Posts Tagged ‘elderly’
Movies for Grownups®Awards: Best film, shows, talents for 50+ audience. And the nominees are… – Herb Weiss
By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues Over a week ago, the 2024 Golden Globe Awards, with a viewership of 9.4 million, the highest ratings in years, honored the best films in both the American and international film industry and programming on television and cable. This award ceremony, hosted by comedian Jo Koy and broadcast live from the Beverly…
Read MoreNeeds and priorities of aging Rhode Islanders must remain paramount – Maureen Maigret
by Maureen Maigret, chair, Aging in Community Subcommittee of the Long Term Care Coordinating Council David Cicilline affirms “the needs and priorities of aging Rhode Islanders must remain paramount” David Cicilline, President and CEO of the Rhode Island Foundation and former member of Congress, was the keynote speaker at the 15th Annual Conference and Expo…
Read MoreModest Social Security COLA increase seen as chump change by some – Herb Weiss
By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues Last week, the Social Security Administration (SSA) announced that Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for more than 71 million beneficiaries will increase 3.2% in 2024, about $59 per month starting in January. The 2024 payment declined from last year’s 8.7%, but that had been the…
Read MoreWill Magaziner fulfill call to reestablish House Aging Committee? – Herb Weiss
by Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues With Congressman David Cicilline retiring from Congress, no House lawmaker has yet stepped up to reintroduce, H.R. 583, the Rhode Island lawmaker’s resolution to reestablish the House Select Committee on Aging (HSCoA). Without receiving a vote in the House Rules Committee at the end of the 117th Congress, the resolution…
Read MoreOcean State Job Lot’s “Senior Deal Days” returns
Ocean State Job Lot’s “Senior Deal Days” Returns September 21st – 27th Region’s premier closeout retailer to give customers ages 62 and older gift cards equal to 40% of their purchases of $20+ Ocean State Job Lot (OSJL), a premier discount retail chain with 152 stores across the Northeast, announces the return of “Senior Deal Days” from Thursday, September…
Read MoreThe Village helps grandparent/kinship caregivers in need – Herb Weiss
By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues When we dream about our retirement years, these dreams most likely don’t include images of diapers, children’s tantrums, and school buses. However, for some grandparents and other kinship caregivers, their later years include these images, as they become primary caregivers for their grandchildren/kin children. Nationally, more than 2.5…
Read MoreCombating loneliness and isolation in nursing facilities – Herb Weiss
By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues Almost four months ago, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy released an 81-page advisory report titled “Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation,” putting a spotlight on a troubling national problem, the growing incidence of loneliness caused by isolation in our society. The nation’s chief advocate for public health…
Read MorePrudential Financial study: Gen Xers stumbling into retirement – Herb Weiss
By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues While aging baby boomers ease into retirement, a new research study finds that Generation X, born between 1965 and 1979, are now facing the harsh reality of not being financially prepared for their looming retirement. This demographic cohort group follows the baby boomers (1946 to 1964) and…
Read MoreA call for supporting the nation’s caregivers – Herb Weiss
By Herb Weiss, contributing writer Just 511 days until the 2024 Presidential Election (Nov. 5, 2024), older voters call on Congress to provide more support for the nation’s family caregivers, according to a new AARP Family Caregiving study, released on May 5, 2023, conducted by the bipartisan polling team of Fabrizio Ward and Impact Research. Former First Lady,…
Read MoreTwilight Wish Foundation forms Rhode Island chapter
National nonprofit Twilight Wish Foundation, headquartered in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, is pleased to announce the appointment of Jane Donnelly as director of the newly-formed Rhode Island chapter. Donnelly worked as a quality assurance manager for many years, most recently at the Educational Records Bureau in Manhattan. In addition, she volunteered for the National Charity League for seven…
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