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Empowered Aging advocates for seniors and adults with disabilities Uploaded: Thu, Jul 1, 2021, 5:24 pm Time to read: about 1 minutes Ombudsman Services of Contra Costa, Solano and Alameda, a nonprofit organization that serves seniors, adults with disabilities and their families at facilities throughout the East Bay Area, has announced that it is rebranding and will now be known as Empowered Aging. Staff said the rebranded title will provide an uplifting and inclusive name that reflects the org...

The Township of Whitewater Region has announced the launch of a new pilot program to help seniors age in place without being stuck in place.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art launches "Your Met Art Box" in collaboration with Citymeals on Wheels The monthly “Your Met Art Box” features four art cards with full-color images of works from the Museum’s permanent collection, along with questions and activities to encourage seniors and Citymeals volunteers to explore art and art making together during weekly conversations. © Metropolitan Museum of Art 2021. Photo: Eileen Travell. NEW YORK, NY .-The Metropolitan Museum of Art has partnere...

Article content Living through the COVID-19 pandemic this past year has been especially tough on seniors, as many of them remain isolated. To help form connections with seniors, Community Links launched the Keep in Touch program in October 2020, in partnership with Volunteer Airdrie. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Community Links offers Keep in Touch program to isolated seniors Back to video The program is modelled after a program that was create...

Life under lockdown: 3 seniors tell us what the pandemic is like in their retirement and nursing homes as the pandemic rages but a vaccine is within reach INSIDER 12/12/2020 insider@insider.com (Laura Entis) © Jonas Güttler/picture alliance via Getty Images A soldier converses with a resident of the Elisabeth Roock House in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, on May 20, 2020. Jonas Güttler/picture alliance via Getty Images For nearly nine months, those in nursing homes, and ...