers age, we must prepare ourselves.

7. Alzheimer’s Art Show

   An exhibit of watercolors by Donna Beveridge, an artist living with Alzheimer’s, will be on display at the MidCoast Senior  Health Center, 58 Baribeau Drive, Brunswick, from November 4 through December 15. Mid Coast will host an … Continue