Senior Communities

1. Georgianna Preacher: Brunswick poet exhibits at USM

   Congratulations to Georgianna Preacher, a resident of Thornton Oaks in Brunswick who is featured as a solo exhibitor at the Chappell Center for Book Arts at USM. The exhibit is open from February 1 to April 30. … Continue

2. Happy Valentine Anniversary, Elbridge and Doris!

   90 years ago today, Elbridge Hutchinson McLean and Doris Horton Dennison were married in Portland, Maine. He, despite his tremor from being gassed in France, where he’d been a motorcycle dispatch rider and horse-drawn ambulence driver. She, … Continue

3. Social Seniors: housing for elderly benefit dinner

   What if we had to hold a bake sale to buy a fighter jet? OK, what if we had to hold a public dinner to support our senior living communities? That’s one way to show our support of … Continue

4. Virtual Dementia Tour: What’s it like to live with Alzheimers?

   Earlier this week, Ann Quinlan, a Senior Care Advisor at Beach Glass Transitions, attended a “Virtual Dementia Tour” at Sedgewood Commons Alzheimer’s Care, an Assisted Living Community for seniors with dementia, in Falmouth ME.   Here Ann  shares her thoughts … Continue

5. What is it like to have Alzheimer’s: A provocative discussion at Sedgewood Commons

   This special discussion series will start with a walk through virtual tour putting you in the shoes of a person with Alzheimer’s dementia. You will see things, hear things, feel things, and your thought process will be … Continue

6. 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

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