Senior Digest News

Oral hygiene is a link to maintaining health

January 31, 2012 8:55:51 AM by Administrator Account

By Kathleen Heren

Members of Rhode Island’s Long-Term Care Council recently discussed oral hygiene in relationship to the elderly. Two mobile dental providers explained their company’s role in providing dental services for elderly residents of long-term care facilities whose payment source is Medicaid. For people who have family members an assisted living setting, the difficulty of finding dentists who accept Medicaid can be quite challenging, if not impossible. To learn that there are services available was very promising.

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Can’t drive? Don’t fuss; get out and hop a bus

January 31, 2012 8:54:36 AM by Administrator Account

On the Inside by Kathleen S. Connell

People of the “Senior Digest” generation re-member Duke Ellington. Who of a certain age cannot hum if not sing the lyrics to his classic “Don’t Get Around Much Anymore”? It’s a jazz ballad about someone who, due to circumstances, is pretty much out of circulation, spending lonely days and nights at home. Was Ellington offering a remedy by choosing “Take the A Train” as his orchestra’s signature theme song?

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’Tis the season to visit Sachuest Point

January 31, 2012 8:53:10 AM by Administrator Account

The Wild Life by Todd McLeish

One of the best places in Rhode Island to observe wildlife in winter is the Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge in Middletown at the eastern end of Second Beach. It’s an ideal place to take your grandchildren to explore nature, and it’s an idyllic setting for an easy walk along wide grassy paths with spectacular views.

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Heart Association stresses exercise

January 31, 2012 8:50:03 AM by Administrator Account

Fit for Life by Jeanine Achin

If you have been tempted to “slow down” or have decided to take it easy this year, here are some important facts to consider from the American Heart Association (AHA):
• The older people become, the more they need regular exercise.

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Take security steps before heading south

January 31, 2012 8:48:44 AM by Administrator Account

AG's Corner by Peter F. Kilmartin

Winter is teasing us this year, with temperatures in December and January warmer than expected. But we all know Mother Nature is fickle, and that winter in New England is unpredictable. While we have been spared tundra-like chills and sky-high snow banks so far, winter is far from over. The “Farmer’s Almanac” is calling for a stormier than usual February, including some “potent” Nor’eas-ters.

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