Monthly Archives: August 2011

Deficit dilemma

Posted on August 18, 2011 by St. Andrews

I was recently reading Innovations, a magazine by the National Council on Aging.  There were some very interesting articles in a recent edition regarding how to help cut our deficit while not negatively impacting our vulnerable seniors and the disabled.  … Continue reading →

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So what are Shingles?

Posted on August 11, 2011 by St. Andrews

My mother lived to the age of 97 and had a fairly good life—not easy—but good.  However, there was a period she suffered greatly for many weeks for something at that time I knew little about—shingles. 

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How to prevent falls

Posted on August 10, 2011 by St. Andrews

In speaking with our many older adults, I hear all the time, “I do not want to go to the hospital or nursing home.”

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Averting the Debt Crisis, Paying Attention to Future Funding Cuts

Posted on August 4, 2011 by St. Andrews

By: Ann Bannes I think most of have been pretty fed up with Washington during these last weeks and months.

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Heat wave claims another life

Posted on August 2, 2011 by St. Andrews

How distressful was it to read again that another older adult died due to the extreme heat.  Apparently, the woman was not found for two weeks in her home, which did not have a working air conditioner.

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