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"Changing the Way We Age" - A Healthy U Lecture
by (Covenant Villag...)
Submitted 09-01-2015 under NONPROFITS
Whole-person wellness is a balancing act, according to Connie Wysocki, RN and Kara Hansen, exercise physiologist at Covenant Village of the Great Lakes, a senior living community in Grand Rapids. And it’s key to living a...
Catalyst Radio: North Kent Community Services helps rural area residents with basic life needs
by (Catalyst Radio)
Submitted 03-04-2015 under NEWS
Don't have time to listen now? Download the mp3 and listen at your leisure. INTERVIEW In this episode of Catalyst Radio we hear about the extensive array of services being provided by North Kent Community Services in rural areas of the...
The Kent County Senior Millage: Aging With Dignity, Aging At Home
by (Area Agency on Aging)
Submitted 06-11-2014 under NONPROFITS
If you could age anywhere, where would it be? Would you opt for a warmer climate? Live with family? Move into a facility? According to multiple studies, over 90% of seniors want to age in their own homes instead of going into...
Advocates for Senior Issues invite you to Kent County Senior Millage Open House
by (Area Agency on Aging)
Submitted 10-08-2013 under NONPROFITS
The Advocates for Senior Issues, a non-partisan group of older adults, is inviting the community to attend the Kent County Senior Millage Open House on Friday, October 18, 2013. The Open House will be held in conjunction with the Advocates for...
Handy Helen class empowers female caregivers in home repair skills
by (Area Agency on Aging)
Submitted 04-02-2013 under NONPROFITS
Many older women may have relied on their husband to be the handyman around the house, fixing the leaky faucets and keeping up with the home maintenance. But what happens when their husbands are not able to do these chores due to health or memory...
How Adult Day Services (ADS) can help someone with dementia
by (Area Agency on Aging)
Submitted 12-10-2012 under NONPROFITS
A dementia diagnosis doesn’t automatically mean packing your loved one’s bags and moving them into a nursing facility. Many older adults are being cared for at home and having dementia doesn’t have to change that decision. In fact...