Senior Communities

1. National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month: free program and screening

   November is National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month. Are you concerned or curious about your own or a loved one’s level of memory loss? CHANS Home Health Care and the Mid Coast Senior Health Center are sponsoring free … Continue

2. Senior iPad Apps: Online assistive technology

   About 25% of Internet info is accessed over mobile devices, from people who regularly read their email on their smart phone to students whose research depends entirely on Internet access vs. library access. A recent article about … Continue

3. Sedgewood Commons:A Maine Dementia Care Community Hosts Silent Art Auction

4. Full Moon over the Maine Health Care Association’s Annual Conference

   What a beautiful evening at the Samoset Resort in Rockport, ME. Deborah and I are here for the annual MEHCA Conference, we are looking forward to a great few days and learning more about Maine’s senior health … Continue

5. Thornton Oakes Celebrates Art: Senior Artists Exhibit in Brunswick

   Thornton Oakes opens its annual fall Residents Choice show Thursday, October 6, with a reception from 4:00-5:30 where the public and residents can meet the artists and collectors who have contributed to this show. Displays include artwork, … Continue

6. Architect Moves into Nursing Home for Research

   Evan Carroll a 29 year old Architect moves into the Maine Veteran’s Home to experience what residents of Nursing Communities go through every day. Check out the whole story here. Nursing Home research project

7. Medicare and YOU! 2011 Educational Seminars

   Many Maine Medicare Beneficiaries find their healthcare coverage options confusing as well as overwhelming.  With Medicare and YOU! educational seminars, Caroline Irwin will take the confusion out of Medicare by discussing the four components of Medicare and how they work … Continue