Senior Digest News

Protect your assets by owning a home

February 25, 2012 5:40:20 PM by Administrator Account

Legal Corner by Paul A. Brule

Many people contact our law firm about how to prevent losing assets to pay for nursing home expenses. When appropriate, our advice is to purchase a home. If someone already owns a home, the individual may wish to consider making improvements to the home or buying a more expensive home.

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Simple actions improve patient care

February 25, 2012 5:38:34 PM by Administrator Account

Living with Alzheimer's by Camilla Farrell

Sundowning is a term used to describe the agitation, pacing, irritability and disorientation that many people with Alzheimer’s experience during the late afternoon, evening or night. For those who work or live with older adults who have dementia, Sundown Syndrome or “sundowning” is one of the most challenging situations they encounter on a daily basis.

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Explore opportunities offered by AmeriCorps

February 25, 2012 5:36:09 PM by Administrator Account

Service Link by Janice Pothier Pac

Tim Roderick, 65, always thought Amer-iCorps was for young people. He’d seen the pictures of twenty-somethings working in schools or cleaning up debris after a natural disaster and assumed he wasn’t eligible for the federally-sponsored service program.
But then he learned that with AmeriCorps, as stated on its Web site, “There is no upper age limit.”

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Personal approach pays dividends

January 31, 2012 8:58:38 AM by Administrator Account

On the Senior Agenda by William F. Flynn, Jr.

In 2011, the Gray Panthers of Rhode Island merged with the Senior Agenda Coalition, retaining its identity as the coalition’s membership partner. Together we have been working on a campaign to build membership and identify issues. We have been doing that in partnership with the Rhode Island Organizing Project (RIOP), a coalition of 15 organizations that helps mobilize people to improve their communities. It has won victories for funding after-school programs, improving neighborhoods, producing affordable housing and most recently securing shelter for homeless persons in Woonsocket.

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Asking about lighting could brighten your day

January 31, 2012 8:57:13 AM by Administrator Account

Today's Antiques by Scott Davis

Prior to the invention of the electric light, most lighting was achieved using portable oil lamps and candles that lit a small area. Larger spaces needed to be lit by chandeliers and sconces that were mounted to ceilings and walls. Those fixtures could be fitted with multiple lamps or candles.

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