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New York Helps Younger And Older Drivers

 In fact, the New York Department of Motor Vehicles has a special site geared specifically to older drivers called the Office of the Older Driver. This New York DMV site focuses on skills specific to older drivers, by providing information relevant to Read More
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Home Health Tech Launches Specialty Health Store

 Home Health Tech by Home Controls has launched a fully-functional retail web store specializing in products that help the growing senior population live independently Read More
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FirstLight HomeCare Welcomes New Hires to Corporate Team

 Industry veterans Shirley Weber and Dan Roberts join senior care concept as directors of business development and team support. Read More
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PAWS NY Annual Fundraiser!

 Join us for our annual PAWS NY event to celebrate our work and to help us raise much needed funds that will allow us to carry out our mission of helping to keep people and pets together. We help people by helping pets! Read More
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National Senior League Names Wii Bowling Coach of the Year

 National Senior League recognizes Activities Director for Leadership in Fall Championships Read More
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Thousands Of Seniors Unaware of VA Benefit

 Senior Veterans, LLC assists senior veterans and their spouses secure a little-known disability benefit. Read More
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Family Caregivers Finding Support Online:

 Nancy is no longer caregiving, but remembers the stress of those ten years helping her aging parents. During that time, Nancy was often alone in that role. Support for caregivers is often difficult to find - and Nancy is not unique. Read More
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Bronx Seniors Learn Tai Chi Self Defense Techniques in Free Class Sponsored by Touchstone Health

 Touchstone Health Member Consultant Ruth Aptaker worked with her Medicare Advantage insurer to help create a new tai chi self defense class for senior citizens in the Bronx, NY. Read More
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Family Health Network Joins Forces With Kerr Health to Address Medication Adherence

 Kerr Health and Family Health Network will form a partnership for Family Health Network's Connected For Life platform. Read More
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Hurricane Irene Assistance WARP Home Health

 WARP HOME HEALTH Assisted mobile care is reaching out to the citizens for Post Irene disaster assistance for elderly and handicap that need assistance with their mobility devices and Oxygen equipment for repair. Read More
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PRESS RELEASE: Buca Di Beppo Celebrates National Senior Citizen's Day

 Family-style Italian restaurant, Buca di Beppo, is honoring senior citizens in celebration of National Senior Citizen's Day. On Sunday, August 21, all seniors who dine-in at any Buca di Beppo location will receive one complimentary slice of Homemad Read More
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Turning 105: A Celebration of Independent Living With Lifelong St. Louisan Margaret Kohlhauff

 A St. Louis native, Ms. Kohlhauff went to McKinley High School and later worked as a secretary and bookkeeper for local businesses. She always took the streetcar to work and lived for many years on Virginia Avenue, not far from Tower Grove Manor. Read More
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3D Disposal Wants To Provide Free Junk Removal Services To Michigan Senior Citizens.

 Beginning in August, 2011 3D Disposal will be accepting letters of recommendation for those Michigan senior citizens's who are in dire need of free trash, junk and debris removal from their homes. Read More
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Placement Counselors Corporation Joins 55+ (PLUS) Magazine In Their Free Online And Telephone Network Resource Directory

 Placement Counselors Corp is proud to be an ongoing supporter of www.55plusmag.us resource magazine directory. The primary focus of Broward Assisted Living facilities by Placement Counselors Corp. is to assess and then connect individuals in need of Read More
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The Gift of Health: VQ ActionCare Launches Father's Day Special Offer on Award-Winning Resistance Chair

 Creator of Mature Adult Fitness and Lifestyle Equipment Invites Consumers to Give Dad Strength and Endurance This Year Read More
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Seniors And Philanthropy: What Your Accountant Doesn't Tell You

 Eddy & Schein In-Home Administrators for Seniors has developed a Thoughtful Plan for charitable Gift-Giving for Seniors Read More
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Senior Citizen Empowerment Subject Of New Strategy Meeting To Be Held At The Terrace Club In Midtown Manhattan

 Strategy meeting to launch a new symposium series to formulate strategies and plans to empower seniors socially and economically, and change the conversations about aging and baby boomers Read More
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Mather LifeWays Names Roger E. Lumpp as New Board of Directors Chair

 Mather LifeWays celebrates its 70th anniversary and announces the election of Roger E. Lumpp II as chair of its board of directors. Read More
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Touchstone Health Strengthens Focus on Free Healthy Aging Programs for New York Seniors

 New York Medicare Advantage company Touchstone Health is offering free fun and educational events at senior centers in Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx, Johnson City and Syracuse. Read More
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New Issue Of 55 + Magazine Set For Release April 2011. Cover Celebrity Lynda Carter

