Age-friendly organizations across the state are hosting social events, volunteering free rides and providing other services and supports necessary for Maine’s seniors to stay active in their communities.
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Andwell’s GUIDE program tailors dementia support for Maine families
Michelle Stebbins of Andwell Health Partners explains how the new GUIDE dementia care model will serve caregivers and patients across Maine.
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Third Thursday rebuilds seniors’ social connections
“No one should be alone in old age, he thought, but it is unavoidable.” — “The Old Man and the Sea,” Ernest Hemingway Former U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has described loneliness as a “global epidemic,” which affects the body as well as the heart. “We have to take steps in our personal lives to […]
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Portlanders take up the shovel for elderly neighbors
‘I think in Portland we have a strong sense of taking care of neighbors and friends,’ said Todd Ricker, a volunteer snow shoveler.
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Age Friendly South Portland lauded by AARP
The committee received AARP’s 2024 Beacon Community Award for excellence serving senior citizens.
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Social Security recipients will get 2.5% cost-of-living boost in 2025, smaller than in recent past
Recipients received a 3.2% increase in their benefits in 2024, after a historically large 8.7% benefit increase in 2023, brought on by record 40-year-high inflation.
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Social Security’s scheduled cost of living increase ‘won’t make a dent’ for some retirees
Social Security recipients are expected to receive a smaller cost-of-living increase in January than in recent years as inflation moderates.
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Fitness tips from Maine Senior Games’ Athlete of the Year
Triathlon athlete and 81-year-old retiree Charles Cray has been in several Maine Senior Games over the years. His secret? “Keep moving.”
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Brunswick senior housing residents complain of mold, while management says issue is resolved
Tenants at Pejepscot Terrace, a mainly low-income senior housing complex in Brunswick, moved in to live affordably amidst Maine’s growing housing crisis. Some tenants did not anticipate, however, having to spend their later years fighting mold for the first time in their lives.