Elder Resources
From Karen Keefe of ALDA-Boston :
Saturday 4/25, 1 to 4pm at the Watertown Free Public Library— a presentation on assistive technology and hearing loss with Jon O’Dell, technology manager (guru!) from the Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (MCDHH)!
.... we are delighted to announce that Jonathon O’Dell from MCDHH has graciously accepted [...]
strong>New Census Disability Statistics Released: One in Five Americans have a Disability
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Robert Bernstein
Public Information Office
301-763-3030/763-3762 (fax)
e-mail: pio@census.gov
Number of Americans With a Disability Reaches 54.4 Million
About one in five U.S. residents – 19 percent – reported some level of disability in 2005, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report released today. These 54.4 million [...]
Following up on the conversations started in previous months, discussions continue in Weston this month:
Wednesday, February 19 7:00 – 8:30 p.m.
at Weston Public Library, 87 School Street, Weston, MA
(directions)
rsvp to events@springwell.com or (617) 926-4100
Not directly disability-related, but I’ve posted about boomers and hearing loss and other disabilities on this blog in the past and I got a kick out this article …. from AARP the Magazine on the first boomer!
Born Identity
By Sarah Mahoney, November 2007
She’s America’s first boomer, and she’s eligible for Social Security
Visit AARP Bulletin Online for [...]
The conversation about community living in the future continues at Springwell (elder services) . . .
the CONVERSATIONS have begun
Throughout Massachusetts, boomers and non-boomers alike are talking about how to create the communities of THEIR FUTURE. Retirement communities, assisted livings and nursing homes are not part of the picture.They are focused on remaining in their home [...]
Check Springwell’s website for January events on subjects ranging from Alzheimers to sexuality and aging.
... And check out the Watertown Council on Aging (COA’s) January newsletter and calendar of events which include Tai Chi and computer classes!
Join the Watertown Mall Health Lecture Series on Friday, January 4 at 10am for a presentation on Springwell Services & Resources for Elders by Sandra Boris-Berkowitz from Springwell. The Lecture will be at the Old Country Buffet with free blood pressure screenings available from 10 am to 12 noon with David Neylon, R.N. of the Watertown Board [...]
From Springwell, co-sponsored by the Watertown Council on Aging, a discussion on Communities of the future and “aging at home:”
Throughout Massachusetts, boomers and non-boomers alike are talking about how to create the communities of their future. Retirement communities, assisted-living facilities and nursing homes are not part of the picture. People are focused on remaining in [...]
Brigham House on Mount Auburn Street is home to many veterans from the Greatest Generation:
Many veterans make their home at Brigham House
By Jillian Fennimore, Staff Writer
Thu Nov 15, 2007, 12:03 PM EST
WATERTOWN – Brigham House is the proud home of many Watertown veterans who have formed a special bond.
This Veterans Day, many of those men quietly [...]
An invaluable local resource, Perkins School for the Blind offers classes at its Elder Learning Center and other services for elders with vision loss:
Helping older adults 55+ live independent and fulfilling livesOutreach Services to Elders provides seniors 55 years or older with significant vision loss training within their home and classes at the Elder Learning Center. Seniors [...]
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