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A woman helping an elderly man to his bed.

Feb 28 2022

The crafting of Rhode Island’s first State Plan on Caregiving – Herb Weiss

By Herb Weiss | Feb 28, 2022
By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues Rhode Island has the distinction of having one of the highest percentages ...
A nurse is talking to an elderly woman in a chair.

Feb 21 2022

RI State Budget must address long term care staffing crisis – Herb Weiss

By Herb Weiss | Feb 21, 2022
by Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues As Rhode Island and states throughout the country loosen COVID-19 mask restrictions ...
An older couple sitting on a couch.

Feb 14 2022

“Living Apart Together” couples need to discuss caregiving, health issues with family, each other – Herb Weiss

By Herb Weiss | Feb 14, 2022
By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues With divorce rates soaring since the 1990s, and aging baby boomers 50 ...
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Feb 7 2022

Medicare slow to fix equity issue for seniors’ access to at-home COVID test kits – Herb Weiss

By Herb Weiss | Feb 7, 2022
by Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues Last month, COVID-19 home test kits were made available in a variety ...
A couple sitting on a bench in a park.

Jan 31 2022

Senate Aging Committee: Seniors urged to prepare for making financial decisions – Herb Weiss

By Herb Weiss | Jan 31, 2022
By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues Over two weeks ago, U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and Tim Scott ...
A group of people with their hands raised in the air.

Jan 24 2022

Calls for Rhode Island to become more “Age Friendly” – Herb Weiss

By Herb Weiss | Jan 24, 2022
By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues On Aug. 3, 2020, The Decade of Healthy Aging 2020-2030 proposal was ...
A man and woman walking down a dirt path.

Jan 17 2022

Campaign reminds Veteran caregivers to “Take Care of Themselves” – Herb Weiss

By Herb Weiss | Jan 17, 2022
By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues Since 2011, AARP and the Ad Council have launched public service announcements ...
A man and woman looking at a computer screen.

Jan 10 2022

Tech use flourishes during pandemic, particularly among seniors – Herb Weiss

By Herb Weiss | Jan 10, 2022
By Herb Weiss, contributing writer Over the course of 71 episodes of the widely-acclaimed Sopranos, Dr. Jennifer Melfi met with ...
An older couple sitting on rocks near a pond.

Jan 3 2022

Some Favs… Looking Back at 2021 – Herb Weiss

By Herb Weiss | Jan 3, 2022
By Herb Weiss As an ‘age beat’ journalist for over 40 years, I have penned more than 813 articles covering aging, ...
RINewsToday

Jan 2 2022

My most popular reads as an “age beat” journalist in 2022 – Herb Weiss

By Herb Weiss | Jan 2, 2022
By Herb Weiss, contributing writer As an ‘age beat’ journalist for over 43 years, I have freelanced more than 867 stories ...