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Social Security ‘21 COLA Increase Anemic
By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues With the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) announcement of next year’s Social Security and Supplemental Security Income’s (SSI) meager cost-of-living adjustment (COLA), over 70 million beneficiaries will only see an increase of 1.3 percent in their monthly checks in 2021. Last year’s COLA increase was 2.8 percent, the…
Read More16 year olds and up: Be a Poll Worker – Shortages Threaten Elections
By Herb Weiss, contributing writer With spikes in COVID-19 cases occurring across the nation, causing concerns about the safety or health risk to workers staffing polling sites, AARP announces a new initiative to recruit persons of all ages for the upcoming presidential election to work the polling sites. AARP along with the Association of Young…
Read MoreRI Election Results are in
For final, official tallies refer to: https://www.ri.gov/election/results/2020/statewide_primary/ Some highlights of races of interest as we start the day on Thurs, September 10th – without mail-in ballots: Statewide Representative in Congress, District 2 – Rep. James Langevin over Dylan Conley Representative in Congress, District 2 – Robert Lancia over Dylan Conley Central Falls Mayor of Central…
Read MorePawtucket has ART!
The City of Pawtucket, Pawtucket City Council, and the Pawtucket Arts Panel have announced the award of $30,000 in grant funds to provide operational support to 9 nonprofit Pawtucket-based art groups, and funding for 9 creative events and artistic programing, including art exhibitions, music, and other ongoing art activities at Pawtucket venues. “Pawtucket is known…
Read MoreButterflies Bring Comfort in Time of Grieving
By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging Susan feels “joy in her heart and complete happiness” whenever she sees a butterfly. A butterfly came into her life as she mourned her brother’s death in 1990. Before he died, she remembers her brother saying that he would come back as a butterfly. The 62-year-old Pawtucket resident…
Read MoreSenate Comm. on Aging: Impact of Isolation and Loneliness on Seniors During COVID-19
By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging As the COVID-19 crisis has shuttered businesses throughout the nation, state and federal health officials scramble to stop the spread of this deadly virus. As states begin to slowly open up their economies, a growing number of researchers are finding that mandated social distancing and isolation through self-quarantine may have…
Read MoreThe Greatest Generation’s Last Hurrah
Editor’s Note: On June 6, 2020, we celebrate the 76th anniversary of D-Day. This article, recognizing America’s Greatest Generation who valiantly fought in World War II, was initially published in the Pawtucket Times on November 15, 2014. By Herb Weiss The G.I. Generation, born between 1901 to 1924, (coined the “The Greatest Generation” by nationally acclaimed journalist Tom Brokaw),…
Read MoreNational bill to protect nursing home residents, providers
By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues In May, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) will throw a bill in the legislative hopper to slow the spread of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in nursing homes. It’s a common-sense legislative proposal and needed. A recently released Kaiser Family Foundation study reported, “COVID-19…
Read MoreSenate Aging Committee Tackles COVID-19’s Devastating Impact on Seniors
By Herb Weiss, contributing writer, aging According to an analysis conducted for the Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity, as of May 22, in the 39 states that currently report such figures, 43 percent of all coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths have taken place in nursing homes and assisted living facilities. Since March, the COVID-19 cases in Rhode Island’s…
Read MoreOne in five Americans are unpaid family caregivers
by Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging As the nation sees a growing number of aging baby boomers, workforce shortages in health care and long-term care settings, increased state funding for community-based services, and a growing number of seniors requiring assistance in their daily activities, caregivers are needed more than ever. According to a recently released…
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