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A look at how the city is working to ensure fair access and opportunities for its older adults

Tale-a-phone: Isolated people in Co Wexford to benefit from traditional stories Public can call up for 20-minute story in council effort to combat loneliness among elderly Wed, Feb 3, 2021, 01:00 Storyteller Joe Brennan from Wexford town, storytelling over the phone. Photograph: Patrick Browne Your Web Browser may be out of date. If you are using Internet Explorer 9, 10 or 11 our Audio player will not work properly.   As older people continue to feel isolated due to the coronavirus pandemi...

Bay of Plenty projects for elderly get funding boost through Community Connects 1 Feb, 2021 03:09 AM 3 minutes to read Rotorua Daily Post By: Zizi Sparks Three Bay of Plenty groups are among the seven to receive a funding boost for age-friendly projects. Tauranga City Council, Rotorua Multicultural Council and Parksyde Trust Rotorua have all been awarded funding through Community Connects grants for projects focused on supporting seniors and strengthening their connection with the community. Ov...

Ride service brings age 65-plus to appointments, grocery shopping. Written By: Karen Tolkkinen | × A ride service for those 65-and-up has returned to a five-county area that includes Douglas County, and the program supervisor said customers are happy to hear it. “They really loved the program and there’s a lot of excitement that it’s returning because there’s a lot of need,” said Brenda Larson, the Aging Well coordinator for West Central Minnesota Communities Action....

Visionhaus/Getty Images Millennials arent killing the American Dream. Theyre reviving it. John Truslow Adams defined the American Dream as a better life for all, but consumerism got involved in a big way after World War II. Millennials are bringing back its true meaning, whether they seek a life of suburbia or an alternative path. A college-educated couple, mortgaged house with a white picket fence, 2.5 kids, and a dog: Its the American Dream, and millennials are "...

The second major lockdown is having a huge impact on all our lives, but for some the isolation has left them particularly vulnerable, says Mary Deery, Louths Age Friendly Co-Ordinator. It was a bit of a shock for us all this time around, said Mary. Before Christmas we didnt think there would be another full lockdown. Fortunately, we did some planning in December after funding came in under the Community Resilience Fund. Mary has been leading efforts under the Louth Community Call initiative sin...

The second major lockdown is having a huge impact on all our lives, but for some the isolation has left them particularly vulnerable, says Mary Deery, Louths Age Friendly Co-Ordinator. It was a bit of a shock for us all this time around, said Mary. Before Christmas we didnt think there would be another full lockdown. Fortunately, we did some planning in December after funding came in under the Community Resilience Fund. Mary has been leading efforts under the Louth Community Call initiative sin...

Letter to the editor: Give older Mainers higher priority for COVID vaccine Federal recommendations to vaccinate people 75 and older at the same time as younger front-line workers don’t take into account the greater risk of death for seniors. Share I am writing to ask that Gov. Mills direct the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention to follow the lead of other states and prioritize COVID-19 vaccine distribution for older adults in Maine. The current recommendations advise that the fe...

Dominico Zapata/Stuff When John McIntosh was very young, doctors told his parents he was unlikely to live past middle age. “My parents taught me really early in life to just get along with life. Dont let your disability impact on your life. Don’t let yourself be known by your disability it’s just something you’ve got,” McIntosh said. “So that’s how I lived my life. I played the drums in bands, I worked in the farming sector, but I didn’t talk about my disability.” It was a ...

31 local authority-based Age Friendly Technical Advisors have been announced by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage including for Co. Clare.  This launch represents another substantial development in the joint policy statement, Housing Options for Our Ageing Population, which was launched in February 2019 by the Department of Housing and the Department of Health. In July 2020, Ireland’s new programme for government pledged a mission and vision of an Age Friendly Irelan...