Are your parents ready for assisted living?
March 26, 2013 in Alexandria Echo Press
I get asked this question all the time: How do you know when it is time for your parents to move? Continue Reading
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Flu season ‘bad one for the eldery,’ CDC says
January 18, 2013 in The Dickinson Press
The number of older people hospitalized with the flu has risen sharply, prompting federal officials to take unusual steps to make more flu medicines available and to urge wider use of them as soon as symptoms appear. Continue Reading
Nancy Roethler, Grand Forks, N.D. letters: Give the elderly something to celebrate
December 1, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
Nancy Roethler of Grand Forks writes letter on the importance of visiting shut-ins and the elderly. Continue Reading
Heating assistance requests down statewide: Benefit available for low-income family, elderly, disabled
October 12, 2012 in The Dickinson Press
With the first snow of the season having passed through bringing with it the reminder that North Dakota winters are downright chilly, heating bills are sure to be on the way. Continue Reading
Platte facility reborn with partnership
October 4, 2012 in The Daily Republic
Hospital leases independent living building to private operator.
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New tool helps older drivers assess sensitive question
August 25, 2012 in Alexandria Echo Press
The National Institutes of Health recently unveiled a new online resource for older drivers and families seeking information on an often sensitive topic: Is it still safe to drive? Continue Reading
ND’s 85-and-up population growing
April 28, 2012 in The Dickinson Press
GRAND FORKS Gordon Caldis, 92, still lives in the home on Grand Forks’ Belmont Road that he moved into 60 years ago with his wife, LeNore. Continue Reading
Lower death risk seen in older patients with heart bypass surgery
March 27, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
Older patients with clogged heart arteries may face a little lower death risk over time if they have bypass operations instead of angioplasty and stents to fix the problem. Continue Reading
Artificial knees in nearly 1 in 20 U.S. adults
February 10, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
That’s more than 4 million people, according to the first national estimate showing how common these replacement joints have become in an aging population. Continue Reading
Last known World War I veteran dies at 110
February 7, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
Florence Green was the last known surviving veteran of World War I. She was serving with the Women’s Royal Air Force as a waitress at an air base in eastern England when the guns fell silent on Nov. 11, 1918. It was not until 2010 that she was officially recognized as a veteran after a researcher found her service record in Britain’s National Archives. Continue Reading
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