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The Older Americans Act defines an older adult as someone 60 years old and older. We follow that definition at Senior Resources – but some of our programs may use 65 and AARP starts sending you membership information right before you turn 50. The National Institute on Aging generally uses 65 or older, and Census […]

Aging – it can be something many people dread. But another way to look at it: If we’re lucky, we will grow old! Many are denied the opportunity. If you’ve followed Senior Resources for any length of time, you know that we’re all about helping people age with dignity and independence, in the home setting […]

Chances are, yes, you are ageist. Most of us are in some way. Often it’s because we don’t really think of our jokes, comments, or even inner voice as being ageist – because it’s acceptable, it’s been viewed as humorous for years, and because we often don’t want to think about aging. To learn more […]

Aging – it can be something many people dread. But another way to look at it: If we’re lucky, we will grow old! Many are denied the opportunity. If you’ve followed Senior Resources for any length of time, you know that we’re all about helping people age with dignity and independence, in the home setting […]

Aging – it can be something many people dread. But another way to look at it: If we’re lucky, we will grow old! Many are denied the opportunity. If you’ve followed Senior Resources for any length of time, you know that we’re all about helping people age with dignity and independence, in the home setting […]

Judy and Ernest (Ernie) Prince were first introduced to Senior Resources when they did estate planning with a local attorney. Ernie has bacterial cellulitis and was in the hospital dealing with that and some other issues; he wanted to go home. The last hospitalization, the orthopedic physician said the best option appeared to be amputation. […]

As we age, our chances of getting a disease like dementia increases. More than 6 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s Disease, the most prevalent form of dementia. In order to help people live well, and to increase understanding of what dementia is, for the past five years we’ve been promoting a social movement called […]