DEA's goals unchanged

From the Director's Desk by Catherine Taylor

    During this year’s session of the Rhode Island General Assembly, legislation was passed that directed that the Department of Elderly Affairs (DEA) become a division within the Department of Human Services (DHS). Although that is a significant change, the work and the mission of the DEA remain the same: “To preserve the independence, dignity, and capacity for choice for seniors, adults with disabilities, families and caregivers.”


Minor adjustment yield major results

Fit for Life by Jeanine Achin

    We are an “in-the-car,” “sit-behind-a-desk” or “sit-in-front-of-the-TV” society. For many of us, our daily lives do not require a whole lot of physical activity. So if we want to be more active and thereby healthier, thinner, more agile and stronger, we need to make an effort to add segments of activity into our daily schedules.

Program aims to reduce costs, boost care

By Joan Woods

    Beginning in January, Medicare recipients should be aware of a new term thanks to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 -- accountable care organization or ACO.

Pay tribute at World Trade Center site

Senior Travel Talk by Moe Rondeau

    September 11 marks the 10th anniversary of the day that terrorists killed more than 3,000 people at the World Trade Center in New York City, at the Pentagon and in Arlington, Va., just outside Washington, D.C., and in a field near Shanksville, Pa., about 60 miles southeast of Pittsburgh.

Autumn is season for volunteers to rise

Service Link by Louise Cadieux

    Summertime is winding down, and the children and grandchildren will be heading back to school. That means you will have extra time on your hands to volunteer.

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