Older & Wiser
Old age is always 15 years older than I am. -
Bernard Baruch
• Older Americans Month: May 2008
2/10/08 (11:19 p.m.) The Children's Village at
Christian City is hosting a foster parent orientation on Thursday, February
28th from 6pm-8pm on their campus at 7347 Red Oak...
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11/5/07 (7:33 a.m.) So often families wait to consider
assisted living or nursing & rehabilitation options until there is a crisis in
the home---mother falls and breaks a hip, dad forgets to take his pills or isn’t
eating properly and ends up hospitalized in a diabetic coma...
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7/11/07 (SPM Wire) The secret to successful aging is simple -
stay in tune with new trends. So say some of our nation's oldest Americans who
were polled in a new study.
The second annual "Evercare 100 @ 100 Survey" polled one hundred Americans
turning 100 and older this year about their practices and habits and found that,
contrary to some conventional stereotypes, centenarians are staying in touch
with the times...
6/9/07 It’s not yet clear why overweight elderly adults have
low levels of vitamin D in their blood. However, researchers at the Jean
Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University
(USDA HNRCA) have found that lack of sun exposure may not account for low
levels of vitamin D in elders who are overweight...
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3/1/08 (6:30 p.m.) The Area Agency on Aging at the Atlanta
Regional Commission is pleased to announce the launch of its educational
session, “Mapping Your Future Your Way…” The session is a comprehensive look
at preparing for retirement based on the governor’s initiative to heighten
awareness about the importance of lifelong...
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2/17/08 (7:53 p.m.) The statistics
are sobering. According to the US Census Bureau, 164,423 children in Georgia
live in grandparent-headed households and more than 600 of these grandparents
who are raising their grandchildren...
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1/9/08 (4:19 p.m.)
Patients over the age of 60 who have elective surgeries such as joint
replacements, hysterectomies and other non-emergency, inpatient procedures, are
at an increased risk for long-term cognitive problems, according to a new study
led by Duke University Medical Center...
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Fayette Senior Services Names New
Executive Director
L to R: Fayette Senior Services Board of Directors
Treasurer Sharon Cummings, Board President Vicki Turner, Executive Director
Debbie Britt and former Executive Director Andy Carden
11/3/07 (12:01 a.m.) The
Executive Board of Fayette Senior Services has announced that Debbie Britt has
been named the agency’s new executive director...
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9/2/07 The sort of swelling that occurs when a joint
is damaged by injury or degeneration is normally essential to the healing
process, but when it comes to the knee, that inflammation can actually
interfere with healing... More
 7/11/07 (ARA) - As the oldest baby boomers move closer to retirement, studies indicate that approximately one-third have intentions to participate in community service.... |
3/19/08 (11:17 p.m.) Fayette Senior
Services will sponsor AARP’s 55 Alive Driver Safety Program classes on Tuesday,
April 8 and Thursday April 10 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at their new life enrichment
center located at 4 Center Drive in Fayetteville (across from the Fayette
County... More
3/1/08 (4:23 p.m.) The task of moving an elderly family
member or other loved one from their private home to an assisted living
community can be an overwhelming one, even for the stoutest of heart.
Everyone wants to maintain their own household as long as possible. No
one wants to be reliant on someone else for their basic caretaking...
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2/17/08 (8:55 p.m.) ExceptionalOPS, an advocacy
group for the developmentally disabled and Fayette Senior Services, a non-profit
organization that provides a broad scope of life-enhancing services to
Fayette... More
1/8/08 (10:38) Forms for qualifying senior citizens to register
for the 2008 Senior Homestead Exemption are now available at City Hall...
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12/9/07 (7:41 p.m.) Elderly patients who receive new eyeglasses not only have
better vision and subsequent increased activity levels, but also have fewer
symptoms of depression, according to a new report...
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10/24/07 When elderly nursing home residents contract
pneumonia, it is a blow to their already fragile health. Simin Nikbin
Meydani, DVM, PhD, of the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research
Center on Aging at Tufts University and colleagues report that
maintaining normal serum zinc concentration in the blood may help reduce
the risk of pneumonia development...
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8/23/07 (ARA) – For millions of seniors, loneliness can have a very serious affect on their physical and mental health; but there are many ways to overcome loneliness and improve their quality of life...
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 7/11/07 (ARA) – Caring for aging skin involves far more than fighting wrinkles and age spots. Skin health – from protection against UV rays to proper wound care - plays a vital role in overall health for senior Americans... |
