/tags/senior-citizens Senior Citizens en-US ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý Fri, 21 Jun 2024 09:00:00 GMT /local-news/2024-06-21/100-years-old-wwii-vet-france-legion-honor Richard Jackson recently received the French Legion of Honor for his service during World War II. The medal was delivered after a chance encounter at the senior facility where he lives. Fri, 21 Jun 2024 09:00:00 GMT /local-news/2024-06-21/100-years-old-wwii-vet-france-legion-honor Howard Weiss-Tisman /2024-05-15/new-england-has-highest-rate-of-nursing-home-closures-in-the-u-s-according-to-report Senior policy analyst Riley Sullivan said nearly 15% of nursing homes in the region have closed, and Maine had the highest percentage, at 19%. Wed, 15 May 2024 20:32:00 GMT /2024-05-15/new-england-has-highest-rate-of-nursing-home-closures-in-the-u-s-according-to-report Patty Wight /npr-news/2023-02-16/how-seniors-could-lose-in-the-medicare-political-wars Politicians are again pointing fingers over cutting Medicare. Any party accused of threatening the program tends to lose elections, but without a bipartisan agreement, seniors stand to lose the most. Thu, 16 Feb 2023 11:13:29 GMT /npr-news/2023-02-16/how-seniors-could-lose-in-the-medicare-political-wars Julie Rovner /podcast/the-frequency-daily-vermont-news/2021-07-13/its-breakfast-lunch-and-dinner The return of meals for seniors. Plus, Christine Hallquist’s new appointment, the viability of dairy, and blue-green algae. Tue, 13 Jul 2021 08:37:47 GMT /podcast/the-frequency-daily-vermont-news/2021-07-13/its-breakfast-lunch-and-dinner Henry Epp, Anna Van Dine, Mark Davis /programs/2021-03-04/how-one-vt-senior-activity-center-has-adapted-to-covid-19 The Montpelier Senior Activity Center once bustled with people. But COVID-19 changed that. This hour, we hear how this center, like many across the state,â€� Thu, 04 Mar 2021 15:15:22 GMT /programs/2021-03-04/how-one-vt-senior-activity-center-has-adapted-to-covid-19 Bob Kinzel, Lydia Brown /vpr-news/2021-02-04/just-cruel-digital-race-for-covid-19-vaccines-leaves-many-seniors-behind Glitchy websites, jammed phone lines and long lines outside clinics are complicating the vaccine rollout. And older Americans and those without caregivers and computer skills are at a disadvantage. Thu, 04 Feb 2021 10:00:00 GMT /vpr-news/2021-02-04/just-cruel-digital-race-for-covid-19-vaccines-leaves-many-seniors-behind Will Stone /vpr-news/2019-04-24/vermont-seniors-find-long-term-care-in-other-families-homes Increasing numbers of Vermont seniors are finding long-term care in other familiesâ€� homes. The Medicaid-funded program known as Adult Family Care hasâ€� Wed, 24 Apr 2019 19:16:47 GMT /vpr-news/2019-04-24/vermont-seniors-find-long-term-care-in-other-families-homes Emily Corwin /vpr-news/2019-04-24/dementia-patients-wait-months-for-long-term-care-in-vermont-hospitals As baby boomers age and the workforce shrinks, experts fear there will not be enough people or money to care for all our elders. In many ways, thatâ€� Wed, 24 Apr 2019 12:09:40 GMT /vpr-news/2019-04-24/dementia-patients-wait-months-for-long-term-care-in-vermont-hospitals Emily Corwin /programs/2018-09-06/preventing-falls-and-the-damage-they-cause-for-senior-citizens It's a startling fact. Each year, more people 65 or older in Vermont die from falls than in motor vehicle crashes. So learning how to prevent or surviveâ€� Thu, 06 Sep 2018 18:49:12 GMT /programs/2018-09-06/preventing-falls-and-the-damage-they-cause-for-senior-citizens Ric Cengeri, Bob Kinzel