The quilting club has worked since December on lap quilts it is donating to Richmond Eldercare residents.
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Posted inPortland Forecaster
Senior Companion Program seeks more clients during pandemic
In-person visits have been suspended, but homebound seniors benefit from weekly wellness calls, The Opportunity Alliance says.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
‘Normalcy’: Area seniors talk about how they’re staying sane and healthy as they await a vaccine
Local couples rely on new activities and imaginative tweaks to old routines to stay safe and sane during COVID.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Broadband access key to Maine’s economic recovery
As work gets more mobile, we will need to invest in infrastructure that will bring jobs here. This isn’t a problem that the market will solve.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Portland looking for shopping volunteers for elderly
PORTLAND — The city’s Office of Elder Affairs is starting a temporary volunteer service to provide grocery shopping and food delivery to elderly residents during the coronavirus pandemic. Portland residents 65 or older who are unable to go to a grocery store or food pantry and have no family or friends able to help are […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Southern Forecaster
Despite isolation, senior centers help residents connect
Isolation related to the coronavirus has led to caregivers for the elderly seeking new an innovative ways to keep them connected to their families.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
LePage-era rule to help seniors avoid property tax foreclosure to stay … for now
State lawmakers shelve bipartisan efforts to revisit the law governing how cities and towns recoup back taxes from the elderly.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Mills releases bonds for senior housing that LePage blocked for 3 years
The $15 million package would create an estimated 200 new affordable housing units, with $500,000 earmarked for home repairs for low-income seniors.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Mills to authorize sale of long-stalled senior housing bonds
Approved by 69 percent of voters three years ago, the $15 million in bonds to help finance construction of affordable senior housing units had been held up by Gov. Paul LePage.
Posted inBusiness, Life & Culture, Nation & World, News
Starbucks gives workers backup care benefits
The coffee giant will subsidize care for children and adults, which will cost employees $1 per hour.