 Publisher Humberto Fortuna announces the distribution of the latest issue of 55+ Magazine, the preferred, free, Bi lingual Senior Magazine Publication for South Florida. Read More
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Family Health Network Shares Connected For Life Program with Well•Spring

 Family Health Network is in the process of deploying Connected For Life in the homes of 25 residents of the Well•Spring Retirement Community (Well•Spring) in Greensboro, N.C. Read More
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FirstLight HomeCare and SeniorChecked Announce Partnership to Help Reduce Senior Fraud

 Partnership Provides Seniors and Families Expanded Access to Verified and Trusted In-home Caregivers Read More
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Connecticut Community Care, Inc. President Named a Remarkable Woman in Business

 Molly Rees Gavin, president of Connecticut Community Care, Inc. (CCCI), was named one of eight remarkable women in business by the Hartford Business Journal (HBJ) in their Women in Business 2011 supplement. Read More
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Halo Monitoring Wins Prestigious Silver Crown Award

 Developer of myHalo monitoring system recognized for innovative medical alarm Read More
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Advocate For Elderly Nursing Home Patients Receives Honor

 Elder Law Attorney Jay P. Renneisen Named To Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum Read More
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Helping Families Stay Connected With Aging Loved Ones

 Family Health Network has launched its Connected for Life online program designed to help millions of families stay in touch, monitor, and assist older family members who desire to live longer, healthier, more independent lives. Read More
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FirstLight HomeCare Hires Industry Veteran

 FirstLight HomeCare, a provider of professional, non-medical, live-in and hourly care services to seniors and others who need assistance, eagerly welcomes Lauren Johnson to their team as director of franchise development. Read More
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Family Health Network Selects Jennings as Agency of Record

 Family Health Network is excited to announce it has selected a leading healthcare marketing firm as their new agency of record. Read More
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Home Monitoring Systems Bridge the Gap for Long-Distance Caregivers

 Developer of myHalo monitoring system offers fall detection and secure method to check on elderly Read More
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Andelcare Receives 2011 AWB Award

 Andelcare, a Puget Sound regional provider of in-home care, stands out as the only winner in two award categories - Job Training & Advancement and Innovative Benefit & Compensation Programs. Marla Beck, Andelcare owner and CEO, accepted the awards Read More
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Recent Graduate Brings Web 2.0 to Retirement Industry With Carolina Aging

 After observing general Internet misuse by the retirement industry, a recent graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill created carolinaaging.com, providing comprehensive retirement community listings and the retirement industry with Web 2.0 presence. Read More
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Home Monitoring Company Offers Help to Families Struggling to Protect Seniors from Severe Winter Weather

 Developer of myHalo monitoring system offering free shipping and no deposit to help families keep seniors safe Read More
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Baby Boomers-Caregivers Turning to Monitoring Systems for Answers

 Developer of myHalo monitoring system offers help boomers juggling families, jobs, caregiving Read More
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Karin E. Fried of Organizational Consulting Services Earns Certificate in Understanding the Needs of the Elderly CD Client

 This certificate focuses on the physical and mental challenges that elder clients may face. To earn this certificate, Fried was required to attend courses that explored topics ranging from understanding Alzheimer's, dementia, and memory impairment t Read More
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'Coping with Caregiving' Radio Show

 Four Eldercare, Caregiving and Alzheimer's Experts Interviewed on "Coping with Caregiving" Radio Show at wsRadio.com, by Bestselling Author of "Elder Rage" & Host, Jacqueline Marcell Read More
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Majority of Retirees Forecast End to the "American Dream"

 -- Former Federal Reserve Official Warns of Depression Era for Future U.S. Retirees Read More
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New In-Home Solutions Help Local Elderly Live With Alzheimer's

 Families try new techniques to care for loved ones for National Alzheimer's Awareness Month Read More
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Touchstone Health Announces New Capital Infusion To Fuel Growth, Provide for Expansion and Improve Operations

 Touchstone Health, one of New York's fastest growing Medicare Advantage insurers, has closed on $27.5 million in equity financing to increase membership and territorial expansion in New York as well as branch out into other related businesses. Read More
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2010 Generations Award Winners Announced

 The Generations Award is an international competition for excellence in senior marketing that is designed for professionals who have communicated to the 50-plus mature market in one of 64 categories. Read More
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Touchstone Health & Healthcare Partners Sign Strategic Alliance Agreement

