Senior Communities

1. Staying at Home

   What can help me stay at home? You may be used to handling everything for yourself, dividing up duties with your spouse, or relying on family members for help. But as circumstances change, it’s good to be … Continue

2. Hospice Care

   How hospice and palliative care works Hospice care focuses on all aspects of a patient’s life and well-being: physical, social, emotional, and spiritual. There is no age restriction; anyone in the late stages of life is eligible … Continue

3. Caring is at the Heart of Assisted Living

   By Neal R. Davis, Senior Executive Director, Bay Square at Yarmouth, Benchmark Assisted Living Caring in assisted living communities takes many forms and is provided by many people. The need for care and the need to be … Continue

4. Maine Assisted Living: Popular in Any Season

   By Neal R. Davis, SeniorExecutive Director, Bay Square at Yarmouth, Benchmark Assisted Living What’s it like in Assisted Living? Imagine it’s spring, the trees are starting to bud, the peepers are celebrating the warming of the water, … Continue

5. Assisted Living: A Stimulating Quality of Life Choice

   By Neal R. Davis, Senior Executive Director, Benchmark Assisted Living Making the decision to live in an Assisted Living community is a big step to take with many questions to be asked and concerns to be addressed. … Continue

6. To Garden or Not to Garden

   —that is the question:—‎ Whether ‘tis nobler in the mind to suffer The bugs and weeds of outrageous (but typical) vegetable gardens,‎ Or to take arms against a sea of carrots imported from California, And by growing … Continue

7. Young @ Heart: Maine Welcomes Elder Chorus

   Young @ Heart, an internationally-famous group of singing seniors, makes its first Maine appearance March 27 at Merrill Auditorium. The rocking choral group hails from Northampton, Mass. Formed in 1982, over the years they’ve collaborated nationally and internationally with others groups … Continue