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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Sale of Augusta’s Howell House has residents worried
Services have been cut back in anticipation of a sale, and the seniors who live there say the housing complex is failing in its mission.
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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.
Posted inThe Franklin Journal
Wilton-area fitness program for those 55+ aims to ‘keep people moving’
At The Studio in Wilton, Mary Kalel aims to show her older clients that they’re “never too old to start a fitness routine.”
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Older workers are a growing share of the American workforce
The share of older Americans who are working has doubled in the past 35 years, a new report finds. They’re also working longer hours and earning higher wages.
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How to help seniors stay safe and warm this winter
Silver Linings: SeniorsPlus can do a benefit checkup to see what programs and services older people are eligible for
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71-year-old charged with murder in woman’s death at Topsham senior housing complex
Resident Christine Miller, 64, died Tuesday of ‘sharp force injuries,’ police say. Robert McClure, 71, has been charged with murder.
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Maine residential care facilities rarely sanctioned, despite cases of abuse, neglect
The state cited dozens of incidents between 2020 and 2022, but only one resulted in a fine, an investigation found.