 Touchstone Health and Healthcare Partners have signed a strategic alliance agreement in order to provide more products and services and improved care to Medicare patients. Read More
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Andelcare Ranks Number 91

 At an awards event at Meydenbauer Center on Oct. 13th, the Puget Sound Business Journal announced that Andelcare ranked number 91 on the list of 100 Fastest-Growing Private Companies. Read More
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New Studies Reveal Hidden Benefits of Exercise for Seniors

 Encouraging aging loved ones to take part in Autumn activities can provide huge health rewards Read More
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Halo Monitoring Launches New Website

 Halomonitoring.com now features interactive content and a dealer search system Read More
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Touchstone Health Sponsors 'The Dance Off' for Seniors

 The annual dance competition at Fort Greene Albany Senior Center sponsored by Touchstone Health, the Medicare Advantage company, is set for Thursday, Aug. 26, 2010, in Brooklyn, NY. Read More
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Marla Beck - woman-owner of Andelcare, Inc. - is honored with regional AT&T Innovator of the Year Award

 Innovation and technology has allowed in-home elder care company to thrive and better serve clients and staff. Read More
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Touchstone Health (@touchstoneh) Introduces Wii Bowling Tournament in Fall 2010

 Seniors in Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island to Compete in Virtual Gaming Competition. Read More
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Elders Researching Housing Options Have Comprehensive Incredible New Resource in AssistedLivingFacilities.org

 As assisted living facilities move to the forefront of housing options for seniors, a new web resource, a new comprehensive Assisted Living Facilities web resource has been launched in an effort to assist elders and their families considering assiste Read More
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High School Seniors Receive the Gift of Financial Responsibility

 Brett Handler, founder of Dreamstar Custom Homes and author of "Dear Graduate," recently gave more than 2,000 Palm Beach County high school seniors the gift of financial responsibility. Read More
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How New Healthcare Reform Bill Will Affect Medicaid Recipients (via @TouchstoneH)

 Touchstone Health, a Medicare Advantage health plan in New York, offers important health care information and facts about how the new reform bill will affect Medicaid beneficiaries. Read More
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Slick101 Professional High School Senior Portraits To Host Rally at Local Pizzeria

 Slick101 will host a free pizza party for Plano East HS students on Tuesday, April 13th from 11:45AM to 1:45PM at Napoli's Pizza & Restaurante. The address is 4101 E. Park Blvd. #120 Plano, TX 75074. Read More
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"Planning for the Golden Years"

 Marla Beck will speak at the Seattle Rainier Club Women's Connections Luncheon, Thursday, March 18, 2010, 11:45 am - 1:00 pm. Read More
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Meet Slick101 Professional High School Senior Portraits at South By So What

 Slick101 will have a booth set up with information and prizes including a free sitting! South By So What is presented by Third String Productions. This is an all ages event on Sunday, March 14 at the Dr. Pepper Arena in Frisco. Read More
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Slick101 - Professional High School Senior Portrait Company Launch "The Experience"

 Slick101 is a new student portraiture company created to offer seniors a fun, non-traditional, high energy, social portrait experience. Our industry first package "The Experience" includes a catered, limousine chauffeured, 3 hr. photo session & more! Read More
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"Andelcare Receives "Better Workplace" Award"

 Andelcare Home Care services receives a "Better Workplace Award" from the Association of Washington Business. Read More
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"Technology Pavilion" Hopes to Reinvent Senior Living

 Technologies are available now that can help elderly people live more safely. These technologies and other, emerging technologies will be showcased at a Technology Pavilion at this year's Life Services Network conference on Navy Pier. Read More
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For Today's Modern Woman

 Grace Publications announces the launch of Secret Grace.com, an online magazine for today's woman Read More
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Provider of GPS Medical Alert Systems Offers Partnership Opportunities

 Medical Mobile Monitoring will team up with healthcare organizations to help promote and distribute its new medical alert systems. Read More
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Connecticut Community Care, Inc. welcomes its new board members and corporators at annual meeting

 Connecticut Community Care, Inc. (CCCI) welcomed new officers and members of its board of directors, and a new class of corporators before an audience of 400 at its annual meeting on October 22 at the Aqua Turf Club in Plantsville. Read More
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Seniors Blue Book Helps Retirees Find Pet-Friendly Assisted Living Facilities

 Searching for pet-friendly assisted living facilities? Call Seniors Blue Book at 303-393-1971 for information. Read More
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Novel By New Author An Instant Success

 Rave reviews by readers of Robert Thornhill's new novel, Lady Justice Takes a C.R.A.P. - City Retiree Action Patrol. Read More