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This year’s theme, Aging Unbound, offers an opportunity to explore a wide range of aging experiences and to promote the importance of enjoying independence and fulfillment

The Highland County Press is recapping some of the top stories from 2022. The following is Part 3 of the series. October • The McClain varsity volle

Melissa Dever, BSW, LSW, was recently named Executive Director of the Area Agency on Aging District 7 (AAA7), according to Charles Harper, President of the AAA7

The public is encouraged to attend this online conversation which will be held on June 2.

State Rep. Stephanie Howse remembers the series of odd behaviors that kept raising questions about her mother: potato chips in the freezer; her mother visiting

Updated: 4:34 AM EDT May 10, 2021 COLUMBUS, Ohio — For most of their adult life, Americans work to save for retirement. Can you imagine your bank account becoming depleted with your life savings gone in seconds? The Alzheimers Association says this happens all too often to older Americans. According FBI statistics, Americans over 60 lost more to internet crime in 2020 than any other age group at nearly $1 billion. Seniors are targeted the most because they have more assets and...

Submitted by the Alzheimer’s Association. Before Melissa Dever can talk with people about Alzheimer’s support services, she knows there are a couple of questions she has to answer. “One of the first questions people want to know when you interact with them is ‘who are you? Where are you from? Who are you related to? All of that matters,’” said Dever, an Alzheimer’s Association program director who works with Appalachian communities in southeast Ohio. “I drive a tractor, I am out...

Provided content Before Melissa Dever can talk with people about Alzheimer’s support services, she knows there are a couple of questions she has to answer. “One of the first questions people want to know when you interact with them is, ‘who are you? Where are you from? Who are you related to? All of that matters,” said Dever, an Alzheimer’s Association program director who works with Appalachian communities. “I drive a tractor, I am out in the hayfield, I do all the things that the...