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Carter Bankshares, Inc.: Carter Bank & Trust Gives Back Through Magical Moments of CARE Campaign Bank contributed more than $23,000 to 35 non-profit organizations. MARTINSVILLE, VA / ACCESSWIRE / March 17, 2021 / Carter Bank & Trust recently contributed more than $23,000 to 35 local non-profit organizations throughout its footprint, as part of its Magical Moments of CARE campaign. Carter Bank & Trust donated $10 for each new personal and business checking account opened October - December 2020,...

Maryann Spanos March 2021. It has been a difficult year for everyone but we are finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. It has been especially difficult for older adults who have been on lockdown for a year, unable to interact with family or friends for fear of catching the virus. You have good reason to be afraid. COVID -19 has disproportionally killed more older adults than any other age group. 39,000 people have died in New York State from complications of COVID -19 and 138 of tho...

Share: Innovator brings its compassionate care to the Conejo Valley Silverado is pleased to announce that its new state-of-the-art memory care community in Thousand Oaks, California, is open and accepting residents as of March 29. The purpose-built community will provide Silverados signature style of compassionate, life-changing, evidence-based care to 82 people with Alzheimers disease and other memory impairing conditions. The two-story Thousand Oaks community is Silverados first in Ventura Co...

Vi’s Marissa Salvaleon Recognized on Crain’s 2021 Healthcare Heroes List Share Article CHICAGO (PRWEB) March 08, 2021 Vi at The Glen, a Vi community located in the suburban North Shore area of Glenview, announced today that registered nurse Marissa Salvaleon has been named one of Crain’s Chicago Business’ 2021 “Notable Healthcare Heroes.” The Crain’s list celebrates Chicago area doctors, nurses, EMTs and home health ...

MISSOULA, Mont. - Missoula Aging Services is offering a meal delivery program called, "March for Meals." The need for meals on wheels has gone up during the pandemic.

ONLINE: "Trace the Line" Conversations Feb 24, 2021 7:00 PM Filming for the Madison-based production company Bravebirds latest work, Trace the Line, was completed during the pandemic and the ongoing nationwide protests for racial justice. Director Alejandro Miranda Cruz will host conversations with community leaders from three cities that were a focus of protests in 2020: Angela Rose Myers Moroles, Minneapolis NAACP president; Joselynne Joy Gardner, Chicago Board of Education assistant deputy ...

The Department of Human Services (DHS), Department of Public Health (DPH), and local Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs) are joining together to ensure vulnerable seniors in Georgia have access to the COVID-19 vaccine.

Care Connection for Aging Services is sponsoring a free virtual support group for caregivers of adults with Alzheimer’s Disease and other types of dementia. A news release says the group meets from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. the first Wednesday of every month via Zoom. This support group is designed to provide emotional, educational and social support for caregivers. To register, participants may call (800) 748-7826; e-mail information@goaging.org or online at goaging.org/events. Registration is requ...

Tips from the latest research will be included in the presentation. 2:01 pm, Feb. 9, 2021 × The Alzheimer’s Association will offer a free virtual presentation titled "Healthy Living for Your Brain and Body: Tips from the Latest Research," from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 23. This presentation is free and open to the public; registration is required. For centuries, we’ve known that the health of the brain and the body are connected. But now, science is able to provide insight...

Laurels a ‘Best Workplace for Aging Services’ Submitted article Great Place to Work and Fortune magazine honored Ciena Healthcare/Laurel Health Care Company as one of the 2020 Best Workplaces for Aging Services. In Clinton County, Laurel Health includes The Laurels of Blanchester. The ranking considered feedback representing 189,159 employees working for Great Place to Work-Certified organizations in Senior Housing & Care and At-Home Care in the Aging Services industry, according to a news ...